Dance Music Production Sessions 02 Ultrabeat [TUTORiAL]

The drums form the cornerstone of dance music and will often make or break the track so its essential that you have the right tools for the job. Although there are plenty of third-party drum synthesizers, samplers and modules now available – one of the most powerful and popular comes free with Apple’s ‘Logic Pro’ Sequencer Ultrabeat.

With 2 phase oscillators, a noise oscillator, ring modulation, frequency modulation, a sample engine, physical modelling, 4 envelopes, 2 LFO’s and a step sequencer, Ultrabeat is widely recognized as one of the best drum machines on the market and is used by many artists for their dance rhythms. However, despite its power, it often remains one of Logics most unexplored synthesizers due to its complex interface.

For this sessions DVD, we examine Ultrabeat in detail, showing how its configured and how its matrix and synthesis engine works. Throughout, we cover every aspect of the instrument from the routing and modulation through to the step sequencer, sampling engine and the often confusing ‘VIA’ system. Using examples, we show why it has become one of the most important instruments in the production of dance music today.

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