tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56414931037206415192024-03-14T06:00:47.275+10:00Pretension // News & Production BlogPretensionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16929505792649701318noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641493103720641519.post-47927758200884959942011-03-06T14:17:00.003+10:002011-03-06T14:22:38.988+10:00"I'm No Star" RELEASED<object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F6384119&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=28e412"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F6384119&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=28e412" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --></a><div><a title="data:post.title" url="data:post.url" class="addthis_button"><br 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style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A fellow producer asked me this question a few weeks ago. It’s a pretty interesting topic and I am sure that lot of people approach remixes fairly differently. I thought I’d get my thoughts out there with the hope that it might spark a bit f discussion. </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">There are a couple of reasons that I may be doing a remix:</span></span></span></p> <ol style="list-style-type: decimal"> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I want to do a bootleg remix of a song for my own use in a live show or promotion.</span></span></span></li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I have been asked by an artist or label to create a remix for single release. </span></span></span></li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I want to enter a remix competition. </span></span></span></li></ol> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Now even though I approach each of these situations slightly differently, I generally ask a couple of questions beforehand:</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Who is the audience and who has the final say on style, sound or genre of your remix? Are there certain parts of the original that should or shouldn't be used? What of the original, in your opinion, could be improved? </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Genre + Style</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">For example when doing a remix for a competition they sometimes give you a style or genre they want you to work within. Easy, stick to that. Sometimes, however, they’ll say “any genre welcome” so then it’s up to you to produce something that fits within the label’s sound, the sponsoring website’s style or is just damn amazing in your genre of choice. I’ve heard some pretty cool metal remixes of house tunes that really challenge the listener and pull the track into a completely new context. Your remix might even open the track up to other different audiences.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">When producing a remix for a label for single release I often stick to the sounds and genres that the label is pushing. If you are doing a remix for a label that releases underground minimal and techno, don’t get too pissed off when they turn down your ‘hands-in-the-air’ commercial trance remix with ten thousand stacked saws. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Some labels can be pretty diverse, however, so your trance mix might sit really well next to their disco, big room and tech house remixes. That’s why it is sometimes good to think of how your track will fit in the package of the single release. The label may be looking to open up the track to as many listeners as possible. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b></b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Stick to what you’re good at </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I find that the remixes that have turned out best, are the ones where I haven’t gone crazy inventing genres or producing styles that I don’t normally produce. If you are a gun at producing progressive house with slow builds and long drops, do a progressive house remix. You know what works and what sounds good and you’ll also know how to twist the original to fit into that genre or style. Play to your strengths and skillz and you can’t go too wrong. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Hook</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I try to write a hook into most of the tracks that I produce and it’s no different for a remix. For a remix, however, I start off by listening to the original (or the parts of it) and identify the hook. It might be the vocal, or it may be a synth riff or something else - just work out what it is. Now decide, are you going to use the hook or create a new one? </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It can be easiest to reuse the hook. It’s the most recognisable part of the track and will easily get the listeners attention when they hear this rad new remix of that track that they really love. Maybe the hook is great but the rest of the track is rubbish. Just remember that you don’t have to leave it dry; you can get creative. Chop up the hook, stretch it, squash it, filter it, drag it out but leave enough of it there so the listener can recognise it. Maybe try swapping out the main synth, try a different patch to better compliment the genre that you are producing. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">If you want to mix it up completely, try writing a new hook. This is where your own unique sound can come into play. You may use a similar synth patch but with a different melody. Even try using the sounds that you get in the remix pack but chop them to pieces and use them in a different context. Where there was a simple guitar chord in the original, you might now have a stabby house chord by adding a little distortion and playing with the envelopes. Maybe the original is drum and bass and you want to create a house remix. I can’t stand tracks that just speed up or slow down vocals to fit a new BPM (and yes I have been guilty of this in the past) so I take this opportunity to be creative. I’ll try slicing vocal snippets out of the original to use the words as an instrument in their own right. Sometime it may be as easy as cutting out one good vocal grab. It might be one line in the lyrics that you really like or sounds good. There really aren’t any rules. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Examples</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Earlier this year I entered the Lychee Martini remix competition run by <a href="http://www.soundpunk.com/">SoundPunk.com</a>. The original track was a chilled out dubby tune that was chugging along at about 80BPM. The vocals were clean and interesting and the instrumentation was fantastic. Now 80BPM lends itself quite easily trip hop or even d’n’b (by doubling the tempo) but these genres are by no means my forte. I write house music so the challenge was set to get the track to fit into the 120-130BPM range. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I always like a good chord progression in my tracks and the original had a pretty cool one to begin with. </span><br /><script language="JavaScript" src="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/audio-player.js"></script><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/Remix/LycheeHook2.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br /><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">However, I needed to get it to fit into my house tune. Slice-to-midi, a bit of eq and some other effects processing and the gentle strums were now sharp and stabby.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/Remix/LycheeHook1.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br /><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I also had fun playing with the percussion in the track. As the original comprised real musicians with real instruments, the recording quality was top notch. Take this clicky percussion sample for instance.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/Remix/LycheePerc2.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br /><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">After a bit of chopping and looping, I now had a forward moving percussion loop to work with.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/Remix/LycheePerc1.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br /><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The vocals on this one were great to work with. To try and avoid speeding up or slowing down the vocals to fit the BPM I decided to chop them up and use them like an instrument. I went looking for vowel sounds and this what I came up with.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/Remix/LycheeVocalChop.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br /><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I then picked one phrase from the original to use as the vocal hook.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/Remix/LycheeToo High.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br /><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Another remix competition that I entered this year was for the We No Speak Americano remix competition put on by Spank Records. I must admit that I really liked this tune when it 1st came out. It was funky, the horns were great and it chugged along quite nicely. I did however think that it lacked a little progression. There was no real melody apart for the main hook and could certainly do with a good dose of funk.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/Remix/Yolandaremix1.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br /><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">You can download this one for <a href="http://soundcloud.com/pretension/yolanda-be-cool-vs-dcup-we-no-speak-americano-pretension-remix-1">FREE!</a></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Last but not least I also entered the <a href="http://www.christopherlawrence.com/">Christopher Lawrence</a> Remix Competition. I took the original pad sample, chopped, looped and sidchained it to suit.<br /><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Original<br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/Remix/Lieduckingpadorig.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br /><script language="JavaScript" src="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/audio-player.js"></script><br />Remix<br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/Remix/Lieduckingpad.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Check out the other remixes that I’ve done here:</span></span></span></span></span></p><br /><object height="185" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F129166&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&show_playcount=false&show_artwork=false&color=0ac300"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="185" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F129166&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&show_playcount=false&show_artwork=false&color=0ac300" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"><br /></span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Got any comments? How do you approach a remix? </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><div><a title="data:post.title" url="data:post.url" class="addthis_button"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0" /></span></span></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a91ca022fac51a2"></script></div><!-- AddThis Button END --></div></div>Pretensionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16929505792649701318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641493103720641519.post-61073022653880173302010-06-29T20:53:00.004+10:002010-06-29T21:02:19.302+10:00Top 10 Yeah!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">So my remix has made it into the Top 10 for the We No Speak Americano remix competition that those nice people at Spank Records have put on. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/TCnRLhgQcdI/AAAAAAAAAMw/UCPYulNfdL8/s1600/spank-logo.png"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 120px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/TCnRLhgQcdI/AAAAAAAAAMw/UCPYulNfdL8/s400/spank-logo.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488147616830091730" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><div><a title="data:post.title" url="data:post.url" class="addthis_button"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></a></div><div><a title="data:post.title" url="data:post.url" class="addthis_button"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">So click </span></a><a href="http://www.spankrecords.com.au/sweat-it-out-comp/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">HERE</span></a><a title="data:post.title" url="data:post.url" class="addthis_button"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, check it out and vote for me! You can win stuff, I can win stuff and I'll love you forever! Yeah?</span></a></div><div><a title="data:post.title" url="data:post.url" class="addthis_button"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></a></div><div><a title="data:post.title" url="data:post.url" class="addthis_button"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0" /></span></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a91ca022fac51a2"></script></div><!-- AddThis Button END -->Pretensionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16929505792649701318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641493103720641519.post-68752719978129209522010-06-17T21:53:00.005+10:002010-06-17T21:58:49.539+10:00One for you - One for me<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It's been a while since I've written so I thought I'd woo all of my readers back in with a freebie!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Here is my super fun entry for the <i>We No Speak Americano</i> Remix competition. I had a tonne of fun recording real bass for this one and stayed up late and got extra funky for it. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Listen below and go to the 'cloud to download a 320K club edit for free. You heard me!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fpretension%2Fyolanda-be-cool-vs-dcup-we-no-speak-americano-pretension-remix-1&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=00ff45"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fpretension%2Fyolanda-be-cool-vs-dcup-we-no-speak-americano-pretension-remix-1&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=00ff45" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Love it. Leave it. 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Each week they feature a new DJ with a new mix to keep the fans satisfied. Audio Interspace Podcast heard that </span></span><a href="http://pretensionmusic.blogspot.com/2010/01/live.