Tom Swoon – http://support.image-line.com/redirect/Dancefair_TomSwoon
Original Track – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA9qxlxu2Iw.
00:00:16 – Here I Stand (about)
00:00:30 – Why Tom Swoon uses FL Studio
00:01:16 – Playthrough
00:03:25 – Arrangement: Intro
00:06:06 – Arrangement : Intro (background elements / details)
00:10:12 – Playlist Layout: Organizing
00:11:35 – The Mixer: More mixer tracks!
00:11:52 – The Mixer: Why Tom needs a lot of tracks.
00:12:26 – The Mixer: Bussing
00:13:20 – The Mixer: Vocal Buss
00:14:40 – The Mixer: Bassline Buss
00:17:09 – Importance of ‘organic elements’
00:18:54 – The DROP and importance of layering
00:23:00 – Importance of EQ and layering (see also 00:24:57 )
QUESTIONS
00:06:30 – Q: How long did this project take?
00:07:50 – Q: Where do you get your samples?
00:08:32 – Q: Do you sequence percussion or use loops?
00:09:43 – Q: How do you create/process a stereo effect?
00:14:58 – Q: How do you sidechain Synth & Basslines?
00:15:35 – Q: How do you process vocals?
00:24:10 – Q: How do you Master your tracks?
00:24:57 – Q: How do you avoid ‘layering’ congestion
00:26:22 – Q: Do you cut below 40 Hz?
00:26:58 – Q: Track vs Buss EQ & ‘glue’ compression?
Polish producer and hit maker Tom Swoon takes us through his project for ‘Here I Stand’.
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