nebula nova
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Posted : Feb 12, 2014 17:01:56
it took me ages to figure out how to do these distorted sounds, and now that I found one, I just had to squeeze it in, big and dumb.. may be too cheesy for some.. but anyway.. probably not a final version, by the way, so opinions are very welcome.
nebula nova
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Posted : Feb 26, 2014 18:50
just remixed the damn thing.. hopefully for the better..
I know I really should not post thoe first takes, but soundcloudis just so f damn convenient for checking your stuff in different places; anyway, enjoy..
knocz
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Posted : Feb 28, 2014 14:23
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On 2014-02-26 18:50, nebula nova wrote:
just remixed the damn thing.. hopefully for the better..
I know I really should not post thoe first takes, but soundcloudis just so f damn convenient for checking your stuff in different places; anyway, enjoy..
A track isnt finished until it's finished
I dont quite follow which distorted lead you are talking about, but I dont find anything is this cheesy (check out my stuff too see some cheeesy stuff) - but man please play more with distortion! It can really make your leads scream.
Also using filters that have a "drive" function makes the resonance distort in amazing ways (like hallucinogen..), I say play with that, and then try feeding this signal into different distortion units.
Regarding the units, there are so many different types for you to explore: distortion, overdrive, fuzz, saturation, etc., which all behaves in different ways - and then there are specific units for guitars, with amazing results!
Like that lead from 2:27 to 3:21, it's nice but you could automate several different types of distortion into it, so it starts out clean, and say in 20 seconds a distortion unit is introduced and you automate the wet knob until 100%, then for the next 10 seconds you add a new distortion and decrease the existing one to 50%, and then you go on with more units / different distortion values
Keep working, make more
Regarding the tune, there are some details that can be enhanced, but overall I really like the sounds and story: with a better mix and some care this would be an amazing tune Super Banana Sauce http://www.soundcloud.com/knocz
nebula nova
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Posted : Feb 28, 2014 20:10
cool, thanks for the effort; I really meant just this specific kind of fm-type distortion; never could figure that out for whatever reason.
anyway, hopefully I can check this next week in a "real" studio, to find some more ideas for improvement.
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Posted : Feb 28, 2014 21:09
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On 2014-02-28 20:10, nebula nova wrote:
I really meant just this specific kind of fm-type distortion; never could figure that out for whatever reason.
Post a smaller example or tell us where in the track is the leads you are talking about, maybe we can be more specific!
But, in the end it's never a single thing nor a fixed procedure.. it's a matter of tweaking and tweaking some more until it's just right And, since distortion behaves quite differently depending on the source, it's all about trial and error.
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