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">last live mix</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> that I did and wanted one of their own! So, I've put together an exclusive mix just for them (and you guys).</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Tracklist</span></span><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">1. Tim Deluxe - Freedom (Dub Mix) </span><a href="http://www.junodownload.com/tracks/1537872-02-2.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Juno Download</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"> </span><a href="http://www.djtunes.com/tim-deluxe/freedom-ep-tim-deluxe/freedom__686492" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">DjTunes</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"> </span><a href="https://www.beatport.com/en-US/html/content/release/detail/222153/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Beatport</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><br />2. Pretension - Tuning In<br />3. Benny Electric vs. The Greenmatics - I Love Technology (Pretension Remix) </span><a href="http://www.junodownload.com/tracks/1404173-02-4.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Juno Download</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"> </span><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Technology-Remix-Pretension-Club/dp/B001VF4450/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Amazon</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><br />4. Goldtraxx - Sun, Sand, Sex and Sea (Pretension Remix) : Funkerman - Automatic (Acapella)<br />5. Racim & Niko Spencer - Far Away (Pretension Remix) </span><a href="https://www.beatport.com/en-US/html/content/release/detail/184206/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Beatport</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><br />6. Ehsan Gelsi - Head On High (Pretension Remix) : Moby - Bodyrock (Acapella) : Funkerman - Automatic (Acapella)<br />7. Rivastarr - I Was Drunk (Pretension Bootleg)<br />8. Pretension - Willing To Settle ft. Suzie<br />9. Segue - Coming Around (Pretension Remix)<br />10. Christopher Lawrence - We Lie To Ourselves (Pretension Remix)<br />11. Steve Angello - Tivoli (Pretension Bootleg) : PNAU - Embrace (Acapella)<br />12. 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Most of these plugins have been chosen for these three reasons. </span></span></span></p> <ol style="list-style-type: decimal"> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">They are easy to use.</span></span></span></li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">They are cheap or free.</span></span></span></li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">They sound good. </span></span></span></li> </ol> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Now these three points apply to both instruments and effects and by sticking to a few good plugins it is possible to quickly and easily get the sound that you want - you know, that one that is rattling around in your head. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So today I’m going to go over a little plugin that has been getting a workout in some of my recent tracks - TAL Reverb. You’ll be happy to know that it’s a free plugin that you can get from here: </span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><a href="http://kunz.corrupt.ch/?Products:VST_TAL-Reverb"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://kunz.corrupt.ch/?Products:VST_TAL-Reverb</span></span></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Remember, I've already told you about </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><a href="http://pretensionmusic.blogspot.com/2009/05/saturated-phat.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">TAL-Bassline</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/S7rb6sCMAuI/AAAAAAAAAMg/63AZUuGdfiU/s1600/TAL-Reverb.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/S7rb6sCMAuI/AAAAAAAAAMg/63AZUuGdfiU/s400/TAL-Reverb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456915699812008674" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 143px; " /></span></span></span></a></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Just looking at the number of dials on this one shows you that you’ll get your head around it in no time. </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Room Size</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> - adjusts the length of the reverb tail. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pre Delay</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> - adds a delay time before the reverb kicks in. Can be used for great rhythm effects.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Damp</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> - adjusts how quickly a filter cuts the high frequencies. Imagine the difference between a room with hard straight walls and a room with pillows stuck to the walls.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Low Pass</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> - adjusts the cutoff frequency of a low pass filter.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">High Pass</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> - adjusts the cutoff frequency of a high pass filter. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Stereo Width</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> - Adjusts the stereo width of the reverb.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dry/Wet</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> - you know what this one does.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Now you can use this reverb on almost any sound and it can also be used to create some great effects. Here are a couple of examples.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Example 1</span></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This vocal recording has been run through the TAL-Reverb to make it sound like you are listening to the vocalist in a small empty room:</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/TALReverb/VoxWet.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This is a great way to create a nice intimate setting. If you increased the </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Damp</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> value you could even achieve a more natural sound. Here is the dry vocal:</span></span></p><script language="JavaScript" src="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/audio-player.js"></script><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/TALReverb/VoxDry.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And now in the context of the song:</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/TALReverb/VoxContext.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">If you listen carefully, you can hear that I have adjusted the dry/wet on a second reverb with a larger room size to create the builds at the end of each phrase.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Example 2</span></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Now this second example is on a bell type synth that I have created. To start with, have a listen to the wet signal only:</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/TALReverb/HOHwetonly.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Can you hear how the pitch is changing on the reverb? Can you tell why? Now with both the dry and wet signals:</span></span></p><script language="JavaScript" src="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/audio-player.js"></script><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/TALReverb/HOHwet.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">You can hear that the reverb is in fact changing behind the original sound. By adjusting the room size while feeding a signal through the reverb you can a very interesting effect. The reverb is re-pitched depending on the change in room size. Map it a knob on your controller and have a play.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><script language="JavaScript" src="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/audio-player.js"></script><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And here it is in the context of the song:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/TALReverb/HOHcontext.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I've once again used a second reverb to create the building, whooshing reverb in the background.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So now it's your turn:</span></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Throw this reverb after any synth that you have. Play with all of the settings and get to know exactly what each one does. It's simple and you should be able to get some great effects pretty quickly.</span></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><div><a title="data:post.title" url="data:post.url" class="addthis_button"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a91ca022fac51a2"></script></div><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->Pretensionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16929505792649701318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641493103720641519.post-76141879686137105102010-03-18T20:32:00.006+10:002010-06-03T12:31:49.248+10:00Remixes || Remixes<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">kay so I've been a bit quiet on the blogging front for the last few weeks. To let you guys know what I've been up to and to get the ball rolling again I've got a couple of samples of some remixes that I've been doing.</span></span> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The 1st track that I've finished is a remix of a track called "Head on High" by Melbourne producer, <a href="http://soundcloud.com/smashbang">Ehsan Gelsi</a>. I just fell in love with the vocal hook on this one and just had to do a remix. It reminds me of Imogen Heap's work the way that the vocals are layered, almost using the vocal sounds as an instrument on their own. </span></span></div><div><object width="100%" height="81"><param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fpretension%2Fhead-on-high-pretension-remix-ehsan-gelsi-1&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=00ff45"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fpretension%2Fhead-on-high-pretension-remix-ehsan-gelsi-1&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=00ff45" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Track number 2 is a remix for the <a href="http://billyhydemusic.com.au/remix/">Billy Hyde / Christopher Lawrence remix competition</a>. Now, I don't generally listen to trance but I thought I could add my own twist to this track. It had quality stems with an interesting vocal line and enough quirky bits and pieces to play around with. They even threw in the kick sample! Now that's dedication. My take has pulled down the speed to my happy BPM of 128 and I've thrown it into the progressive / tech / big room house realm. I did a lot of experimenting with splitting up the frequencies of the bass line in Ableton and might just do a little tut in the next few weeks explaining what I've done. Stay tuned!</span></span></div><div><object width="100%" height="81"><param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fpretension%2Flie-to-ourselves-pretension-remix-christopher-lawrence&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=00ff45"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fpretension%2Flie-to-ourselves-pretension-remix-christopher-lawrence&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=00ff45" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Jump on the <a href="http://soundcloud.com/pretension">cloud</a> and say hi. Leave a comment and send me your tunes!</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><br /><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">UPDATE!!! - I found out in March that I was the winner to the Christopher Lawrence Remix comp. I am super mega stoked and can't wait for my remix to be released on Audacious Records. Fantastic!</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </p><br /><br /></span></span><a class="addthis_button" title="data:post.title" url="data:post.url"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" alt="Bookmark and Share" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a91ca022fac51a2"></script><br /><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->Pretensionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16929505792649701318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641493103720641519.post-83637231006467570782010-01-20T17:03:00.003+10:002010-01-22T15:16:05.201+10:00Live?<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Firstly, Happy New Year. I hope you all had a good break and managed hang out in the sun briefly before throwing yourself into 2010. I've got a good feeling about this year and what it will bring. Lots of opportunities are just around the corner!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">1st Achievement</span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I've finally managed to record a live set. I've been meticulously tearing my songs apart over the last couple of months and I have finally managed to piece enough of them together to create a live set. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fpretension%2Fblurring-the-line-apc40-set&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=00b9ff"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fpretension%2Fblurring-the-line-apc40-set&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=00b9ff" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Here it is: </span><a href="http://tiny.cc/2010Jan"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">DOWNLOAD</span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">It's free for you to download and listen to and pass on to your mates. It's got a good mix of my remixes with a few sneaky acapellas thrown in. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Over the next few weeks I'll show you how I've created my set in Ableton Live as well as giving you some insight into the effects that I've created.