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Figure It Out

By cmcavoy on January 17, 2026 8:43 pm

This started as a short piano piece that I random'd up and used as a sample. I made three versions with the sample, but it wasn't working. I did a "palette cleansing" version for fun, recorded it to a walkman and went to sleep. The next day I went back and listened to the versions and ended up liking the loosest, simplest, walkman-recordeiest version. Not really surprising, but...a little surprising. The lesson is, for me, fast and loose tends to win my ears.

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Dat's some funky shit! heart

Really dig the vibe. The stereo field is really pleasing to me.

theagainagain wrote:

Really dig the vibe. The stereo field is really pleasing to me.

Thanks! Was worried you were going to PAN the mix (get it? PAN. Because you said stereo.)

I like listening on headphones.

As a classically trained pianist I resonate with timbres that resemble an acoustic piano, even if they are pretty far from a regular piano sound. This is exactly the exquisite sound design example that I love. If you pay attention you will realize it's a piano, but it's mangled just enough to be unique and its own sound. So it feels new and familiar at the same time, which is a recipe for captivating music!

Definitely use this bit of sound design for a full-length piece in the future!

cmcavoy wrote:
theagainagain wrote:

Really dig the vibe. The stereo field is really pleasing to me.

Thanks! Was worried you were going to PAN the mix (get it? PAN. Because you said stereo.)

I like listening on headphones.


Haha! Awesome

RPLKTR wrote:


Definitely use this bit of sound design for a full-length piece in the future!

Thanks! I like these minimalist “beat tape” structures…treating everything like samples you pulled off a record, a drum & sample & maybe a bass. It’s like a delicious cupcake (maybe a cake ball is the better analogy as you’re reusing material from another piece (the cake)). Cakeballs.

They say the second mix is the best one! Dope beat man

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