Hai,
I've been producing music for a couple of years now and most recently ditched every softsynth I owned and replaced them with a couple of hardware synths I've had now for quite a while. The reason for this is to limit the endless source of sounds you get and therefore forcing myself to synthesise my own sound.
Anyway, this is the result of 3-4 days of working on this, it is still work in progress.
https://soundcloud.com/zpazt/st-6
Thanks for listening and feedback is greatly appreciated.
-Tom
(Downtempo) Alterkraft - ST 6 (demo)
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- KVRer
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- 4 posts since 3 Apr, 2015
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- KVRAF
- 5627 posts since 23 Mar, 2006 from pendeLondonmonium
That's a commendable attitude. You can get shot down on KVR if you suggest that limiting your options will aid in the process of creativity. There are people here who do not understand how this actually can help and are ready to burn you at the stake for saying that.heylentom94 wrote:The reason for this is to limit the endless source of sounds you get and therefore forcing myself to synthesise my own sound.
Your track is superb. Whether this is the outcome of limiting your options, or your talent, I don't know, but it's a great listen nonetheless. It has a strange mix of old school and contemporary, but don't ask me which parts. That pitch-slide at the end took me by surprise and I thought "what is he doing" but it quickly resolved and it made perfect sense. Well done for introducing the unexpected.
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 4 posts since 3 Apr, 2015
Oh, thanks for the kind words therehimalaya wrote:That's a commendable attitude. You can get shot down on KVR if you suggest that limiting your options will aid in the process of creativity. There are people here who do not understand how this actually can help and are ready to burn you at the stake for saying that.heylentom94 wrote:The reason for this is to limit the endless source of sounds you get and therefore forcing myself to synthesise my own sound.
Your track is superb. Whether this is the outcome of limiting your options, or your talent, I don't know, but it's a great listen nonetheless. It has a strange mix of old school and contemporary, but don't ask me which parts. That pitch-slide at the end took me by surprise and I thought "what is he doing" but it quickly resolved and it made perfect sense. Well done for introducing the unexpected.
Well, I guess it's different for anybody, for me at least it's more satisfying and motivating knowing you made the sound. It also does not hurt exploring the possibilities which are possible for example with a simple analogue like the Microbrute.On the pitch-slide part, it did sound wrong for me when I did it. But the whole idea was building up to the break and then anti-climaxing that part. It's hard to get it back to base again when your track opens up.
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- KVRAF
- 6325 posts since 18 Jul, 2008 from New York
Minimal with some original touches. Quite an enjoyable listen. 
The mix is a bit dull sounding as if the high frequencies were rolled off.
The mix is a bit dull sounding as if the high frequencies were rolled off.
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- KVRer
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- 4 posts since 3 Apr, 2015
You're right, I just noticed I cut a bit too much on my master bus.Frantz wrote:Minimal with some original touches. Quite an enjoyable listen.
The mix is a bit dull sounding as if the high frequencies were rolled off.
https://soundcloud.com/zpazt/st-9
Should be fixed. Thanks for the reply btw, appreciate it.
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- KVRist
- 208 posts since 9 Jul, 2008 from Newcastle Upon Tyne
Nice track, again my love of the Tron soundtrack. Nice arp and pads. Drums are tight too. I feel it could have a second half after the pitchbend, like the mainframe being shutdown and a new vision created : )) Hope you know what I mean.