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><div><a title="data:post.title" url="data:post.url" class="addthis_button"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a91ca022fac51a2"></script></div><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->Pretensionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16929505792649701318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641493103720641519.post-45174108199052191262009-12-22T21:17:00.004+10:002009-12-22T21:32:33.600+10:00The Fruits of a Remix Comp<div>I've been entering remix competitions for years. Big ones, small ones, local ones and international ones. I've never won a comp but I've had a hell of a lot of fun entering. </div><div><br /></div><div>Remix competitions are great. They allow you to dig into a track and really discover how it was created. They help you hone your skills and sometimes even pull you out of your production comfort zone but most importantly they help you develop a healthy habit of actually finishing songs. </div><div><br /></div><div>I've thrown up a couple of remixes that I've completed in the last couple of months. Some of you may have known about the comps and some of you may even have entered. </div><div><br /></div><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="46" height="23"><param name="movie" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=1655203278/size=short/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"><param name="allowNetworking" value="always"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><embed src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=1655203278/size=short/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" width="46" height="23" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="always" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"></embed><noembed></noembed></object> <a href="http://drop.io/tivolipretension/asset/tivoli-pretension-remix-mp3">Steve Angello - Tivoli (Pretension Remix)</a><div><br /></div><div> </div><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="46" height="23"><param name="movie" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=3526155262/size=short/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"><param name="allowNetworking" value="always"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><embed src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=3526155262/size=short/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" width="46" height="23" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="always" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"></embed><noembed></noembed></object> <a href="http://drop.io/pretensioniwas/asset/i-was-drunk-pretension-s-baltic-bash-mp3">Riva Starr - I Was Drunk (Pretension's Baltic Bash)</a><div><br /></div><div>So have a go at the next remix comp you see. It's great practice and there are always plenty of prizes on offer.</div><br /><div><a title="data:post.title" url="data:post.url" class="addthis_button"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a91ca022fac51a2"></script></div><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->Pretensionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16929505792649701318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641493103720641519.post-6255686635146433472009-11-20T07:58:00.003+10:002009-11-20T08:05:24.559+10:00Pretension has been pressed to CD!<div>I take great pleasure in letting you guys know that one of my remixes has been pressed to CD! It might not have been a big thing a few years ago but in our stampeding digital age, a physical copy of a tune really is a big thing, for me anyway!</div><div><br /></div><div>The tune is <a href="http://pretensionmusic.blogspot.com/2009/06/new-release-free-mp3.html">Winston & Yoddy - Deeper (Pretension Remix)</a> and I am super proud.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/SwXAkBc2zII/AAAAAAAAALs/WZUKl-ocEXM/s1600/300.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/SwXAkBc2zII/AAAAAAAAALs/WZUKl-ocEXM/s400/300.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405938652825439362" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 293px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I've just ordered my copy from <a href="http://kitschyrecords.bigcartel.com/product/essential-kitschy-volume-01">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a title="data:post.title" url="data:post.url" class="addthis_button"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a91ca022fac51a2"></script></div><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->Pretensionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16929505792649701318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641493103720641519.post-59810900691342816062009-11-13T11:43:00.005+10:002009-11-13T11:58:08.697+10:00Funkaine (Pretension Remix) - Winston & Yoddy<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">It's out, it's getting a good response from the likes of Mark Dynamix and Matt Rowan and it's working it's way up the release charts. </span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.beatport.com/en-US/html/content/release/detail/200983/funkaine_ep"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img src="http://www.elektraxmusic.com/img/releases/prog/elekprog026_medium.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="46" height="23"><param name="_cx" value="1216"><param name="_cy" value="608"><param name="FlashVars" value=""><param name="Movie" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=1773172508/size=short/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/"><param name="Src" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=1773172508/size=short/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/"><param name="WMode" value="Window"><param name="Play" value="-1"><param name="Loop" value="-1"><param name="Quality" value="High"><param name="SAlign" value=""><param name="Menu" value="-1"><param name="Base" value=""><param name="AllowScriptAccess" value="never"><param name="Scale" value="ShowAll"><param name="DeviceFont" value="0"><param name="EmbedMovie" value="0"><param name="BGColor" value="FFFFFF"><param name="SWRemote" value=""><param name="MovieData" value=""><param name="SeamlessTabbing" value="1"><param name="Profile" value="0"><param name="ProfileAddress" value=""><param name="ProfilePort" value="0"><param name="AllowNetworking" value="all"><param name="AllowFullScreen" value="false"><embed src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=1773172508/size=short/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" width="46" height="23" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="always" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"></embed><noembed><a href="http://pretension.bandcamp.com/track/winston-yoddy-the-kid-pretension-remix">Winston & Yoddy - The Kid (Pretension Remix) by Pretension</a></noembed></object><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Well done Winston & Yoddy on another solid release. Glad I could ride the remix wagon!</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><a class="addthis_button" title="data:post.title" url="data:post.url"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" alt="Bookmark and Share" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a91ca022fac51a2"></script></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span>Pretensionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16929505792649701318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641493103720641519.post-41280937739923007722009-11-03T11:59:00.005+10:002009-11-03T12:09:48.096+10:00Bass Traps & Acoustic Absorbers Pt. 3 - Mounting & Overall Costs<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Over lest the last couple of weeks I’ve written up about how I <a href="http://pretensionmusic.blogspot.com/2009/10/bass-traps-and-acoustic-absorbers-pt-1_14.html">designed</a> and <a href="http://pretensionmusic.blogspot.com/2009/10/bass-traps-and-acoustic-absorbers-pt-2.html">constructed</a> the acoustic treatment for my home studio. Last week I even put together a <a href="http://pretensionmusic.blogspot.com/2009/10/diy-acoustic-treatment-before-and-after.html">short video</a> about the difference that it makes. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Today I’m going to give you a quick rundown on how I fixed these panels to the walls and ceiling of my room and the overall costs involved in doing such a project. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Mounting</span></i></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Here are a couple of pics showing you how I fixed my acoustic panels to the ceiling of my room. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/Su-QKF42D7I/AAAAAAAAALk/QEPqYppvrMI/s1600-h/IMG_0820.jpeg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/Su-QKF42D7I/AAAAAAAAALk/QEPqYppvrMI/s400/IMG_0820.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399692981294206898" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">As I stated last week, I have an i-beam running down the centre of my studio. I fashioned some brackets out of 6mm threaded rod and used stiff wire to hang the panels. In your studio, you might need to screw hooks or eyelets into your ceiling to hang the panels. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/Su-QJ6e2o5I/AAAAAAAAALc/qQxlSZYegLA/s1600-h/IMG_0819.jpeg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/Su-QJ6e2o5I/AAAAAAAAALc/qQxlSZYegLA/s400/IMG_0819.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399692978232402834" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The panels on the walls were then hung with fishing line from the upper skirting board. You can then use stiff foam or leftover wood to displace the panels about 100mm from the walls. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The bass traps were simply wedged into the corners. My ceilings are 2200mm high to I made my panels to fit snuggly.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i>Costs</i></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">This is a breakdown of the overall costs of the project. All prices are in Australian dollars and the best prices were sought where possible.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/Su-O_y-yAnI/AAAAAAAAALU/KA0mreta_qg/s1600-h/Price+Breakdown.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/Su-O_y-yAnI/AAAAAAAAALU/KA0mreta_qg/s400/Price+Breakdown.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399691704908513906" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px; " /></a></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The overall project cost about $500 but this is assuming that you have access to the required tools: saw, angle grinder, staple gun, drill and scissors. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">From these prices, you can estimate that each floor to ceiling bass trap cost about $110 to construct and each 600mm x1200mm acoustic panel cost about $44 to construct. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Doing a quick search on the internet, I have found that an equivalent commercial 600 x1200mm panel costs about <a href="http://realtraps.com/">$200US</a>. If you’ve got the time and you’ve got a good DIY attitude, I would highly recommend building your own panels. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I hope you’ve enjoyed these articles on DIY acoustic treatment. Feel free to leave a comment or shoot me an email about your own projects!</span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></p><div><a title="data:post.title" url="data:post.url" class="addthis_button"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a91ca022fac51a2"></script></div><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->Pretensionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16929505792649701318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641493103720641519.post-39556648630675688122009-10-27T15:10:00.004+10:002009-10-27T15:16:36.148+10:00DIY Acoustic Treatment - Before and After Comparison<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I just created this video so you can see and hear the effect of the acoustic treatment on my studio. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Enjoy!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LTAtp7CUIvs&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&hd=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LTAtp7CUIvs&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Read about it </span></span><a href="http://pretensionmusic.blogspot.com/2009/10/bass-traps-and-acoustic-absorbers-pt-1_14.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> and </span></span><a href="http://pretensionmusic.blogspot.com/2009/10/bass-traps-and-acoustic-absorbers-pt-2.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">.</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span><div><a title="data:post.title" url="data:post.url" class="addthis_button"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a91ca022fac51a2"></script></div><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->Pretensionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16929505792649701318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641493103720641519.post-33952676201860945722009-10-24T14:28:00.006+10:002009-10-28T13:18:47.877+10:00Great Ebook on Promotion<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Not long ago, I did a quick write up on </span></span><a href="http://pretensionmusic.blogspot.com/2009/07/to-blog-or-not-to-blog.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">various blogs</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> that I read and other interesting stuff online. I hope you've had a good look at those sites and get as much out of them as I have. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Just recently, I have discovered a great ebook on promoting yourself as an artist, a label or a club promoter. It is called Maximum Promo Vol. 1 and it was written by Keiren Brown, who runs a site called </span></span><a href="http://www.groundzeroprojects.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The GroundZero Project</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">. The book covers fairly straightforward marketing and promotional techniques but does it with a fantastic dance/club music perspective. It's an easy read, it's got some great tips for aspiring superstars and guess what? It's free!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.groundzerodownloads.com/Mistakes.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/SuKH9E0hzxI/AAAAAAAAALM/4V05sUMcy7M/s400/Maximum+Promo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396024786879106834" style="cursor: pointer; width: 363px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Check it out here: </span></span><a href="http://www.groundzerodownloads.com/Mistakes.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">DOWNLOAD</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">And, be sure to check out </span></span><a href="http://www.groundzeroprojects.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">http://www.groundzeroprojects.com/</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> They've got a pretty healthy forum community over there discussing DJing, Production and all things noisy. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Enjoy.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span><div><a title="data:post.title" url="data:post.url" class="addthis_button"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a91ca022fac51a2"></script></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span><!