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Hooj · Post by **Hooj** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 12:01 am

andymcbain wrote:
Hooj wrote:
andymcbain wrote: Here's the latest complete track I have online - https://soundcloud.com/groovetoads/groo ... d-deformed
Okay, I gotta ask how you guys get that "squidgy, fizzy" sound @ 3:05? Love the way it sounds & I hear it used quite quite a bit in psy.
Ahh the short squelchy bit in the break? It's a saw wave + a resonant band pass filter. LFO on the oscillator pitch and the same LFO on the filter cutoff - sometimes inverted so the osc pitch ascends while the cutoff descends, or visa-versa.

We made that one in Serum - and there was probably a noise oscillator going through the filter as well, and probably a bit of unison

Cool, thanks.... That's seems simple enough.... Don't own serum but I'm sure just about any synth would be capable

Darksynth FX · Post by **Darksynth FX** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 5:11 am

Hi all, I am quite new when it comes to psytrance, just discovered it via the Ektoplazm site which has some wonderful stuff. Can yout tell me some great artists that sound dark, but with strong melodic elements? Thank you in advance!

recursive one · Post by **recursive one** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 7:24 am

Sonic Elysium (the album "Machaon"), U-Recken (basically everything)

DJ Warmonger · Post by **DJ Warmonger** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 10:08 am

I could talk a lot about what I like, but it's better just to show you guys:

https://www.mixcloud.com/Warmonger/psyt ... 017-02-04/

andymcbain · Post by **andymcbain** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 4:09 pm

Distorted Horizon wrote:
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That looks perfect for me actually... is that a default skin or have you customized it?

andymcbain · Post by **andymcbain** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 4:17 pm

Darksynth FX wrote:Hi all, I am quite new when it comes to psytrance, just discovered it via the Ektoplazm site which has some wonderful stuff. Can yout tell me some great artists that sound dark, but with strong melodic elements? Thank you in advance!

Try Digicult

And any Goa Trance to be honest. A lot of it is very melodic and tends to be in minor keys. Goa got me into electronic dance music in general when I was a moody teenage goth because of those dark sounding melodies - particularly Astral Projection's early albums.

recursive one · Post by **recursive one** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 4:24 pm

Digicult makes awesome melodic stuff but I wouldn't call it dark at all, it's mostly the opposite, very euphoric music.

Btw, if you will search for "dark psytrance", be prepared that most of it doesn't have anything resembling a melody at all.

andymcbain · Post by **andymcbain** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 4:45 pm

recursive one wrote:Digicult makes awesome melodic stuff but I wouldn't call it dark at all, it's mostly the opposite, very euphoric music.

I dunno - bits and bobs have that darker edge, in a similar way to U-Recken...

recursive one wrote: Btw, if you will search for "dark psytrance", be prepared that most of it doesn't have anything resembling a melody at all.

+1.

You have been warned

andymcbain · Post by **andymcbain** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 4:55 pm

recursive one wrote:Digicult makes awesome melodic stuff but I wouldn't call it dark at all, it's mostly the opposite, very euphoric music.

But yeah, I think terms like "dark", "euphoric" etc. are always open to interpretation from the listener. One person's "euphoric" is another person's "cheesy" for example

recursive one · Post by **recursive one** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 4:56 pm

andymcbain wrote:
recursive one wrote:Digicult makes awesome melodic stuff but I wouldn't call it dark at all, it's mostly the opposite, very euphoric music.
I dunno - bits and bobs have that darker edge, in a similar way to U-Recken...

And when these two work together

One of my favorite psytrance tracks ever if not the most favorite.

recursive one · Post by **recursive one** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 4:57 pm

andymcbain wrote:
recursive one wrote:Digicult makes awesome melodic stuff but I wouldn't call it dark at all, it's mostly the opposite, very euphoric music.
One person's "euphoric" is another person's "cheesy" for example

I'm usually the first one of these two guys

Darksynth FX · Post by **Darksynth FX** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 6:21 pm

Digicult is fantastic, thank you all for the tipp!

Now I can search for similiar artists with Spotify recommendations, curious where this will take me!

Distorted Horizon · Post by **Distorted Horizon** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 7:06 pm

andymcbain wrote:
Distorted Horizon wrote:
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That looks perfect for me actually... is that a default skin or have you customized it?

Futuristic -> presets -> darkstar midnight -> first preset.

I have another one customized which is pretty much similar but with brighter blues.

andymcbain · Post by **andymcbain** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 1:54 pm

Darksynth FX wrote:Digicult is fantastic, thank you all for the tipp! Now I can search for similiar artists with Spotify recommendations, curious where this will take me!

Glad you like them!

It's worth noting that psytrance labels often have a particular style. Digicult release a lot of music with Dacru Records for example - who specialise in melodic psytrance. If you find an artist that you like who works closely with a particular label, there's a good chance you'll enjoy other artists on that label too.

andymcbain · Post by **andymcbain** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 1:55 pm

Distorted Horizon wrote:
andymcbain wrote:
Distorted Horizon wrote:
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That looks perfect for me actually... is that a default skin or have you customized it?
Futuristic -> presets -> darkstar midnight -> first preset.

I have another one customized which is pretty much similar but with brighter blues.

Legend! Thank you.

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