What did I learnā¦ Hmm. Mostly I learned that if my mixes are coming out extremely bass heavy on other speakers I might have enabled the 100Hz kill on my monitors just prior to my last move and last mixing session, doh!
I would like to know how some others are getting their mixes out of the OT so hot without clipping or external processing. I did use the compressor on track 8 master but felt like it flattened my mix too much if I pushed it too hard and as a result my entry is very quiet compared to a good number I have heard, but I am still peaking at -1 on my meters. Just for reference, not trying to spam my submission but if anyone wants to offer an opinion on what element might be sucking my headroom for gain in my track, I am all ears https://soundcloud.com/naeco-rain/elektron-science-lab-ot-love I did do a check with a limiter on the track set to threshold -7.0 and it definitely seems to bring things together a lot nicer.
You can achieve different drum sounds in a similar way you would create them with a synthesizer. Itās just a different sound source. But the editing could follow the same techniques. So i would recommend watching tutorials about drum synthesis.
The synth type sounds could be created with a loop of a very small segment of the sample. Then use envelope, filter, lfo etc. and you can play it chromatically for melodies. There are many tutorials on youtube for handling single cycle waveforms in the octatrack.
Good A/D converters are the key for higher dynamic range Or maybe just the master volume pushed up a little bit in the sequencer (which was not allowed I think)
Very good point. And still some people (me for sure) donāt have a clue on how some of the sounds were made, or how some tracks sound so good and loud. Months of experimenting and learning off the sysex that are going to be shared
Have to agree, itās a great competition!
Iām really wondering how some of the sounds in the posted tracks were made.
I started creating a track on the OT, but the filters of the Analog Rytm convinced me to switch the device.
Good A/D converters are the key for higher dynamic range Or maybe just the master volume pushed up a little bit in the sequencer (which was not allowed I think) [/quote]
The A/Ds in my sound card saturate just under 2/3 of max signal out of the AR.
Thatās awesome! Iād definitely like to have a look at how MD tracks such as this are made, Iāve always struggled with tuning by retrig timing values when attempting to make melodic passages.[/quote]
Thanks! Iād be happy to send you the sysex if you wanted to check it out.
Yeah, very almost primitive in the process of getting melodic material out of something like this. Itās many cents flat from real pitch as is, but mostly in tune with itself. Constant tweaking of retrig values and times as well as sample start and end points. Kind of cool to go through the process.
This amazing process has left me with a serious jones for the AR though. I havenāt even looked at its product page yet because I canāt afford it, but it seems to have better control over pitch. And the reverb is amazingā¦