This is a melodic house style track performed on four analog synths. The midi data is sequenced in my DAW and the audio is recorded as individual tracks with my Focusrite 18i8 for mixing. I want to give a big shout out and thanks to @Starfarer for telling me about Single Channel MIDI mode on the Korg Volca Sample 2, which lets you sequence all 10 parts on a single midi channel. I was so close to buying a drum machine when what I really wanted was to sequence the Volca Sample like a drum machine. I love the slightly crunchy sound of the Volca Sample and I'm really happy to be able to sequence it alongside my synths.
The star of the show here is the Korg Volca Bass, which handles the main pluck. That was my first synth and I still love it. It's surprisingly versatile.
The Moog Minitaur handles bass and aside from a little EQ it's going without effects.
The Volca Keys handles pad duty on this one and I think it sounds just awesome with a little bit of detune in unison mode. Here I'm using it for an analog string synth sound that sounds so much better than its budget synth status would suggest.
The Behringer Crave rounds things out with a sharp pluck sound that has some noise layered in. It serves as a sort of counterpoint to the Volca Bass pluck that runs throughout the track.
Aside from the bass and drums, everything has a mix of delay from Soundtoys Echoboy and reverb from Native Instrumunts Raum, plus a little chorus from Baby Audio Magic Switch. Echoboy is a super flexible, great sounding delay. It's on sale for $69 at the moment at Plugin Boutique www.pluginbout... (Affiliate link) or pick up the whole Sountoys Effect rack, currently on sale for $179 www.pluginbout... (Affiliate link). The Soundtoys Effect Rack contains some of the most beloved effects used by pros and also home recording nerds like me.
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I'm really happy with how this came out and how quickly it came together! I think I spent as much time setting up and finding sounds as I did sequencing and arranging. Every time I do a video I set the whole thing up from scratch. Even the table is temporary, I usually keep it in my closet. It encourages me to do a unique setup every time, but it means the process of filming a video is kind of chaotic. I'm proud of how clean the cables are in this video, since I had three per device for a total of 15 ! I remembered this week that my interface (a Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 2nd gen) has four line inputs on the back that I haven't been using. So that's going to let me explore bigger setups from time to time. It's a really cool interface, though there's a fair amount of audible cross-talk between input channels.
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15 сен 2024
