sysrq868 2007-12-03 16:38:56

It's awesome to finally get an insight to how you actually do your magic.

And your music doesn't suck, how can you say such a thing?

DrSevenSeizeMD 2007-12-09 00:08:45

I assumed it was a lot of work, but that proves it.

Wow. Kudos to you man. :-)

Suspended-3rd-Chord 2007-12-09 00:46:37

So you start a basic loop, and then add a bunch of instruments and riffs until it sounds good? And then you use that riff as kinda the focal point of the track?

Thats what I do as well, but i always suck at trying to break it down and appending intros and ends...well i'm horrible at making transitions.

InGenius 2007-12-11 19:45:46

That's almost exactly what I do. I'll create my "focal point", a mix of the main instrumentations for the entire track, starting with either melody, harmony or bass and moving on until I track drums, pads and "glistens" last (ie., the small sounds that create motion from one 2 or 4 bar set to the next). Then, once this basic framework is laid out on channel 1, I move down to channels 3 through 10, or so, to track out each of those kernels of ideas and make the fills, leads and mainlines from the instruments.

I'll track out my patterns in 16 or 20 bar patterns, then begin to tweak the instruments once I've got the general gist of the track down. And once it is all tracked, I'll adjust levels, add any compression and panning, then run it through a VST based analyzer for peak control, limits, etc. and readjust everything until it jives. Then I load the mixdown into an editor and match it versus a couple of template tracks from mainstream music to test my levels and figure out where I want it in the scheme of things, ie. bass/bounce track w/ heavy bass, treble heavy or mid heavy music, etc.

After all of that, I'll save the mixdown twice, using one for vocal tracking later and chopping the other one up to add more motion in places, or even screwing it and chopping it for remixes.

Or I'll do none of the above and just throw something together and rough cut it a million times until I get the right sound. Which only works about 10% of the time.

Regardless, it's nice to see someone else who uses that "kernel" of ideas system to base the whole thing off of.

And your music is experimental, which I like. I don't confine myself to the norms from my home state either (as I am also from TX and though I love TX and southern hip-hop, I am not that kind of producer by any means). Keep it up, your style will evolve with time.

FatKidWitAJetPak 2007-12-24 17:23:49

Hey sweet! Thanks for adding me to your favorite music artists list! Which song made you do so?

=)

MrWAD2 2007-12-24 21:00:14

... WOW ...
I Could Only Wish Sometimes For That Simplicity.
I Already Considered You An Inspiration,
Based Upon Your Works That I've Listened To.
Now I Realize
That You Are At A " MASTER " Level,
In The Respect Of The Science Of The Process,
And Not Just The Art Of The Process .
YOU Have Knowledgeably Documented & Willingly Shared
The Steps You Put To Use
In Your Creative Process.
You Have Focus On Details That Are About Creating Purposeful Composition,
& Not Just The Sound-Making Process In Itself ...

~ KUDOS & MUCH RESPECT, Mr. SWIRLY ! ~

Mr W. A. D2

Rig 2008-01-13 15:06:50

Yo! Nice blog post - I put it in your entry! <a href="http://rig.newgrounds.com/news/post/40661">http://rig.newgrounds.com/news/post/4 0661</a>

I think I'll make one too.

monssiourDEVINE 2008-07-20 01:32:43

i'm Mute House(s), and let me tell you, this is a process i understand, and i don't understand mine. i will write it down for you, but i need to do a lot of thinking first.