Speaking as someone who has…um, REPEATEDLY returned to the sounds of Mr Numan this year - holy shit, great job. When that singing lead came in? Oh yizzzzzz. Great choices in the rest of the track as well - drums are awesome. Listened once, went back for a second go. Will be returning again - favorited. Great track…and yeah, that main riff is sticky

Speaking as someone who has…um, REPEATEDLY returned to the sounds of Mr Numan this year - holy shit, great job. When that singing lead came in? Oh yizzzzzz. Great choices in the rest of the track as well - drums are awesome. Listened once, went back for a second go. Will be returning again - favorited. Great track…and yeah, that main riff is sticky :)

Really nice arrangement. I’m not familiar with Numan beyond that one song, but to my ear you definitely nailed the vibe. Great job.

Really nice arrangement. I’m not familiar with Numan beyond that one song, but to my ear you definitely nailed the vibe. Great job.

YESSSS!!! This sounds so dope!!!! I agree with Paisleyfrog: when that singing lead comes in, it hits PERFECTLY... Also, the synth that comes in at around 1:10 is (to my ears) almost a signature of your sound - so cool to find out these little markers on my friends' music
I'm not familiar with The Pleasure Principal, but I can tell you that this is AWESOME.

YESSSS!!! This sounds so dope!!!! I agree with Paisleyfrog: when that singing lead comes in, it hits PERFECTLY... Also, the synth that comes in at around 1:10 is (to my ears) almost a signature of your sound - so cool to find out these little markers on my friends' music <3 I'm not familiar with The Pleasure Principal, but I can tell you that this is AWESOME.

Incredible that you made this tight of a track in just two hours, especially if that includes whomping up those more-Numan-than-Numan-esque synth instruments.  Favoriting so I can find this again

Incredible that you made this tight of a track in just [i]two hours[/i], especially if that includes whomping up those more-Numan-than-Numan-esque synth instruments. Favoriting so I can find this again

Ooo thank you! Yeah, I've been a Numan fan since I started digging into the album cuts in the early 90s. Those first few albums are soooo goood. I knew that if I could get close to that lead sound the rest would fall into place. I'm so glad you like it!

Thank you! I would 100% recommend The Pleasure Principle and Replicas if you have the time to listen. They're dark, cold, and captivating.

Ha ha I couldn't resist breaking the tradition a little. I will probably re-tool that second synth to make it more Numanesque. I'm hoping I can expand this one a little, since it was such a rush job. The Pleasure Principal is one of my go-to albums, start to finish. If you can start at the beginning (The Plan) you can hear how Numan started with punk to get a recording contract, then just flipped the script and started using synths. The man is a legend.

I was amazed it came together as well as it did. It helped that I had the melody in mind (and that kinda pushed bass sound is an easy enough pattern). A year ago that melody would be something I'd need to noodle out on a real keyboard and then input into the M8, so I was stoked to find out I could keep it in my brain and build it directly. Thanks!!

[quote=Paisleyfrog]Speaking as someone who has…um, REPEATEDLY returned to the sounds of Mr Numan this year - holy shit, great job. When that singing lead came in? Oh yizzzzzz. Great choices in the rest of the track as well - drums are awesome. Listened once, went back for a second go. Will be returning again - favorited. Great track…and yeah, that main riff is sticky :)[/quote] Ooo thank you! Yeah, I've been a Numan fan since I started digging into the album cuts in the early 90s. Those first few albums are soooo goood. I knew that if I could get close to that lead sound the rest would fall into place. I'm so glad you like it! [quote=perman00b]Really nice arrangement. I’m not familiar with Numan beyond that one song, but to my ear you definitely nailed the vibe. Great job. [/quote] Thank you! I would 100% recommend The Pleasure Principle and Replicas if you have the time to listen. They're dark, cold, and captivating. [quote=jegasus]YESSSS!!! This sounds so dope!!!! I agree with Paisleyfrog: when that singing lead comes in, it hits PERFECTLY... Also, the synth that comes in at around 1:10 is (to my ears) almost a signature of your sound - so cool to find out these little markers on my friends' music <3 I'm not familiar with The Pleasure Principal, but I can tell you that this is AWESOME.[/quote] Ha ha I couldn't resist breaking the tradition a little. I will probably re-tool that second synth to make it more Numanesque. I'm hoping I can expand this one a little, since it was such a rush job. The Pleasure Principal is one of my go-to albums, start to finish. If you can start at the beginning (The Plan) you can hear how Numan started with punk to get a recording contract, then just flipped the script and started using synths. The man is a legend. [quote=ineff]Incredible that you made this tight of a track in just [i]two hours[/i], especially if that includes whomping up those more-Numan-than-Numan-esque synth instruments. Favoriting so I can find this again[/quote] I was amazed it came together as well as it did. It helped that I had the melody in mind (and that kinda pushed bass sound is an easy enough pattern). A year ago that melody would be something I'd need to noodle out on a real keyboard and then input into the M8, so I was stoked to find out I could keep it in my brain and build it directly. Thanks!!