-- AddThis Button END --></div>Pretensionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16929505792649701318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641493103720641519.post-47229317282319100712009-10-19T21:36:00.007+10:002009-11-13T11:43:30.025+10:00Releases<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/StxVjZjt2cI/AAAAAAAAALE/4obiXrYuTgw/s1600-h/Cassette07.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 313px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394280520327485890" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/StxVjZjt2cI/AAAAAAAAALE/4obiXrYuTgw/s400/Cassette07.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>Remixes</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;">Winston & Yoddy "<i>Funkaine</i>" [Elektrax]</span></div><div><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="46" height="23"><param name="_cx" value="1216"><param name="_cy" value="608"><param name="FlashVars" value=""><param name="Movie" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=1773172508/size=short/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/"><param name="Src" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=1773172508/size=short/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/"><param name="WMode" value="Window"><param name="Play" value="-1"><param name="Loop" value="-1"><param name="Quality" value="High"><param name="SAlign" value=""><param name="Menu" value="-1"><param name="Base" value=""><param name="AllowScriptAccess" value="never"><param name="Scale" value="ShowAll"><param name="DeviceFont" 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class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;">Goldtrax "<i>Sun, Sand, Sex & Sea</i>" [Silver Sneaker Records]</span></div><div><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="46" height="23"><param name="_cx" value="1216"><param name="_cy" value="608"><param name="FlashVars" value=""><param name="Movie" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=703950800/size=short/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/"><param name="Src" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=703950800/size=short/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/"><param name="WMode" value="Window"><param name="Play" value="-1"><param name="Loop" value="-1"><param name="Quality" value="High"><param name="SAlign" value=""><param name="Menu" value="-1"><param name="Base" value=""><param name="AllowScriptAccess" value="never"><param name="Scale" value="ShowAll"><param name="DeviceFont" value="0"><param name="EmbedMovie" value="0"><param name="BGColor" value="FFFFFF"><param name="SWRemote" value=""><param name="MovieData" value=""><param name="SeamlessTabbing" value="1"><param name="Profile" value="0"><param name="ProfileAddress" value=""><param name="ProfilePort" value="0"><param name="AllowNetworking" value="all"><param name="AllowFullScreen" value="false"><embed src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=703950800/size=short/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" width="46" height="23" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="always" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"></embed><noembed></noembed></object><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>Coming Soon...</i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;">Racim & Niko Spencer "<i>Far Away</i>" [DJ Center Records]</span></div><div><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="46" height="23"><param name="_cx" value="1216"><param name="_cy" value="608"><param name="FlashVars" value=""><param name="Movie" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=2563452602/size=short/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/"><param name="Src" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=2563452602/size=short/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/"><param name="WMode" value="Window"><param name="Play" value="-1"><param name="Loop" value="-1"><param name="Quality" value="High"><param name="SAlign" value=""><param name="Menu" value="-1"><param name="Base" value=""><param name="AllowScriptAccess" value="never"><param name="Scale" value="ShowAll"><param name="DeviceFont" value="0"><param name="EmbedMovie" value="0"><param name="BGColor" value="FFFFFF"><param name="SWRemote" value=""><param name="MovieData" value=""><param name="SeamlessTabbing" value="1"><param name="Profile" value="0"><param name="ProfileAddress" value=""><param name="ProfilePort" value="0"><param name="AllowNetworking" value="all"><param name="AllowFullScreen" value="false"><embed src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=2563452602/size=short/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" width="46" height="23" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="always" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"></embed><noembed></noembed></object><a href="https://www.beatport.com/en-US/html/content/release/detail/184206/far_away_remixes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">BUY</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;">Winston & Yoddy ft. Caroline "<i>Deeper</i>" [Kitschy Records]</span></div><div><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="46" height="23"><param name="_cx" value="1216"><param name="_cy" value="608"><param name="FlashVars" value=""><param name="Movie" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=27475610/size=short/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/"><param name="Src" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=27475610/size=short/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/"><param name="WMode" value="Window"><param name="Play" value="-1"><param name="Loop" value="-1"><param name="Quality" value="High"><param name="SAlign" value=""><param name="Menu" value="-1"><param name="Base" value=""><param name="AllowScriptAccess" value="never"><param name="Scale" value="ShowAll"><param name="DeviceFont" value="0"><param name="EmbedMovie" value="0"><param name="BGColor" value="FFFFFF"><param name="SWRemote" value=""><param name="MovieData" value=""><param name="SeamlessTabbing" value="1"><param 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value="all"><param name="AllowFullScreen" value="false"><embed src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=346654219/size=short/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" width="46" height="23" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="always" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"></embed><noembed></noembed></object><a href="http://pretension.bandcamp.com/track/damn-arms-destination-pretension-remix"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">DOWNLOAD</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;">Benny Electric vs. The Greenmatics "<i>I Love Technology</i>" [Silver Sneaker Records]</span></div><div><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="46" height="23"><param name="_cx" value="1216"><param name="_cy" value="608"><param name="FlashVars" value=""><param name="Movie" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=2504284896/size=short/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/"><param name="Src" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=2504284896/size=short/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/"><param name="WMode" value="Window"><param name="Play" value="-1"><param name="Loop" value="-1"><param name="Quality" value="High"><param name="SAlign" value=""><param name="Menu" value="-1"><param name="Base" value=""><param name="AllowScriptAccess" value="never"><param name="Scale" value="ShowAll"><param name="DeviceFont" value="0"><param name="EmbedMovie" value="0"><param name="BGColor" value="FFFFFF"><param name="SWRemote" value=""><param name="MovieData" value=""><param name="SeamlessTabbing" value="1"><param name="Profile" value="0"><param name="ProfileAddress" value=""><param name="ProfilePort" value="0"><param name="AllowNetworking" value="all"><param name="AllowFullScreen" value="false"><embed src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=2504284896/size=short/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" width="46" height="23" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="always" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"></embed><noembed></noembed></object><a href="http://www.junodownload.com/ppps/products/1404173-02.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">BUY</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;">Benny Electric vs. Knives at Noon "Heat Up" [Silver Sneaker Records]</span></div><div><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="46" height="23"><param name="_cx" value="1216"><param name="_cy" value="608"><param name="FlashVars" value=""><param name="Movie" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=3133720358/size=short/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/"><param name="Src" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=3133720358/size=short/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/"><param name="WMode" value="Window"><param name="Play" value="-1"><param name="Loop" value="-1"><param name="Quality" value="High"><param name="SAlign" value=""><param name="Menu" value="-1"><param name="Base" value=""><param name="AllowScriptAccess" value="never"><param name="Scale" value="ShowAll"><param name="DeviceFont" value="0"><param name="EmbedMovie" value="0"><param name="BGColor" value="FFFFFF"><param name="SWRemote" value=""><param name="MovieData" value=""><param name="SeamlessTabbing" value="1"><param name="Profile" value="0"><param name="ProfileAddress" value=""><param name="ProfilePort" value="0"><param name="AllowNetworking" value="all"><param name="AllowFullScreen" value="false"><embed src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=3133720358/size=short/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" width="46" height="23" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="always" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"></embed><noembed></noembed></object><a href="http://www.junodownload.com/ppps/products/1439253-02.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">BUY</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;">Winston & Yoddy "<i>Beautiful People</i>" [Vinyl Pusher]</span></div><div><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="46" height="23"><param name="_cx" value="1216"><param name="_cy" value="608"><param name="FlashVars" value=""><param name="Movie" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=2742129968/size=short/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/"><param name="Src" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=2742129968/size=short/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/"><param name="WMode" value="Window"><param name="Play" value="-1"><param name="Loop" value="-1"><param name="Quality" value="High"><param name="SAlign" value=""><param name="Menu" value="-1"><param name="Base" value=""><param name="AllowScriptAccess" value="never"><param name="Scale" value="ShowAll"><param name="DeviceFont" value="0"><param name="EmbedMovie" value="0"><param name="BGColor" value="FFFFFF"><param name="SWRemote" value=""><param name="MovieData" value=""><param name="SeamlessTabbing" value="1"><param name="Profile" value="0"><param name="ProfileAddress" value=""><param name="ProfilePort" value="0"><param name="AllowNetworking" value="all"><param name="AllowFullScreen" value="false"><embed src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=2742129968/size=short/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" width="46" height="23" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="always" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"></embed><noembed></noembed></object><a href="https://www.beatport.com/en-US/html/content/release/detail/151454/Beautiful%20People%20feat.%20Andrew%20Worboys%20%26%20Kyla%20Sexton"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">BUY</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a class="addthis_button" title="data:post.title" url="data:post.url"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img 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href="http://pretensionmusic.blogspot.com/2009/10/bass-traps-and-acoustic-absorbers-pt-1_14.html">last week</a> I went through the concept and design process and this week I’ll be running through the construction process.</span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"></span><br /></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i>Frames</i></span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"></span><br /></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">As I said last week, all of the frames are made from 18mm x 38mm pine. It’s cheap, strong enough and easy to work with. To make it even easier to get square corners I made up a little jig with some scrap pieces of wood. </span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"></span><br /></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/StvXUt9IljI/AAAAAAAAAJs/8S8fDkGnB5E/s1600-h/IMG_0602.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394141729639667250" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/StvXUt9IljI/AAAAAAAAAJs/8S8fDkGnB5E/s400/IMG_0602.jpeg" /></span></span></a></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">You can also see how each corner was fastened in this picture.</span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/StvXU6phYtI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/BaUcr5Ux4tk/s1600-h/IMG_0603.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394141733047067346" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/StvXU6phYtI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/BaUcr5Ux4tk/s400/IMG_0603.jpeg" /></span></span></a></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"></span><br /></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I then went through the process of rigging up the frames in my room: 1. to check how they would all fit in and 2. as it was a lot easier to hold and fasten light wooden frames rather than complete acoustic panels. </span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"></span><br /></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/StvXVSZ5ghI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/BO88NCb7WN4/s1600-h/IMG_0606.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394141739423990290" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/StvXVSZ5ghI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/BO88NCb7WN4/s400/IMG_0606.jpeg" /></span></span></a></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"></span><br /></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">As you can see, I am lucky enough in my room to have an i-beam running down the centre of the studio which makes it super easy to fix the panels without having to drill holes. The panels on the ceiling were hung with stiff wire (roughly 1.5mm dia.).