love the electro vibe on this one. Those rubbery leads sound really cool, digging the overall sound design. Really catchy melody too.

love the electro vibe on this one. Those rubbery leads sound really cool, digging the overall sound design. Really catchy melody too.

Those 80s claps are VERY nicely placed.
Holy crap, those FM synths at 1:05 are GLORIOUS!!! I'm a sucker for the Genesis' Altered Beast synths and you hit that PERFECTLY!
This is so damn fun. The melody here is indeed quite catchy! And the vocal samples are really well placed too. Great job on this one ❤️

Those 80s claps are VERY nicely placed. Holy crap, those FM synths at 1:05 are GLORIOUS!!! I'm a sucker for the Genesis' Altered Beast synths and you hit that PERFECTLY! This is so damn fun. The melody here is indeed quite catchy! And the vocal samples are really well placed too. Great job on this one ❤️

Oh man, so much great stuff going on in here. The long filter sweep on the first riff was cool, but then the syncopation of the second bass riff against it really set the feel - a little bit of jerky uncertainty (which is perfect considering where the samples take the song). And yeah, I love the samples - placement, the clean treatment, how the story fits into the song. The hinted-at apocalypse gives everything that came before an even darker energy. Great song.

Oh man, so much great stuff going on in here. The long filter sweep on the first riff was cool, but then the syncopation of the second bass riff against it really set the feel - a little bit of jerky uncertainty (which is perfect considering where the samples take the song). And yeah, I love the samples - placement, the clean treatment, how the story fits into the song. The hinted-at apocalypse gives everything that came before an even darker energy. Great song.

Thank you! I'm paranoid about sound design (I really have no idea what I'm doing) so this is good to hear!

Ha ha - the 80s claps were a late addition because I wanted something more for percussion, and they're so identifiable I figured it would be a nice island in the middle of a bunch of weird noise. I had a lot of fun with the 2nd bass sound (and pushing that squawk to the right). I'm glad you like it!

Hee - I think "Jerky Uncertainty" is my whole genre. I usually love to play havoc with vocal samples and considered that here for the subject matter, but the clean voice sounded so good against the rest of the track I had to keep it. Thanks for the kind words!

[quote=ddmm64]love the electro vibe on this one. Those rubbery leads sound really cool, digging the overall sound design. Really catchy melody too. [/quote] Thank you! I'm paranoid about sound design (I really have no idea what I'm doing) so this is good to hear! [quote=jegasus]Those 80s claps are VERY nicely placed. Holy crap, those FM synths at 1:05 are GLORIOUS!!! I'm a sucker for the Genesis' Altered Beast synths and you hit that PERFECTLY! This is so damn fun. The melody here is indeed quite catchy! And the vocal samples are really well placed too. Great job on this one ❤️[/quote] Ha ha - the 80s claps were a late addition because I wanted something more for percussion, and they're so identifiable I figured it would be a nice island in the middle of a bunch of weird noise. I had a lot of fun with the 2nd bass sound (and pushing that squawk to the right). I'm glad you like it! [quote=Paisleyfrog]Oh man, so much great stuff going on in here. The long filter sweep on the first riff was cool, but then the syncopation of the second bass riff against it really set the feel - a little bit of jerky uncertainty (which is perfect considering where the samples take the song). And yeah, I love the samples - placement, the clean treatment, how the story fits into the song. The hinted-at apocalypse gives everything that came before an even darker energy. Great song.[/quote] Hee - I think "Jerky Uncertainty" is my whole genre. I usually love to play havoc with vocal samples and considered that here for the subject matter, but the clean voice sounded so good against the rest of the track I had to keep it. Thanks for the kind words!

I didn't get a muddy vibe from the mix. Sounded great through the cans over here.

Excited to check out your previous subs. I was thinking about trying to explore a no distortion or saturation pallet this year too... what are your thoughts after doing that this week?

I didn't get a muddy vibe from the mix. Sounded great through the cans over here. Excited to check out your previous subs. I was thinking about trying to explore a no distortion or saturation pallet this year too... what are your thoughts after doing that this week?

"things did not go well"
but this track did! this sounds great to my ears

"things did not go well" but this track did! this sounds great to my ears

Thank you! As for the cleaner mix/patches, I really enjoyed working this way! Obviously there is some distortion (at instrument level) & saturation (in the final master) going on, but finding a way to add clear sounds to a "less pristine" track creates a fun balance. I kept the vocal clean and centred in the mix, and that seemed to give my fuzzy bass & leads something to hang on. Can recommend (in moderation )

Hee hee well played. Thank you!

[quote=Drum Bender]I didn't get a muddy vibe from the mix. Sounded great through the cans over here. Excited to check out your previous subs. I was thinking about trying to explore a no distortion or saturation pallet this year too... what are your thoughts after doing that this week?[/quote] Thank you! As for the cleaner mix/patches, I really enjoyed working this way! Obviously there is some distortion (at instrument level) & saturation (in the final master) going on, but finding a way to add clear sounds to a "less pristine" track creates a fun balance. I kept the vocal clean and centred in the mix, and that seemed to give my fuzzy bass & leads something to hang on. Can recommend (in moderation ;) ) [quote=jwh]"things did not go well" but this track did! this sounds great to my ears[/quote] Hee hee well played. Thank you!

super fun track, really like the leads and the "why does this sound so familiar" AI voice

super fun track, really like the leads and the "why does this sound so familiar" AI voice ;)