Failing Upwards
By LeBernd on March 3, 2024 10:02 pm
All Synthesis except Hihats and Vocal Sample.
Started out with the main part that I think is kinda solid, inspired by this Bundle by ilzxc:
https://weeklybeats.com/ilzxc/music/laamaa---try-again-ilzxc-remix
...and the original drop hidden in the margins, partially reworked and partially left over from the original:
https://weeklybeats.com/laamaa/music/title-tbd
There's some serious, mindbending complextro arrangement going on that I wanted to try and channel.
But having set expectations for the final result made finishing this pretty strenuous. Felt reluctant to just throw ideas at the wall to see what would stick but wasn't really happy with what I was coming up with either, so on Sunday this arrived at a point where there was just no time left. So I had to just dress my ugly little duckling and send it out into the world. Here's to finding a more fun process next week!
Still, it wasn't all for naught, because it never is: As mentioned, I kinda like the central core, so I might just give it another shot one of these days. Also, I'm happy with how drum synthesis came out, I used the Reverb Freeze plus room size modulation to make a riser which worked out pretty great, and I found beauty in the Delay and Reverb settings from the Bundle (courtesy of either laamaa or ilzxc). Learning from the greats is always gonna be failing upwards, right?
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