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Calmira

By that_ranjit on February 18, 2024 7:08 pm

Definitely spent the most time on this track out of all my WB submissions so far. I recently got a Hydrasynth Desktop and have been trying to explore what it can do (it can do a lot), I have barely even scratched the surface, but I'm looking forward to making great friends with it. Most of the synth sounds on this track are from the Hydrasynth, with the exception of beats/percussion, vocal samples, ukulele, and a few VSTi's from GarageBand. I also finally got a Shure SM57! It's my first legit microphone ever. I don't have to record audio from my phone anymore, yay!

Mostly arranged on the M8, however I really wanted to push myself to utilize a DAW as well. Admittedly I've tried to avoid doing a lot of work in a DAW because I found it sort of uninspiring and difficult to navigate. I'm just using GarageBand, so it's pretty basic--I would usually just import my M8 stems into GB and do some light EQ stuff and call it good. But with this track I really decided to dig in, make lots of edits, add and remove layers, and polish kind of obsessively--I actually had a lot of fun with it, and it's been refreshing for me to learn a lot along the way, both with the Hydrasynth and the DAW workflow.

I'm excited about these new tools. It's sunny out. Cleaning my room. Feelin' good rn.

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Tags: dance, dirtywave, edm, electronic, garageband, glitch, hip hop, hydrasynth, idm, lofi, plunderphonics, ukulele, week 7 2024, View by:that_ranjit

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February 19, 2024 12:23 am

Oooh, the foley feels so great. Def. a big headbopper.
It kind of reminds me of early Bonobo stuff with some chips-stuff and some Gorillaz sprinkles mixed in for good measure.

Fav-ed!

February 19, 2024 12:32 am

damn may be I need a hydrasynth now?! Where are the chime sounds from toward the beginning? Great sample usage and overall groovy/glitchy magic!

February 19, 2024 3:11 am

Great track. Combining workflows really paid off on this.

February 19, 2024 11:23 am

laid back and groovy this one! got enough of that lofi dirt on it to bind everything together.

February 19, 2024 11:39 am

Very good sounding, interesting track! Good work 👍

February 19, 2024 4:46 pm

This is hella inspired. I could just tell you had a lot of fun making this before even reading the description. Freakin magical

February 19, 2024 4:58 pm

Love the feel on this one.

February 19, 2024 9:10 pm

I'll second the bonobo vibes... or phutureprimative or similar. such a vibe the whole way through. so many interesting and diverse sounds, it's really polished. I love it.

February 20, 2024 4:37 am

yeah it SOUNDS like you were having fun. into it!

February 20, 2024 4:18 pm

Love this... it's a rare track that can hold my attention and keep me grovin' for over 4 minutes, but there's just so much ear candy here to keep things fresh. Well done.

February 20, 2024 5:32 pm

super chill vibes from the immediate opening percussive synth sounds to the spaced out pads. I like the stuttering feel that gets introduced too. The hydrasynth sounds really inspiring and fun. Always nice having new gear that inspires like that. Yay for the sm57 acquisition! Really feel that sunny good natured vibe throughout. Nice work!

February 20, 2024 6:41 pm

congrats on the new synth! i was very anti-DAW until i found one that i can achieve flow state while using (renoise) and now i love it.

this track is really fun, love the sound design. the attention to detail really comes through, and it's a very polished result. nicely done!

February 20, 2024 7:16 pm

This track is so fun and detailed, it feels polished and fully realized and hits so many different vibes throughout - so impressive to do this within a week! 1:25 was maybe the first of many happy surprises, I also really like the guitar sounds around 1:50 and all the vocal bits.

February 20, 2024 11:42 pm

That syncopated thing RULES!
Go cat go.

February 21, 2024 10:05 am

tight beat
- Ebrit

February 21, 2024 7:15 pm

Great track. Making me groove and smile. I love the change up around 2:30. That vocal pad throughout is so tasty. So much great samples and details all around. Cool to try the new process and go in the Daw. The parts I'm thinking are Hyrda sounds awesome!

