Super curious to hear what the rap is going to be about over this ! Getting ICP horrorcore vibes, hahah

Super curious to hear what the rap is going to be about over this ! Getting ICP horrorcore vibes, hahah

There's definitely an ominous feeling to this one.  Would be a fun one to revisit around Halloween.

There's definitely an ominous feeling to this one. Would be a fun one to revisit around Halloween.

This is a nice rappable beat! Awesome job on the synth design that drops @ 1:11.

This is a nice rappable beat! Awesome job on the synth design that drops @ 1:11. [img=Futuristic Dystopian Rap]https://i.imgur.com/IzgviXU.gif[/img]

Very nice, love the late lead!

Very nice, love the late lead!

The bass and the beat entering around 50s just suddenly move everything forward so nicely, sounds great!

The bass and the beat entering around 50s just suddenly move everything forward so nicely, sounds great!

Love how well the reverb works at the beginning, then beat comes it and fucks with your perception, forcing you to
adjust... then the bassline comes in and focuses the beat even more... great stuff!

I feel some sounds could help being louder, others softer... If you are using one instrument per channel on M8, use the mixer view to try and adjust so everything can be heard clearly... then add some limiting and boost output volume until the limiter is barely engaged.

Love how well the reverb works at the beginning, then beat comes it and fucks with your perception, forcing you to adjust... then the bassline comes in and focuses the beat even more... great stuff! I feel some sounds could help being louder, others softer... If you are using one instrument per channel on M8, use the mixer view to try and adjust so everything can be heard clearly... then add some limiting and boost output volume until the limiter is barely engaged.

This would be sweet as a rap, but I love it as an instrumental too! Feels like a boss fight in a dungeon

This would be sweet as a rap, but I love it as an instrumental too! Feels like a boss fight in a dungeon

This is great; the twanging instrument throughout adds a cool flavor.  Following that with the synth part at 1:11 suddenly launches it into 90s Atlus RPG territory

This is great; the twanging instrument throughout adds a cool flavor. Following that with the synth part at 1:11 suddenly launches it into 90s Atlus RPG territory :cool:

Sad there's no rap, this has potential! Love the dark ominous feeling of this. The synth at 1:15 is a nice surprise!

Sad there's no rap, this has potential! Love the dark ominous feeling of this. The synth at 1:15 is a nice surprise!

yeah this rules

yeah this rules

Love the snare and the lead at the end. So rubbery! :3

Love the snare and the lead at the end. So rubbery! :3

Almost a gothic rap vibe to this.  Solid.

Almost a gothic rap vibe to this. Solid.

awesome, that dirty pad coming in and lead coming in at 0:40 really got me vibing. This works as-is honestly, but also sounds like it could be a good rap beat. not really that close but I was listening to clipping and it reminds me a tiny bit of that at first

awesome, that dirty pad coming in and lead coming in at 0:40 really got me vibing. This works as-is honestly, but also sounds like it could be a good rap beat. not really that close but I was listening to clipping and it reminds me a tiny bit of that at first

Off kilter vibe and that sick back beat. Ace

Off kilter vibe and that sick back beat. Ace

also made the mistake of listening to the tracks in reverse order, nothing can follow the rap

[quote=SQF]Sad there's no rap[/quote] also made the mistake of listening to the tracks in reverse order, nothing can follow the rap <3

eery feeling, the interplay of the lead synth and reverb almost creates a phantom voice that sounds like its speaking at some points

eery feeling, the interplay of the lead synth and reverb almost creates a phantom voice that sounds like its speaking at some points

Hahahahah, exactly!!! Intense but also nonsensical
Thanks for the listen!!!

YEEESS!!! That's such a good idea, I might have to steal it!!! =P
Thanks for listening!!!

Thank you so much, that's very kind!!! I've been having a lot of fun distorting the hell out of the M8's WAVSYNTH. I feel like haven't even started really getting into MACROSYNTH, which adds a COMPLETELY different sound palette.

Thanks so much!!! Squibbly squeaky synths can be super fun to play around with, hahaha

Thank you so much!!!

Thank you so much for the listen, kind words and the tip!!! I'm still super green with mixing and have a hard time with that stuff. Whenever I hear other people making music on the M8 I always ask myself "HOW on EARTH did you make that snare sound so punchy and sharp? Also, how does it stand out so well in the mix???". I'll try to follow your advice and see if I can put more emphasis on some things I want to highlight.
Again, thanks for the comment!!!

At 1:11 is when they reveal their second form - now with LASER GUNS!!! Hahahahahaha... Thanks for the kind words

Thank you!!! I can't remember if that was a preset instrument or something I stumbled upon while futzing around with LFOs and whatnot, hahahaha... But thank you!!

I KNOW RIGHT??? I can feel it in my bones that this is aching to be rapped over... It will still happen... Soon... Hahahahah... Thanks for listening!!!

Thank you so much, that's really kind of you to say!!!

Thank you!!! I need to look into my bundle/project file, because I can't remember off the top of my head where the snare came from. Probably one of the hundreds of sample packs posted in the Dirtywave discord group, hahahaha...

