Continuing with my series of liner notes for my album Sampler, we get to track number 8. This is a darker sounding track. It consists of 6 instruments and various effects.
You can find all of my albums anywhere digital music is available.
First up is the Bass, the Padaboom patch from the Substance library by Output.
Next is the Arp Harp Loop patch from Output’s Signal Pulse library. I believe the patch may be part of an add-on library.
Next is the After Waves patch from Output’s Exhale program. The patch is probably part of an add-on library.
It looks like most of this piece uses Output’s various libraries. The next track is Tears in Rain patch from Analog strings by Output.
The next patch is a PolyBrass 2 from Kontakt’s RetroMachines Mk2. I believe this is an emulation of a Korg PolySix patch. The PolySix was the first synthesizer I ever owned.
Finally we have Battery 4 using the Sad Flamingo Kit.
For all the instruments, I only used automation on the Battery kit and that was for some volume changes.
I must have been happy with the sounds of the instruments because I used practically no effects on anything. Only the drums (Battery 4) were processed. I sent them (-13db) to a rever bus. The reverb was the Native Instruments/Softube emulation of the RC48 using a Medium Hall preset.
I sent the reverb (0db) to a Gate buss.
On the master bus I cut out frequencies below 30hz and used the Lurseen Mastering Console from IK-Multimedia. I used the Classical (More Glue) preset. If I made any changes, it would have been to the De-esser or compressor in the chain view options (icon at top). This plugin makes a huge difference in the final sound. It isn’t just louder, but better sounding.
Any questions or comments, please let me know.