</span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"></span><br /></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I then took all of the frames back outside to fix the backing fabric. You can see that I used staples about every 100mm to hold the fabric to the inside of the frames.</span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"></span><br /></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/StvXVljas2I/AAAAAAAAAKE/YrhSXyoh7MM/s1600-h/IMG_0610.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394141744564188002" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/StvXVljas2I/AAAAAAAAAKE/YrhSXyoh7MM/s400/IMG_0610.jpeg" /></span></span></a></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"></span><br /></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i>Cutting Insulation</i></span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"></span><br /></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The next job was to cut the insulation. <a href="http://www.spec-net.com.au/company/tontine/acoustic/acous6.htm">Tontine Acoustisorb 3</a> is fairly easy to handle but rather difficult to cut. I took the hint from Timothy Allan when he built his acoustic panels and decided to use an angle grinder with a cutting blade to cut the sheets. I first attempted with scissors first but quickly found that my scissors would become blunt after cutting through about half a metre. So, I used a pen to draw up the straight cuts on the sheets and then ran the angle grinder through them. </span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"></span><br /></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">One entire pack (three 1200x2400 sheets) was used to make the two corner bass traps and the other pack was used to make the six smaller acoustic panels. This picture shows the insulation on the wooden frame. </span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"></span><br /></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/StvXWHhJ43I/AAAAAAAAAKM/uRU-acs3oaY/s1600-h/IMG_0630.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394141753681503090" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/StvXWHhJ43I/AAAAAAAAAKM/uRU-acs3oaY/s400/IMG_0630.jpeg" /></span></span></a></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"></span><br /></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i>Finishing</i></span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"></span><br /></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Before wrapping the panels in fabric I stapled the first sheet of insulation to the wooden frames. This would help prevent the insulation from sliding down the panels over time. </span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"></span><br /></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/StvXxyM93mI/AAAAAAAAAKU/qWYNpVuM2g4/s1600-h/IMG_0638.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394142228996021858" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/StvXxyM93mI/AAAAAAAAAKU/qWYNpVuM2g4/s400/IMG_0638.jpeg" /></span></span></a></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"></span><br /></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In this picture you can see how the fabric is then wrapped around the insulation and fastened to the back of the frames with staples. I would always fasten one long side of the the panels and then the opposite side to ensure that the fabric was pulled tight. For some of the panels I had fabric with stripes so this technique would ensure that the lines were aligned to the frame. Here is one finished floor to ceiling bass trap. </span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"></span><br /></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/StvXyquNeoI/AAAAAAAAAKk/8xh3uswiol0/s1600-h/IMG_0639.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394142244167842434" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/StvXyquNeoI/AAAAAAAAAKk/8xh3uswiol0/s400/IMG_0639.jpeg" /></span></span></a></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"></span><br /></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i>In The Studio</i></span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/StvYJLFX_yI/AAAAAAAAAKs/FczbF6rika8/s1600-h/STA_0643.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394142630812057378" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/StvYJLFX_yI/AAAAAAAAAKs/FczbF6rika8/s400/STA_0643.jpeg" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"></span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/StvYJrYbj7I/AAAAAAAAAK0/GXgsX4P3twU/s1600-h/STB_0644.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394142639481917362" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/StvYJrYbj7I/AAAAAAAAAK0/GXgsX4P3twU/s400/STB_0644.jpeg" /></span></span></a></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/StvYJzv1zsI/AAAAAAAAAK8/te7GoFrav0o/s1600-h/STC_0645.jpeg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394142641727590082" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/StvYJzv1zsI/AAAAAAAAAK8/te7GoFrav0o/s400/STC_0645.jpeg" /></span></span></a></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><p style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"></span><br /></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Here they are, finally in the studio. The floor to ceiling bass traps were just large enough to wedge in the corners and didn’t require andy fastening. The panels on the walls are just propped up for the moment but will be fixed with fishing line to the upper skirting board shortly. I also have one panel that is hung directly behind the mixing position that you can’t see in these pics. </span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"></span><br /></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i>The Verdict</i></span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"></span><br /></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Incredible. It is amazing the difference this acoustic treatment does. Flutter echoes are no longer an issue, the bass response of the room is so much tighter and stereo imaging is pristine. I can tell that is going to be a pleasure to mix in this room. If I can get a hold of an acoustics measuring kit I’ll run some tests but next week I’ll show you guys a video that I am putting together with some before and after audio samples. Stay tuned. </span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"></span><br /></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Feel free to leave your comments. </span></span></span></p><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a class="addthis_button" title="data:post.title" url="data:post.url"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" alt="Bookmark and Share" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a91ca022fac51a2"></script><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->Pretensionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16929505792649701318noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641493103720641519.post-75616044351119684052009-10-14T11:09:00.005+10:002009-10-23T10:18:57.647+10:00Bass Traps and Acoustic Absorbers Pt. 1 - Concept Design<p style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 13px; MIN-HEIGHT: 16px; FONT: 13px 'Lucida Grande'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;font-size:small;">Now, I am by no means an acoustics expert so I think that these articles can stand as a good discussion forum. Make sure you leave a comment if you have any suggestions for the design and we can help anyone that is keen to build their own.</span><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 13px; FONT: 13px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Background</span></i></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 13px; FONT: 13px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">When designing these acoustic panels I had a few limitations:</span></span></span></p><ul><li style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I am renting so any panels need to be attached with minimal damage and easily removed when I move out.</span></span></span></li><li style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Panels need to be suited to different rooms as I don’t know what my next studio will be like.</span></span></span></li><li style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I am only working part time, so all costs need to be minimised ie. little or no wastage.</span></span></span></li><li style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The two corners behind my listening position are difficult to access as one has a window and the other has a large piece of immovable furniture</span></span></span></li></ul><p style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 13px; FONT: 13px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">My room is square, 4.6m x 4.6m x 2.25m with two brick walls and two plasterboard walls. As you can imagine standing waves and flutter echoes are serious problems in my room. I’ve done a few quick calculations using a room mode calculator and have found that axial room modes occur at around 37Hz, 74Hz, 158Hz, etc. as well as other complex derivatives. I could aim to tackle these frequencies individually using tuned bass traps but I have opted for more versatile broadband bass traps and acoustic panel designs. This involves using insulation to absorb troublesome frequencies.</span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 13px; FONT: 13px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">As standing waves peak at the walls and in the corners of the room, this is where I want to place my traps. Try it. Stick your head into the corner of your room and hear how the frequency response changes. I have considered the use of Superchunk bass traps but have opted to build self standing panels that don’t require being built into the room. It will also make it easier to move to my next studio.</span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 13px; FONT: 13px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Concept</span></i></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 13px; FONT: 13px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">After much deliberation I decided to build two floor to ceiling 600mm wide x 150mm thick bass traps and six 1200mm wide x 600mm high x 100mm thick broadband absorbers. One of the main reasons for this arrangement was due to the size and availability of acoustic insulation. The insulation that I have chosen to use is Tontine Acoustisorb 3. It is comparable to Owens Corning 703 (one of the most used studio insulation materials used in the USA) and comes in 1.2mx2.4mx50mm sheets.</span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 13px; FONT: 13px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I briefly looked at normal house insulation products but couldn’t find a material that had the density that I required. Acoustisorb 3 is 48kg/m3 and does not require personal protective equipment to handle or cut, which is a bonus. It also means that I don’t have to worry too much about covering. Acoustisorb 3 comes in a pack of three sheets so I will use one pack to construct the bass traps and a second trap to construct the broadband absorbers.</span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 13px; FONT: 13px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Design</span></i></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 13px; FONT: 13px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Many DIY bass traps use 100mm or 150mm wide pine as a simple and strong way of framing the insulation. However, any sound waves contacting these frames is going to be reflected so some people then cut holes and patterns out of the wood to increase the effective surface area of the traps. As Acoustisorb 3 is fairly rigid I can get away with having a fairly simple frame. Rather than framing the insulation, I am going to provide a skeleton for it to be mounted to. I can then use this frame to attach it to the wall.</span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 13px; FONT: 13px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Down at my local Bunnings there are dozens of different wood cross sections to choose from. I finally decided on 18mm x 38mm x 2.4m lengths of pine as they are rigid enough in both axes as well as being reasonably priced at a convenient length (about $4.80 /length).</span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 13px; FONT: 13px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">You could then construct the frames using pre made L-shaped brackets but I have opted for the simplest and cheapest option. Each corner requires two 50mm wood screws (8 per frame) which minimises drilling and provides enough rigidity to not need cross bracing even on the floor to ceiling frames.</span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 13px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px;font-family:'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:13;" class="Apple-style-span" ><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" class="size-medium wp-image-203 alignnone" alt="Wood frame fixing sketch" src="http://www.signaltonoise.com.au/wp-content/uploads/wood.tiff" width="246" height="189" mce_src="http://www.signaltonoise.com.au/wp-content/uploads/wood.tiff" /></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 13px; FONT: 13px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i>Further Reading</i></span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 13px; FONT: 13px 'Lucida Grande'color:#001fa9;" ><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><a href="http://www.ethanwiner.com/basstrap.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">http://www.ethanwiner.com/basstrap.html</span></span></a></span><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px;color:#000000;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"> - Great DIY bass trap article.</span><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.gearslutz.com/board/bass-traps-acoustic-panels-foam-etc/"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">http://www.gearslutz.com/board/bass-traps-acoustic-panels-foam-etc/</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;">- forum community dedicated to acoustics and production.</span><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.stereo.net.au/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=17"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">http://www.stereo.net.au/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=17</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;">- An Australian based forum dealing with acoustics.</span><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.radford.edu/shelm/acoustics/bass-traps.html"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">http://www.radford.edu/shelm/acoustics/bass-traps.html</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"> - Fantastic article on building similar acoustic panels.