February 22, 2024 7:44 pm

Welcome to the SM57 club! Great microphone, was also my first. I currently use an SM58 for all my vocals which is basically the same microphone but with that ball grill. Btw, as far as DAWs concerned, FL Studio/Ableton live seem to be most popular with people who make more beat/electronic oriented styles of music. I personally use Reaper but I wouldn't describe it as a particularly fun or friendly interface. I also heard of Renoise which is a DAW that operates as a tracker, I think? Maybe one of those would be more fun to use than Garageband and there's a ton of great tutorials out there. I personally love "You suck at music" for Ableton Live because, even though I don't use ableton, I think the dude is funny and the techniques learned apply to most DAWs.

Anyways, all that conversational stuff aside. Great track my dude. I like all the variation you have throughout your tracks, keeps things really interesting for the 7 minute duration.

February 23, 2024 12:26 am

Sounds great, love the vocals! Looking forward to more

February 23, 2024 3:52 am

February 24, 2024 5:50 pm

great groove and chill vibe, love that off-kilter / glitchy lead that comes in at 01:25

breakdown at 02:30 is killer and was such a cool, unexpected shift

great tune!

February 26, 2024 2:17 am

Thank you all so much I really appreciate you!!!!!!!!!!

As_Yoesual wrote:

Oooh, the foley feels so great. Def. a big headbopper.
It kind of reminds me of early Bonobo stuff with some chips-stuff and some Gorillaz sprinkles mixed in for good measure.
Fav-ed!

SQF wrote:

damn may be I need a hydrasynth now?! Where are the chime sounds from toward the beginning? Great sample usage and overall groovy/glitchy magic!

ecso wrote:

Great track. Combining workflows really paid off on this.

bryface wrote:

laid back and groovy this one! got enough of that lofi dirt on it to bind everything together.

muLperi wrote:

Very good sounding, interesting track! Good work 👍

pashapear wrote:

This is hella inspired. I could just tell you had a lot of fun making this before even reading the description. Freakin magical

Pop Tronics wrote:

Love the feel on this one.

jbarket wrote:

I'll second the bonobo vibes... or phutureprimative or similar. such a vibe the whole way through. so many interesting and diverse sounds, it's really polished. I love it.

jwh wrote:

yeah it SOUNDS like you were having fun. into it!

Napear wrote:

Love this... it's a rare track that can hold my attention and keep me grovin' for over 4 minutes, but there's just so much ear candy here to keep things fresh. Well done.

Tone Matrix wrote:

super chill vibes from the immediate opening percussive synth sounds to the spaced out pads. I like the stuttering feel that gets introduced too. The hydrasynth sounds really inspiring and fun. Always nice having new gear that inspires like that. Yay for the sm57 acquisition! Really feel that sunny good natured vibe throughout. Nice work!

nedsferatu wrote:

congrats on the new synth! i was very anti-DAW until i found one that i can achieve flow state while using (renoise) and now i love it.
this track is really fun, love the sound design. the attention to detail really comes through, and it's a very polished result. nicely done!

Cursory wrote:

This track is so fun and detailed, it feels polished and fully realized and hits so many different vibes throughout - so impressive to do this within a week! 1:25 was maybe the first of many happy surprises, I also really like the guitar sounds around 1:50 and all the vocal bits.

NeonRebar wrote:

That syncopated thing RULES!
Go cat go.

Devieus wrote:

tight beat
- Ebrit

miraclemiles wrote:

Great track. Making me groove and smile. I love the change up around 2:30. That vocal pad throughout is so tasty. So much great samples and details all around. Cool to try the new process and go in the Daw. The parts I'm thinking are Hyrda sounds awesome!

ViridianLoom wrote:

Welcome to the SM57 club! Great microphone, was also my first. I currently use an SM58 for all my vocals which is basically the same microphone but with that ball grill. Btw, as far as DAWs concerned, FL Studio/Ableton live seem to be most popular with people who make more beat/electronic oriented styles of music. I personally use Reaper but I wouldn't describe it as a particularly fun or friendly interface. I also heard of Renoise which is a DAW that operates as a tracker, I think? Maybe one of those would be more fun to use than Garageband and there's a ton of great tutorials out there. I personally love "You suck at music" for Ableton Live because, even though I don't use ableton, I think the dude is funny and the techniques learned apply to most DAWs.
Anyways, all that conversational stuff aside. Great track my dude. I like all the variation you have throughout your tracks, keeps things really interesting for the 7 minute duration.

fetalface wrote:

Sounds great, love the vocals! Looking forward to more

emily wrote:

Nullsleep wrote:

great groove and chill vibe, love that off-kilter / glitchy lead that comes in at 01:25
breakdown at 02:30 is killer and was such a cool, unexpected shift
great tune!

