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sunny_b_uk wrote:sonigen modular is absolutely sick for basses (a free modular synth, looks like synthmaker a bit)

Thanks for this, playing with it now.

Synth tip for Ableton users:
Been bouncing out all the really nice synth lead patches I've made into Ableton's sampler, all of them stacked on top of eachother.
Set the chain selector so that all take up their own spot (for non ableton users - this just means that the sampler only plays the patch the selector is currently assigned to, and you can move this up and down to select which patch is played back).
Programme in the midi notes, such as an arp pattern.
Automate the chain selector - now a different synth patch is being triggered according to the automation, you can make some really nice and complex interactive melodies.

I figured out that it's pretty cool to be able to use massive's envelope tool on other parameters, using the delay knob and a fast attack. If I'd ever wanted to do this before I'd have either used a macro or a slow attack, but that sounds sloppy compared to the delay knob.

I was trying to experiment with reeces that aren't reeces... I bounced down a few basslines from finished songs of mine... then doubled them and detuned them 15 cents each in opposite directions... either shit or gold resulted.

I've been messing with reeses a lot this week. I've learned that it's better to take a sound and process it into a reese, it'll always sound more interesting. And I've also discovered a really nice effects chain that makes basically any reese sound super crunchy

I learned that Outbound's mom is a ton tighter than she looks.

I learned to quit wasting time tweaking vsts for hours when the magic is all in the effect chain.

Attila wrote:...the magic is all in the effect chain.

QFT.

Attila wrote:I learned to quit wasting time tweaking vsts for hours when the magic is all in the effect chain.

Not true imo. Some of my favorite patches where 100% in thor and had reverb on a send, thats it.

not as much learned but had a loads of good results resampling, resampling, resampling.

combined with multiple distortion units, careful EQ'ing, sometimes with 10+layers of resampling got me some ridiculously huge sounds.

I had a sound design day and wanted to see how far I could take it, sometimes its pure shit, but other times, you can take a sound that has some potential and turn it into a monster

I just learned the greatest thing ever
Windows key + P > Extends
I just made my little work area into more of a studio, big screen tv hookups a gwan

After almost 3 years i learned i can change the grid to triplets in Garageband

Sometimes an envelope is more useful than an LFO.

As much as making tunes is important,networking with other producers is just as important.
Create good music and people will listen and like.

I learned that drunk girfrends are best for making some crazy pads.

They are good for many other things too!

If you tune your drums by EQing sometimes it sounds better than adjusting the transpose of the sample.

i found taking the condoms off my fingers when i type makes it easier

edit: for posterity.

Not in particular this week... but how to make a fifth chord synth ish sound