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personalnadir

monquixote said:

My latest a Synthwave reimagining of Alexander O'Neil 


It was a test track for the new Baby Audio BA-1 synth.

Great sounds, love the vibes!

personalnadir

Gotten back into messing around with Koala. I bring you... lo-fi doo wop vibes? A happy accident

dindude

This one I’m getting there with, I’ve tried to up my game on the production side, still have some work to do (there’s a LOT of tracks on this), but would be genuinely interested in any constructive feedback on structure / mix.

https://on.soundcloud.com/9f2faH1ZCsTnDx2j7

monquixote

dindude said:

This one I’m getting there with, I’ve tried to up my game on the production side, still have some work to do (there’s a LOT of tracks on this), but would be genuinely interested in any constructive feedback on structure / mix.

https://on.soundcloud.com/9f2faH1ZCsTnDx2j7

Great work.

You've clearly made a big step forward.

Reminds me of mid period Radiohead.

I'd say maybe have a look at putting some glue like tape sim and compressor or saturation on some busses to give it some cohesion and maybe put some variation on the drums. Maybe put some slow lfos or automation on things to add movement and interest.

I'd seriously recommend getting into some of the mission briefs on Elektronauts it's a super nice community.

dindude

monquixote said:

dindude said:

This one I’m getting there with, I’ve tried to up my game on the production side, still have some work to do (there’s a LOT of tracks on this), but would be genuinely interested in any constructive feedback on structure / mix.

https://on.soundcloud.com/9f2faH1ZCsTnDx2j7

Great work.

You've clearly made a big step forward.

Reminds me of mid period Radiohead.

I'd say maybe have a look at putting some glue like tape sim and compressor or saturation on some busses to give it some cohesion and maybe put some variation on the drums. Maybe put some slow lfos or automation on things to add movement and interest.

I'd seriously recommend getting into some of the mission briefs on Elektronauts it's a super nice community.

Cheers, good feedback, and yes some automation on the synths is a good idea, there’s some saturation on some bits, but def need to get a bit more microscopic with the mix laments, there are a few transitions I’m not happy with, like the 2nd verse into the pre-chorus. 

monquixote

What are you making it on?

dindude

monquixote said:

What are you making it on?

Cubasis on iPad, with some sequencing done in Korg Gadget (also on iPad). 

monquixote

dindude said:

monquixote said:

What are you making it on?

Cubasis on iPad, with some sequencing done in Korg Gadget (also on iPad). 

Can you use plugins?

The baby Audio Super VHS and TAIP are great for adding colour.

dindude

monquixote said:

dindude said:

monquixote said:

What are you making it on?

Cubasis on iPad, with some sequencing done in Korg Gadget (also on iPad). 

Can you use plugins?

The baby Audio Super VHS and TAIP are great for adding colour.

You can use plug ins (I’ve got plenty from that rabbit hole), but they need be AUV3 and I they need to be in the App Store, don’t think those two above are but I’ll see what there is. 

monquixote

They have pitch drift and magic switch which are mini versions and free.

dindude

monquixote said:

They have pitch drift and magic switch which are mini versions and free.

Cheers, I’ll check them out. 

hubobulous

dindude said:

This one I’m getting there with, I’ve tried to up my game on the production side, still have some work to do (there’s a LOT of tracks on this), but would be genuinely interested in any constructive feedback on structure / mix.

https://on.soundcloud.com/9f2faH1ZCsTnDx2j7

I really like this. Quite quirky in a good way. Not something I'd ever come up with, so really appreciate the imagination

hubobulous

personalnadir said:

monquixote said:

My latest a Synthwave reimagining of Alexander O'Neil 


It was a test track for the new Baby Audio BA-1 synth.

Great sounds, love the vibes!

This is just so awesomely 80s - so true to the original in that sense but it has such a great feel to it

monquixote

hubobulous said:

personalnadir said:

monquixote said:

My latest a Synthwave reimagining of Alexander O'Neil 


It was a test track for the new Baby Audio BA-1 synth.

Great sounds, love the vibes!

This is just so awesomely 80s - so true to the original in that sense but it has such a great feel to it

Thanks chap!

hubobulous

@Monquixote - one thing I did notice about that track was how loud it was. I don't mean this as a criticism, but just an observation. I try to mix my tracks to be around the 11 LUFS M level as that seems to conform with what most say is good for streaming. But some tracks, even with this set, struggle to get loud due to going into the red on the peak meter. 

What do you do to get it this loud whilst avoiding issues?

monquixote

hubobulous said:

@Monquixote - one thing I did notice about that track was how loud it was. I don't mean this as a criticism, but just an observation. I try to mix my tracks to be around the 11 LUFS M level as that seems to conform with what most say is good for streaming. But some tracks, even with this set, struggle to get loud due to going into the red on the peak meter. 

What do you do to get it this loud whilst avoiding issues?

Fabfilter Pro L2

It's brilliant!

That track is deliberately over sidechained to get a bit of pumping as an effect.

WafflesOnHorseback

Please delete.

I posted my link on the wrong bit of the forum. Ta

monquixote

A little jam I did for an Elektronauts remix challenge 

https://www.elektronauts.com/t/bi-weekly-record-diving-sampling-extravaganza-26-k-p-envyi-swing-my-way/200812/12

It's made on Bitwig with Serato sample and U-He Hive 

hubobulous

@Monquixote - there's some nice synths and bass in that. I like it

monquixote

hubobulous said:

@Monquixote - there's some nice synths and bass in that. I like it

Thanks chap

Hive is a really lovely synth. With U-He people tend to talk about Zebra and Diva as they are used by so many pros, but Hive is very easy to use and quite light on CPU which is a great combination.