Do you need a full 88 key controller?
Anything in the arturia “lab” series is well built and will suit you well, especially if you can find one used.
My new release on Bandcamp (free Download)
Elkipsis is a journey into my love of electronic and sample-based music production. Nine minutes of eclectic dubbed out samples and deep house beats, fused together with jazz-style drums. The track transcends styles and BPM’s. There’s more than a nod to some of my favourite electronic music producers. Expect to hear samples from the likes of Gobor Szabo, Sun Ra and Sun Ra Orkestra.
This thread for gear and production bits
F9 Audio for samples.
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Very excited to have announced my next LP, coming out in just two weeks! Not a dancefloor record, but a labour of love that took me four years to make, and expresses a lot of the ups and downs that I went through during those four years.
Three singles are already out, and the whole thing is out, as mentioned, in two weeks!
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Good for drums- the ‘all drums’ pack is best value way to go.
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I like these guys a lot
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Alternatively search online there’s a ton of free Live Drum Racks, you might find something decent that way, not all the freebies are shit
Just realised I never got round to replying to this!
Thanks for you thoughts and I’m sure you’re right. The problem is I’ve been trying to do it myself for about three years now and I’m still not happy with the results. Either I’m too fussy (quite possible) or I just don’t have the ears for it, which would be rather depressing given how much of my life I’ve given over to choosing, listening, analysing, presenting and creating music…
Evening all! I produce and have had a few releases on various labels. My SoundCloud
Here is my latest remix for the Freebooter Lounge
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Summertime2.22024 by Cree on #SoundCloud
Polished up something I did a couple of years ago. Tried to make it sound summery.
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I’m no expert. Not by a long, long way
Do you a/ b your mixes? If not then Metric AB or equivalent referencing software is a must.
Fact is many people can’t trust their ears with no frame of reference… I know I can’t.
So you need some wavs of (ideally 24 bit) commercial tracks to a/ b against in a comparatively similar style to what you’re working on-
Another piece of advice I read was to pick the 2 or 3 elements in the track which really make it work. They should be the focus of the mix and everything else is window dressing .
Useful as it helps you avoid trying to get everything to stand out all at once which just isn’t possible and kills the dynamics/ excitement
Final thing- do your initial mix down in mono. If it sounds good in mono you may be well on the way to a decent stereo mix. Also helps make sure you have no phasing issues
Again just things I’ve read over the years which I found useful.
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This is very helpful I think. Aimed at Techno but sure it applies to most electronic music
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Here’s my latest EP. 3 tracks inspired by latin styles, in particular bossa nova and merengue. I think (hope) that the TP audience will find the first track very playable - Astrud Gilberto vocals with added Spanish guitar and dub fx.
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My new LP is out! A sincere Thank You to all of you who have already supported. I really appreciate this community a lot.
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A couple of unreleased tracks here from me, with some psychedelic visuals to alongside it. Any feedback would be much appreciated, I’m looking to start releasing stuff this year after about 4 years of producing.
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I’ve got a busy release schedule planned for my Pacific Coliseum project, kicking off with an EP coming out next month! But for the time being, here’s a little edit I put together of one of my favourite tunes from recent memory.
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Speaking of a busy release schedule, we’ve got announced the first EP: Breeze FM, which is out on SlothBoogie Recordings on September 6. Feel free to shoot me a DM if you’re interested in a promo! Would love to show some love to the TP Forum Crew!
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Here’s the first preview from my new record!
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My latest offering and my first track ever on vinyl 
thanks to the legend Brawther and my track is called Shine Down. Part of a double release out tomorrow. VARIOUS - Deeper States Vol 2 Vinyl at Juno Records.
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