Become a part of the TranceAddict community!Frequently Asked Questions - Please read this if you haven'tSearch the forums
TranceAddict Forums > DJing / Production / Promotion > Production Studio > mainstream sounding soft synths?
  Last Thread   Next Thread
Share
Author
Thread    Post A Reply
newproducer
tranceaddict in training



Registered: Oct 2004
Location: Usa
mainstream sounding soft synths?

Im not into mainstream or commercial trance music at all.

But i let a neighbor of mine listen to some of my stuff(whom is a musician) and he tells me my stuff is too dark and the way he put it was "its so dark its under underground"

so he tells me if i want to get an audience or get signed by a label an all.

he tells me i should get more mainstream sounding soft synths
his suggestions were korg,yamaha,roland etc?

he feels my specialty synths will limit me from making only one genre of music since they are basically trance synths?


does anyone feel this way ,i mean i dont want to sound mainstream
at all its not my thing.

i want to make underground tracks but he is saying you should look into other main stream synths.As he puts it so i can branch off into other more uplifting genres!

to have my stuff on the radio or in the clubs.

new producer

Old Post Nov-03-2004 14:09  United States
Click Here to See the Profile for newproducer Click here to Send newproducer a Private Message Add newproducer to your buddy list Report this Post Reply w/Quote Edit/Delete Message
Bruchpilot
Stufe 3 Veganer



Registered: Jan 2004
Location: Berlin

first question is, what synths do you have ?

because you can create a wide variety of sounds with almost every synth

Old Post Nov-03-2004 15:07 
Click Here to See the Profile for Bruchpilot Click here to Send Bruchpilot a Private Message Add Bruchpilot to your buddy list Report this Post Reply w/Quote Edit/Delete Message
BetaFactory
Supreme tranceaddict



Registered: Jan 2004
Location: Helsinki/Vaasa, Finland

And I who thought there were labels for all kind of music... Honestly, your music is probably only too dark for your neighbour and the rest of the folks who like it uplifting. There are on the other hand folks and labels who like it dark as well. Make it dark if you want it dark. Cheese seems to come out of every little hole these days.

EDIT: Sorry for not being able to answer your question though...

Old Post Nov-03-2004 17:24  Finland
Click Here to See the Profile for BetaFactory Click here to Send BetaFactory a Private Message Add BetaFactory to your buddy list Report this Post Reply w/Quote Edit/Delete Message
Subtle
Subreme tranceaddict



Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Urban Shakedown

post a sample may be useful...


___________________


http://soundcloud.com/subtara

Old Post Nov-03-2004 17:33  Norway
Click Here to See the Profile for Subtle Click here to Send Subtle a Private Message Visit Subtle's homepage! Add Subtle to your buddy list Report this Post Reply w/Quote Edit/Delete Message
Derivative
Bipolar Bear



Registered: Jun 2004
Location: Dublin

i like dark. i like filthy music. if you make really good filthy music, chances are ill buy it. and so will alot of my friends. do not listen to your mate's advice. its irrelevant the style of your music as long as what you write is competant and well put together.

and yes. most synths are capable of a mind boggling variety of sounds if you are willing to dive in and experiment. you really dont need very many synths at all. i write euphric trance to freeform to hardcore to dirty dirty DIRTY drum and bass and most of it is on vanguard, albino and the zeta+ demo. granted my stuff aint that good but if i can get such a variety of sounds out of 3 synths that i havent even taken to the limits, imagine what you can do with time and patience? astonishing variety on zeta+ alone. its gotta be the number of oscillators and the number of effects or something. the number of permutations are almost infinite. its sick what you can do with it. my mind just reels from the thought of ever mastering it in programming terms.

Old Post Nov-03-2004 19:18  Ireland
Click Here to See the Profile for Derivative Click here to Send Derivative a Private Message Add Derivative to your buddy list Report this Post Reply w/Quote Edit/Delete Message
dbl
Whitesun



Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Gothenburg/sweden

screw your neighbour and do wtf you want


___________________
Daniel

Old Post Nov-03-2004 21:47  Sweden
Click Here to See the Profile for dbl Click here to Send dbl a Private Message Visit dbl's homepage! Add dbl to your buddy list Report this Post Reply w/Quote Edit/Delete Message
Chewporka
Junior tranceaddict



Registered: Aug 2004
Location: Sydney

Agree with derivitive... Vanguard and Zeta are all quality and with all the patches and crazy sounds you can get out of it you should be quite happy.


