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Getting that french sound!

Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:04 pm
by woodwardjnr
Working on a track, using a few loops and my own bass line,. I want to get that Stardust - music sounds better kind of sound to it. Any ideas?

Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:08 pm
by Funkstar De Luxe
Reduced sampling rates (with redux) and some cheap compression over entire mix.

Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:50 pm
by madlab
If you want to get that french sound, you should start to speak english or american with that "outrageous accent", just like in "holy grail" by the monty python. :D

Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:22 pm
by bulo
sidechain compression?

Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 6:05 pm
by mr.adl
And maybe a flanger effect.

+1 for sidechain compression

Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 7:07 pm
by rarr
sidechaining, flangers, phasers, oh and the odd playing around with some filters never hurts

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:49 am
by andydes
Funkstar De Luxe wrote:Reduced sampling rates (with redux) and some cheap compression over entire mix.
Shhh! Don't make the robots mad. They'll know, they're hooked into everything.

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Saw those crazy guys for the first time in about 10 years on Saturday. Bloody brilliant.

No one will ever accuse you of looking like you're reading your email on stage if you're in glowing robot suits standing in a big pyramid of crazy lighting effects.

Right, sorry to hiijack thread. Yeah, I think pumping compression over the whole mix, or at least much of it is kind of key to the sound of that stardust track.

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 2:38 pm
by mathieuh85
and eat some snails

Frenchie

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:13 pm
by ScholarlyGent
the KEY to the French sound is side-chain compression... and the the sound of cowardly footsteps running from the fury of freedom fries.