What Is Being Used For Film Today?

[SparkySpark]

I think the best advice given here is sample everyday things (like power tools, sewing machines, and the like). I recall an interview with DM's David Gahan. He stated that in the mid 80's, the first thing they did when they arrived at a new studio was go to the kitchen and find things that they could throw down the stairs. If you listen to Some Great Reward or Construction Time Again, you can hear a lot of this stuff (for Construction... I think they also went to a toy store, if memory serves me right; hence the melodica solo on Everything Counts).

Today, many of us are being too lazy to sample things. Instead we tend to go to Kontakt libraries or so for just about the same sounds... My New Year's resolution will be to start sampling sound again.

Also I am into new and exciting sounds. You can read a thread of mine here: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=493605 . It has many great suggestions for tools for creating unheard-of sounds.

I would also recommend MMorph from Melda: https://www.meldaproduction.com/MMorph . It's 150 euros, but educational price is 50% off, I think. Right now there's a Christmas sale at Melda, so it's 75 euros at the moment! It morphs very well between sounds - look at the demo over at Melda. (PPG Infinite does this too, I think, plus it's a unique synth at the same time. I haven't tried it though.)

Another thing that has helped me was to build my own multi effect. This way, it won't take too long to try out different things, it's just to select one of the effects and see how it affects the sound. Actually it's been much more useful than I anticipated when I built it. It is a MUX patch, built in MuLab (MUX is also sold separately). MUX patches can also hold external VSTs, so you can use my patch as a template and substitute things you don't want with VSTs. It's really cool and powerful! MuLab is 79 euros I think, and MUX standalone about 20 euros less.

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So, if I were you, I'd sample everyday things, morph them, and run them through the multieffect. You'd have a powerful and creative setup for about 150 euros. Merry Christmas!

[zenophilix]

I think the best advice given here is sample everyday things (like power tools, sewing machines, and the like). I recall an interview with DM's David Gahan. He stated that in the mid 80's, the first thing they did when they arrived at a new studio was go to the kitchen and find things that they could throw down the stairs. If you listen to Some Great Reward or Construction Time Again, you can hear a lot of this stuff (for Construction... I think they also went to a toy store, if memory serves me right; hence the melodica solo on Everything Counts).

Today, many of us are being too lazy to sample things. Instead we tend to go to Kontakt libraries or so for just about the same sounds... My New Year's resolution will be to start sampling sound again.

Good resolution... I may have to follow suit. Always really liked the way foley was used on Construction Time Again.

[deastman]

I think the best advice given here is sample everyday things (like power tools, sewing machines, and the like). I recall an interview with DM's David Gahan. He stated that in the mid 80's, the first thing they did when they arrived at a new studio was go to the kitchen and find things that they could throw down the stairs. If you listen to Some Great Reward or Construction Time Again, you can hear a lot of this stuff (for Construction... I think they also went to a toy store, if memory serves me right; hence the melodica solo on Everything Counts).

Today, many of us are being too lazy to sample things. Instead we tend to go to Kontakt libraries or so for just about the same sounds... My New Year's resolution will be to start sampling sound again.

Good resolution... I may have to follow suit. Always really liked the way foley was used on Construction Time Again.

I can’t find the video anymore, but there was a great clip from that time period. They were out on the balcony of some building, and Martin was explaining how they were about to throw a small pebble against the metal guide rail for the sliding glass door, and then use that recording as the basis for the rhythm track in a new song.

[SparkySpark]

Good resolution... I may have to follow suit. Always really liked the way foley was used on Construction Time Again.

I can’t find the video anymore, but there was a great clip from that time period. They were out on the balcony of some building, and Martin was explaining how they were about to throw a small pebble against the metal guide rail for the sliding glass door, and then use that recording as the basis for the rhythm track in a new song.

I played in a synth band around 1990. Once, we went to the scrap yard to sample stuff. We hit dumpsters with iron bars and such, and it was a blast until someone came chasing us off. Some of the sounds went on our album though, so it did pay off.

Another time, I and twenty (!) of my friends went to a closed down factory. We hit stuff for a few hours and actually improvised a scrap song, as industrial as it gets. We recorded the song at the site, and it became the opening act on a compilation cassette. Eventually, there was a night guard on a roof pointing on us with his flash light. Oh well, those were the days!