Thank you!!! It makes me really happy to hear that the weird stuff I make has an audience beyond just myself
Also, I don't know who "clipping" is, gonna have to look that up!

Thank you so much, that's super kind of you
I'm particularly proud of the super simple (yet admittedly dope) drum march-style beat. I'm such a sucker for that stuff.

Hahahahahaha... At least I didn't conjure any profane images in the listener's mind with this one =P
But srsly, thanks so much, that's very kind of you.

Yeeeeah, that's true, I hadn't noticed before!!! Thanks so much, btw!

[quote=Water_Feature]Super curious to hear what the rap is going to be about over this ! Getting ICP horrorcore vibes, hahah[/quote] Hahahahah, exactly!!! Intense but also nonsensical =) Thanks for the listen!!! [quote=Cosmic Cairns]There's definitely an ominous feeling to this one. Would be a fun one to revisit around Halloween.[/quote] YEEESS!!! That's such a good idea, I might have to steal it!!! =P Thanks for listening!!! [quote=dr0ptpacket]This is a nice rappable beat! Awesome job on the synth design that drops @ 1:11. [img=Futuristic Dystopian Rap]https://i.imgur.com/IzgviXU.gif[/img][/quote] Thank you so much, that's very kind!!! I've been having a lot of fun distorting the hell out of the M8's WAVSYNTH. I feel like haven't even started really getting into MACROSYNTH, which adds a COMPLETELY different sound palette. [quote=Tristan Baldi]Very nice, love the late lead![/quote] Thanks so much!!! Squibbly squeaky synths can be super fun to play around with, hahaha =) [quote=neon liminal]The bass and the beat entering around 50s just suddenly move everything forward so nicely, sounds great![/quote] Thank you so much!!! [quote=XC3N]Love how well the reverb works at the beginning, then beat comes it and fucks with your perception, forcing you to adjust... then the bassline comes in and focuses the beat even more... great stuff! I feel some sounds could help being louder, others softer... If you are using one instrument per channel on M8, use the mixer view to try and adjust so everything can be heard clearly... then add some limiting and boost output volume until the limiter is barely engaged.[/quote] Thank you so much for the listen, kind words and the tip!!! I'm still super green with mixing and have a hard time with that stuff. Whenever I hear other people making music on the M8 I always ask myself "HOW on EARTH did you make that snare sound so punchy and sharp? Also, how does it stand out so well in the mix???". I'll try to follow your advice and see if I can put more emphasis on some things I want to highlight. Again, thanks for the comment!!! [quote=theemeraldruby]This would be sweet as a rap, but I love it as an instrumental too! Feels like a boss fight in a dungeon [/quote] At 1:11 is when they reveal their second form - now with LASER GUNS!!! Hahahahahaha... Thanks for the kind words =) [quote=ineff]This is great; the twanging instrument throughout adds a cool flavor. Following that with the synth part at 1:11 suddenly launches it into 90s Atlus RPG territory :cool:[/quote] Thank you!!! I can't remember if that was a preset instrument or something I stumbled upon while futzing around with LFOs and whatnot, hahahaha... But thank you!! [quote=SQF]Sad there's no rap, this has potential! Love the dark ominous feeling of this. The synth at 1:15 is a nice surprise! [/quote] I KNOW RIGHT??? I can feel it in my bones that this is aching to be rapped over... It will still happen... Soon... Hahahahah... Thanks for listening!!! [quote=jwh]yeah this rules[/quote] Thank you so much, that's really kind of you to say!!! =) [quote=LeBernd]Love the snare and the lead at the end. So rubbery! :3[/quote] Thank you!!! I need to look into my bundle/project file, because I can't remember off the top of my head where the snare came from. Probably one of the hundreds of sample packs posted in the Dirtywave discord group, hahahaha... [quote=ddmm64]awesome, that dirty pad coming in and lead coming in at 0:40 really got me vibing. This works as-is honestly, but also sounds like it could be a good rap beat. not really that close but I was listening to clipping and it reminds me a tiny bit of that at first [/quote] Thank you!!! It makes me really happy to hear that the weird stuff I make has an audience beyond just myself =) Also, I don't know who "clipping" is, gonna have to look that up! [quote=myfirstpunksong]Off kilter vibe and that sick back beat. Ace[/quote] Thank you so much, that's super kind of you =) I'm particularly proud of the super simple (yet admittedly dope) drum march-style beat. I'm such a sucker for that stuff. [quote=orangedrink][quote=SQF]Sad there's no rap[/quote] also made the mistake of listening to the tracks in reverse order, nothing can follow the rap <3 [/quote] Hahahahahaha... At least I didn't conjure any profane images in the listener's mind with this one =P But srsly, thanks so much, that's very kind of you. [quote=Nullsleep]eery feeling, the interplay of the lead synth and reverb almost creates a phantom voice that sounds like its speaking at some points[/quote] Yeeeeah, that's true, I hadn't noticed before!!! Thanks so much, btw!