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Creating a strong signature sound.
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holasoyneto
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Posted : Sep 30, 2011 22:00:46
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I have been bothered with this idea for a while now:
Well record labels have their signature sound, like that texture or something, that makes all the artists sound similar, but not the same, at first i thought: well i have to establish guidelines for the composition, arrangement etc, of all tracks but that takes away the creativity from the process, given the fact that not only me was going to work on the project, but other artists as well and each of them with a different mind state.
So i got to the conclusion that the sound was going to be designed, and applied in the mix down stage, kinda like a rock band, they record, they send it to de mixing engineer (instead of mixing themselves) and send it to a mastering engineer.
In the mix down stage, we would apply our signature buses and stuff to make them all sound similar, like applying same stile compressors, a distinct snare sound (not replace, but enhance) some signature glitches here and there, u know like applying a final polish before its ready to be pressed.
and also with the mastering engineer, guide him the guidelines of what sound we want to achieve.
So that is my approach, but i would like to hear what you think about this, or have any tips n tricks u want to share 
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Kryten
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Posted : Sep 30, 2011 22:02
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Hm, I never noticed that artists from the same lable sound so similar....If I would be signed by a Lable, I would not want to give my tracks a feel or sound that is not from me...only for making things sound similar to others....
youre really sure this is a fact?
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holasoyneto
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Posted : Sep 30, 2011 22:11
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no, I'm not talking production wise, and its not a general fact, many labels do that, many don't, and its not stripping the soul away from your music, its more making it like "woo thats a good track i bet is from a (Insert record label name here) artist!" it retains the original intent of the track, while giving it that signature sound from the record label, and obviously this is all for the means of marketing, u know, like al marvel comics look the same (but are not, totally not).
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sidra
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Posted : Sep 30, 2011 22:18
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I don't know if this is something that really goes on...
But I do wonder how zenon tracks all have such a similar character. |
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sidra
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Posted : Sep 30, 2011 22:19
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Equilizyme
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Posted : Sep 30, 2011 23:52
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I think that the artists from Wildthings records sound pretty similar, in my classification they pretty much define "mushroom funk" - EVP, Reality Grid (Alex Diplock), Archaic, Hoodwink, etc.
But that's the only label that comes to mind where I have noticed this trend.
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Colin OOOD
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Posted : Oct 1, 2011 01:00
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holasoyneto
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jonsta
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holasoyneto
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Posted : Oct 1, 2011 07:19
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naaaaa fuck of the gear, but focus on what he says about creating a signature sound
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Greententacle
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Remy [POF]
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Posted : Oct 1, 2011 15:16
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ED BANGERS FTW!!
On 2011-03-08 23:13, moki wrote:
listening only to free music is like having the free possibility to satisfy yourself with thousends of different free sexual acts. |
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Colin OOOD
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Posted : Oct 1, 2011 16:48
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On 2011-10-01 07:19, holasoyneto wrote:
naaaaa fuck of the gear, but focus on what he says about creating a signature sound
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He's talking about HIS signature sound as a mix engineer, not the signature sound of the artists he's mixing, which will be consistent between projects no matter who mixes them.
I say forget about trying to create your own signature sound; just write your own, honest music and it will happen naturally, as you express your own individual creativity in your own individual way. You do have your own creativity, don't you?
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ansolas
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Posted : Oct 1, 2011 16:59
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holasoyneto
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Posted : Oct 1, 2011 20:10
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[/quote]
He's talking about HIS signature sound as a mix engineer, not the signature sound of the artists he's mixing, which will be consistent between projects no matter who mixes them.
I say forget about trying to create your own signature sound; just write your own, honest music and it will happen naturally, as you express your own individual creativity in your own individual way. You do have your own creativity, don't you?
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yes, thats what I'm talking about, and yeah i wrote music, and my homeboys did as well, but now we are at a stage we want it to sound real consistent from artist to artist.
and yeah EDBANGERS FTW thats what I'm talking about
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