Madeon - Technicolor

[mthrfnk]

That's what I thought, I know 128kbps definitely cuts around 16k but that would be across the whole track....

I just never thought it would be a good idea to cut your synths so low and so sharply.

[bouncingfish]

okay guys, how do you reckon he made those toms? They sound sick!

[mthrfnk]

Imo they're taikos not toms. Probably stock from Kontakt with processing.

[Brothulhu]

That's what I thought, I know 128kbps definitely cuts around 16k but that would be across the whole track....

I just never thought it would be a good idea to cut your synths so low and so sharply.

Everything you hear on Soundcloud is 128kbps and I bet you don't notice the cut that much so it's not that big of a deal

[bouncingfish]

Imo they're taikos not toms. Probably stock from Kontakt with processing.

okay. Have any guesses on how he could have processed them? They're so crispy!

[Libra]

Been a while since I made an actual thread so....before I start this thread I know a lot of people dislike his stuff because it's brickwalled to shit or alternatively it's not dubstep and too mainstream however his new track to me sounds pretty awesome (imo) if just for the musical aspect:
Soundcloud

The reason I made this thread is two fold,
Firstly: was analysing the track in FL and it looks a little weird:

http://oi40.tinypic.com/21m5l4g.jpg
(can't embed, too wide)

A lot of the mix seems to be clipped at ~16kHz, yet there's still little frills that go up and beyond 20kHz, is this due to mp3 compression or has he simply sharply cut most of the mix? (I'm analysing the 320kbps copy direct from his online store btw) and can anyone explain why you'd let elements go beyond 20kHz?

Secondly I was looking at the file in Audacity and his kicks and snares perfectly eliminate the rest of the mix via sidechaining... I know he uses volume/EQ automation vs. compression - something I've been doing for a while, but recently I've been finding that I can't get my automation to respond quick enough in FL, if that makes sense... it's as if there's a small latency that makes the sidechain duck drag on too long or the attack of the volume envelope isn't sharp enough. I use Fruity Balance for this which although basic as fuck does work, but I was looking for any tips on really getting the sidechain as sharp and precise as possible this since I know a lot of people sidechain in a similar way.

Thanks

Yup its MP3 coding, doing its worst!

http://dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=175491

[mthrfnk]

Hmmm that's a good thread thanks for the link. I need to wait until I can buy a lossless copy before I'm fully convinced. It's weird the cuts are so sharp and low even on high quality encodings.

Icetickle: beneficial EQ, transient boosting and clearing the mix of clashing frequencies.