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Jamie Léon

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Automating your Chords ("Future Bass Type")
« on: January 18, 2016, 09:42:13 pm »
I've been a lot into "Wheathin" lately. What I was wondering for a longer time now, is how he is automating his Chords in the Drop of his Song "Mssingo - XE3 (Wheathin Turn)". The rythmic flow of the Chords is really unusual. I was wondering if he created it with a Plugin like "Volume Shaper" or maybe just automating the Sound with an LFO and than changing the rates with automation over time. I'm really doubting the LFO one, because of how offbeat parts of the Drop are.
Another example would be "It's Strange" by "Louis The Child".

If anyone could help me out here that would be hugely appreciated!

Songlink: https://soundcloud.com/wheathin/xe3

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Re: Automating your Chords ("Future Bass Type")
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2016, 03:46:04 am »
I use LFO automation and you can mess around with the envelopes or start the chords a bit late for a weird off beat effect. Works perfectly.
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Re: Automating your Chords ("Future Bass Type")
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2016, 05:35:19 am »
i just automating the volume ith utility
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Re: Automating your Chords ("Future Bass Type")
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2016, 05:37:27 am »
I think the LFO could work but if I wanted to make it I would shoot for quick note chords and mess with the attack and decay. Slightly slow attack and a kinda quick decay.

If all else fails side chain those full chords (longer note chords) with a quick release light threshold compressor!

Ive recently discovered Wheathin as well , his It's Strange remix is nutsssssssssssssssssssssss kid is talented!!

Happy designing!
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Re: Automating your Chords ("Future Bass Type")
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2016, 05:32:38 pm »
You can turn an Ableton Auto Pan plugin into a tremelo by setting the Phase to 0 or 360 degrees... then you can play with the shape (morphing between sine and square)... and you can sync it up...

I've got a feeling making a synths/FX stack of chords, then jamming the whole stack through an Auto Pan tremolo, would get you close.
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Re: Automating your Chords ("Future Bass Type")
« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2016, 06:57:43 pm »
Thanks for the answers so far.
Guess I'm gonna keep playing around with Envelopes and LFOs. ;D
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Re: Automating your Chords ("Future Bass Type")
« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2016, 08:33:40 pm »
Quote from: museumoftechno on January 19, 2016, 05:32:38 pm
You can turn an Ableton Auto Pan plugin into a tremelo by setting the Phase to 0 or 360 degrees... then you can play with the shape (morphing between sine and square)... and you can sync it up...

I've got a feeling making a synths/FX stack of chords, then jamming the whole stack through an Auto Pan tremolo, would get you close.

This is one of my favorite methods/effects. Underused in my opinion.
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Re: Automating your Chords ("Future Bass Type")
« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2016, 08:36:39 am »
Quote from: Xan on January 19, 2016, 08:33:40 pm
Quote from: museumoftechno on January 19, 2016, 05:32:38 pm
You can turn an Ableton Auto Pan plugin into a tremelo by setting the Phase to 0 or 360 degrees... then you can play with the shape (morphing between sine and square)... and you can sync it up...

I've got a feeling making a synths/FX stack of chords, then jamming the whole stack through an Auto Pan tremolo, would get you close.

This is one of my favorite methods/effects. Underused in my opinion.


Just tried this for the first time A+ m8s!!!
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Re: Automating your Chords ("Future Bass Type")
« Reply #8 on: January 20, 2016, 03:54:53 pm »
Does this Method work in Logic Pro X as well? I'm not that experienced of a producer, and I'm not exactly familiar with what a tremolo is.
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Re: Automating your Chords ("Future Bass Type")
« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2016, 10:09:10 am »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1jCNhQGgFM

This will tell you all you need to know.
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Re: Automating your Chords ("Future Bass Type")
« Reply #10 on: February 02, 2016, 10:58:05 pm »
Thanks so much for this. Learnt so much I didn't even know I need to know:)
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