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Posted by DJ Roco on Nov-07-2008 05:52:

Sleep Theory?

What are your guy's techniques for creating very mellow, soothing effects. Namely leads, and pads. I have always found that making sounds like this takes much more synthesizing skill than the more driving pieces. For reference to what I am talking about, you should check out that song "Cloud People" by Sweetback.
More specifically, what makes you sleep? What is the theory behind giving music a sleepy characteristic? This would be an excellent place to post mellow patches and give tips and strategies to synthesizing said sounds.

Posted by Fledz on Nov-07-2008 08:07:

A hell of a lot of reverb and delay. Lots of white and pink noise too. Very high attack. Long release.

Posted by kitphillips on Nov-07-2008 12:56:

Sleeping pills are good for sleeping, sex is good too. But Deadmau5 is best I recommend you try to combine a little bit of each of these in your music, and don't forget the sidechain.

Posted by Lunar Phase 7 on Nov-07-2008 13:25:

Warm fuzzy bass.

Wood percussion.

Slow tempo.

Reversed hi hats and cymbols with delays.

Try running some of your aggressive leads, etc through a Low Pass filter with a very low cut off, eq some of the muddiness out of it, and add some delays and verbs to taste.

Pads make a lot of difference too.

Check out KM5's mix of Salt Tank - Sargosso Sea.

That Bassline Pad. Fucking So chilled it's unreal. I love it.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QIQ6Kz4c75E

Also notice how this track uses acid, yet it still keeps things chilled.

Hope this helps, but I am unable to listen to your track atm so I can't tell if this is the kinda music you are looking for.

Posted by Lunar Phase 7 on Nov-07-2008 13:28:

Also I think making use of LFO's to change some of your leads over a long period of time, make them morph slowly adding delays for textures, a simple sine lead with a filter opening and closing drowned in delay sounds so blood good over some deep pads and strings.