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Composition/Arrangement/Theory / Re: Odesza Track Arrangement Breakdown [Track Map]
« on: May 19, 2016, 05:02:14 pm »
What does "perc susp" mean?
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Composition/Arrangement/Theory / Exercises?
« on: March 10, 2016, 10:33:29 pm »
Anyone have sets of exercises they do for practicing buildups, rhythms, leads, chord progs, etc? What are they?
I like to take 3-5 samples (anything) and do five channels worth of "add fx + flatten, repeat" on each of them. I turn them into risers, 100% reverb things, weird distorted sounds, anything.
Similarly I'll take a bunch of random hihats, snares, toms, and misc percussion elements and arrange short loops out of them.
I like to take 3-5 samples (anything) and do five channels worth of "add fx + flatten, repeat" on each of them. I turn them into risers, 100% reverb things, weird distorted sounds, anything.
Similarly I'll take a bunch of random hihats, snares, toms, and misc percussion elements and arrange short loops out of them.
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Finished Tracks / Re: Charge | Electro House
« on: January 09, 2016, 07:39:49 pm »
Sean Tyas called, he wants his sample back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqCt5Fryl9I&t=56s 
Thought the 4/4 section would hit harder if the preceding breakdown-ish section was a bit quieter. It is a good track though, great arranging skills.
Thought the 4/4 section would hit harder if the preceding breakdown-ish section was a bit quieter. It is a good track though, great arranging skills.
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Finished Tracks / Re: Monosound - Phantom Memories [Progressive Trance]
« on: January 09, 2016, 07:31:57 pm »
The children playing was a nice touch.
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Composition/Arrangement/Theory / Re: What resources did you use to learn about Music Theory & Composition?
« on: January 09, 2016, 07:25:09 pm »
1) Google "Music theory" + <"EDM", "beginner", "advanced", "circle of fifths", "songwriting", "writing leads", "writing hooks", "secondary dominants", "tritone", ... and so forth>
2) Read over one or four of the links you find there for new information.
3) Put your hands on your MIDI keyboard and figure out with your fingers how chords look. Better: actually play! This enables you to hear emotional feedback on how things "feel".
4) Repeat in a few days in search of something new. If you find a term you don't understand popping up repeatedly, add that to your list of things to learn more about. I had a lot of fun learning about 7ths this way. (http://music.tutsplus.com/articles/secondary-dominants-and-how-to-use-them--audio-2663 ! )
This is a great place to observe what other artists do that you aren't even trying. For instance, I used to change chords every bar. Turns out there's plenty of tracks that don't.
2) Read over one or four of the links you find there for new information.
3) Put your hands on your MIDI keyboard and figure out with your fingers how chords look. Better: actually play! This enables you to hear emotional feedback on how things "feel".
4) Repeat in a few days in search of something new. If you find a term you don't understand popping up repeatedly, add that to your list of things to learn more about. I had a lot of fun learning about 7ths this way. (http://music.tutsplus.com/articles/secondary-dominants-and-how-to-use-them--audio-2663 ! )
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try http://www.hooktheory.com
This is a great place to observe what other artists do that you aren't even trying. For instance, I used to change chords every bar. Turns out there's plenty of tracks that don't.
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Samples/Plugins/Software/Gear / Re: What is your DAW template?
« on: January 09, 2016, 08:00:40 am »
trololol
One audio channel, a drum rack, two MIDI channels pre-loaded with Serum and Spire, tempo at 128. Don't forget a limiter on the master, protect your hearing!
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Samples/Plugins/Software/Gear / Re: F**k S**t Up plug-ins
« on: January 09, 2016, 07:55:22 am »
WOW2 + crank drive wheel on crush, 1bit and digitize. You can get some neat sounds from being around the 90-99% drive range with those options.
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Sound Design / Re: What's the weirdest sound you've created?
« on: January 09, 2016, 07:45:40 am »https://soundcloud.com/neoesoteric/on-sum-nightmare-shiiiiiitt https://soundcloud.com/neoesoteric/the-telltale-heart-ex-nihilo/s-8jZ0e these have some of my most bizarre sound design that i've used in tracks (made through resampling) but ive gotten some even weirder stuff by putting executable files into audacity and processing the shit out of those
Time to break out that "Like" button...
What are some ways you're getting these tones? Mash distortion, 80 to 100% reverb amounts, 0-10ms delay times w high feedback? Freeze, warp with texture mode?
Oh, Noise Art in Trash?
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Sound Design / Re: SERUM Tips & Tricks
« on: January 09, 2016, 07:41:46 am »
You can modify unison width in the global tab. It seems unison voices can also have different wavetable positions and warp amounts, too, if you change the settings. Kickin' rad!
Bonus, I fluke discover dozens of cool sounds this way: Keep "Silence effect tails when host transport stops" turned on. You hear neat things "by accident" when you pause your DAW.
Bonus, I fluke discover dozens of cool sounds this way: Keep "Silence effect tails when host transport stops" turned on. You hear neat things "by accident" when you pause your DAW.
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WIPs / Re: Chord verity
« on: January 08, 2016, 04:06:46 am »
What chord did you start on there? it hit me, man.
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Rules & Announcements / Re: What does the "sub bass" thing under my name mean?
« on: January 08, 2016, 04:01:45 am »
The way I see it, if I wasn't here, I'd just be on Reddit anyways.
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Composition/Arrangement/Theory / Re: Let's Discuss: D.O.D, "Tracks are so generic"
« on: January 07, 2016, 01:51:23 am »
To avoid being generic, make a constraint for your track when you're starting it:
"I'm going to make the drop last 48 bars and dramatically change its tone for the last 16."
"I'm going to make the first two buildups a tease." (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaDPpPdOUeA)
"This track isn't going to have a drop."
"I'm going to make the drop last 48 bars and dramatically change its tone for the last 16."
"I'm going to make the first two buildups a tease." (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaDPpPdOUeA)
"This track isn't going to have a drop."
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Sound Design / Re: Atmospheric noises, buildups, crashes, etc. Do you guys sample or create?
« on: January 06, 2016, 10:48:15 pm »
ValhallaFreqEcho for the win. You can do some math with http://www.seventhstring.com/resources/notefrequencies.html to figure out how many hertz to change with each echo to reach an octave in 4 bars, 8, whatever.
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Finished Tracks / Re: Porter Robinson - Hear the Bells (Seafarer Remix)
« on: January 06, 2016, 05:19:51 am »
Hell yeah thats nice
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