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2018-09-01 at 09:09:04 in reply to: Lamp Sessions (Monthly Challenge #003) – submissions due August 28 @ 11:59PM UTC #51069,
shrikeParticipantFor the record, I think we should let any and all vote, participant or no.
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,shrikeParticipantMindZero-
This is the struggle.
I am lucky in that, for my main gig, I am a “commercial artist”, with hard deadlines, as without them I might writhe and finish nothing. And that’s not hyperbole. There is no “finished”. There is only the deadline. For me, anyway.
But from where you sit, with your products that are more your art than a commercial product meant for a deadline, I feel like it gets even harder to figure out the last 10-20% of what needs to happen to wrap a tune. Not to mention half a dozen or more in that state.
I genuinely believe that developing a sense of how to balance these last bits is a learned skill that the successful producers have worked on for years.
I know I am not directly answering your question, but only because there is not a single correct answer. Art is art, and you create it the way that works for you. Which kid do you decide is going to university? Fortunately it’s not so dire as some kid’s future, but the point is: one step at a time, which tune do you want to work on next…?
The tips above are the logical, objective answers to help organize towards creative efficiency, etc. Absolutely useful. Mine are the reality of art and creative products done with the most bias towards creative merit. Mine are from the stance of the ideal, which is that we could always create at 100% capacity 100% of the time, which of course we can’t.
Short answer: Finish them all. Start & finish more. Keep going, your next tunes are better than your last ones.
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2018-09-01 at 07:45:47 in reply to: Lamp Sessions (Monthly Challenge #003) – submissions due August 28 @ 11:59PM UTC #51064,shrikeParticipantI understand, and I still think we can do better.
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2018-09-01 at 02:37:49 in reply to: Lamp Sessions (Monthly Challenge #003) – submissions due August 28 @ 11:59PM UTC #51062,shrikeParticipantNot a lot of respect being shown to this challenge…
I get it that not everyone can enter, but the whole thing has gone dark now, even with discussions & votes & soforth.
Maybe we can remedy that?
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2018-08-30 at 02:38:41 in reply to: Lamp Sessions (Monthly Challenge #003) – submissions due August 28 @ 11:59PM UTC #49935,shrikeParticipantPouring out some of my forty for the missing soldiers, big ups to the entrants.
Adam,I love what you did with some single, connected notes. You took them farther than I thought a single note might ever go. Dramatic and effective, nice 1 mate.
However,I must vote for my youngblood Forget their Name. I’ve been impressed with everything you’ve posted, and these entries are no exception. I’d be willing to bet I’m not the only one around here that is interested to hear what you create next. Well done, my son.
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2018-08-28 at 20:45:06 in reply to: Lamp Sessions (Monthly Challenge #003) – submissions due August 28 @ 11:59PM UTC #49870,shrikeParticipantBombs away!
This one is Nature multiplied by Mechanical (Industrial)
all sounds are mine
https://soundcloud.com/the_shrike/shrike-lampsessions003-cyberhunt
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,shrikeParticipantI’m obsessed with this snare. Snappiest pappiest wet smack top-skin love:
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,shrikeParticipantAnd if you hate me for that last one, taste this, the perfect blend of grime & RUST:
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,shrikeParticipantStrictly speaking, not drum and bass, but given his relation to dnb, I feel ok widdit:
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2018-08-23 at 22:49:19 in reply to: Lamp Sessions (Monthly Challenge #003) – submissions due August 28 @ 11:59PM UTC #49664,shrikeParticipantAs you’re all working on your submissions, take a moment to check these out:
https://www.francispreve.com/scapes/
He provides the Live file, and does a ton with just operator. Pretty incredible.
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,shrikeParticipantCongrats, those are a sound choice
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,shrikeParticipantIf anyone is truly in the market for a subpac, I can get some discount codes to whittle down the price.
I am friends with the company, and I make no commission on any sales, I just truly believe in the product.
If you’re going to buy one, not just thinking about it, but honestly in the market, email me at
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,shrikeParticipantI wouldn’t do headphones without a subpac. Subpac is the key, most accurate sub bass response you’ll find, especially for the price.
I swear by it.
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,shrikeParticipantSennheiser HD650’s, possibly purchased and calibrated from Sonarworks + a SubPac
Not joking.
You’ll save so much heartache & skrilla on treatment and chasing boomy/deadspots, and the accuracy will be 98% better than 2 monitors & a sub, without spending a ton on treatment & room design.
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,shrikeParticipantOk! I think I can do some good here.
A few things I discovered when putting it in the DAW:
1) You’ve got some stereo signal below 100hz. It’s very low, but I feel like it’s best to just straight mono below ~100hz or so
2) Your peak values are coming in at around -10dbfs. Opinions about loudness wars notwithstanding, I would think you’d want that lowest note licking 0dbfs, for maxxxxx power.
3) You’ve got a competing fifth right next to your first (lowest) fundamental, and it’s sucking out some energy. Your low F has a ~C-tuned hump right next to it, and it’s dividing how much the woofer can move, and you’re losing some lowend potential because of this conflict. I pulled your tune in and just did some analyzing and eq-ing to see what can be done, and while there are still some issues that I can’t get at without stems, even just some eq-ing and dynamics helps the overall loudness. The image shows the master plugin chain.
4) I did a notch of the low C (~65hz), and then tried to push the second F (~87hz) back up a little. You can see the before and after of the spectrum analyzers, and in the lower right it now has more of the slope that you are probably looking for.
5) I basically just split below 150hz, and then charged up that sub bass a bit (bx_subfilter…free and treats subbass like nothing else I have encountered), then the sculpting eq mentioned above, and then some dynamics after that
6) The MB at the end helps tighten up some ranges. I didn’t whittle on it too much, just chose a preset that generally tends to tighten most things. It does help to make the snare pop a little more. I would certainly go in and dial it further to get exactly what you want
7) I tried a FF L2 at the very end, and everything I tried just sounded like shit, so then I tried an Ozone maximizer, which worked out a little better.
8) All of this reveals something flabby/distorted in the ~500hz range, if you solo that range you can hear it…I think it’s being brought on by another sound, maybe the bell, but you just want to dig in and root that fucker out, whatever it is.
I don’t think it’s perfect yet, but I do think it’s starting to firm up a little.
quick loop of what I did:
https://soundcloud.com/the_shrike/mindzero-help01/s-1sEinplugin setup:
I hope this helps!
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