10 Winning Sound Design Techniques in 2023

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MY GEAR:
DAW (Music making software): Logic Pro and Ableton Live
Studio monitors (speakers): Yamaha HS8's
Headphones: Audeze LCD X (open back)
Camera: Canon 80d
Computer: Mac Studio with M2 Ultra chip and 2 TB hardrive
Midi controller (keyboard): Komplete Kontrol 61
Interface: Scarlett Clarett 2 pre
Desk: a cheap one from ikea
Chair: also a cheap one from ikea
My favorite plugins that I use the most:
XFER Serum
Sylenth 1
Nexus 3
Kontakt
RC 20
Valhalla Shimmer
Valhalla Vintage Verb
Shaperbox 3
XFER OTT
Fab Filter Saturn 2
Fab Filter Pro C 2
Arturia Pigments
Baby Audio Comeback Kid
Output Thermal and Portal
LABS Soft Piano
Hardware that I use behind the scenes but not in videos:
Elektron Octatrack (my fav)
Elektron Digitakt
Korg Minilogue XD

[@sharpero_o6194]

For anyone who is considering Alex's EDM Bootcamp, it's well worth it! The classes are very clear and very easy to understand! The fact that I can send my song to his personal slack group and get feedback from him on my song is fantastic! I can already see real improvement. Thanks, Alex!

[@Cancel_Vulture]

Is the course only for edm producers or just every genre?

[@tomik6537]

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[@sharpero_o6194]

@De Wayne The skills you learn in his class can be used across all music genres!

[@onedeadsaint]

how much is it? price seems to be hidden

[@masqueraver3552]

@@onedeadsaint can pay it up mate over 4 months if to much all at once,was considering it myself good teacher alex keeps it simple

[@jackbo9406]

This boosted my sound design game by at least 20%

[@tomik6537]

mine 20.1%

[@Kannpass]

mine 22,2% only from reading the comments. Looking forward to watching the video now! 😄

[@michaelmarkspersonal]

I need to watch this twice so I can add another 20% on top of the first 20%. A lot of good info here.

[@Kannpass]

@@michaelmarkspersonal You will find yourself at 200% in no time! Amazing.

[@GodEmperor_]

Mine by 100% I'm not even going to pretend I'm a sound designer I just find the sounds and use them as they are 😂😂

[@RikusLategan]

🔹The first technique involves layering snares with miscellaneous sounds, such as bamboo hits or shakers, to make them unique. 🔹The second technique uses Auto-Tune and pitch-shifting to turn terrible singing into a powerful lead. The third technique is using a vocoder with a set of chords to create a wide sound. 🔹The fourth technique is layering cross decaying chords by bouncing a sound onto a fresh layer and reversing each chord. 🔹The fifth technique is vocal phrasing, which involves taking short vocal phrases out of royalty-free acapellas from the internet and building an arrangement based on those words. 🔹The remaining five techniques involve creating unique sounds with plugins, such as distortion, flangers, and chorus, using parallel processing to enhance a sound's texture, creating a 3D sound with panning, using sidechain compression to make room for other sounds, and using delay to create a rhythmic texture.

[@danic.3760]

The vocoder trick broke my brain, I have Vocalsynth but usually I don't use it, didn't know you can do that magic. Thanks for this video, I already have 500 ideas for new songs 😅

[@reflexin5150]

This is one of my favorite videos you have made. These techniques are unique and and complex but also straightforward. Keep making stuff like this!

[@AlexRome]

Glad you enjoyed 😊

[@itusvirus]

This guy doesn't mess around. His videos are fire. Delivering quick and to the point bits of alpha.

[@GlitchmanVGM]

This is one of the best videos I've ever seen in music production tutorials!! This is exactly the kind of content that I love seeing from you! Straightforward and useful tips that are easy to apply, and that are accessible to every producer regardless of skill level. 10/10 Excellent work!

