EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Great work Aaron, there is certainly alot going on. Arrangement wise do
you really need to have a drum roll at the end of every 8 bars?, 3 of
them in total would be fine, 4 max. that was the only thing that stuck
out for me anyway. .

matt
http://www.mp3.com/BondiDrive

Aaron Rosenberg wrote:

> Hey gang,
>
> Sent this to some other groups and people and got some really great
> feedback and ideas.  Even song recommendations.  Let me know what you
> think and how you think I could improve anything. So here's the scoop:
>
> I recently just busted a gut working on my latest track M100 and I
> thought that this sort of work which all of us are doing would be
> great learning material.  Other peoples' styles, techniques and gear
> have always been a real curiosity of mine.
>
> So I thought I might give a track along with a little technical
> background as I thought others might be interested in the prodution.
> Give it a listen while you have this open so that you can read along
> and hear the various parts. It's at www.mp3.com/phenotype. The latest
> track is called "M100."  (I've been reading too many String Theory
> books and such lately...) I would REALLY like feedback and technical
> recommendations as I am very interested in improving my music and
> technique.
>
> Anyway, here are the details of the track:
>
> -Samples are courtesy of NASA. The beautiful, wonderous copyright-free
> NASA.  They're from several missions.  They were used without the
> EXS24 and simply put through the standard audio tracks. Occasionally
> they have a delay.  The stuff from the noisy missions got a high-cut
> filter on them.  It's really great.  I put it at about 3000-4000hz
> generally.
>
> -ALMOST FORGOT: The sqeaky crank wheel part that alternates in the
> beginning and gives the track that kind of locomotive sound is the
> K5000s.  It seems like the synth has this wierd ability to lose it
> mind distortion wise in the upper levels of resonance.  Anyway, I have
> in running though the ADA Flanger.  It's more complementary than
> anything else.  Kind of lends to the groove a bit.
>
> -Drums are from JoMoX Airbase 99.  It is a great machine.  The midi
> program changes are very iffy, yet the Logic environment is terrific.
> I simply pull up a drum kit that I for the most like (there are like
> 100000 of them.) At that point I switch to 'Edit' mode, edit the kit
> in the environment and then tweak one parameter on the Airbase 99
> which in turn triggers the ability to manually save all my changes. As
> a point of interest, the ER-1 maps it's keys very very similarly to
> the Airbase.
>
> -MS2000 has the slidy, legato synth part.  There is an on-board
> delay/pan effect on the sound which adds nicely to the rhythm as it is
> set to sync to beat clock. This synth is a total blast and so easy to
> tweak into the land of "where am I." I love this synth.
>
> -The big choral hit is from the Roland JD990 (great box) crossed with
> a sample of the JD990 in the EXS24 routed through the Logic Audio
> Phaser Plugin.
>
> -The high frequency (radarish beacon sound) loop is the SH101 routed
> through a delay in the Digitech Studio Quad v2.  Overall, I'mnot so
> happy with the Quad but it's a nive machine at times when it does the
> job.
>
> -The Rumbly low-freq pong syncopated parts are from the Nord Lead
> running through the Lexicon Vortex, which as you may know defies
> explanation. Really, half of the great stuff on that box just
> happens.  I don't ask.  It just does it...  If there ever was a box
> that encouraged mindless knob twiddling with amazing results, it's the
> Vortex.
>
> -Strings are courtesy of the JD-800 with the Strings card.  Maybe a
> parameter tweaked here and there.
>
> -The 8th note bass landing on the off-beat is from Juno 106. The
> chorus II button is set.  Noisy, but works well at times.
>
> -When it breaks down at about the 5 minute mark, the Nord begins a
> fluctuation of its FM modulation and cutoff frequencies in the high
> register.  Meanwhile the MS2000 gets pulsating high part resulting in
> a big crash with upward pitch bends and the blending of the strings
> and some more NASA shuttle samples.
>
> Well, anyway I'm hard at work on the next one and I'll be sure to run
> by all you fellows.  Thanks for any feedback and please send any
> similar tracks/songs with technical background info.
>
> All the best,
> Aaron
>
>
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