REQ: URM Academy How it's done w/ Buster Odeholm
Watch Buster write, record, produce, mix, and master a Humanity’s Last Breath song from start to finish, no steps skipped.
12+ hours of in-depth video content
Buster’s custom pre-routed writing & production template for Cubase, Reaper, Logic, Studio One, and Pro Tools
The raw multitracks for “Anthracite” by Humanity’s Last Breath and follow along
Mini-courses & bonus content
What's in the course:
How It’s Done w/ Buster Odeholm is over 13 hours of content in 25+ videos, and it covers the entire process he writes and records a Humanity’s Last Breath song from scratch.
-Guitar
Parallel distortion and EQ for sick guitar tones
Tracking through multiple whammy pedals
Processing synths like guitars and guitars like synths
Automating EQ and other processing on DIs for a perfect guitar tone, through the WHOLE song
-Songwriting
Using synth/sound design as a song starter
Creating a great sounding songwriting template
Manipulating tempo in songwriting
Using filters to create rhythmic patterns
When to cut song sections and create brand new ones
-Vocals
Writing and producing brutal and guttural vocals
Parallel pitch shifting for huge vocals
Blending multiple reverb types on vocals
Creating vocal glitches
Producing stereo panned vocals vs mono lead vocals
-Bass
Programming bass and using virtual bass instruments
Arranging and tracking bass on ultra low tuned material
Using tape saturation to glue split bass tracks together
Making sure your low guitars and bass come through on small speakers
-Editing
In depth guitar, drum, bass, synth, and vocal editing
Editing as part of the riff writing process
-Mixing
An in depth look at Buster’s effects processing, otherwise referred to as ear candy
Finding the right low end for snare by linking multiple EQ bands
Using phase cancellation to eliminate cymbal bleed
Using Waves LoAir and Pultec EQ to restore lost low end
Using modulated reverbs like Shimmer
Processing sub drops so you can hear them on any system
-Drums
Proper punching in technique for seamless drum recordings
Phase coherence between natural drums and samples
Drum tuning for maximum impact
Buster's pre-tracking checklist
How to mic the drum set
-Mastering
Automating into the master limiter for total destruction
Master bus compression and distortion
Adding dynamics back into an over compressed signal