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Finished Tracks / Re: Kidswaste - Neiro
« on: January 08, 2016, 02:12:48 am »
I like the vocal sample, and that drum programming is great too! Very nice! When can we expect the EP?

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Composition/Arrangement/Theory / Re: Some tips on writing chord melodies
« on: January 07, 2016, 08:23:47 pm »
+1 for hooktheory. That site is incredibly helpful for theory, and the library of songs they get is ever expanding. They also have a theory tutorial somewhere on there, so don't be afraid to try that out.

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Got any weird, strange, and/or unorthodox tips for writing a song, coming up with a progression, or arranging a track? Maybe it spurs your creativity (and maybe it could also spur someone else). Share them! Hopefully this thread can help people find new ways to push themselves and approach their tracks!

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Sound Design / Re: What's your opinion on Presets ?
« on: January 07, 2016, 07:53:03 pm »
I agree with a lot of the sentiment already expressed in this thread. I find them to be a useful tool, but I would advise to not lean on them as a crutch, if you wish to really master crafting your own sounds. With that said, instruments like the DX-7 have some of the most iconic presets out there, and they sound incredibly good on their own, and do not necessarily need any further tweaking.

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Sound Design / Re: Pad Design Thread
« on: January 07, 2016, 06:12:03 pm »
Absynth is my go to pad synth, and I heard from Thijs from Noisia that Reaktor 6 is great for pads as well, which I can't wait to try out. Any synth with good granular/fractal synthesis and a good selection of filters will be good for pads.

As said before, paulstretch is a great tool for turning anything into a pad, I use it on nearly all my tracks, especial ones with vocals.

Can you elaborate as to what makes absynth and/or granular synthesis good for pads? I have heard this before, but am a little curious as to why

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Sound Design / Pad Design Thread
« on: January 07, 2016, 03:10:02 am »
How do you do it? Feel free to share your techniques and tips!

One technique I have been using lately is to take a sound, play it at c3, bounce it to paul stretch (plugin that can create really long smearing effects by stretching the sound), stretch it at a given time (lets say x200), bounce that back to Ableton (or your given DAW), and then load the stretched sound into a sampler and play a chord off of it.

Another is taking a sound and throwing it into a reverb with a really long decay time, then bounce that to audio and use just the tail part, which is mostly generated by the reverb at that point. It doesn't always work but it can get interesting results nonetheless.

So let's hear yours!

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Samples/Plugins/Software/Gear / Re: Awesome free plugins!
« on: January 06, 2016, 10:45:55 pm »
If you have reaktor, the boscomac(http://boscomac.free.fr/) plugins are excellent! They're free, albeit you have to own reaktor first, but still.

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Samples/Plugins/Software/Gear / Re: Is it worth buying extra FX plugins?
« on: January 06, 2016, 10:40:37 pm »
Exactly what Hytyma said, but I would the seemingly no brainer of try before you buy, nearly every company gives out month or so long trials, and they are a fantastic tool for deciding.
As for plugin recs, the ones listed are good but I would also add soundtoys to that list too.

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Samples/Plugins/Software/Gear / Re: Cheap analog gear thread!
« on: January 06, 2016, 10:34:23 pm »
I don't own this but i've heard good things about the gakken sx 150. super small and I think its like 50 bucks, so there's that.

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