Thank you all so much I really appreciate you!!!!!!!!!! <3 [img]https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExeHlmejNqYWZncmVmdTA2MzMzZHY1eHUxcDlibDFjOGxxM2sxbnc4YSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/l3q2wJsC23ikJg9xe/giphy.gif[/img] [quote=As_Yoesual]Oooh, the foley feels so great. Def. a big headbopper. It kind of reminds me of early Bonobo stuff with some chips-stuff and some Gorillaz sprinkles mixed in for good measure. Fav-ed![/quote] [quote=SQF]damn may be I need a hydrasynth now?! Where are the chime sounds from toward the beginning? Great sample usage and overall groovy/glitchy magic! [/quote] [quote=ecso]Great track. Combining workflows really paid off on this.[/quote] [quote=bryface]laid back and groovy this one! got enough of that lofi dirt on it to bind everything together.[/quote] [quote=muLperi]Very good sounding, interesting track! Good work 👍[/quote] [quote=pashapear]This is hella inspired. I could just tell you had a lot of fun making this before even reading the description. Freakin magical[/quote] [quote=Pop Tronics]Love the feel on this one.[/quote] [quote=jbarket]I'll second the bonobo vibes... or phutureprimative or similar. such a vibe the whole way through. so many interesting and diverse sounds, it's really polished. I love it.[/quote] [quote=jwh]yeah it SOUNDS like you were having fun. into it! [img]https://gifdb.com/images/high/rhythm-dancing-dog-ly54nozj5k6zi2sf.gif[/img][/quote] [quote=Napear]Love this... it's a rare track that can hold my attention and keep me grovin' for over 4 minutes, but there's just so much ear candy here to keep things fresh. Well done. [/quote] [quote=Tone Matrix]super chill vibes from the immediate opening percussive synth sounds to the spaced out pads. I like the stuttering feel that gets introduced too. The hydrasynth sounds really inspiring and fun. Always nice having new gear that inspires like that. Yay for the sm57 acquisition! Really feel that sunny good natured vibe throughout. Nice work![/quote] [quote=nedsferatu]congrats on the new synth! i was very anti-DAW until i found one that i can achieve flow state while using (renoise) and now i love it. this track is really fun, love the sound design. the attention to detail really comes through, and it's a very polished result. nicely done![/quote] [quote=Cursory]This track is so fun and detailed, it feels polished and fully realized and hits so many different vibes throughout - so impressive to do this within a week! 1:25 was maybe the first of many happy surprises, I also really like the guitar sounds around 1:50 and all the vocal bits. [/quote] [quote=NeonRebar]That syncopated thing RULES! Go cat go.[/quote] [quote=Devieus]tight beat - Ebrit[/quote] [quote=miraclemiles]Great track. Making me groove and smile. I love the change up around 2:30. That vocal pad throughout is so tasty. So much great samples and details all around. Cool to try the new process and go in the Daw. The parts I'm thinking are Hyrda sounds awesome![/quote] [quote=ViridianLoom]Welcome to the SM57 club! Great microphone, was also my first. I currently use an SM58 for all my vocals which is basically the same microphone but with that ball grill. Btw, as far as DAWs concerned, FL Studio/Ableton live seem to be most popular with people who make more beat/electronic oriented styles of music. I personally use Reaper but I wouldn't describe it as a particularly fun or friendly interface. I also heard of Renoise which is a DAW that operates as a tracker, I think? Maybe one of those would be more fun to use than Garageband and there's a ton of great tutorials out there. I personally love "You suck at music" for Ableton Live because, even though I don't use ableton, I think the dude is funny and the techniques learned apply to most DAWs. Anyways, all that conversational stuff aside. Great track my dude. I like all the variation you have throughout your tracks, keeps things really interesting for the 7 minute duration. [/quote] [quote=fetalface]Sounds great, love the vocals! Looking forward to more [/quote] [quote=emily][img]https://media.giphy.com/media/20NUvxLsWxTLVnNMCR/giphy.gif[/img][/quote] [quote=Nullsleep]great groove and chill vibe, love that off-kilter / glitchy lead that comes in at 01:25 breakdown at 02:30 is killer and was such a cool, unexpected shift great tune![/quote]

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