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your reference tracks?
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| LoveHate |
| i thought it would be pretty cool to know what some of you guys use as a point of reference since it is all subjective wether it comes to just bouncing some ideas off of or overall mixing and what not. :) |
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| stewart.m |
if i made something even close to this i would be a happy man |
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| AlphaStarred |
| early-mid 90s acid. |
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| evo8 |
| dont really use reference tracks - sometimes if i find a nice mix i will try and make some music like the stuff in the mix - but i wouldnt be A/Bing between stuff |
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| PaULiN0 |
| When I was a newb it was always john askew |
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| PaULiN0 |
| Nope, actually you been doing it longer than anybody here and you still suckk suck at it |
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| djnitride |
Usually I just play around with sound for hours in Omnisphere (I have a real problem with this its destroying my life :stongue: ) and then hear something that just clicks and I visualize into a soundscape I want to make...
I have listened to certain tracks to try and reproduce a specific sound or technique in the song, but I don't think I have ever used a "reference track", so to speak.
Closest thing would be this:
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| scorpradio |
| quote: | Originally posted by djnitride
Usually I just play around with sound for hours in Omnisphere (I have a real problem with this its destroying my life :stongue: ) and then hear something that just clicks and I visualize into a soundscape I want to make...
I have listened to certain tracks to try and reproduce a specific sound or technique in the song, but I don't think I have ever used a "reference track" so to speak. |
I am the same way but usually I start with a basic percussion track. From that point, I goto what I like to call the "auditioning" phase of the arrangement. I will literally sit hours on end "auditioning" tones and sounds. Lately, it has been more atmosphere and higher frequency tones in which I try to find the "hook" first,then follow with the bass. A couple of years ago and I would have probably started with a bass tone over the drum track to start..but for some reason I am hitting higher frequency parts first these days. |
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| AlphaStarred |
I think I confused "reference tracks" with tracks that influenced me.
Never used a reference track, in that case.
I'd generally first create a 303 pattern, followed by creating drum patterns around it. Then I'd tweak the 101 to fit accordingly, and add a synth/samples if available. Before I record the mixdown, I generally have a sense of the track's overall structure, and how I want it to play out. Sometimes I don't, and would just improvise with the available created patterns.
I especially liked to improvise when I used to get stoned. I'd feel all hyped up and would get all crazy with all my machines, tweaking everything and not spend too much time thinking about it. |
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