Videos
Obviously our horizons have been greatly restricted in the past months, and music-making is often an opportunity for us to […]
They say never to work with animals or children in show-business, but tonight we will recklessly disregard that sage advice […]
It may be a week late for a proper celebration, but this delight of a track only crossed my path […]
We’re so exited to welcome 𝗦𝗞𝗬 𝗗𝗘𝗘𝗣 as our Guest Curator at this Éclat! Sky Deep is a […]
This week’s challenge comes from one of the internet’s most polarizing figures, Grimes! Love her her or hate her, she’s […]
This is our first in-person Éclat Crew in nearly 6 months! For those who can’t be with us in person, […]
And now for something completely different; this week we turn to The Muppets for our fortnightly dose of inspiration! This […]
This is our second Éclat under Covid-19 Quarantine! The goal here at Éclat is to help you feel inspired […]
As you can tell, we’re loving Hobo’s cheeky music-making videos. Here’s another one, this time on how to make Deep […]
Another great inspiring video from Hobo on how you can make a HOUSE Track using sounds you find around your […]
This is genuinely the first time that I’ve seen sellotape used to make a bassline.
The wonderful youtuber WangleLine has made this delightful video all about Granular Synthesis! If you’re interested in learning how to […]
You might have heard us talking about Granular Synthesis! This is a great way to create some new sounds from […]
This week we are remixing Dorian Electra‘s banger ‘Career Boy’! It came to our attention that you can get the […]
The website Reverb.com has collaborated with Youtuber Andrew Huang to share some tracks he made for his series ‘Weird Gear’! […]
Keen to use some found sounds to make your beats? Check out this super inspiring video from the Novation ‘Start […]
Want to turn another sample into a Kick Drum using Logic Pro X? Check out this tutorial!
Have you heard of Wendy Carlos? She is one of the most important synth pioneers in history, having helped with […]
Watch as Suzanne Ciani explains her journey and her Buchla synthesizer in this beautiful short documentary.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3cab5IcCy8 Wendy Carlos demonstrates a number of synths and how she works with them, on BBC 6, 1989.
In this challenge, we use the audio from an improvised Kalimba performance to make anything we want! Add any synths, […]
5 More Tips for Midi Drums: #1: Use different Hi Hat sounds #2: Add movement to the kick #3: […]
5 Tips for Midi Drums: #1: Find the right samples #2: Create separate track lanes for each sample / sound […]
The Challenge:To use Drum Layering techniques described in the latest Ableton ‘One Thing’ video featuring Ninajirachi, to add more […]
There’s no Éclat Crew event happening at Forsterstr. 51 tonight! Instead complete this challenge at home and send your […]
The Challenge: To create a new track using only stock loops originally from Apple. A lot of music producers loudly […]