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| azndragon0613 |
| Do you recycle sounds when you make your songs? Say for example you have an awesome synth going for one song but you find that it also does wonders for a subsequent song. Would you rewrite it, tweak it, or let it be? This can also go for melodic patterns and effects. I guess it's good to always go for something new, but are some sounds worth reusing? |
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| Khayat |
I think that many of the so called PRO producers like martin Roth as far as I can remember used the same Bass and sometimes some other song parts like pads and so on and maybe as you say melodies
My point is that if yo can use it in way that does not make it a copy from the other then its fine as far as I know :D |
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| kitphillips |
Depends what your trying to do IMO. If you listen to the Underworld best of album, there are stacks of times when you hear the same sample in different songs. I think that this makes the sound nice and consistent across the whole album and makes it sound more like an album and less like a collection of songs.
But if your only releasing singles, I wouldn't bother.
Also, its important to have a wide enough pool of samples so that people dont get bored... |
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| thoughtlessjex |
| Reusing sounds is part of developing your own personal sound by which others can recognise your music. There's nothing wrong with it at all. Just don't let the success of one sound restrict you to that sound. |
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| Mr.Mystery |
| Sure, but the sounds rarely sound the same in a different context. |
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| Eldritch |
| In my opinion it's okay if the sound isn't a dominant part of the track. Reusing a lead once or twice is fine too unless it's a very distinct sound. |
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| The Drow |
I hate when producers do that too often.
Most uplifting trance producers re-use a lot of sounds witch makes their tracks to be very annoying and very similar.
I rarely do recycle sounds.
Omer. |
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| zodiac9 |
I try not to use synth patches and samples that I've used before. I use all new sounds for every track. I've accidentally reused synth patches before, in that case I either tweak it a little so it sounds different, or exchange it for a new patch. With percussion, it's not that big a deal if you reuse samples. Reusing pads and leads might be too obvious. I see nothing wrong with it though if you can manage to get away with it.
I'm a guitarist with a rock and metal background. I was thinking about how different that world is, because you normally use the same guitar sound through an entire EP or LP. You find your sound, and use it for years untill you want a new sound. If you want to get a new sound you have to buy a new rig, so that was a bit out of the question, economically. With synths though, there are so many millions of sounds at your fingertips, there is really no sense in using the same sound twice. |
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| derail |
It really depends on the producer. Some artists have a very strong "signature sound" and you'll know pretty much what you're getting when you listen to one of their productions/ remixes. It's not necessarily a bad thing, though in some cases it is (either if the sound isn't amazing to start with or it just sounds like the producer got lazy)
Then you have artists who use a completely new set of sounds each time. That can also be a good thing or a bad thing.
A lot of producers have 5 or 6 different aliases, so people know roughly what they're getting. One alias may have soft, deep kicks, another may have really hard-hitting, pounding kicks with a lot of high end in them. It wouldn't make for a satisfying, consistent artist album to have both types of track on the same album. Hence the different aliases. |
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