[@nerdexproject]

Always stoked about your inputs and your examples songs you come up with! The vocoder panning trick (basically double tracking it) blew my mind! I do it with guitars and vocals but I never thought about applying the idea on a vocoder!

[@_lvmx_]

It's been a long time I hadn't seen this great a video about production tricks. The tricks themselves, the delivery, everything. ❤

[@josedeloza7468]

Your channel has changed my life. I used so many of your production tricks on my last song. Thanks so much!

[@treebannister2015]

Love this! As always, you always have great sound design ideas! In addition, I always learn so much from your videos. Thank you, Alex!!!

[@jurrrr1637]

Best video of him I have seen!! (And I have seen many)

[@mariobauer73]

Love your videos! You are so creative with editing! It opens lots of ideas for my tracks! Thank you :)

[@J4Z666]

Really useful stuff thanks - a busy night in the studio me thinks.

[@user-rv5bh2eu7b]

your tips are always helpful and remarkable! wanna really appreciate your kindness.

[@ronnyb5890]

great tips Alex,always very inspiring and educational videos,thanx mate

[@ercanakyurekli]

Another fantastic tutorial thank you master ❤

[@up_late_nyckobe]

Thanks Alex for all your content

[@giannagianna8354]

Always clear and straight to the point

[@steventhompson4359]

"Is that the prettiest sound I've ever heard in my life?" *nods* "It's in the conversation." 😆👌

[@callmejolee]

I appreciate how practical these tips were!

[@denissilva8388]

Amazing things to lear! Thanks so much!!

[@alexpick2028]

Yes Alex! Agreed with everyone below, this is one of the best music production videos Ive seen. Amazing work, simply explained and defo up'd my game. Thanks bro!

[@HeyThisIsTommy]

Banger of a video. 10 legitimately great tips given in a tight package. Added to my downloads right away.

[@thomaswindfeld728]

Your enthusiasm is contagious🎉!

[@monkmusic5994]

Thank you for sharing these helpful details, man!

[@defface777]

Great info, thanks!

[@oliverabk1244]

I kiss your heart for sharing your wisdom man

[@itstrenttv]

I always double check to make sure im subbed, this guy its that good

[@vinnychiarelli5069]

great video and awesome tips I can apply right away. I love the fast and straight forward pacing, thank you

[@hersh_yt]

thanks for sharing these insane techniques Master Alex 🙇‍♂

[@MyChorizoSausage]

This is a FIRE VIDEO!! Learnt so much

[@anantwashere]

This is gold. THank you.

[@zenoaltea7512]

Thanks for the inspiration Alex!

[@KidNovaDaHitMaker]

All of these were pure heat

[@PC-gb8hx]

amazing techniques!! thank you, watching you work helps us appreciate the creativity in sound design and artistry

[@omarallen4203]

Fantastic as always!

[@anthonyfox477]

Really high value video - thank you!

[@LeviGrxce]

bro you're such an OG in my life, plz don't ever stop following your heart

[@thezackprager]

Best video for electronic production I have seen this year.

[@Guitarisforgrins]

Great video man. Concise but still explained thoroughly.

[@AndreasArianto]

this is really gooood, thanks a lot Alex!

[@nicklasweidemann1892]

that was packed with super fast tips . good stuff in it .. gonna try some now ... Thanks !

[@7willymak]

This was great. Thank you

[@funcksongwriter]

Big thanks for these cool tips

[@ambientmethod]

this was really fun to watch. great set of techniques to add to the toolbox. thanks for sharing!

[@PavanMS87]

Brilliant!! Thanks a ton

[@Dawncopal]

super helpful, love it thanks !

[@ZennGordon]

My dude steady dropping knowledge. Well done.

[@derek1385]

amazing video, definitely one of your best thank u

[@tl_vb8817]

Simple but strong put together, well made 🔥

[@BritishBoy]

This video is straight GOLD. Love to see it man!