</span><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.spec-net.com.au/company/tontine/acoustic/acous6.htm"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">http://www.spec-net.com.au/company/tontine/acoustic/acous6.htm</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"> - Specs for the Tontine Acoustisorb 3.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 13px; FONT: 13px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i>Next Week</i></span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 13px; FONT: 13px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">So next week I'll go through the construction process and outline a few tips to help you build the panels a bit quicker and easier. I'll have some pics then too so you can see what they look like. Got any suggestions / questions? Just leave a comment. Do it!</span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 13px; FONT: 13px 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;">Click <a href="http://pretensionmusic.blogspot.com/2009/10/bass-traps-and-acoustic-absorbers-pt-2.html">here</a> to go to the next installment.</span></p><p><br /></p><a class="addthis_button" title="data:post.title" url="data:post.url"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" alt="Bookmark and Share" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a91ca022fac51a2"></script><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->Pretensionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16929505792649701318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641493103720641519.post-12797596013428903892009-08-22T12:56:00.004+10:002009-08-24T08:56:29.336+10:00Templates For The Win<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">I often visit different forums to learn new tricks, keep up to date with new technology and techniques and sometimes just to hang out and talk trash amongst other fellow producers and studio junkies.</span></span></span><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 16.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">A few days ago a user posed the question "Which part of the song do you write first?". Now after a few responses it was clear that there was no one way to start a song. Some people start with a bassline. Some people start with drums or a groove. Some people start with a synth riff. I've even heard in an interview with the french producer, </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="http://martinsolveig.com/">Martin Solveig</a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="http://martinsolveig.com/">,</a> that he would start by sitting in front of a microphone and make random sounds and noises until he found one he liked.</span></span></span><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 16.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">So that's all well and good; everyone is different and we each work in different ways. Eventually one user mentioned that they load up their basic template and go from there. This made me think about my own template and how I use it. I know that it has saved me a lot of time in the studio. After starting a few songs I realised that I would be grabbing for the same effects and presets for different tracks. So, why not turn that base set into a template?</span></span></span><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 16.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">I'll take the time to tell you about my template, how I have everything set up and why. Once again, this isn't the only way to put together a template but it helps me and it may help you.</span></span></span><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 16.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">My base template consists of 8 tracks (Kick, Bass, Snare, Hats, Percussion, Synth 1, Synth 2, and Vocals) and 3 return tracks (Reverb, Delay, Perc).</span></span></span><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 16.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span><a href="http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q35/groovewell/?action=view&current=Templatetracks.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q35/groovewell/Templatetracks.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="225" border="0" /></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 16.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">1 - Kick </span></span></span></b><p></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">This audio track is solely for my main kick drum. On this track I've got a high pass filter to cut out all the muddy frequencies below around 25Hz. I've also got a frequency analyser to help me </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="http://pretensionmusic.blogspot.com/2009/05/kick-bass-eq.html">EQ the bass</a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="http://pretensionmusic.blogspot.com/2009/05/kick-bass-eq.html"> </a>to get it with sit with the kick. </span></span></span><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 16.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">2 - Bass</span></span></span></b><p></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">This midi track is for my main Bass synth; Blue, Bassline, Elek7ro etc. As with the Kick track I've got a high pass filter to cut out all the muddy frequencies below around 25Hz. Using a frequency analyser and an EQ I can then </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="http://pretensionmusic.blogspot.com/2009/05/kick-bass-eq.html">EQ the bass</a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> to get it to sit with the kick. See my previous post on </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="http://pretensionmusic.blogspot.com/2009/05/kick-bass-eq.html">Kick and Bass EQ</a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">.</span></span></span><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 16.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">3 - Snare</span></span></span></b><p></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">As I tend to write my drums first the next audio track is for the snare drum. There are no effects on this channel but it is routed only to the </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">C Perc</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> return. More about this later.</span></span></span><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 16.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">4 - Hats</span></span></span></b><p></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">This midi track is loaded with an Impulse to look after all my hat samples. There are no effects on this channel but it is routed only to the </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">C Perc</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> return.</span></span></span><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 16.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">5 - Percussion</span></span></span></b><p></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">This audio track is ready for chopped up percussion styles. Sometimes I'll even duplicate this track depending on how many layers I end up working with. There are no effects on this channel but it is routed only to the </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">C Perc</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> return. </span></span></span><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 16.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">6 - Synth 1</span></span></span></b><p></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">This midi track is ready for my main synth line. On this track I've got a high pass filter to roll-off frequencies below about 150-350Hz. This gives the kick and bass room in the mix. Send A is then set to send the track to both the Master and the </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">A Reverb</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> return. I'll then adjust this send to raise or lower the amount of reverb I want. </span></span></span><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 16.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">7 - Synth 2</span></span></span></b><p></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Same as above.</span></span></span><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 16.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">8 - Vocals/Samples</span></span></span></b><p></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">This audio track is for the vocals or any melodic samples that I end up using. On this track I've got a high pass filter to roll-off frequencies below about 150-350Hz. This gives the kick and bass room in the mix and also removes those popping sounds that you get in some vocals. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Send A is then set to send the track to both the Master and the </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">A Reverb</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> return. I'll then adjust this send to raise or lower the amount of reverb I want.</span></span></span><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 16.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">A - Reverb</span></span></span></b><p></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">This return generally has Reverb with the Ambience Medium preset. I'll generally follow it up with a </span></span></span><a href="http://pretensionmusic.blogspot.com/2009/05/sidechain-fakey.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Side Chain Fakey</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> to get it to pump a bit with the mix.</span></span></span><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 16.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">B - Delay</span></span></span></b><p></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">This return generally has a Filter Delay with the Go Mid preset. You could always use a Grain Delay or even a Ping Pong delay for something different. </span></span></span><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 16.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">C - Perc</span></span></span></b><p></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">This is where all of my drum sounds are sent (except for the kick). First and foremost this return has a high pass filter to roll-off frequencies below about 150-350Hz. This gives the kick and bass room in the mix. I may also apply some compression to get the percussive parts to gel nicely. Send A is then set to send the track to both the Master and the </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">A Reverb</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> return. I'll then adjust this send to raise or lower the amount of reverb I want on the percussion.</span></span></span><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 16.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">So once you've got you template setup you are going to want to save it such that it loads everytime you start up your DAW. Now I am not completely sure about other DAWs but in Live you can save your template quickly and easily. Just click on that top button in the File/Folder Preferences. Do it!</span></span></span><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 16.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/So9gKoNJM-I/AAAAAAAAAJc/TGcjK-80mB0/s1600-h/SetTemplate.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/So9gKoNJM-I/AAAAAAAAAJc/TGcjK-80mB0/s400/SetTemplate.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372618616183796706" style="cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></a><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 16.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">So give the template a go. It might work for you, get you writing songs quicker or you might totally hate it and the way it might makes you write. I must admit that sometimes I don't use the template. I'll start up Live, delete every track and start from scratch. This is completely healthy too. It gives you the chance to try out new things. new routing strategies and new techniques. Hey, sometimes I'll even just start up one synth on one track and tweak sounds for hours and hours on end. Enjoy it. </span></span></span><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 16.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Things to try at home</span></span></span><p></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">- Pay attention to what you consistently pull into your sets when you start a new one. Are there some things you always do? Why not throw them into a template to help get you writing quicker.</span></span></span><p></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">- Try my template. Download it </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="http://tiny.cc/PretensionTemplate">here</a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> and give it a go. If you like it, just save it as your own template in Live. It will work on Live 7 and above.</span></span></span><p></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 16.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 16.0px"><br /></p>Pretensionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16929505792649701318noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641493103720641519.post-10651994716456522752009-07-31T11:24:00.000+10:002009-07-31T13:32:31.128+10:00Pumping Reverb<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">This next little trick is so fresh, it's still hot from the oven. I've only just started using this one on some very recent tunes. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">So, you've got a nice little synth stab, a clean guitar riff or maybe just a little plink sound like the one just here:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/PumpReverb/PumpNoVerb.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Bland, boring and doesn't have any character whatsoever. The first thing you then think of is "Hey, I'll put some reverb on it just like I learnt <a href="http://pretensionmusic.blogspot.com/2009/06/mix-gel.html">last week</a>. It will then have it's own space and maybe even a bit more character." Let's see how that sounds...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/PumpReverb/PumpNoComp.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Yeah not bad. It certainly sounds a lot better but it is still not quite enough, is it?. The technique that I've been using to make it more interesting involves setting the original sound to trigger the pumping of the reverb using a sidechain compressor. Sound complicated? It's not really. Have a look at this picture. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 126px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/SnJXpYDVFjI/AAAAAAAAAII/eaC5-lxP4Kw/s400/PumpSchematic.