{"id":33105,"date":"2024-08-13T16:57:35","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T20:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=33105"},"modified":"2024-08-13T16:57:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T20:57:37","slug":"mad-keys-sound-design-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/mad-keys-sound-design-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"5 impactful sound design tips from Mad Keys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sometimes, sound design tips that are unassuming on the surface can have a transformative impact on your track.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the tutorial video above, veteran producer and instrumentalist <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/packs\/splice\/mad-keys-the-essentials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mad Keys<\/a> returned to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@splice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Splice YouTube channel<\/a> to share five sound design tips that inspire his creativity. From layering multiple timbres to blending textures into lead synths, he covers a wide array of topics that transcend genres. While he uses <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/plugins\/39137167-fx-collection-5-vst-au-by-arturia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arturia&#8217;s FX Collection<\/a> to showcase each concept, you can readily apply many of them with a DAW&#8217;s stock plugins or other alternatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/67y1Af5b5V2OfBO2sV9jZX?si=5aa290b492cf44dc\" width=\"100%\" height=\"80\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I hope you all learn something new,&#8221; Mad Keys says. &#8220;One thing I always like to remind myself about is that music is truly about experimentation. We should always approach it with a childlike mentality and just really have fun with it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more tips from Mad Keys, be sure to also check out his previous production tutorial with us, which also includes a free download of his Ableton template:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-blog-splice wp-block-embed-blog-splice\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"15Ha5VnG5T\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/mad-keys-producer-tips\/\">5 production tips from Mad Keys (free template included)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;5 production tips from Mad Keys (free template included)&#8221; &#8212; Blog | Splice\" src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/mad-keys-producer-tips\/embed\/#?secret=E5X6kvINMp#?secret=15Ha5VnG5T\" data-secret=\"15Ha5VnG5T\" width=\"370\" height=\"209\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What was your favorite sound design tip that Mad Keys covered? What other topics would you like to see us explore next? 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