Optimism Crashes Out
By Cakes on March 8, 2026 5:40 pm
This is a minimal pensive thing I started on MPC then ported to Logic for sequencing. This was one of those fun weeks where the foundation came together fairly quickly and then one element would not play along. The bass line was the offender once again. I abandoned the original bass from the MPC, and after much trial an error this Bass Station VST thing seemed to substitute better than the rest. It's still a bit weak, but it'll do.
I like the lead here. It's pretty catchy and it kept trying to haunt me during my non-music time this week.
One unusual thing I did this week (that I need to do more of) was to TRY to tune the drum elements. The MPC has various themed drum kits that I pull from. I end up aggregating different elements via different kits. Parts aren't always keyed up, even within kits. Hopefully the end result is OK as it did wild things to different elements, including creating a far different feel for the kick.
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