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7 Major Distortion Mistakes to Avoid in Electronic Music Production

EDMProd via YouTube

Overview

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Learn to avoid common distortion mistakes in electronic dance music production through an 18-minute tutorial that covers seven critical errors and their solutions. Master the art of selecting appropriate distortion types, preserving sub frequencies and fundamentals, managing upper-mid frequencies, implementing proper EQ techniques with distortion, utilizing parallel distortion effectively, applying the 10% rule, and finding the right balance in distortion usage. Gain practical insights into professional distortion techniques that will enhance your music production skills and help you achieve cleaner, more polished sound design in your tracks.

Syllabus

Intro
Using the wrong distortion type
Weakening the sub/fundamental
Adding too much upper-mid harshness
Not EQing your distortion correctly
Not using parallel distortion
Ignoring the 10% rule
Using distortion too often or not enough

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EDMProd

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