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One of the best things about music production is the raw power you feel when you completely transform a sound.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the tutorial video above, we walk through the three levels of sound design, the techniques that comprise them, and how to apply them to your own productions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’d like to experiment with the Ableton \/ FL Studio \/ Bitwig projects and Phase Plant<\/a> presets that were used in the video, you can click here to download them.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What tips did you find most useful? What sorts of topics in music production would you like to see us explore on the Splice YouTube channel<\/a> next? Let us know in the comments section of the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Try Phase Plant for free, and then rent-to-own the synth until you own it outright:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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