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How To

I made a three-minute video for every plug-in: what it is, a quick start, the parts worth knowing and one pro move. Each one is split into chapters, so you can jump straight to the bit you need. Captions are burned in, so they work with the sound off.

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RATHOUND TV

31 how-tos

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Captions are burned in, so it works with the sound off.

Pick a plug-in: 31 videos

01 · THE RHYTHM SECTION

Write the groove, play the drums

RatMIDI how-to video3:0001RatMIDIMIDI GeneratorQuick start · Routing: drag it out · Lock & reshape · Smart Combine · Drums & build-ups · Pro moveDrumDNA how-to video3:0002DrumDNADrum MIDI GeneratorPick a style · Generate · The DNA strand · Seeds & knobs · Locks & Mutation Lab · Song Mode · Drag it out · Pro move: the buildRatDrum how-to video3:0003RatDrumDrum SamplerWhat it is · Load your sounds · Shuffle · Shape a pad · Pad FX · Master FX · Wrap-up

02 · THE LOW END

Bass that booms, wubs and growls

EightOhEight how-to video3:0004EightOhEight808 Bass SynthWhat it is · Quick start · Pitch · Drive · Filter & Decay · Mild → Wild · Wrap-upSubverter how-to video3:0005SubverterDubstep Bass SynthQuick start · The wob · Draw it · Grit · Finish · One-knob intensity · PresetsGrowlHound how-to video3:0006GrowlHoundGrowl Bass SynthQuick start · Movement · Riddim · The Gun · Style · Pro move · Recap

03 · THE INSTRUMENTS

The melodic voices

RatSound how-to video3:0007RatSoundPhysical ModelingWhat it is · Pick an instrument · Shape it · Breath and reed · Breath and embouchure · Bow position · Universal · MPE · Wrap-upBrassKnuckles how-to video3:0008BrassKnucklesHorn SectionQuick start · The section · Falls & rises · Dub throws · Trap weight · Doom Horns · Pro move · RecapRatBells how-to video3:0009RatBellsHybrid Bell InstrumentQuick start · Blend · Strike · Belfry · Trap bell · Pro moveRatFlute how-to video3:0010RatFluteMystical Flute InstrumentQuick start · Recorded vs model · Drone & space · Style · Pro moveRatTubes how-to video3:0011RatTubesHybrid Tube InstrumentQuick start · Exciters · Shape the tube · The Rat · Warp · Pro moveThe Bubbler how-to video3:0012The BubblerBubble / Pluck SynthQuick start · Shape · Character & Body · Length & Life · Pro moveCrowdControl how-to video3:0013CrowdControlCrowd MachineQuick start · Resonator · Grain Choir · Talk · Machine · Pro moveBirdMachine how-to video3:0014BirdMachineBird InstrumentQuick start · Blend · Sing modes · Flock & Habitat · Melodic presets · Pro move

04 · SOUND DESIGN

Lasers, zips and ear candy

Lazy Laser how-to video3:0015Lazy LaserEDM Laser SynthQuick start · Chirp · Echo · Ratchet · Style · Pro move · RecapThe Zipper how-to video3:0016The ZipperZipper InstrumentQuick start · Play modes · Teeth · Scrub · Friction + Warp · Pro moveAirForce how-to video3:0017AirForceAircraft InstrumentSpool · Flyby · Recordings · Squadron · Make it musical · Pro moveLocoMotives how-to video3:0018LocoMotivesTrain InstrumentQuick start · Run · Pass · Yard · Pro move · RecapTuskFang how-to video3:0019TuskFangWild Animal InstrumentQuick start · Size · Voice Box · Second call · Herd · Pro move · RecapAlienFoundry how-to video3:0020AlienFoundrySci-Fi SFX InstrumentQuick start · Fit a riser to the bar · Shape it · Play it in key · Transitions · Pro move · Recap

05 · THE EFFECTS RACK

Process, chop, move and transition

DeepDub how-to video3:0021DeepDubDub DelayQuick start · Filter in the loop · Character · Ducking · Freeze & MasterComputerizer how-to video3:0022ComputerizerLo-Fi / GlitchComputer flavors · Transitions · Sound design · Stack threeThe Choppa how-to video3:0023The ChoppaVocal ChopperQuick start · Transients · Sequential melody · Harmony stack · Keymap · Pro moveThe Featherer how-to video3:0024The FeathererFlutter / Motion FXQuick start · Shape · Tone + Sweep · Stereo · MIDI whooshes · RecapRatMotion how-to video3:0025RatMotionRhythmic Motion EffectLanes + tremolo · Gates + steps · Pump · Filter · Pan · StutterRatRiser how-to video3:0026RatRiserTransition FXQuick start · Shape the riser · Track as riser · Downlifters · Any riser, any hit · Recap

06 · THE VISUALS

See the music

RatVision how-to video3:0027RatVisionAudio-Reactive Visual SynthQuick start · Generators · Post FX · MAP · Scenes · Live output · Capture & render · Wrap-up

07 · THE MASTER BUS

Finish it loud

Sunshine how-to video3:0028SunshineMaster ClarityWhat it is · Quick start: ANALYZE · Balance · Unmask · The sun and Level Match · Soothe · The master chainRatXciter how-to video3:0029RatXciterHarmonic ExciterQuick start · Hear it · Honest A/B · Make bass translate · Three big knobs · Pro moveRatMaster how-to video3:0030RatMasterIntelligent MasteringQuick start · Honest A/B · Loudness · Steer it · Reference · Advanced

Free · open source

On the house

Vocalizer how-to video3:0031VocalizerVocal SynthQuick start · Retune · Sync · Scale-snap · Voices · Pro move · Wrap