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by Tenshi
Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:46 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Dubstep Scratch and Bwahh
Replies: 13
Views: 3445

Re: Dubstep Scratch and Bwahh

Actually I like dubstep. Or at least some dubstep tracks. Its just become kind of a cliche. It reminds of me trance. There were a few seminal trance tracks that became templates for a never ending stream of commercial trance records. It effectively ended trance as a genre as it seems no serious arti...
by Tenshi
Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:20 am
Forum: Tips & Tricks
Topic: How to make a dub siren in Operator?
Replies: 13
Views: 5395

Re: How to make a dub siren in Operator?

Dyou ever have a point to make or are you just a troll?
by Tenshi
Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:17 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Dubstep Scratch and Bwahh
Replies: 13
Views: 3445

Re: Dubstep Scratch and Bwahh

P.S. rock music isn't a type of music, its just a template. And hip-hop isn't a genre, its a donkey with 3 legs. To me dubstep is breakbeat. Minus dynamic range. That doesn't constitute a genre. I have heard nothing in dubstep I havent heard in what was once called breakbeat years ago. But as those...
by Tenshi
Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:11 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Dubstep Scratch and Bwahh
Replies: 13
Views: 3445

Re: Dubstep Scratch and Bwahh

Dubstep isnt a type of music or a genre, its a production template. I havent really looked into exactly how people make dubstep (as Im not that interested) but i suspect it involves: Can you communicate with words or only pictures? I will change my mind about dubstep when someone makes the second d...
by Tenshi
Wed Mar 14, 2012 6:23 pm
Forum: Tips & Tricks
Topic: How to make a dub siren in Operator?
Replies: 13
Views: 5395

Re: How to make a dub siren in Operator?

I feel like Im taking crazy pills. I know what Dub is as a genre and I know what the word means, but... Why is the word DUB used on EVERY TUTORIAL EVER??? It doesn't mean anything. I watched a friggin' 20 min tutorial on 'Dub Reverb' to find out what the hell dub reverb is only to find out 'Dub Reve...
by Tenshi
Wed Mar 14, 2012 6:11 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Dubstep Scratch and Bwahh
Replies: 13
Views: 3445

Re: Dubstep Scratch and Bwahh

Dubstep isnt a type of music or a genre, its a production template. I havent really looked into exactly how people make dubstep (as Im not that interested) but i suspect it involves: 1) A Sample CD of percussion loops or a set of dubsteppy drum hits. 2) A synth that makes squarewaves modulated with ...
by Tenshi
Wed Mar 14, 2012 5:13 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Which Ableton plugins do you never use?
Replies: 57
Views: 13455

Re: Which Ableton plugins do you never use?

The vocoder.

It either makes something that sounds OK, but a cliché, or crap.
by Tenshi
Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:22 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: How to make "french bass guitar sound"?
Replies: 10
Views: 3379

Re: How to make "french bass guitar sound"?

Sounds to me like an old fashioned 1 sample midi sequence using some slap bass sample. Same way they used to make cartridge game soundtracks to save space. If you wanna makes sounds like that you should probably find anything that references old midi soundtrack production. You can get VSTs people ha...
by Tenshi
Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:40 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Rob Papen Predator Review
Replies: 12
Views: 4473

Re: Rob Papen Predator Review

Ive used it a fair bit and didn't like it. Aliasing was unacceptable, even at highest quality.
by Tenshi
Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:12 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: What is your take on using snippets of other artist's music?
Replies: 29
Views: 6532

Re: What is your take on using snippets of other artist's music?

Seems sampling is a lot like graffiti. People argue about whether it is art or defacing peoples property without realizing can be both.

You can be artistic and rip someone off at the same time.
by Tenshi
Sat Mar 10, 2012 11:58 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Punchy kicks?
Replies: 33
Views: 11097

Re: Punchy kicks?

Sure. I would recommend not using a compressor but rather de-construct the kick. Find one sample that has the bottom end you like, low pass it. Find another than has a click you like, add a fast delay to its envelope. Layer the two. Then you can directly control the click and boom characteristics wi...
by Tenshi
Sat Mar 10, 2012 11:54 am
Forum: Tips & Tricks
Topic: Cleaning Up A Muddy Bass?
Replies: 17
Views: 9536

Re: Cleaning Up A Muddy Bass?

I've notice with many softsynths the bass characteristics go out the window when you bring in high freq content (e.g. when the filter is more open) That being the case if I make a bass sound, it is often the mid range part I make. Then I take the same preset, remove anything like detuning / chorus, ...
by Tenshi
Sat Mar 10, 2012 11:40 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: What is your take on using snippets of other artist's music?
Replies: 29
Views: 6532

Re: What is your take on using snippets of other artist's music?

if he had one, he would have used it, same frame of mind, different era... that this happened is well documented fact...but i think they were paying homage, and going with what 'worked' I think comparing Bach to Beastie boys is just stupid. What Bach did was more like you listening to a track and l...
by Tenshi
Sat Mar 10, 2012 11:36 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Punchy kicks?
Replies: 33
Views: 11097

Re: Punchy kicks?

There's nothing wrong in processing the dynamics of a sample. My issue isnt with the idea of compressing anything, including samples. Its that 'add a compressor' is like generic advice given to people when they put together a percussion track, but if the percussion track is made from samples taken ...