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[[voodoopony]]

Saw a couple of these threads and thought why the hell not. The more we share our findings the more we grow and evolve as a whole.

Ask away, you scallywags, you.

[SwissArmyCheese]

What is/are your favorite vst(s)?

[Dr_Dissonance]

Why's everyone doing this?

[[voodoopony]]

@Cheese
I use macs and they don't support VSTs, so instead I use Audio Units which are kind of like that [that's all I know about them]. My favorites have to be NI Massive [probably one of the few software synths I've seen that don't sound synthetic or plastic] and Izotope Vinyl, which I use a lot to degrade sound quality.

@Doctor
I'm doing it because I feel like sharing techniques and all that jazz ^-^

[Makkon]

Dear [voodoopony],

How do you make your beats? Is there some sort of library of loops that you can share? Because I want them. Very bad.

[bartekko]

how about if everyone had the "ask me anything" compiled into their discography?

[[voodoopony]]

@Makkon
Depends on what I'm making, be it an electro house track or something hip-hoppy/break-beaty. I have a severe fetish for drums, y'see. My most used methods have to be:
- Layering a cool sounding [but weak] acoustic kick with a bassy electronic kick, like 808s or 909s. EQing is important here.
- Adding a minor, hardly noticeable touch of deep flange to the hihats to give it a trippy spacey sound. Also some sidechain to duck the kicks and snares, giving it some dynamics.
- Often adding a layered clap just a tiny bit before a snare sounds pretty catchy, especially when you have it duck/mute as the snare hits. Timing is important here.
There are many other factors involved that contribute to the final product, e.g. the way you chop the samples, how precise the timing is, etc. But all in all, it's all about the EQ and the mix, those can make the biggest difference.

@bartekko
That's an idea.