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Re: Use of Crackle in Music

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 1:49 am
by lovelydivot
Is it wrong to mix basslines...


and don't say back and forth forever...lol

Re: Use of Crackle in Music

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 1:51 am
by dickman69
yeah b/c they clash & are 2 loud no?

i like to get all knobby turny w/ the basslines tho and flip between the 2

Re: Use of Crackle in Music

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 1:58 am
by lovelydivot
So - You are saying flip one off and the other on real quick...

durrr...I'll try that



What if I like a discreet transition - don't want my bass salivas getting all juggly...
Can I do a rinse and spit without affecting the momentum...




ridiculousness

Re: Use of Crackle in Music

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 2:19 am
by Terpit
K, didnt mean to sound shitty,maybe try slowly turning the bass up as opposed to switching it up (if thats what your'e currently doing)? And some tunes sound good with the bass turned up when their being brought in I reckon, a cyrus tune in particular that I cant recall, especially if its a drawn out noise as opposed to a beat.

I really hate it when you turn the bass off a tune and you can still hear like a really weak thud, really bugs me.

Re: Use of Crackle in Music

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 2:21 am
by dickman69
Terpit wrote:K, didnt mean to sound shitty,maybe try slowly turning the bass up as opposed to switching it up (if thats what your'e currently doing)? And some tunes sound good with the bass turned up when their being brought in I reckon, a cyrus tune in particular that I cant recall, especially if its a drawn out noise as opposed to a beat.

I really hate it when you turn the bass off a tune and you can still hear like a really weak thud, really bugs me.
i get this all the time b/c i have highs & lows

neighbor's mixer has his mids lows and it sounded so clean

Re: Use of Crackle in Music

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 2:25 am
by Terpit
rayman612 wrote:
Terpit wrote:K, didnt mean to sound shitty,maybe try slowly turning the bass up as opposed to switching it up (if thats what your'e currently doing)? And some tunes sound good with the bass turned up when their being brought in I reckon, a cyrus tune in particular that I cant recall, especially if its a drawn out noise as opposed to a beat.

I really hate it when you turn the bass off a tune and you can still hear like a really weak thud, really bugs me.
i get this all the time b/c i have highs & lows

neighbor's mixer has his mids lows and it sounded so clean
DJ MADD - Deeply gives me grief every time I mixe it, on second drop I wanna keep the vocals in but when the bass is turned off it sounds so poo, such a weak but loud thud replaces the bass

Re: Use of Crackle in Music

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 2:28 am
by dickman69
what i end up doing is cut the trim a bit and push the highs as loud as they go

Re: Use of Crackle in Music

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 2:32 am
by Terpit
haha really? as in, maxing out the treble?

Re: Use of Crackle in Music

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 2:41 am
by dickman69
yeah but trim it so it pretty much cuts the lows more

Re: Use of Crackle in Music

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 3:10 am
by topblogger
cracke crackl cracckl crack

Re: Use of Crackle in Music

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 3:15 am
by lovelydivot
Yeah - It's almost like turning on a pan effect...

I don't want my mixes to sound like I'm using pan effect every 2 minutes...

Re: Use of Crackle in Music

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 6:09 am
by Ficticious
LumiNiscent wrote:I'm currently working on my final project in high school, and I have to write a long thesis. I'm trying to find out what's so appealing about the sound of crackle/hiss/static, which is a fundamental part of the aesthetic of producers like Burial, Pole, and Nicolas Jaar.

Any idea why we perceive these sounds as pleasant? It would be great to get some opinions on this, since I've found it kinda hard to find any usefull sources on the internet haha.

Simple, Same reason that humans love the sound of rain and water. Same reason humans gravitate towards similar types of sounds on the spectrum.

Same reason that we always tend to like certain scales better than others.

Simple answer : Because our ears tend to like certain sounds and frequencies on the spectrum. Certain crackles and hisses fall right into that spectrum.

And as others have said : PEOPLE LOVE REALISM The more realistic you can get to a sound, the better your song techincally will sound. Even if the melody isn't that great or what not. This is because it gives you the feeling of being "in the moment"

A.k.a Why you hear people always talking about "feeling vibes from songs/ why movies videos are intriguing in songs/why certain synths if not used right sound generic and crappy, and why a lot of people hate certain types of genre's etc. etc. I'm just rambling now.

But don't take my word for it, I don't know what I'm talking about. :W:

Re: Use of Crackle in Music

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 12:51 pm
by Genevieve
I'm not sure if people necessarily like 'realism'. I think some of the older generation just got conditioned into it. Lots of younger kids can't stand to listne to vocals that aren't autotuned (like... pitch-corrected, not necessarily sounding vocoded). And perfectly pitched vocals are def not natural sounding.

Re: Use of Crackle in Music

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 2:08 pm
by the wiggle baron
disagree

Re: Use of Crackle in Music

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 3:18 pm
by hubb
Something I have noticed about the use of "artificial" crackles is that the volume of the crackle itself tends to be quite loud compared to a real crackle with regards to the overall record volume.

This gives the weird effect of the music feeling quite distant and quiet despite the volume you may be playing it at.....for me it's about the relativity of the sound with regards to other sounds around it, and I think this has some weird profound effect.
Dunno if anyone else feels the same way, I just saw lots of posts about nostalgia and stuff and I am not sure I buy that argument tbh.
I agree completely, its about the context it creates and not necessarily just affecting the tone or dynamics but everything.

Re: Use of Crackle in Music

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 4:24 pm
by wolf89
that realism argument doesn't work at all.

Re: Use of Crackle in Music

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 8:41 pm
by zerbaman
Terpit wrote:
lovelydivot wrote:You don't mix records Terpit?
Yeah I do, not sure what you meant by 'drop the bass for a few measure', what's a measure? And the retreating bit aswell
Measure is the American musical term for "Bar"

Re: Use of Crackle in Music

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 4:45 pm
by leeany
I think I figured out why people enjoy vinyl crackle - because it resembles the sound of bacon being fried.

Re: Use of Crackle in Music

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 5:15 pm
by Terpit
LumiNiscent wrote:I think I figured out why people enjoy vinyl crackle - because it resembles the sound of bacon being fried.
Burial said he recorded bacon crackle for most of his tracks in that interview.

Re: Use of Crackle in Music

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 2:58 am
by BonerJams04
can never get to much crackle srsly