9 Sound Design Tricks You'll Actually Use

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Each of these "9 Sound Design Tricks You'll Actually Use" have been huge in my career as a professional producer. I hope you guys take these tricks and ACTUALLY apply them to your music! It's easy to watch a lot of information, but it's a lot harder to apply it. Take these tools and run wild with them! Open up Ableton, or Logic, or FL Studio, or whatever you use, and try some of these out on your own music; that's one of the best ways to improve.
Feel free to comment any questions or feedback, I try to read all the comments and reply when I can!
Thanks so much for watching, truly.
Cheers!

[@jamesmartin6731]

Jon Bellion has bitcrushing all over his drums in the first couple mixtapes, you nailed that technique

[@Dane_Riazer]

Another Jon Bellion fan 🙌🏾

[@Niles7787]

Thanks for sharing these. Just a tip: time stamps would make your videos even better so we can skip the parts we’re not interested in.

[@rainbowkittycat627]

There’s chapters so you can skip around! :3

[@999waves]

Always gotta cry about something

[@seansluggett9608]

I really enjoy your style of explaining. It is hard to be nice and thorough without being condescending, you hit the mark every time.

[@CompleteProducer]

I appreciate that!

[@danieltx7066]

I’ve had that same IKEA reed lamp for over twenty years. I’m amazed at how that product has remained on the shelf over the decades

[@CompleteProducer]

oh no way! hahah a friend gave them to me and I havent been able to figure out where they're from lol thank you

[@Septeemberpain]

Haha thought same I have it

[@Bankie666]

I like the no-nonsense way everything is described, and I think it's worthwhile keeping a list of all these little tricks handy for when you're fluffing things up at the end. I just used the reverse reverb trick on the vox of a rock track using Cakewalk; works so well to add just a little extra interest.

[@CompleteProducer]

love that!

[@willespalazzo]

You're content is so good honestly. Might've known a couple of these already, but even still very nice to get 'em refreshed, and for someone coming into this not knowing any of these? Total gamechanger tips, all of them.

[@tolgac.6941]

Entertaining and informative as always. Really appreciate the effort! Keep up the good work, Ethan!

[@siddharthk3754]

You are the best person ive come across in the learning phase of my music production thank you so much ❤

[@michaelfrietsch8246]

Thanks so much man! You’re so genuine and cool! Looks like you’re making the best of life!

[@VincentBlack]

Dude, you’re incredible! Thank you for sharing this with us!

[@MrFujman]

This is awesome man! The information, the vibe..everything. Thank you!

[@Nite_coder]

Thanks so much for sharing, going to give some of these a try 💯

[@davidallyn1818]

WOW!! So much goodness in this tutorial - I've always wondered how people get the reverse audio effect. Thanks!!

[@greensleeves32]

Amazing vid as usual. Thank you for these! Digging your songs too btw

[@_atmospheric_]

Dude this is INSAAAANNE!!! I absolutely can't get it enough of this!!! The course is AMAZING btw, loving every bit of it. Never stop making videos pls :)

[@CompleteProducer]

yay so glad to hear that!!

[@KennyBucketz]

Thank you. I’m back from a hiatus from making music/producing and I think a lot of this is what I needed and what I’ve been hoping to learn. Thanks!

[@ty-lar]

Man, this video rocks! Super fun tips!

[@Schallkoma_Rockenberg]

really great ideas ethan. thx 4 sharing

[@lucasli3387]

Why hasn't this channel blown up yet???🤔Anyways thanks Ethan for the informative video as always, i just finished your video on music production for beginners and music theory, and instantly subbed

[@urbanandruralsurvival]

Your vids are very easy to digest and explained well thanks man.

[@BankThatchaphol]

Thanks bro. Excellent information

[@nikoljesipova]

Omg love these tips :) Thanks so much!

[@MrAzarhardcore]

Love it ethan thank you!!

[@filiprangus5826]

Thanks for the video dude, had some good stuff in it

[@oliviergautier1973]

Thanks for these tips. Greetings from Canada. Have a nice day.

[@stevenandxrson]

coool! amazing Ethan thanks!

[@mohammadkanaan6697]

I love the voice pad trick

[@brucewayne251]

I like to gate the vocal coming into the reverb, which creates punchy reverb that doesn’t cloud the tails

[@nofood1]

I've gotten lazy and havent done the reverse reverb trick, thanks for reminding me, its so effective 🐲

[@ElectroFlightExplorer]

Liked it from 1 to 9, all very musical and inspiring.

[@Lifeofnuggs]

Thank you I love your videos

[@Challenga]

dope tips , i gotta try them soon

[@TEAMAGEPRODUCTIONS]

What a great video full of so many cool tips. Really glad you made this.

