u-he

djsubject · Post by **djsubject** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 1:07 pm

aaron aardvark wrote:

watching this the only thing i could think of (excluding "i wonder who tailored his suite") was this

lol

Chris Jones · Post by **Chris Jones** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 3:52 am

aaron aardvark wrote:Chris Jones,
Do have any Zebra patches from this tune you want to share?

I might hang on to these particular ones for the time being (might have some other plans), but I'm happy to share any pointers if you like.

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[Edit] I'm not overly precious about the intro kick/snare or the guitar feedback though, so if anybody wants them I'll upload somewhere.

Chris Jones · Post by **Chris Jones** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 3:53 am

djsubject wrote:this guy knows what he is doing!!

the mix alone is outstanding!

That's news to me, because I don't feel like I know what I'm doing most of the time.

It's reassuring to know the mix is ok because I only have pc speakers and earbuds to check with.

djsubject wrote: if the guitar is Zebra then i have to ask if anything is Not Zebra?

Well I suppose there's no point in continuing this charade any further.

It's all Zebra, apart from the aforementioned amps, some CamelCrusher, eq and limiting.

Thanks again for the comments!

aaron aardvark · Post by **aaron aardvark** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 4:18 am

djsubject wrote:
aaron aardvark wrote:

watching this the only thing i could think of (excluding "i wonder who tailored his suite") was this

lol

That ad is almost as bizarre as David Byrne.

Howard · Post by **Howard** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 6:39 am

Chris Jones wrote:Well I suppose there's no point in continuing this charade any further. It's all Zebra, apart from the aforementioned amps, some CamelCrusher, eq and limiting.

Wow! Very impressed.

Chris Jones · Post by **Chris Jones** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 6:59 am

Well now that I have Howard's approval I shall declare my attempts at conquering the field of sound design "complete" and move on to other things.

Seriously though, I am honoured.

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zvenx · Post by **zvenx** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 7:56 am

Chris Jones wrote:..............
Well I suppose there's no point in continuing this charade any further. It's all Zebra, apart from the aforementioned amps, some CamelCrusher, eq and limiting.

Thanks again for the comments!

the drums are all zebra too?

wow!!!!!!
rsp

runray · Post by **runray** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 9:00 am

Chris Jones wrote: Well I suppose there's no point in continuing this charade any further. It's all Zebra, apart from the aforementioned amps, some CamelCrusher, eq and limiting.
Thanks again for the comments!

You are good an imitator!

Nice emulations!

Btw, how you create that muted guitar effect with open guitar effect in the same time? I mean, are there two separate patches or all in one?
Thanks!

Bronto Scorpio · Post by **Bronto Scorpio** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 10:06 am

Awesome!
Very impressive

Cheers
Dennis

dalor · Post by **dalor** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 10:45 am

Howard wrote:
Chris Jones wrote:Well I suppose there's no point in continuing this charade any further. It's all Zebra, apart from the aforementioned amps, some CamelCrusher, eq and limiting.
Wow! Very impressed.

+1! And if I may add: Holy Mother @$#%3!

Chris Jones · Post by **Chris Jones** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 12:41 pm

zvenx wrote:the drums are all zebra too?

Yep, getting a good snare sound was the initial impetus for the project.

runray wrote:Btw, how you create that muted guitar effect with open guitar effect in the same time? I mean, are there two separate patches or all in one?
Thanks!

It's just one patch, containing separate pluck, sustain and release components. Basically velocity controls the volume, brightness and duration of the sustain, and the brightness of the pluck. So high velo levels give a sustained note, and low levels just the muted pluck. There is also a separate legato patch, which would be made redundant if I could figure out a way to change the voice mode with keyswitches or something...

Thanks all!

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hollo · Post by **hollo** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 1:12 pm

Beautiful work Chris!

The Snare it's just crazy and HUGE congrat for the whole set and mix!

Fritze · Post by **Fritze** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 1:45 pm

mcnoone wrote:Sounds great.
I did some guitar thing here as well.
https://www.box.com/s/j5l9jqf3gs5nd5vqrg5q
Not as well mixed, and only played in realtime, no automation or external effects at all.

Noice. Kinda reminds me of Jan Hammer.

Fritze · Post by **Fritze** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 1:46 pm

Chris Jones wrote:Well I suppose there's no point in continuing this charade any further. It's all Zebra, apart from the aforementioned amps, some CamelCrusher, eq and limiting.

Yeah, that's what I thought. Thanx for the impressive showcase of your skills and Zebra.

Chris Jones · Post by **Chris Jones** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 1:51 pm

hollo wrote:Beautiful work Chris!

The Snare it's just crazy and HUGE congrat for the whole set and mix!

The interesting thing about the snare is I didn't even have program it to sound different on each hit - it just went that way! It's as if Zebra already knew what I wanted...

Actually I've found that to be the case to varying degrees with synths in general, but for some reason it was particularly evident on this track. Something to do with Chaos theory I expect.

The downside of this though is you get a slightly different "take" on each render, which sends fastidious perfectionists like myself into a perpetual rendering/analysing/re-rendering loop as I try to get the perfect take.

u-he

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