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Forget Your Name Walkthrough

Hey Everyone, here is the walkthrough for Forget Your Name. Among other things, I cover the sources I used to create the drum section, the layering of the mid and sub bass, the melodic concept, automation and ear candy in the lead, the vocal processing, and more. Feel free to drop any questions in the comments and I'll do my best to answer them.

Modular Loop Pack Vol 1

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I've recorded 80 percussive loops from my Eurorack rig using modules like Rene, Instruo Cs-L, Plaits, and others, running through a A-106-5 SEM filter and some UAD EQs and compressors. 

While these may initially sound like they are only fit for electro or techno, I'd encourage you to get creative with how you use them---they're not necessarily created for instant plug-and-play-ability--where's the fun in that? Th...

Spicing Up Your Sounds

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In this video I went through a number of native Ableton effects demonstrating how they can be used to spice up a very boring and static pad sound. The techniques in this video are meant to be used on any number of sounds, whether drums, pads, leads, bass, etc. and can often inspire entirely new ideas when pushed to their limits. I hope this helps you give new life, personality, and character to your sounds as well as inspir...

Enamour @ Brooklyn Steel, NY - Feb 24 2018

Hey Everyone, time to reach deep into the set archives! This recording is from my opening (and then headlining) set at Brooklyn Steel in 2018. This was part of Lane 8's album tour and he got food poisoning that night so I was told mid-opening set that I would have to play for the rest of the night. I wasn't prepared to do so, but had a USB full of music so I made it work! This was definitely one of those career-defining moments. The recording ...

Simpler Slice Technique

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Back today with a quick video on a technique I've used in the past to help inspire ideas from melodic loops, field recordings, or audio clips that I've bounced from VST synths. It's super simple and can be left to complete randomness and still produce cool results.

This technique can also lead to great results when working with a drum loop (try turning Warp on and switching to Beats > Trans mode and then changing t...

Open to Close Pt II at Flash, Washington DC 7/5/21

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Part II of my Open to Close set starts off right after the live violin section and goes through for 4.5 hours. I definitely got a little silly with it towards the end for the crowd that stuck around past the scheduled closing--I blame the mezcal. Enjoy!

You can download the entire 7 hr mix here: https://bit.ly/2UwY1cD

Open to Close Pt I at Flash, Washington DC 7/5/21

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I recorded my entire open to close set on the Flash rooftop in Washington DC this past Monday. Here is part 1 of the set; the first 2.5 hours as the crowd was filing in and getting into it. There's a bunch of upcoming Enamour tunes in here as well as some of my favorite dreamy deep house.

This part ends with a 45 minute collab set with Hon Jao live on violin. He performed the violin on my track "Dragonfly" and since w...

Exclusive Track - Run Away Tears

Hey everyone, here is the next exclusive, unreleased track for Patrons only. It's a mashup I made of the vocal from "Run Away" and my remix of "Tears" by Donatello. The remix was surprisingly popular on Beatport when it came out so I wanted a way to make it more special in my own sets. I made a little edit that has been my own secret weapon until now! Enjoy

You can stream or download it here or via Soundcloud, but please keep the file to...

Dragonfly Vocal Chord Stabs Walkthrough

Hey Everyone, I recorded a quick walkthrough of the vocal chord stabs in my track Dragonfly. I cover their sound design, composition, automation and arrangement. Enjoy!

Undone Walkthrough Snippet

Hey Producers, here is a short clip from the 'Undone' walkthrough where I go into the piano parts and how I thought about layering, arrangement, and composition when deciding how to get it compelling and remain interesting/not get stale over the length of the track.

For those that are curious, here is an earlier version of the track where the vocal is a bit more of the focus and the middle section still has the same piano. Since the voca...

Enamour @ Treehouse, Miami FL - June 5 2021

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I'm finally touring again which means plenty of exclusive live sets coming your way! First up we've got my set from Treehouse this past weekend in Miami. This one was a lot of fun; I was headlining from 1-4am and the crowd had great energy so I got pretty eclectic with it. Enjoy and please don't share outside of Patreon :)

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Undone Walkthrough

Hey Everyone, here is the walkthrough for "Undone" my recent release on Kindisch. It's a really CPU-heavy track with a lot going on but I think I hit all the important points of the song without repeating too many things from previous videos. Feel free to drop any questions in the comments and I'll do my best to answer them.

Also for those that are curious, here is an earlier version of the track where the vocal is a bit more of the focu...

Getting a New Perspective on Your Music

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I wanted to talk a bit about how getting fresh perspectives on your music is crucial to the creative process. Whether it's deciding to keep certain elements in a song, testing your mixdown's translation on other systems, inspiring new ideas, or just figuring out if the song itself is any good--perspective is key. So in addition to getting feedback from friends and other producers, you can do any of the following things to h...

Kick Sampling Technique

Hey Everyone, I wanted to share the technique I use for sampling kicks. This technique allows you to get a bit more isolation when a kick isn't completely alone in a song's intro/outro. It also allows you to do your own rebalancing of each part of the kick's frequency spectrum which can be very helpful if there's a shaker or hihat on top of it. Enjoy!

For those who don't have a plugin that allows for multiband splitting/soloing you can c...