[@CompleteProducer]

thank you!

[@thealterrmusic]

Love this bro thank you and do you have any tips for singing harmonies ?

[@IsaacTurnerMusic]

Dude I’m Just getting back into music and found your channel. It’s great man. Thank you

[@DominicDonner]

Good stuff!

[@mastaboog749]

Been trying to learn vocal trick thank you

[@quincydavismusic]

Dope tutorial, thanks bro. Now I’m bumping ‘haunt me’ and checking out more from your artist project ‘Earth 2 Ethan’🔥

[@CompleteProducer]

wooo, thanks for listening!

[@OperculumAudio]

Solid Tips! I think anyone and everyone will find these useful.

[@hyperinvasionmusic]

Awesome video!

[@larsb.nielsen4481]

Thanks 🤩

[@xxanton8xx]

Super nice video!

[@unclejohn8520]

Your vocal sounds very awesome!

[@vin3421]

Bro you are such a good boy!!

[@konstantin3101]

Wow bro, that was neat

[@FreshnessStudio1]

I'd like to hear more of your 1975 feel... very cool video. Ty Edit: them strings.... ✨

[@Danos__]

love it

[@steelesaldutti]

Great video

[@Jimbo386000]

My life changed when I got some distortion pedals to use as sends with my interface.

[@MrMattmoffett]

Do you have a video on warping out longer sections or full tracks which were recorded on tape? I'd like to see that if not.

[@COMANAVAGO]

The editing at the beginning of the video was so fast it gave me whiplash

[@clemens.rosenhainer]

Love this distortion trick in „Melting“

[@CompleteProducer]

Ooo good catch. Yes!

[@ML7_Beats]

very nice video also how did you make that ghost whistle pad

[@LUCALUSHLUCA]

Hey Ethan So dope to see you doing these! Remember meeting you randomly in a parking lot in orange county after a show and geeking out over your work as candyland. Anyway hope youre good brotha much love

[@CompleteProducer]

dude i tooooootally remember that actually, i think at Mansion. good to hear from you!

[@Anshul1614]

Thank you, any video coming out on sound selection?

[@tracktaylor2783]

Great stuff. New subscriber here. Just wondering, the reverb on the Words, is it 100% wet?

[@MelakuOfficial]

Gives me some self confidence that I knew pretty much all of these

[@CombatCatYT]

It might help to make chapters for each tip. So that that people can skip the ones they already know. KZbin doesn’t consider chapter skipping as bad as it does normal skipping on a video.

[@CompleteProducer]

that is something i do need to do ive just been focusing on making new videos!

[@OsamaBinFlyer]

That rnb song is fucking insane

[@CompleteProducer]

thank you!

[@everettbutters9149]

Most useful KZbinr when it comes to using DAWs and audio design. Couldn't have figured out how to make my dreams a reality without you. Thanks for helping me learn!

[@CompleteProducer]

wow that's incredible! keep it up!!

[@johnrose4440]

you're one of the best people i've found on this platform that teaches really cool stuff about music production. I really appreciate your content, it's been a massive help already

[@CompleteProducer]

wow thanks so much!

[@kayhaanmeer]

the song section at 1:09 sounds so much like a section from an ariana grande song i love it 😍😍

[@BrevisG]

The vocal duplicate-reverb trick is great, might use it soon, feels like automation pushed further, thanks for that! Also, on tip n°8 the synth sound sounds so good, is it a preset of yours? Can we find it somewhere? (instrument rack called "Ghost Whistle2", with a Serum preset called "CH poly sine smooth")

[@CompleteProducer]

CH poly sine is a preset from Oliver that's available on splice! That with the redux effect on it is the sound. If you have serum and splice you can remake it pretty easily!

[@BrevisG]

@@CompleteProducer Thanks a lot, will look into that :)

[@AndrewPaul1]

would be interested in how to do sound design for videos

[@Squidaniel]

Great video, dumb question …won’t duping vocal and dousing it with verb cause phasing because it’s a duplicate? Or do you print it with the reverb on it so that it’s different thus not creating phase?

[@CompleteProducer]

If the signal of the duplicated vocal is 100% wet for the reverb you shouldn't have any phasing issues!

[@mmckmusic]

cool video - what kontakt library are you using for strings?

[@CompleteProducer]

I've been using Session Strings. But if you're just doing the "one long note" thing you can find a lot of long single notes on Splice!

[@screendrem]

Using your voice as a pad soo Kewl!

[@tommyfreudenthal8084]

Doesnt haas effect cause tons of phasing issues? Those sounds can simply vanish in certain listening setups.

[@CompleteProducer]

I've heard that, but I've never actually noticed that on anything I've used the effect on! I haven't had any problems in 10 years of using it.

