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Cheers BRX. That’s really helpful. I met with the drummer yesterday & got a drum take as a wav. He’s going to redo it, as there’s some changes he want to make to his playing, but the kit remains the same. So I can use that to work with & then hopefully just replace the wav with his new take & it should sound the same. The only vocal take I have for now was recorded on my phone. We’re all meeting at the end of August (& more regularly from then), so that’s when I’ll get a good vocal take. My goal here is to have a near finished sound with my parts for when we meet so we can get the best from her vocals. I’ve taken your advice & carved some mids out of the synth that does the intro & chorus sounds (& high passed down to about 2k for now) & it’s made a huge difference, so I’ll definitely be taking that approach with the other synths too. The bass sound is made up of 3 synths. Serum provides the sub 300hz sound which is constant throughout, Massive provides the acid like top bass sound at the start & in the chorus/break, which has heavy high & low pass filtering (all that gets through is 250-1100 hz), and Pigments provides the top bass sound for the verses (the more muted short decay synth). Though I’ve just realised that both top synths do go below 300hz, so that could cause issues between 200-300hz with the sub. I’ll play about with that, but might well end up using just the 1 synth. I’ll take your advice on the mix. Like I say, I do have her vocal part, but not the greatest recording. However, I can use it to get the drums & bass sounding good with it, then bring in the synths. I can then do any tweaks when we meet up. Thanks for your feedback. It’ll be very helpful & is really appreciated. 😎

I've started a 3 piece electronica band (me on synths/controllers/bass, a chap on edrums/synth, & a female vocalist). Our first song to complete is more EDM than our other creations so far, but I'm not happy with my parts. Just the overall sound/production to my ears sounds like it was mixed by someone who doesn't even know what a DAW is. Would anyone be able to take a listen and let me know how to improve it, or recommend a good production course? I've looked at a few courses, but not sure what I need to focus on. This is the instrumental version with just my parts. Vocals and another drum part are to be added. https://on.soundcloud.com/TUX5bz62RXZmPCO1U2

Great musician, singer & frontman. But a total bellend of a person who supported apartheid.

Carlsbro don’t make beer, but if they did you’d pour it down the drain.

So far it seems pretty good. I don’t know what the user base is like if you decided to use it for promoting your stuff, but as a host for ideas, it does it just like Soundcloud did.

I’ve signed up to hearthis.at & it’s just what I need. It’s like Soundcloud used to be. Looks very similar, it’s easy to use & the free version has an upload limit of about 50 songs. Perfect for hosting to share, like sending song links to people or posting in the Basschat compo compo. When I get more time, I’ll have a look at the other options too.

I’ve got a new band forming & wanted to upload a couple of song snippets online to seek other musicians & promote the music/band. So as I’ve done in the past, decided to create a soundcloud account for the band. Done! But it’s now limited to a 2 track upload for the free account (it used to be something like an hour of audio). So I’m looking to see what alternatives there are. Does anyone on here have experience with or use the likes of Bandcamp, Audiomack, Hearthis.at or any other platforms that they’d recommend or is it worth buying the Soundcloud subscription? Cheers.

For the summing part, you basically need a 2 channel mixer. If you can solder, it’s easy to make a passive one.

So it was, that was “How grate is our god”. 🤣 Yes, it does indeed. 7 in 1 it is then.

I always thought it was mathematically challenged. “The godhead 3 in 1, father, spirit, son, the lion & the lamb”. I’m pretty sure that’s 5 in 1. 😂

FKA Twigs - Eusexua. Just dropped at the start of the week & is a fantastic album from start to finish.

I started a project with a drummer last year. We’re writing a handful of songs & hope to be gigging them this year. We have a vocalist who also plays acoustic guitar, the drummer has an ekit & includes a couple of multi pad controllers, and I play a mix of synth & loops & control the flow of the song arrangements. So after some tweaking & working out what I need to get this going we’ll, I’ve added a Launchpad Pro. Not only can it control much of Logic (which I use as a host and the band feed into it too), but it has a built in 4 track poly sequencer. So there’s the temptation to try just it & the Jupiter for some stuff. It’s got a bit of a Saturday Night Fever vibe going on.

Nice one. If you need better piano sounds, there’s plenty of VST pianos you can use.

Sadly only in South Africa. It’s still very much happening in Palestine.

I try my best not to support big corporations (especially the US ones) & prefer to buy local or independent companies. I also use an app called “No Thanks” to help me avoid anything that supports apartheid. The No Thanks app is available for both iOS & Android.