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] Peter:H [ · Post by **] Peter:H [** » Sun Oct 23, 2022 11:55 am

Hi guys,

I want to share my current track with you. No this time it's not yet another futile attempt to do hardstyle... it's more very bass-heavy stuff this time think 8o8...
It's my submission for One Synth Challenge #164 featuring Exacoustics "Ghost" FM-Synth
https://soundcloud.com/p-e-t-e-r-h/rotting-brains

Last Update: 29.10.2022

All Sounds done from Init
All Sounds done by me
No samples, no post pro (appart from soundcloud internal what-ever-they-do), it dropped out of the DAW this way.
Mostly only FX of Ghost used apart from one Valhalla Supermassive and some Mixing/Dynamics stuff, for instance isol8. which I used to do 5-bands mastering...

My goal for this. I did try a little sound design magic to get bass with width to make it very recognizable ...

tomtom1 · Post by **tomtom1** » Tue Oct 25, 2022 9:08 am

like always really impressive for one synth!

mixing wise: tbh i don't know. if it is my ears - or the mix

it feels a bit noisy, and the zap-sound isn't embedded enough (for my personal taste) - the bass is heavy.
That may all sound a bit too negative, but I don't mean it that way. The mix just feels restless (for me) - quieter parts are sounding really nice here on my monitors!. And musical material is really good, too!

] Peter:H [ · Post by **] Peter:H [** » Sat Oct 29, 2022 11:36 am

tomtom1 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 25, 2022 9:08 am like always really impressive for one synth!
mixing wise: tbh i don't know. if it is my ears - or the mix
it feels a bit noisy, and the zap-sound isn't embedded enough (for my personal taste) - the bass is heavy.
That may all sound a bit too negative, but I don't mean it that way. The mix just feels restless (for me) - quieter parts are sounding really nice here on my monitors!. And musical material is really good, too!

Thanks for your review, tomtom1.
And as always you are right. I tried to incorporate your feedback and only a minute ago uploaded a improved version ... hopefully improved.

As I forgot to listen on earbuds before doing the 1st upload, the mix was off. After listening on earbuds now, changed the levels of the frequency bands a little I think the overall sound/mix improved. It's still bass-heavy, but a little less...
For the zap-sounds - they came from a little bug in the synth which is still in beta. First I thought, okay, why not accept it. But now following your advice I have reworked the sound, reduced the zaps a little in level and turned them into an integral/non-random part of the bdr sound, it's now more like a traditionla bdr-thump...

Hope it's better now. Is it?

] Peter:H [ · Post by **] Peter:H [** » Sat Oct 29, 2022 12:44 pm

double post

tomtom1 · Post by **tomtom1** » Sun Oct 30, 2022 8:54 am

indeed. i think the mix improved. everything sounds more cohesive now, sound-elements are better integrated but still have enough separation. (how much bass someone can handle may also depend on his monitor-speakers

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CrystalWizard · Post by **CrystalWizard** » Mon Oct 31, 2022 4:35 pm

That's a great listen, i like the detail and the very active synth lines.

Bansaw · Post by **Bansaw** » Mon Oct 31, 2022 10:35 pm

Wow, nice and thick this one. Very inventive and good arrangement.
Well done, sir.
I don't know why , but this reminded me of "one pound fish" by the one-pound fish man. Even though this song is nothing like yours!

enroe · Post by **enroe** » Tue Nov 01, 2022 9:07 am

"Rotten brains": What is striking: Great expanse, wide space!
Very varied instrumental, sometimes extremely hard, sometimes
quiet, very multifaceted. Bass and kick drum are very well worked
out, with a strong sense of rhythm. It's a lot of fun to listen to!

] Peter:H [ · Post by **] Peter:H [** » Tue Nov 01, 2022 7:05 pm

CrystalWizard wrote: ↑Mon Oct 31, 2022 4:35 pm That's a great listen, i like the detail and the very active synth lines.

Many thanks, CrystalWizard. Glad you liked it!

] Peter:H [ · Post by **] Peter:H [** » Sat Nov 05, 2022 11:51 am

enroe wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 9:07 am "Rotten brains": What is striking: Great expanse, wide space!
Very varied instrumental, sometimes extremely hard, sometimes
quiet, very multifaceted. Bass and kick drum are very well worked
out, with a strong sense of rhythm. It's a lot of fun to listen to!

Wow, that is a nice feedback. Thanks a lot, enroe!

Allomerus · Post by **Allomerus** » Thu Nov 10, 2022 1:21 am

Cool track Peter:H with lots of interesting variations. Nice use of this synth to make all the sounds. I like the buzzy bass!
Well done!

] Peter:H [ · Post by **] Peter:H [** » Wed Nov 16, 2022 6:00 pm

Allomerus wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 1:21 am Cool track Peter:H with lots of interesting variations. Nice use of this synth to make all the sounds. I like the buzzy bass!
Well done!

Thanks, Allomerus! Good to read you liked the listen ...

Rotting Brains: Electronic/Bass/Instrumental/One Synth