soul soup
By defensem3ch on January 3, 2026 9:42 pm
made in reaper with virtual jv (roland jv880 emulation), emulator x3, alchemy, redux (80s kit)
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Feels like it's 2AM and you're trying to play Ace Attorney on your DS but the hardest jam you've ever heard just came on and you can't focus on the game
Quite catchy! Welcome back, can’t wait to hear more of your stuff this year!
oHHHHH YEEE. What a dirty slapper with the perfect festive edge. Love the little chordal interlude in the middle... so much sparkle! Drums super fun too :-D
What did you use for those horns? They sound fantastic! When all the instruments come together around 0:55, I did an involuntary "wow" exclamation. Great first submission
The syncopation is super powerful. Stylish, playful, and masterfully put together.
Wow how do you just churn this out? Its such a comprehensive arrangement.
Mid 90s 16 bit sports game half time menu feeling for me.
extremely cool sounds here, such a fun and lighthearted track! nice work!
Kareoke backing track to an imaginary top 10 90s soul hit if it was transcribed by a genius with the best rack gear who somehow managed to outshine the original. I'm off getting a round and we'll all settle in and have a good time in this imaginary bar tonight 
Love the rompler sounds, have been having loads of fun with a d-05 recently and I'm keen as hell to check out virtual jv now
thanks all!
RoccoW wrote:
What did you use for those horns? They sound fantastic! When all the instruments come together around 0:55, I did an involuntary "wow" exclamation. Great first submission
the horns were a mix of virtual-jv (brass) and some emulator x3 .exb soundbanks (alto/tenor sax) along with an alchemy patch (synth brass)
Man, how do you get your mixes to sound to balanced in a *week*.
This track hits all the right spots for me, sound wise, the cheesiness (that's not a bad thing), composition, interesting rhythms.
Inject this into my veins please ok thank u
This is snappy 
I've been trying to teach myself Reaper lately and its great to see its got some room to stretch its legs. love the full band sound that comes in around a minute!
That bass and cheezy sax are spot on.
That track made me bop on my chair.
antler wrote:
Man, how do you get your mixes to sound to balanced in a *week*.
i was testing the new airwindows consoleH plugins which are very weird in a kinda fun way and i guess i was able to make it work
Great cheese! Rhodes is so cool and the rest complements the soundtrack
defensem3ch wrote:
antler wrote:Man, how do you get your mixes to sound to balanced in a *week*.
i was testing the new airwindows consoleH plugins which are very weird in a kinda fun way and i guess i was able to make it work
Ah, nice, installed them as well, because why not 
A super fun and funky song. Love the JV and love that one of your tags is horny.
Back for seconds. Probably LOTS of seconds.
This soup is so gosh darned tangy!
glad you are back!
totally ready to play Hotel Dusk or Vegas Stakes to this!
great mix
orangedrink wrote:
totally ready to play Hotel Dusk or Vegas Stakes to this!
thanks! holy shit vegas stakes i had that as a kid lmao
Oh man that groove locked IN instantly, HNY Defmech, good to see you again love when it all kicks off at 0:54, got those jazz fusion vibes doooowwwnnn