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364446474494350898" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">You can see that from the input sound (ie. your synth stab, guitar etc.), the unchanged signal goes directly to the master output. However, this sound is also routed to a reverb that is set to 100% wet. Before we sum this with the unchanged signal, however, it is run through the compressor which, with the sidechain, lowers the signal each time the stab hits or the guitar is strummed. Think of it as the reverb only being heard when the original signal is not. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">This is what it sounds like:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/PumpReverb/PumpComp.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">See how the reverb has now got it's own rhythm? And in the context of the song, it sounds like this:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/PumpReverb/Loop01.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Much more interesting than the bland plinking sound we had originally. Can you hear the reverb pump? </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The easiest way to set this signal path up is to use your returns (sends) with the reverb and compressor sitting on one return. In Ableton Live, however, you can utilise the racks by having one chain for the dry signal and one chain for the reverb and compressor. You may even want to save this rack for use in future projects.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q35/groovewell/PumpChaincopy.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q35/groovewell/PumpChaincopy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364453559559098546" style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">In this song I have even used a similar technique on the bassline but instead of the sidechain compressor, I used the </span></span><a href="http://pretensionmusic.blogspot.com/2009/05/sidechain-fakey.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">sidechain fakey</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> to keep a constant pump. Can you hear it here?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/PumpReverb/Loop02.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">For those of you who were paying attention you may have noticed that I have an EQ in front of the reverb in the chain above. Now you don't have to EQ the reverb chain every time (and you could even use the EQ in the reverb itself) but it can be useful to throw a high pass filter on it. This cuts out the low end of the reverb and gives the reverb more of an air-like wooshing sound. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><b>Things to try at home</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">- Adjust the levels of the dry signal and the compressed reverb signal to taste. Sometimes less reverb is more.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- Adjust the EQ of the reverb signal. Sometimes you want that rumble in your reverb</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- Try out the compressor settings above but also try different thresholds and attack and release times.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- Why not <a href="http://pretensionmusic.blogspot.com/2009/05/sidechain-fakey.html">sidechain fakey</a> if you want a constant rhythmic pump.</span></span></div>Pretensionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16929505792649701318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641493103720641519.post-73468833319825268772009-07-29T21:36:00.005+10:002009-08-24T08:38:27.566+10:00Take My Hand - Work in Progress<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">To be a bit different, I thought I would post up a track that I am currently working on (not one that is already finished and released). It's a fairly uplifting progressive track and at this stage, it is just an instrumental. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', -webkit-fantasy;"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="400" height="100" ><param name="movie" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=2553039387/size=venti/bgcol=514c4d/linkcol=ffba0f/"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"><param name="allowNetworking" value="always"><param name="bgcolor" value="#514c4d"><embed src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=2553039387/size=venti/bgcol=514c4d/linkcol=ffba0f/" width="400" height="100" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality=high allowScriptAccess=never allowNetworking=always bgcolor=#514c4d ></embed><noembed><a href="http://pretension.bandcamp.com/track/take-my-hand-instrumental">Take My Hand (Instrumental) by Pretension</a></noembed></object><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I've written most of the lyrics for it and once I throw this cold, I'll be doing some vocal recording. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So in the meantime, I'd love some feedback. Does any part of the mix sound out of place? Do you think I should add more parts? Do you reckon I should simply cut a section out? Throw any feedback my way; positive or negative. I can take it!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', -webkit-fantasy;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A snapshot of the lyrics</span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', -webkit-fantasy;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, fantasy;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Take my hand but don't take it too seriously, </span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Understand I've got what you need.</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Don't pretend you've been here previously</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">De Ja Vu, I know what you mean.</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">'</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">s</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> about two strangers that meet at a festival and spend the day together. They've only just met but they've never been so close... </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>Pretensionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16929505792649701318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641493103720641519.post-3548695097546565212009-07-17T14:41:00.000+10:002009-07-31T10:22:41.326+10:00Side Project - Teatime in Technicolor<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So when I'm not writing club tunes, I like to slow it down a bit and get a little more jazzy.<br /><br />I am in a duo called <a href="http://teatime.bandcamp.com">Teatime in Technicolor</a> with the fabulous Suzie on vocals. We have been writing steadily for the last three months and we've already had a couple of gigs in Brisbane.<br /><br /></span></span><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="400" height="100"><param name="movie" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/album=782643660/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"><param name="allowNetworking" value="always"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><embed src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/album=782643660/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" width="400" height="100" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="always" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"></embed><noembed></noembed></object><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">If you like the music, you can download it for FREE: </span></span><a href="http://teatime.bandcamp.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://teatime.bandcamp.com/</span></span></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Enjoy, tell your friends or even </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="mailto:teatimeintechnicolor@gmail.com">send us an email</a>.</span></span></div></div>Pretensionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16929505792649701318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641493103720641519.post-62413139145685298942009-07-13T12:25:00.000+10:002009-07-31T13:44:16.656+10:00To Blog or not to Blog.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Okay so I write this little blog to let you guys know what I have been up to. However, I also read other people's blogs and useful websites. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Here is my little list of useful Blogs and blog type sites!<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">New Music Strategies</span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.newmusicstrategies.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/SlqjCNGVlYI/AAAAAAAAAH4/Yn6Y_ionegA/s400/NMS.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357773964981933442" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />URL:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.newmusicstrategies.com/">http://www.newmusicstrategies.com</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Author:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Andrew Dubber<br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Content:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Advice and information for independent artists and online music businesses. This blog covers many issues encountered by artists in the online music environment and attempts to explore new marketing strategies and services. Make sure you check out Andrew’s fantastic ebook, The 20 Things You Must Know About Music Online.<br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">New Content:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Weekly<br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Music Think Tank</span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.musicthinktank.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/SlqjBYW5TaI/AAAAAAAAAHo/t7m1H1D0YRY/s400/MTT.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357773950824304034" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />URL</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.musicthinktank.com/">http://www.musicthinktank.com</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Author:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.musicthinktank.com/authors/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(204, 102, 0); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Various</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Content:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> This blog covers various topics such as music production, theory, marketing, touring, etc. It is written by a regular group of authors who have a background in the music industry. There is also an open forum where anyone can post an article.<br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">New Content:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Weekly<br /><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Music Software Training Blog</span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.musicsoftwaretraining.com/blog/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/SlqjB-LGe7I/AAAAAAAAAHw/ibJfx7meVw0/s400/MusicSoftwareTraining.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357773960975383474" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />URL:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.musicsoftwaretraining.com/blog/">http://www.musicsoftwaretraining.com/blog/</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Author:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Jason<br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Content:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> This blog covers topics such as audio engineering, mixing, mastering, creativity, productivity, promotion etc. It’s focus is on Ableton Live and has a heap of video tutorials.<br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">New Content: </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Fortnightly</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Pro Juice</span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.projuice.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/SlqlzoDJBOI/AAAAAAAAAIA/kBa3dUnDRa8/s400/ProJuice.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357777013053129954" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></a></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">URL: </span></span></b><a href="http://www.projuice.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">http://www.projuice.org/</span></span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Authors: </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Arlo Enemark et al</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Content: </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Video tutorial on various DIY studio, live and recording techniques. 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Caroline is my latest and most exciting release and it is now available at Beatport, iTunes and Juno etc. Go get it now!</span></span></span></div>Pretensionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16929505792649701318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641493103720641519.post-91977113269274835402009-06-12T13:06:00.000+10:002009-08-22T21:30:28.956+10:00Mix Gel<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Okay this is a quick and easy one.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">You’re kick and bass are </span></span></span><a href="http://pretensionmusic.blogspot.com/2009/05/saturated-phat.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">now awesome</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">and you’ve decided to throw a few more elements into the mix: some percussion, a few synths, maybe a chopped up vocal or two.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Nutting away for a few hours you get everything in the right place. The rhythm and beats work well with each other but you just can’t get it to gel. The time has come for you to throw some pants on, walk down to your local chemist and get yourself some </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mix Gel</span></span></span></i><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">®</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/SjHGtFF2uUI/AAAAAAAAAG4/pI5IqbPw9Ws/s1600-h/MixGel2.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/SjHGtFF2uUI/AAAAAAAAAG4/pI5IqbPw9Ws/s400/MixGel2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346272710428637506" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 135px;" border="0" /></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Unfortunately, </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mix Gel</span></span></span></i><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">®</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is expensive S#!