(Synthwave "My 2nd Attempt") Until Dawn

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FrankJaeger
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Post 11 Oct 2024

Hey ya'll,

I took the feedback from my first synthwave track and incorporated it into this. WDYT? Improvement, or nah...

Side Note: This is my first time programming my own sounds from scratch. I'm usually a preset warrior, but wanted to have a crack at sound design this time. The sounds I didn't create were the drums and the choir sound you'll hear is from Humana.

Synths Used:
-FM8
-Synapse Obsession (had a ton of fun programming in this)

Drums:
-Linn LM1 by the guys over at Samples From Mars

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WolfZeit
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Post 12 Oct 2024

Love this. Sounds great listening on my headphones, brilliant full sound and really uses stereo well. Thats a very cool moment at 1.53, especially the deep synth that comes in then. Brings an excellent feeling of depth. The track flows well. Respect to you for jumping into creating sounds from scratch, you've done a real good job with it.

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Rene Disco
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Post 13 Oct 2024

This makes me feel like I'm listening to Ibiza 99 the year of trance CD. From the synths to the snare builds. Sounds dope.

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FrankJaeger
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Post 15 Oct 2024

WolfZeit wrote:
12 Oct 2024
Love this. Sounds great listening on my headphones, brilliant full sound and really uses stereo well. Thats a very cool moment at 1.53, especially the deep synth that comes in then. Brings an excellent feeling of depth. The track flows well. Respect to you for jumping into creating sounds from scratch, you've done a real good job with it.
Wow.. thanks for the kind words! This track was challenging for me from start to finish, but I'm glad to have completed it.
Rene Disco wrote:
13 Oct 2024
This makes me feel like I'm listening to Ibiza 99 the year of trance CD. From the synths to the snare builds. Sounds dope.
Thanks for listening and the compliment. I'm going to have to have a listen to that Ibiza 99 tape. I've never heard it. Hopefully I can find it on Spotify or Youtube.
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tomusurp
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Post 24 Oct 2024

I would say the sound design sounds quite good to me. My favorite part is at 1:30 with the toms haha. For the hook at 1:53 I probably would have put some kind of gating effect maybe Alligator or another plugin like Devious Infiltrator or Shaperbox on the second melody that goes higher, not on the first part melody. Just my opinion it would give a nice effect. Overall I dig it. Nice balanced and lush mix and I like that the snare is on the quieter side. I really don't like loud snares for some reason so I tend to make them as quiet as possible haha

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Post 25 Oct 2024

You’re a very good sound designer. I’m impressed. This tune is way cleaner than the other one I commented. They’re both cool but from that to this shows major improvement. Smooth build. Excellent mix.
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FrankJaeger
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Post 27 Oct 2024

tomusurp wrote:
24 Oct 2024
I would say the sound design sounds quite good to me. My favorite part is at 1:30 with the toms haha. For the hook at 1:53 I probably would have put some kind of gating effect maybe Alligator or another plugin like Devious Infiltrator or Shaperbox on the second melody that goes higher, not on the first part melody. Just my opinion it would give a nice effect. Overall I dig it. Nice balanced and lush mix and I like that the snare is on the quieter side. I really don't like loud snares for some reason so I tend to make them as quiet as possible haha
TY very much for listening and the critique. Alligator is one of the devices that I never got really acquainted with. I tried it out when it, pulverizer and the echo first came out and it just didn't click with me like the other two did. But, I think you're right. This style of music could benefit greatly from it so I'ma need to learn how to use it. There's no time like the present.
Last Alternative wrote:
25 Oct 2024
You’re a very good sound designer. I’m impressed. This tune is way cleaner than the other one I commented. They’re both cool but from that to this shows major improvement. Smooth build. Excellent mix.
TY for listening to both of the tracks. Even though I studied up, the first one was me sort of throwing stuff at the walls to see what would stick. Shooting in the dark if you will. By the time I got halfway through the mix down I kinda wanted to just be done as I was over it by then. After the feedback (and a break) I started from scratch and put some love into the second try and I'm glad I did. Your compliments (and everyone else's) made this little experiment worth it. Thank You All Again!!!
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Post 31 Oct 2024

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