[@abhiinharmony]

This video was so sick! Thanks man!

[@alexwebb6584]

Lovely. Thanks!!

[@Martiandy]

what a legendary youtube channel

[@pietart3596]

i love the LFO techniques omg

[@teooktd]

OMG!!! This video is sooo amazing!!! I always wandered how to create many of the sounds you explained here

[@phonkaholicc]

Alex the goat thank you for helping producers all over the world!

[@gravityfreaksmusic]

Very nice. The algo just put this in my inbox and I'm impressed. Gonna try all that!

[@negvey]

Nice pro tips, str8 to the point, no filler BS, thumbs up all day!!

[@Sanihill]

Been watching your channel for many many years, these are great tips/ techniques. So good to see how far your channel has come! Always love tuning in for the videos keep up the great content 🖤

[@pirre6404]

Your talent is amazing, dude!!

[@Mateo-1337]

wow. that's really useful man thank you. especially for this LFO movement trick

[@chinaboy7850]

Man, you've got talent. Love the delivery too. Truly helpin people's skills!

[@christhescientist]

Brilliant tips as always

[@tralfmusic]

Really to the point, solid tips - great vid

[@soylexsolo]

Awesome tipss!!!

[@Stadsjaap]

This video nails it so hard. All of these tips are top tier, and most of them are things you don't even consider until you're an expert in sound design as well as production. Oh, and the pacing is spectacular. *Also, since these could very easily have been 10 shorts instead of a single video, allow me to thank you on behalf of every one of your 303K subs.

[@unit333angel]

daaanng i love how to the point these are! thankkk youuuuuu! you make the best tutorials!!

[@guprovasi]

Great tips!! 👏🏻👏🏻

[@iamdimonzik]

Great as usual 🙏🏻

[@V3Kofficial]

Sounds great man !

[@riitme4277]

Great! Thank you

[@8BarLoops]

this is so good man thanks a lot

[@vineth4584]

Bro. These tips are so good

[@greenplasticgun]

"Just arrange some melody that sounds good" is quite the optimistic statement ;)

[@tombassmusic272]

Really cool and useful video thank you!

[@TraxtasyMedia]

This is very slick stuff ❤ Gotta check some of these things out. Thanks for sharing thus gem😊

[@wodabeats]

This is so good, ty 💪🏼

[@bille77]

Signed. Sealed. Delivered.

[@fretboardyoda]

Literally years worth of audio tips, in one video, totally brilliant!

[@DATOKIKO3]

Thanks Alex great video

[@bboymac84]

This is excellent!!

[@thechampollion]

Great video man! 🔥

[@frankmation]

Amazing men, amazing, thank you ❤

[@boldi365]

It’s literally one of these useful vids on yt thx for few nice ideas!!

[@LifestyleDJ]

This is killer content!! Thank you!!

[@ralfmoss]

Excellent advice

[@pauljoneseyboy9615]

Thanks so much man.

[@littup7322]

bro, hats off to you for not making the same ol tutorial videos on music production that we've seen a million times already.. your videos are valuable & straight to the point.. you sir, are indispensable.. thank you

[@y2vikram]

Wonderful tips thanks…

[@elchabonification]

Thanks bro , great video!

[@maniacguitar]

Thanks for sharing!! I was wishing for something a bit more new although these tricks are timeless and work wonders.

[@carlovotto]

This is Great Video!! Thank you Thank you Double Time!!!😄😄

[@EEbnd33]

Thank U so much ❤

[@cara76]

Very nice. I have learned a lot. Really useful. Thank you. More content like this could be so cool.

[@AlexRome]

cool. any ideas for what you'd like to see?

[@viktorramirez9171]

Very cool, thank you Alex

[@angusab3269]

9:09 so simple but sounds so ducking good!! Great video dude!

[@SandNigah]

Amazing stuff

[@dariusblake7339]

this was a producers goldmine, gave me some very good ideas!