Scalding Synth Tea (10th July 2022)
I’ve spent another week making more “mastering” templates. I tried to put together as few plugins as possible where small adjustments would go a long way. In the end I only made a little change to a very old template that has stood the test of time, replacing the plugin I use for EQ (Maximus) with another one (SlickEQ).
All audio is coming from the Digitakt and Digitone, running through the following FX chain:
MJUC (compressor)
Phoenix (preamp sim)
SlickEQ (equalizer)
ToTape6 (tape sim)
Limiter6 (using the clipper and limiter modules)
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Color Smear (17th July 2022)
On the Elektronauts forums I compared the Analog Four to painting with 4 tubes of oil paint. I really like how messy and organic it sounds, and how easily everything blends into each other thanks to the performance macros.
T1: Lead
T2: Arp
T3: Hihats and extra snares
T4: Kick/bass and main snare
Performance macros:
A, B, C, F: The “intensity” of the lead, arp, hats, and kick/bass, respectively
E: Increases delay/reverb
G: highpass on the kick/bass
H: Engages the kick/bass’ 2nd LFO to change the rythm
I: Changes some parameters on the kick/bass to make an “alternate” sound
Everything was recorded in one take, no overdubs. All audio is coming from the Analog Four, with the following plugins added in post:
MJUC (compressor)
Phoenix (preamp sim)
Maximus (Multiband expander I use as an EQ)
SlickEQ (equalizer for the highest highs)
ToTape6 (tape sim)
Limiter6 (using the clipper and limiter modules)
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Mørkeredd (24th July 2022)
I wanted to try another “evil” ambient track on the Analog Four, and it turned out a lot more melodic than I initially planned. I had a ton of fun making this, using different lengths per track with both note and parameter slide trigs, stopping and starting patterns seamlessly thanks to the super long amp releases, and constantly varying rythms using LFOs that modulate each other.
Everything was recorded in one take, no overdubs. All audio is coming from the Analog Four, with the following plugins added in post:
MJUC (compressor)
Phoenix (preamp sim)
Maximus (Multiband expander I use as an EQ)
SlickEQ (equalizer for the highest highs)
ToTape6 (tape sim)
SlickEQ M (for stereo widening and softening resonances)
Limiter6 (using the clipper and limiter modules)
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Gangsta Syntakt (27th July 2022)
I wanted to try another “evil” ambient track on the Analog Four, and it turned out a lot more melodic than I initially planned. I had a ton of fun making this, using different lengths per track with both note and parameter slide trigs, stopping and starting patterns seamlessly thanks to the super long amp releases, and constantly varying rythms using LFOs that modulate each other.
Everything was recorded in one take, no overdubs. All audio is coming from the Analog Four, with the following plugins added in post:
MJUC (compressor)
Phoenix (preamp sim)
Maximus (Multiband expander I use as an EQ)
SlickEQ (equalizer for the highest highs)
ToTape6 (tape sim)
SlickEQ M (for stereo widening and softening resonances)
Limiter6 (using the clipper and limiter modules)
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Ultra Happy Without Existential Dread (1st August 2022)
This is the most complex drum pattern I’ve made on the Syntakt so far! I usually layer my drums: a digital and analog kick combine into one big kick, same with the snare. This time I used 7 different tracks for 7 different drum sounds. A kick and a snare, two hihat tracks, a ride, and cowbell. I’m happy with how the cowbell turned out
Everything was recorded in one take, no overdubs. All audio is coming from the Syntakt, with the following plugins added in post:
MJUC (compressor)
Phoenix (preamp sim)
Maximus (Multiband expander I use as an EQ)
SlickEQ (equalizer for the highest highs)
ToTape6 (tape sim)
Limiter6 (using the clipper and limiter modules)
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first track with the MPC Live 2 (24th August 2022)
I’ve been curious about the MPC and SP-404 for a while, and when this MPC Live 2 showed up for about half the retail price (including a 500GB SSD), I couldn’t pass it up! The workflow is completely different from the Elektron workflow I’m very familiar with, and I’m having a lot of fun being a newbie. Aside from learning the machine itself, I’m also wondering how to approach making videos on it.
I only used the onboard synths and FX for this track(tubesynth for the melody and bassline for bass, compressor, EQ, and maximizer on the main outs).
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finger drumming a full track on the MPC Live 2 (27th August 2022)
Finger drumming is super fun! I almost ran out of batteries just playing the MPC on my lap with the speakers turned on. I could’ve sworn my timing got worse as soon as I started recording, but hopefully it’ll get better with practice
I was really inspired by Hooch Music’s live set: https://youtu.be/fPT2cwW6HYw
And flobama-beats, particularly this track: https://youtu.be/RjHe7CSEYQA
I’m only using the onboard FX: a compressor with old school mode turned on, an EQ, and a maximizer.
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