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LocalTrack19 · Post by **LocalTrack19** » Sat Nov 28, 2020 8:59 am

Here is my best shot at recreating classic 80s track Voyage Voyage by French singer Desireless in Studio One 5 Pro:
https://m.soundcloud.com/user-880669269 ... age-voyage

ChameleonMusic · Post by **ChameleonMusic** » Sat Nov 28, 2020 10:33 am

Good job!

Lacks a tiny little bit of punch compared to the original, but is very close in overall sound!

Shame that there's no vocals though!

LocalTrack19 · Post by **LocalTrack19** » Sat Nov 28, 2020 11:23 am

ChameleonMusic wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 10:33 am Good job!

Lacks a tiny little bit of punch compared to the original, but is very close in overall sound!

Shame that there's no vocals though!

Thanks for taking the time to listen to it and to give feedback! I agree, I feel the original has a bit more agression in bass and snare, I find it difficult to give it that (as I am also still a rookie producing only for 8 months).

I have looked also for a vocal or acapella stem, but couldn’t find it unfortunately

ChameleonMusic · Post by **ChameleonMusic** » Sat Nov 28, 2020 12:07 pm

I feel the original has a bit more aggression in bass and snare

First steps will always be:

Sculpting a sound with EQ.

Using compression to control its dynamics so that the difference between the quietest and loudest hits is narrowed.

Onne · Post by **Onne** » Mon May 10, 2021 4:20 pm

Hi, great job. A question please. Do you have this track without the drum and bass. Stems, and it's available?

htcnext2 · Post by **htcnext2** » Wed May 12, 2021 4:37 pm

thanks for this add. love the original - you captured it quite laid back. great. love it.

Bansaw · Post by **Bansaw** » Thu May 13, 2021 1:15 am

The vocal is what gives it the human connection. When that is missing, then something significant is missing.
Otherwise good job of recreating some of the original sounds

LocalTrack19 · Post by **LocalTrack19** » Thu May 13, 2021 6:27 am

Onne wrote: ↑Mon May 10, 2021 4:20 pm Hi, great job. A question please. Do you have this track without the drum and bass. Stems, and it's available?

I can share the Studio One project if you like, but I can also send you the individual stems, just let me know.

LocalTrack19 · Post by **LocalTrack19** » Thu May 13, 2021 6:29 am

Bansaw wrote: ↑Thu May 13, 2021 1:15 am The vocal is what gives it the human connection. When that is missing, then something significant is missing.
Otherwise good job of recreating some of the original sounds

Fully agree bansaw. If possible and available I try to use the acapella, but I could not find one for Desireless. Advantage though to have an instrumental is that you can hear the individual instruments better, which is a good thing for an instrumentalist like me

layzer · Post by **layzer** » Thu May 13, 2021 7:09 am

sounds like a general midi cover.

i prefer the magneto version. btw

BONES · Post by **BONES** » Thu May 13, 2021 8:15 am

ChameleonMusic wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 12:07 pmSculpting a sound with EQ.

Blech! We're using synthesisers, we can sculpt the sound with our instruments. EQ is for drums, vocals and guitars, we don't need it.

Using compression to control its dynamics so that the difference between the quietest and loudest hits is narrowed.

Again, we can use our envelopes and other modulation sources to do this, only the drums might benefit from some compression.

I've never even heard of this song or artist before, so I have no idea how close to the original it is but I do know it's boring without vox.

LocalTrack19 · Post by **LocalTrack19** » Thu May 13, 2021 10:47 am

layzer wrote: ↑Thu May 13, 2021 7:09 am sounds like a general midi cover.

i prefer the magneto version. btw

It is a cover indeed but all stems were played by hand. Good for you that you prefer the magneto version

surreal · Post by **surreal** » Thu May 13, 2021 1:35 pm

Very nice.. what synths were used?

ChameleonMusic · Post by **ChameleonMusic** » Thu May 13, 2021 5:31 pm

Deleted... Can't be bothered with getting into certain sorts of conversations... No point!

excuse me please · Post by **excuse me please** » Thu May 13, 2021 5:53 pm

Nice, must I found the original lacking a bit of tightness in bass starting around 1:20, that's why drum machines became so popular

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PGNiXGX2nLU

80s classic in Studio One