$ and most chemists don’t stock it due to it’s unsightly side effects.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Fortunately, however, I’m going to write up the procedure so you can make your own mix gel at home. </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The technique that I am referring to involves using a single reverb to blanket all (or select) elements in your mix to bring them into the same space. For example, if you were to throw a band into a room and put one stereo mic in the middle and then listen to the playback, what would you hear? Apart from a hell of a lot of noise, you would hear each instrument of the band and the reverb that has now flooded the room. This reverb would be unique to the room and would be a product of the instruments that the band is using. When writing electronic music or any music where you are pulling sounds from different sources, (synths, recordings, sample packs etc.) however, you start writing without reverb. You’re gonna want to throw it back into the mix when you can.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Okay have a listen to this first sample:</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span><script language="JavaScript" src="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/audio-player.js"></script><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/MixGel/NoReverb.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A kick, some shakers, and a couple of synths. Easy. It doesn’t sound too bad if I may say so myself but it just doesn’t quite mesh. It’s sounds a bit stagnant and a bit stale, right?</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The first thing that I do is put a reverb on a return track. I often do this before I have even written any of the parts. Set the </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dry/Wet</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> mix to 100%. Then set the </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Decay Time</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Predelay</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> to suit your track and the sound that you are going for ie. big and boomy, light and spacey. I also tend to activate the filter and set it to a high pass filter. I don’t usually want the low end of my bass booming through a reverb and muddying up my mix after I’ve been especially careful</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><a href="http://pretensionmusic.blogspot.com/2009/05/kick-bass-eq.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">EQing it</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/SjHGtdcdjGI/AAAAAAAAAHA/3czudZuZ648/s1600-h/ReverbPan.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/SjHGtdcdjGI/AAAAAAAAAHA/3czudZuZ648/s400/ReverbPan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346272716965907554" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 113px;" border="0" /></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So now you’ve got the reverb set up, you are going to want to send something to it. I send all of my percussion over to this reverb and most of the synths that I work with. It’s not often that I send my kick or my bass but give it a go. It might work for you. There are a few things to consider though:<br />- Always have the track </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Audio To</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> set to </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Master</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> – this will ensure that your sounds are sent to your return track and your master simultaneously.<br />- Don’t send 100% of each element to the return track – experiment with how much you send but I tend to not send any more than -10dB.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This is effectively controlling your dry/wet mix.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Now how does it sound?</span></span></span><script language="JavaScript" src="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/audio-player.js"></script><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/MixGel/WithReverb.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It finally sticks together! Woo.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">You might have noticed that I have sent more synth to the reverb than percussion. I wanted to keep the reverb on the percussion rather subtle with this track but the synths just sounded so good with a good dose of reverb.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So you understand what I am talking about, here is a sample of the reverb on its own.</span></span></span><script language="JavaScript" src="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/audio-player.js"></script><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /></span></span></span><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/MixGel/ReverbSolo.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It is amazing how subtle the reverb is. It’s volume here is relative to the total mix so you might want to turn your speakers up.</span></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">There we go. Here are some things to try out at home:<br />- Throw a </span></span></span><a href="http://pretensionmusic.blogspot.com/2009/05/sidechain-fakey.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sidechain Fakey</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> on your reverb track to get it pumping.<br />- Automate how much of each track you send to the reverb over each phrase. This will keep your track moving and works great for subtle build-ups when you ramp up the reverb. </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">By the way the track that you have been hearing is going to be released on Kitschy Records (UK) on the 26</span></span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">th</span></span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> of June. Keep an eye out for it in your favourite online store. In the meantime, have a listen…</span></span></span></p><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=27475610/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"><param name="allowNetworking" value="always"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><embed src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=27475610/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="always" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" height="100" width="400"></embed><noembed></noembed></object>Pretensionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16929505792649701318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641493103720641519.post-75662757900531574372009-05-28T17:55:00.002+10:002010-08-31T13:11:36.278+10:00Saturated Phat<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;">Okay, so you have heard me ramble on about how to get your kick and your bass to sit tight together, but what do you do if you just want your bassline to sound fat, dirty and generally warble around like our friends, The Crookers? I have discovered one of the simplest tools around that can push you a little closer towards the PHatness. Yes, that’s right with a capital P.H.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;">Enter </span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;">Saturator</span></span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;">!</span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/Sh5DpSO2KhI/AAAAAAAAAGg/bQz9JPsB_1Y/s1600-h/Saturator.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 175px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340780584655792658" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/Sh5DpSO2KhI/AAAAAAAAAGg/bQz9JPsB_1Y/s320/Saturator.jpg" /></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><!--StartFragment--></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;">Now the trusty Ableton manual says,</span></span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 42.55pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:+0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;">“Saturator is a wave </span></span></span></span></span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Cambria;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;">waveshaping effect that can add that missing dirt, punch or warmth to your sound. It can coat input signals with a soft saturation or drive them into many different flavors of distortion.”</span></span></span></span><span style="FONT-STYLE: normal" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></i></p><p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:+0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;">Fairly straightforward hey? Think of the saturator as an effect that adds colour and warmth to the sound you run through it. If you are hunting that dynamic, analog-esque sound from your stale digital synths and effects, then keep reading. If you’ve got no idea what I am on about, keep reading. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:+0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;">Let me show you with an example. Here I have the 1st unsaturated bass riff:</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><object id="audioplayer1" data="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf" width="290" height="24" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><br /></object></span></p><p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;">I have used the wonderful </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><a href="http://kunz.corrupt.ch/?Products:VST_TAL-BassLine"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;">TAL-Bassline</span></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"> for this riff and dropped a </span><a href="http://pretensionmusic.blogspot.com/2009/05/sidechain-fakey.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;">sidechain fakey</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"> on it to get it to pump with the kick. It’s nice. It’s got a solid square wave and it could almost pass as the real Roland SH-101. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><br /></span></p><p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://kunz.corrupt.ch/?Products:VST_TAL-BassLine"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 230px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340780820380167186" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6izuuLwJjNg/Sh5D3AX6rBI/AAAAAAAAAGw/T86JcXeEN9A/s400/TAL-Bassline.jpg" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><br /></span></span></p><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;">But is it enough? You’ve heard the sound before on every 2</span></span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;">nd</span></span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"> electro house tune out there but you are one of the few producers who strive to be different, strive to be unique.<br /></span></span></span><br /><p></p><p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;">Now with the Saturator and the “A Bit Warmer” preset:</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><br /><br /></span><object id="audioplayer1" data="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf" width="290" height="24" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><br /></object></p><p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;">Did you notice the change in temperature? Can you feel the warmth. The low end of the bass feels more whole and certainly has a lot more character. Here is the riff in the context of the song:</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><br /><br /></span><object id="audioplayer1" data="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf" width="290" height="24" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><br /></object></p><p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;">Now this second sample is a slightly different sounding bass:</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><br /><br /></span><object id="audioplayer1" data="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf" width="290" height="24" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><br /></object></p><p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;">It’s run though a low pass filter to cut all the high frequencies. Don’t worry though; the distortion provided by the Saturator will bring back all the high frequencies we want.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;">Now with the Saturator and the “Rectifier” preset:</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><br /><br /></span><object id="audioplayer1" data="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf" width="290" height="24" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><br /></object></p><p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Cambria;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;">Now this sound gets me excited. You’ve got the bass driving through underneath with plenty of portamento. With this riff, however, I’ve automated the cut off frequency and resonance on the low pass filter to give the saturator something to bite onto. The bass is moving and opening up over the eight bars. Here it is in the context of the song:</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><br /><br /></span><object id="audioplayer1" data="http://idisk.mac.com/mark.maxwell-Public/Blog/player/player.swf" width="290" height="24" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><br /></object></p><p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;">Now it’s time for you to try it at home:</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><br /></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;">- Throw any sound at the Saturator, see what sticks and remember what sounds good.<br />- Experiment with the dry/wet mix of your saturated and unsaturated sounds. Especially useful for big dirty build ups.<br />- Mess around with the settings. Especially with the Color Frequency.<br />- Experiment with high pass or lo pass filter before or after the Saturator. You’ll be amazed how drastically the sounds change when you cut a few frequencies out.</span></span></span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:13;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;">If you like what you’ve read, tell a friend. Email, post, carrier pigeon or just hit the "Share" button below.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><br /></span></span></span><br /><br /><a class="addthis_button" title="data:post.title" url="data:post.url"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" alt="Bookmark and Share" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a91ca022fac51a2"></script><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->Pretensionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16929505792649701318noreply@blogger.com3