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akeia · Post by **akeia** » Mon Nov 13, 2017 10:33 am

In my opinion you need only one tool to have everything sound like BOC. A good tape emulator like for example U-He Satin with all sliders on "legacy"

Sibelius19 · Post by **Sibelius19** » Mon Nov 13, 2017 1:03 pm

shonky wrote: If you like that sound, might also be worth checking the Phonec 2 synth and Echomelt delay by Psychic Modulation, both are designed to have that old tape, drifting vibe

Lol, that's funny because I used those 2 plugins in the process of making some of these sounds.
I tried to use a variety of plugins and methods (including using a 90's Radioshack VOX cassette recorder). So there are some analog sounds, and some digital sounds --of course ultimately it's all digital, but you know what I mean. In some cases I actually took some of the digital sounds and transferred them to cassette, and then transferred them from the cassette back to the computer through a vacuum tube amp. Some of it was time consuming stuff, but well worth it

Sibelius19 · Post by **Sibelius19** » Mon Nov 13, 2017 1:11 pm

akeia wrote:In my opinion you need only one tool to have everything sound like BOC. A good tape emulator like for example U-He Satin with all sliders on "legacy"

Urs' stuff is brilliant.

Sibelius19 · Post by **Sibelius19** » Mon Nov 13, 2017 2:23 pm

skipscada wrote:FYI, on KVR this sound/genre/vibe is known as "Frying Pan".

Thanks for the info! Never knew that. What's the rationale? Does the static sound like a frying pan?

GJK · Post by **GJK** » Tue Nov 14, 2017 2:44 pm

for the love of god.... when is this going to be available? instant buy !!

Lind0n · Post by **Lind0n** » Tue Nov 14, 2017 7:02 pm

Sorry - coming soon I promise, just trying to get some sort of overview video together....

core · Post by **core** » Tue Nov 14, 2017 7:25 pm

Lovely sounds in that demo

Lind0n · Post by **Lind0n** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 4:52 pm

OK,released and available now...

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:20 pm

Lind0n wrote:OK,released and available now...

How long does the introductory offer last btw?

Lind0n · Post by **Lind0n** » Sun Nov 19, 2017 3:31 pm

We usually let the intro offers run to the end of the month they start in, maybe the week after? So until (say) 7th Dec.

suns-of-ain · Post by **suns-of-ain** » Tue Nov 21, 2017 11:55 am

Before working on this project, though I'd owned some BOC inspired libraries, I never actually listened to the band.

Thanks, now I feel a little less of a musical hermit!

Re criticism that their music is 'too simple', I actually view that as a prize to be attained. Creating space in music is SO difficult because the temptation is to fill all the gaps to maintain interest; it's very hard to make simple music that's captivating. I read an amazing book last year called 'This is your brain on music' and it had an insightful chart that plotted complexity on one axis, and enjoyment on the other; as complexity rises, enjoyment rises too, until a certain point at which point it becomes too complex. Made a nice bell curve and has stuck with me since! You'll always find critics. I just launched my first ambient / chillout album and whenever I post a link on reddit it's immediately downvoted by the 'this isn't real ambient' brigade. At least, that's my assumption as it seems to be selling OK. www.sunsofain.bandcamp.com if you fancy a listen!

As for Stranger Things vibes... if I'm honest, after season one I started hearing ST vibes in everything

likewise not sure if I was just noticing it more, or if it caused a massive lurch towards 80s themes in games / TV music.

Headphase - Forthcoming BOC inspired instrument