On a grocery run near deadline, why not! I like the idea of working on a track on a lunch break, I do it occasionally, need to do more. Ooh yes, I can hear the influence. Numan like synths and bass, sweet. Very cool sounds and melodies.

On a grocery run near deadline, why not! I like the idea of working on a track on a lunch break, I do it occasionally, need to do more. Ooh yes, I can hear the influence. Numan like synths and bass, sweet. Very cool sounds and melodies.

Love how the drums are panned, sounding FRESH, what samples are you using? Love the fills. Killer sound design. That synth at 1:09 :drooling: so fuckin good man! So many juicy melodies over that bass line. I WANT THESE DRUM SAMPLES lol

Love how the drums are panned, sounding FRESH, what samples are you using? Love the fills. Killer sound design. That synth at 1:09 :drooling: so fuckin good man! So many juicy melodies over that bass line. I WANT THESE DRUM SAMPLES lol

Thanks for the kind words! Yeah, the M8 has really upped my game by reclaiming otherwise wasted time throughout the week. It's so easy to pick up and keep working on a project instead of doom scrolling social media.

Ha ha thank you! These drum samples are absolutely brilliant and I can't recommend the enough. Best part: they're free! Knock yourself out: https://www.orangetreesamples.com/blog/free-jazz-funk-drum-sample-library

[quote=miraclemiles]On a grocery run near deadline, why not! I like the idea of working on a track on a lunch break, I do it occasionally, need to do more. Ooh yes, I can hear the influence. Numan like synths and bass, sweet. Very cool sounds and melodies. [/quote] Thanks for the kind words! Yeah, the M8 has really upped my game by reclaiming otherwise wasted time throughout the week. It's so easy to pick up and keep working on a project instead of doom scrolling social media. [quote=SQF]Love how the drums are panned, sounding FRESH, what samples are you using? Love the fills. Killer sound design. That synth at 1:09 :drooling: so fuckin good man! So many juicy melodies over that bass line. I WANT THESE DRUM SAMPLES lol [/quote] Ha ha thank you! These drum samples are absolutely brilliant and I can't recommend the enough. Best part: they're free! Knock yourself out: https://www.orangetreesamples.com/blog/free-jazz-funk-drum-sample-library

FREE!?!? Wow, amazing. Thank you!

[quote=MRDRCAT] Ha ha thank you! These drum samples are absolutely brilliant and I can't recommend the enough. Best part: they're free! Knock yourself out: https://www.orangetreesamples.com/blog/free-jazz-funk-drum-sample-library[/quote] FREE!?!? Wow, amazing. Thank you!

brilliant work, MRDRCAT

brilliant work, MRDRCAT

Thank you! Numan's work is so sparse and deliberate that it's a completely different exercise to my normal throw-everything-at-the-wall approach. I really had to choose what I wanted to do.

[quote=jwh]brilliant work, MRDRCAT[/quote] Thank you! Numan's work is so sparse and deliberate that it's a completely different exercise to my normal throw-everything-at-the-wall approach. I really had to choose what I wanted to do.