Enamour's Diva Presets Vol. 1

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Here's my first preset pack for Diva. 15 patches that are versatile, creative,  expressive, and used in my own music. Each patch has mod wheel and aftertouch modulation and most can sound very different and have many uses depending on which octave you're focusing on and whether you're using them for chords, leads, pads, plucks, etc. Let me know what you think in the comments!

To install the presets: Open Diva in ...

Enamour's Kicks Vol. 1

The time has come for me to share a few kick drums from my collection! Most of these have been used in my own released or upcoming songs. Use with caution ;)

A note on kick tuning: I tagged each with the fundamental pitch but PLEASE take this with a grain of salt. Tuning your kicks (or just picking a different kick) can often improve your grooves or mixes quite a bit, BUT it's not just a matter matching the fundamental to the root note o...

Exclusive Track - Still Life (Darker Dub)

Hey everyone, here is the next exclusive, unreleased track for Patrons only. It's a darker club edit I made of Still Life before its release. It's always been a cool secret weapon in my sets since it's instantly recognizable but has a big twist in the drop. Might be a little less of an emotional journey but it definitely slams--and sometimes that's all ya need.

You can stream or download it here or via Soundcloud, and even play it in you...

Homecoming Remix Key Takeaways

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Here are some of the key takeaways from a walkthrough I did for my remix of 'Homecoming' by Above & Beyond. The remix was originally a bootleg of the full ambient mix that I sent to A&B's team. They liked it enough to send me the stems and then release it as an official remix! It was a very serendipitous situation, though they had already reached out months earlier about doing a remix to one of their club songs, so ...

Arpeggio Tips - "Run Away"

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I was going through some old clips from my first course on IO and came across this one that I think might be very helpful for a lot of you. It's all about arpeggios and uses my track 'Run Away' as an example. Even if you took the course, it might be a nice refresher!

Hands That Feed Walkthrough Snippet

Hey Producers, here is a short clip from the 'Hands That Feed' walkthrough where I show the bass layering, processing, and automation.

Hands That Feed Walkthrough

Hey Everyone, here is the walkthrough of my track 'Hands That Feed' which was released on Anjunadeep earlier this month. Enjoy!

Exclusive Track - Indra

Hey everyone, here is the next exclusive, unreleased track for Patrons only. This one was also made in 2017 and was played a lot in my sets in DC when I was a resident at some of the clubs here. I think it found its way into some recorded mixes as well. I never found the right home for it and the project file is  messed up so I can't go back to update it, but it's still a massive track in the club. Let me know what you think in the commen...

Say Hello Walkthrough Snippet

Hey Producers, I wanted to share a short clip from the 'Say Hello' walkthrough where I show all of the various things I did to elevate the final drop, including adding rides, automation on multiple elements, adding piano chords, resampling and processing the arpeggio into a splash, and more. Hopefully this will give you some ideas on how you can have many different elements contribute to getting that 'lift' in a climax of your song.

Say Hello Walkthrough

Hey Everyone, here is the walkthrough of my track 'Say Hello' which was released on Anjunadeep earlier this month. Enjoy!

Vote on the Synth for Custom Presets

I'm gonna dive in and make some presets for you next month but wanna first see which VST or Ableton stock synth you'd prefer them on. If it's a close vote I may split them between two. Feel free to comment with other ideas!

Critical Listening and Referencing

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There is something that you can start doing today that can potentially be the single most influential activity on your growth as a producer. That thing is critical listening and referencing. You may have heard about referencing as it relates to mixdowns, but this is different. 

I 'm sharing a Spotify playlist that I made to help expand your horizons and give you various ideas and inspiration for sound design, arr...

Scheduling Monthly Demo Feedback Livestream and More

Hello Proteges! Thanks a lot for joining. It seems that we have some people from all over the world here which is amazing. I want to make sure I do my best to accommodate everyone's schedules when it comes to the livestreams.

There will be one monthly demo feedback livestream where I'll listen and give feedback to your demos while answering any questions live, in addition to various other production livestreams when I'm able to host them...

Enamour Racks Vol. 1

Here's my first pack of effect racks and Ableton presets for you. These are frequently used in my own productions and are compatible with Ableton 10 stock effects.

-Noise Hat Machine

-Pure Sub

-Noise Wash

-5th Bass Wavetable Preset

-Glitchy High Percs Creator

-Parallel Drum Smash

-Xone96 EQ

Let me know how you get on with them! There's a super quick ReadMe for installation instructions and the In...

Exclusive Track - Disembodhi

Hey everyone, here is the first exclusive, unreleased track for Patrons only. This one was made in 2017 and you may have heard me play it in some of my sets. I never found the right home for it and now I think it's better to keep it as a secret weapon. Let me know what you think in the comments!

You can stream or download it via Soundcloud, and even play it in your sets but please keep the file to yourselves.

Live Set: Sonic Soul Tribe at Virtual Burning Man 2020

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Obviously there have not been any live sets this past year that I can share except virtual ones. So here is the video of my virtual set for Sonic Soul Tribe from Burning Man 2020 in the Dusty Multiverse. Sonic Soul Tribe did an incredible job recreating their camp and stage for the virtual world and had cool effects and livestreamed performers on screen. I've also uploaded the audio to Soundcloud for streaming. Enjoy!...