Thiefinger Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 I'll just make this one thread where I can spam my tracks without always making a new topic etc. I made some simple house. Quite happy with how it sounds. Had to tune the vocal sample around a bit because the first mix sounded way too out of tune. I don't mind a bit of dissonance if it sounds cool. Like many older house and jungle tracks have samples that tonally have little to do with the bassline or synths yet it sounds good. In this case though it was too off. Now it's a bit too chipmunkish but at least it's not as bad anymore. I mostly tried to make variation to the track by volume automation, bringing elements in and out and adjusting the cutoff filter on the synth pad. Feels like a quick practice track between more "serious" stuff but I usually find that the best tracks are the ones where I'm not trying too much. This is something I made a month ago or so. Sounds like a cheap version of Bower Electric's Fear of Flying. I was experimenting with crappy mp3 sounds, trying to find out if this kind of lofiness has any value. I exported some of the samples in the crappiest mp3 settings I could get in cubase and used them back in the track. I also ran the whole thing through c-cassette. Not a "serious" track either but a nice little experiment for myself. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiefinger Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 A quick retrowave choon for 2021. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milkface Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 The mention of Bowery Electric's Fear of Flying caught my eye and I absolutely love that 1997 track. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiefinger Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 Synthwave of some sorts I guess. This just started out from adding more stuff on top of a synth pad and finally grew into a whole choon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiefinger Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 P pleased with this. Ethereal sounds etc. Also - started uploading tracks on youtube so LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willochill Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 4 hours ago, Thiefinger said: P pleased with this. Ethereal sounds etc. Also - started uploading tracks on youtube so LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE I seriously dig this - especially that beautiful arp and the string tone around the middle. Lush af 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiefinger Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 Chill nighttime drive vibes I guess. A mix of chill house and synthwave maybe? Just went more for nice ambient textures with a nice beat. Also first track trying out Arturias prophet and cs-80 vst's I recently purchased. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiefinger Posted June 26, 2021 Author Share Posted June 26, 2021 (edited) New url because made some changes to the mix Edited June 26, 2021 by Thiefinger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiefinger Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 Today I was just trying out some plugins and made a few bars of music for that but it turned out a complete track. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiefinger Posted August 7, 2021 Author Share Posted August 7, 2021 New track. First one mixed with my new KRK's. A big improvement to my monitoring situation. Probably far from perfect but now I at least feel like I hear what I'm doing. I actually prefer YT to Soundcloud, because Youtube sounds better to me, but no point in not uploading to SC. Also I feel that random people are more likely to click on an YT link rather than SC. Maybe.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiefinger Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 more of the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiefinger Posted August 10, 2021 Author Share Posted August 10, 2021 new link, should work 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtificialDisco Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 On 6/27/2021 at 6:28 PM, Thiefinger said: Today I was just trying out some plugins and made a few bars of music for that but it turned out a complete track. I'm thinking you could back off the bass drum just a bit? It sounded a little grating in my headphones at least and besides I'd like the rest of the music to shine through more. Otherwise it sound really nice, great melody, beautiful sounds and develops very naturally throughout. Maybe there's a bit of Air in there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiefinger Posted August 17, 2021 Author Share Posted August 17, 2021 On 8/12/2021 at 11:20 AM, ArtificialDisco said: I'm thinking you could back off the bass drum just a bit? It sounded a little grating in my headphones at least and besides I'd like the rest of the music to shine through more. Otherwise it sound really nice, great melody, beautiful sounds and develops very naturally throughout. Maybe there's a bit of Air in there? Thanks for the feedback. Can't be arsed to go back and change anything tbh. It is what it is. Anyway, a new track 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiefinger Posted November 30, 2021 Author Share Posted November 30, 2021 Used some more interesting chords here than usual. I think I'll keep up with that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian trageskin Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiefinger Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share Posted August 13, 2022 I'm working on a new track, it'll be ready soon. BUT I decided to post some oldies on my SC because why not? These are fun tracks--- PLEASE CHECK THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST TOO There's a couple I didn't link but just check my SC for those. OK SO I also decided to make a SC account for my super old tracks, like from 2011-2013 when I was just learning to make this stuff (haven't got far lol) There's some cringy stuff but also some fun stuff. I didn't know how to mix the low end back then so it's pretty muddy in most tracks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rek Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 when'd you make this one? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiefinger Posted August 14, 2022 Author Share Posted August 14, 2022 4 hours ago, rek said: when'd you make this one? 2015 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rek Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 I enjoyed listening to your material last night. The changes are relentlessly good and interesting. The grooves are really good. To my ear it sounds like your older mixes are super clean and some of the later ones start getting into a second generation cassette tape territory and I wasn't sure if they weren't remixes of old 80's stuff till you corrected me. What's the story/process with the vocals? Which piece are you the most happy with in terms of balance between best mix and best music? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiefinger Posted August 14, 2022 Author Share Posted August 14, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, rek said: I enjoyed listening to your material last night. The changes are relentlessly good and interesting. The grooves are really good. To my ear it sounds like your older mixes are super clean and some of the later ones start getting into a second generation cassette tape territory and I wasn't sure if they weren't remixes of old 80's stuff till you corrected me. What's the story/process with the vocals? Which piece are you the most happy with in terms of balance between best mix and best music? Yea I sort of found my own thing when I got into making things sounds shitty on purpose.. lol. I just autotune and splice the shit out of voc tracks and add bunch of fx. I don't really care if the actual words make any sense. I don't know which is my fav track, it changes. But this is def my personal fav album I've done https://thiefinger.bandcamp.com/album/planetary-tones Don't know if anyone else hears it the same way but I just like the vibe there, never quite managed to recreate it later on. Was into Silent Hill 1 and 2 ost's and Twin Peaks while doing that. Well maybe the first 2 tracks are a bit cringe but the rest is good imho. Actually with QHP, I would say this is my fav I've done with that project. https://qualityheadprofile.bandcamp.com/album/things-that-i-do I had a really specific workflow while making those tracks, a mix of jamming and then editing those jams + adding stuff. Too bad I can't remember how I did it back then. Oh well Edited August 14, 2022 by Thiefinger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alzado Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Thiefinger said: I don't know which is my fav track, it changes. But this is def my personal fav album I've done https://thiefinger.bandcamp.com/album/planetary-tones Man this track is super dope. I love the epic vibe. Edited August 14, 2022 by Alzado 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiefinger Posted August 28, 2022 Author Share Posted August 28, 2022 we make a little electro with some lush verbs and delays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiefinger Posted August 28, 2022 Author Share Posted August 28, 2022 old link got fucked, here it is fr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alzado Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Goddamn these synths are lush.The vocal would benefit from being set apart a bit from everything else in the mix. It seems buried a bit. But the track itself is really lush. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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