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Ambient/Post-Rock/Textural bass playing thread
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Always wanted to try the eqd bit commander but I hate going to the music store.
The pedals are right next to the guitarist shred-o-matic booth.
Always wanted to try the eqd bit commander but I hate going to the music store.
The pedals are right next to the guitarist shred-o-matic booth.
Gives a whole new meaning to Slap Chop
So, update on the drum machine stuff. Was able to sell the Digitakt and not lose any money(!), and got the Roland TR-8S.
Wow, what a difference, in terms of my general shortcomings to beat programming. It's a lot more intuitive, with less menu diving (again, Elektron's workflow makes sense, but it's an obstacle when you don't know how to compose decent stuff in the first place), and just the general layout. When I got it, I spent some time deleting almost all of the crappy EDM drum patterns, as well as some of those obnoxious dubstep kits. Some of those EDM sounds make me want to hammer chopsticks into my ears.
Then, I hit up my huge personal sample library, made some folders on an SD card and threw a bunch of stuff on it.
So, here's my approach that, godless willing, seems to be getting me somewhere - I go and pick some tunes that I like... so far, I've picked a Lars Leonhard downtempo one, and a somewhat ambient one by Alpha Wave Movement. Good examples, because the Leonhard one is a typical but not obnoxious 4 on floor beat (somewhat chill and minimalist, with some interesting sounds), and the Alpha Wave one has an interesting ambient pattern that involves the kick, and several rims and click type things, but it's definitely less straightforward, and more in line with what I'm trying to do, overall.
Then, I hit up my libraries, and try to put together a kit that I can get as close as possible to the sounds on the tunes, and then I try to program the rhythms. I'm actually getting somewhere. Not only do I struggle with composing rhythms, I often struggle with getting the right kit sounds together. Doing this is helping me with both, and I'm just gonna take this approach for a bit and see where it goes. When I'm done, I'll have some nice, usable kits together, and hopefully, have a better idea of how to put some beats down.
Only criticism of the TR so far is it would greatly benefit from a librarian editor.
The Iridium is supposed to get into Musician's Friend tomorrow (woulda got it from SW like everything else, but they didn't have a financing option I could afford), so I'm just gonna work on this till it gets here, then I probably will leave the house even less than I already do. I bought a clamp-style VESA mount for the Iridium that I'm gonna attach to one of my heavy duty keyboard stands. I'll post a pic once I get it all set up.
Wow, what a difference, in terms of my general shortcomings to beat programming. It's a lot more intuitive, with less menu diving (again, Elektron's workflow makes sense, but it's an obstacle when you don't know how to compose decent stuff in the first place), and just the general layout. When I got it, I spent some time deleting almost all of the crappy EDM drum patterns, as well as some of those obnoxious dubstep kits. Some of those EDM sounds make me want to hammer chopsticks into my ears.
Then, I hit up my huge personal sample library, made some folders on an SD card and threw a bunch of stuff on it.
So, here's my approach that, godless willing, seems to be getting me somewhere - I go and pick some tunes that I like... so far, I've picked a Lars Leonhard downtempo one, and a somewhat ambient one by Alpha Wave Movement. Good examples, because the Leonhard one is a typical but not obnoxious 4 on floor beat (somewhat chill and minimalist, with some interesting sounds), and the Alpha Wave one has an interesting ambient pattern that involves the kick, and several rims and click type things, but it's definitely less straightforward, and more in line with what I'm trying to do, overall.
Then, I hit up my libraries, and try to put together a kit that I can get as close as possible to the sounds on the tunes, and then I try to program the rhythms. I'm actually getting somewhere. Not only do I struggle with composing rhythms, I often struggle with getting the right kit sounds together. Doing this is helping me with both, and I'm just gonna take this approach for a bit and see where it goes. When I'm done, I'll have some nice, usable kits together, and hopefully, have a better idea of how to put some beats down.
Only criticism of the TR so far is it would greatly benefit from a librarian editor.
The Iridium is supposed to get into Musician's Friend tomorrow (woulda got it from SW like everything else, but they didn't have a financing option I could afford), so I'm just gonna work on this till it gets here, then I probably will leave the house even less than I already do. I bought a clamp-style VESA mount for the Iridium that I'm gonna attach to one of my heavy duty keyboard stands. I'll post a pic once I get it all set up.
Get those beats going!!!
Atta boy.
Very happy to hear you finally found a tool that works for you.
Don't forget to stack them drum samples!!!!
"Beats". It's funny, because so much of what I end up doing will likely not sound like conventional grooves, at all. I don't really do the funk or the hip hop thing, when it comes to my synth stuff. WE SHALL SEE, my friend.Get those beats going!!!
Atta boy.
Very happy to hear you finally found a tool that works for you.
Don't forget to stack them drum samples!!!!
The pedals are right next to the guitarist shred-o-matic booth.
Shred-o-matic should face off against the...
Ok..I'll rephrase.
Drum patterns.
Better??
Don't talk to lordradish about beets
You sure you aren't a dad???Don't talk to lordradish about beets
That's next level shizzle right there.
(Don't stop btw....)
Haha
I was in a jury duty pool a few years back, and everyone had to stand up and state their name, employer and occupation, and if they were married and/or had kids. I stood up and did all of that, closing with:
"... and i have no kids (pause) that I know of."
The whole courtroom giggled and shook heads, even the judge.
Same here. I've been trying to do the kind of percussion you hear in Berlin School stuff, which does not sound like EDM or hip hop beats at all.
Nkt sure if I’m a little late to this...
I ended up with the oceans 11 reverb vs the HOF2... if I wanted a mixture of different reverbs with other things it just seemed to appeal more. Has been pretty user friendly to setup and sounds pretty good too!
Okay, who let the dad jokes in here?Don't talk to lordradish about beets
What kind of stuff? Most Berlin stuff I think of might have some high hats and occasional kick, unless you're talking about the live TD type stuff. The live TD stuff (Ricochet,etc) - I can't even fathom programming that on anything.
Didn't know you were a BS fan, I'm pretty hardcore on that stuff. Ever listen to Free System Projekt and Gert Emmens/Rudd Hejj?
Listen. It’s been 4 months with no social contact. Things are gonna get a little silly from time to time. I’m slowly forgetting how to people, and I wasn’t great at it when I started.
Since @Spectrum brought up Berlin School... love these fine folks, here... I really like how the modern stuff has evolved, but still stays true to its roots.
Ok.....let's all be serious....go!!!!