___________________
Hooooooooo! mmmmmmmhmmmm Yo Charlie

Old Post Nov-03-2004 22:45  Australia
Click Here to See the Profile for Chewporka Click here to Send Chewporka a Private Message Add Chewporka to your buddy list Report this Post Reply w/Quote Edit/Delete Message
newproducer
tranceaddict in training



Registered: Oct 2004
Location: Usa

yeah i agree with you guys a lot of people just arent into it.

and i also dont think if im into dark underground type trance that i should have to make some mainstream tracks to crossover to different audiences either.

Im just gonna stick to what im doing.

im using V-station
Vanguard
Zeta 3
Triangle

i also have Absynth
pro 53
and superwave but dont like them as much

yeah i will post a sample
good idea

Old Post Nov-03-2004 23:08  United States
Click Here to See the Profile for newproducer Click here to Send newproducer a Private Message Add newproducer to your buddy list Report this Post Reply w/Quote Edit/Delete Message
Derivative
Bipolar Bear



Registered: Jun 2004
Location: Dublin

thats nice. all those synths are characteristically techy and grimey. good good. tried the v-station demo but around that time i was getting into vanguard and forgot about it. i should try that one out again...

Old Post Nov-03-2004 23:33  Ireland
Click Here to See the Profile for Derivative Click here to Send Derivative a Private Message Add Derivative to your buddy list Report this Post Reply w/Quote Edit/Delete Message
newproducer
tranceaddict in training



Registered: Oct 2004
Location: Usa
post a sample?

the thing is most sites only will take a mp3 and for some reason the mp3 encoder that came with my sequencer is not working(that may be due to the fact its a trial version)

but do anyone know any places to down load encoders or sites that wil laccept .wav riffs

let me know cause i would like to post my stuff (and i dont think my stuff is that dark anyways but at least youll have an idea and know what category it would fall under.

new producer

Old Post Nov-13-2004 03:06  United States
Click Here to See the Profile for newproducer Click here to Send newproducer a Private Message Add newproducer to your buddy list Report this Post Reply w/Quote Edit/Delete Message
Derivative
Bipolar Bear



Registered: Jun 2004
Location: Dublin

its better to be a first class plum than a second class pear. post some of the filth you've been forging away at - wouldnt mind hearing it

Old Post Nov-13-2004 03:58  Ireland
Click Here to See the Profile for Derivative Click here to Send Derivative a Private Message Add Derivative to your buddy list Report this Post Reply w/Quote Edit/Delete Message
newproducer
tranceaddict in training



Registered: Oct 2004
Location: Usa
i finally figured out how to use this encoder

http://f2.pg.briefcase.yahoo.com/moreofmywork

will post a few more by the end of the week these are not really complete ,just basically a minute sample to give you an idea of the genre im dwelling in.

i dont think this is dark at all so let me know.

Last edited by newproducer on Nov-17-2004 at 13:27

Old Post Nov-17-2004 02:50  United States
Click Here to See the Profile for newproducer Click here to Send newproducer a Private Message Add newproducer to your buddy list Report this Post Reply w/Quote Edit/Delete Message

TranceAddict Forums > DJing / Production / Promotion > Production Studio > mainstream sounding soft synths?
Post New Thread    Post A Reply

 
Last Thread   Next Thread
Click here to listen to the sample!Pause playbackID - VOCAL = "If Everybody In The World Was The Same" [2005] [1]

Click here to listen to the sample!Pause playbackKing Roc - The Tip (Tom Neville Remix) [2007]

Show Printable Version | Subscribe to this Thread
Forum Jump:

All times are GMT. The time now is 13:17.

Forum Rules:
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is ON
vB code is ON
[IMG] code is ON
 
Search this Thread:

 
Contact Us - return to tranceaddict

Powered by: Trance Music & vBulletin Forums
Copyright ©2000-2026, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Privacy Statement / DMCA
Support TA!