[@tommyfreudenthal8084]

​@@CompleteProducerI had it once. After analog mastering, I don't know what in world these guys' processors were, one sound one was half vanished. 😳

[@tommyfreudenthal8084]

Loved watching the video though. Good content!

[@KunalSharma-ii4to]

♥

[@Fullmetaltracer]

…This guy is good

[@user-kw2bq3ws3k]

u can press R 2 reverse easy and quick in ableton

[@leadzillamarketing3252]

Does your paid course have stuff in it that isn’t on your KZbin?

[@d-drop6678]

Do you teach music production one to one?

[@FsKir]

Selective Reverb Haas

[@shanetrain6652]

Long time caller, first time listener Will you please teach me how to do everything so I don't have to do anything at all. Thanks!

[@CompleteProducer]

hahah that's how a lot of people are! and im always surprised. it feels so good to take initiative and make progress on your own and they miss out on that

[@32Bivens]

Does anyone know how to cut off the reverb tails at certain points? Almost like how a sustain pedal works on a piano. I want the reverb to build for a bit, then delete all the accumulated reverb from the plugin. I've seen people say you should bounce the reverb audio and do it that way, but I was hoping there was a better way than that.

[@vjmcgovern]

Use a gate to cut off the tail once it goes under a certain volume. Unless you’re letting the reverb accumulate to a point where it never drops in volume… in that case, there is a solution, but just let me think about it

[@vjmcgovern]

You could use Volume automation via your DAW, a plugin like shaperbox 3, or a free ducking plugin If you’ve got the money for it, Shaperbox also lets you use stop reverb abruptly without automation, using a specific time control

[@CompleteProducer]

You could just automate the reverb plugin to turn on and off? 🤪

[@josephjimorris]

Cableguys ReverbShaper has that feature built in. It’s called Clear Tails.

[@32Bivens]

@josephjimorris Yeah! I saw that and was wondering if there was a way to do that with other reverbs

[@MrMattmoffett]

You know you can right click the menu bar and remove the category folders in your effects etc., right?

[@CompleteProducer]

wowwww i actually didn't know this, thank yoU!!

[@Avramov90]

Thanks !❤ pls timestamp😊

[@loontil]

Praises self

[@DerRealeTankwart]

Insanely valuable 🤍

[@i.am.arcana]

heyyyyyy when you releasing 'haunt me'

[@CompleteProducer]

it's out under the name Earth 2 Ethan!

[@i.am.arcana]

@@CompleteProducer thank you, King. Can I ask what you used for the thicc bass that comes in on the chorus?

[@CompleteProducer]

@@i.am.arcana i used a VST called Massive with just a square wave, a lowpass filter, and come light distortion. you could basically use any square wave with a little distortion then just EQ out the high end

[@i.am.arcana]

siiiiiick thank you!! @@CompleteProducer

[@Jacky_Mao]

sup guys,I wanna be musician and now i m in searching online daw. I found one,this is Amped Studio, is someone hear something about this online daw ? I need to write a music in a browser,and for me i think is the best product, what do you think ?

[@Deucez_music]

I’m really not trying to sound like an a hole here but these are more so post-production/mixing things and not so much sound design

[@Deucez_music]

I’d more so name this “Production Tricks”

[@samlisson]

Haas not Hos but all cool 😎

[@CompleteProducer]

ugh did my editor spell it wrong?? i specified it was haas in the notes haha oh well

[@louie2g]

are u Linus tech tips?

[@alienjournalism]

Do you think vocal fry is permanent?

[@LaghimaMusic]

The reverb trick kinda is kinda masked by the long reverb your using on your vox send also to if you want your last chorus to be bigger why not like add extensions to your chords or extra harmonies that add more harmonic content and not just reinforce what’s already there(which is what your doing harmony wise with the strings)

[@CompleteProducer]

sounds like you're ready to make your own videos!

[@vroteg]

Those are music mixing and production techniques. Has nothing to do with sound design…

[@CompleteProducer]

oh

[@tysk_dt]

The persuasive intro with the "no excuses", really didn't click well with me, I'm out

[@dsinned9992]

Bye

[@user-qn9tu3bf8v]

you use your hands when talking wwaaaay too much

[@superamimo4653]

Can I get some releasing information from you? I love ur videos that very easy to understand ! Thx for everything！！！！

[@callmeastro2566]

I'm about to apply 2 or 3 of your songs to my Spotify! Sheesh!!! Superb tips too! Thought these were going to be mad generic like all these other videos. Thanks for uploading. I'm subscribing btw

[@CompleteProducer]

thank you! you got this!

[@JM-yk6eh]

Nul