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trip-hop & downtempo fusion from San Marcos, Midwestern refugees in North County

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endlessblue, to random
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New life goals: be as cool as Tom Lehrer at 84. “As sole copyright owner I grant you motherfuckers permission to do this” (h/t @maxkennerly )

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Imma just record this for posterity, the day @lisamelton boosted me and killed my inbox 😌

endlessblue, to Musicproduction
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I've owned iZotope's Trash since its release in 2003, but I stopped using it somewhere in the early 2010s. Although it sounds great its workflow is, well, "trash". Distortion plugins should never, ever, ever be confusing or hard to use: turn knob -> get dirt.

So the refresh looks pretty great -- everything on a single page, per-band processing, 4-way cross-mixing... Shut up and take my money! #musicproduction

keefmarshall, to Musicproduction
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Humble Bundle seems to have a bundle with some Cherry Audio virtual synths at the moment, including Quadra which you'll hear on a few Key 13 tracks, notably Primavera and Lateral Flow.

Also includes Mercury-4 which is a Roland Jupiter-4 emulation, and Dreamsynth.

The deal includes a whole bunch of sample packs too.

Not affiliated in any way but I use a lot of Cherry Audio stuff and this is a cheap price...!

https://www.humblebundle.com/software/music-creators-studio-essentials-software

#musicProduction

endlessblue,
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@keefmarshall @etherdiver I have my eye on Double Scoop in the bundle, designed by Sonic Foundry alums Matt Yost and Jason Donnelly (DJ Puzzle). Interesting ROMpler design, lot of cool features

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Working on tracks for the latest album, and we’re once again doing it completely different. Laura is laying down topline melodies before either of us write a single lyric. We’re letting the topline dictate where the song goes. Which is weird (for us).

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Today in #WeeklyBeats I have a little something I worked up with my mystery collaborator. She had a tune with vocals and acoustic, and I built this track around it. https://soundcloud.com/endlessblueband/weekly-beats-11-bee-mime

endlessblue, to Synthwave
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For Day 2 of I decided to take the on-gridiest of on-grid styles () and slap a little swing and crusty guitars on it. The result is a decidedly Goldfrapp sounding thingie. This one got legs. https://soundcloud.com/endlessblueband/jamuary-2024-day-2-synthwave-blues

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Day 17 of I found Coldcut’s 90’s sample library y’all (thanks @eikenberry ) and boy howdy is it good stuff. Had to do some break chillout because of course

https://soundcloud.com/endlessblueband/jamuary-2024-day-17-coldcut-baby

endlessblue, to songaweek
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After a few days off from #Jamuary back to the grind with #SongAWeek and a little #TripHop ! I can really feel the extra time, quite luxurious. Pretty happy with this one.
https://soundcloud.com/endlessblueband/weekly-beats-5-burning-up-burning-out

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It's #WeeklyBeats Monday! Dig up some ancient samples and make a damn track already, maybe like this weirdo funk acoustic thingamajig! https://soundcloud.com/endlessblueband/weekly-beats-7-acoustijam

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Netrunner music? Yes plz. Grabbed BAKENEKO by @revengeday for my for my #BandcampFriday purchase https://revengeday.bandcamp.com/album/bakeneko-ep

endlessblue, to Synthwave
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Whoops, forgot to post … this is a one-take off my cheap-ass rig, sort of a adjacent ditty called Nominal Voltage https://soundcloud.com/endlessblueband/weekly-beats-18-nominal-voltage

endlessblue, to random
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Another episode of “What Happened to Chiptune” dropped, and this one really focused on how “scene purity” can really wreck a movement. Super interesting stuff, with implications well beyond the scene. https://whathappenedtochiptune.org/episodes/matthew-joseph-payne

endlessblue, to Musicproduction
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A belated :

We are Endless Blue, a duo (and sometimes band) from San Marcos, CA by way of Milwaukee and Minneapolis. We’ve been at this for just shy of 20 years, self-producing numerous albums, appearing on several indie , and playing a bunch of shows. Our music is on all the things, but mostly here:

https://endlessblue.bandcamp.com/

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enthusiasts, what is your take about the ? I'm looking for an option of a single synth to use in gigs as a unique synthesizer, I use digitally emulated synths for production but would like to get something playable and practical for live situations, and this one comes with a sequencer (although the price range is way beyond my yearly gear budget at the moment, even looking only at beringher's options, but dreams must be fed and entertained)

endlessblue,
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@antares @etherdiver @decibyte A thing to keep in mind about the ubXa is that it's primarily a clone of the Oberhiem OBXa, which has a very specific sound and vibe. If that's not a requirement, I would recommend a more general music workstation like the Yamaha MX61, Roland Juno-DS, or the Korg Kross 2. More bang for the buck.

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    endlessblue,
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    @flockofnazguls I still have my "Big Hug Mug". Season 4 is being released now and IMHO it's the spiritual second season of True Detective. Sooooooo fucking good, sooooooo fucking creepy.

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    Hey @etherdiver, you're in SoCal now, right? Do you ever perform live? (I'm on the organizing committee for Wonder Valley Experimental Music Fest, and I think you could be a cool addition!)

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    @etherdiver Ah, up Temecula/Murrieta way! So good news is The Aztec is in Vista, so North County. Probably more of a 45-60 min drive for you, which... ehhhhhhh... maaaaaaybe. Pop on the discord at least, say hello, it's gearheads all the way down.

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    @etherdiver Aha! Are you in San Diego County? There's a pretty killer modular/dawless collective that does events every other month, you should come jam. If nothing else it's a cool group of folks and good beer. https://www.instagram.com/p/C6ICcB2pqoq/

    ambergrey, to guitar
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    I am curious about strandberg guitars. Has anyone tried one? I am concerned about why the maker chooses a plastic nut at the price point. Why not graph tusq? Maybe I’m overthinking that.

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    @MatthewKay @ambergrey @RyanHyde my bass player picked up the bass version of the QX52 and looooooves it for all the reasons previously stated

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    Ok buddies, if I would like to lengthen the sustain on clean, and thicken/widen the notes on the higher strings, what effects chain in Logic would you all recommend? I don’t have enough space to get any pedals yet except for the mirrorhouse and the KinKin gummy bear chorus pedal. So for now I’m using the DAW. Thanks!! I can track the higher end parts separately so that I don’t over amplify the lower end parts, if that will help get what I’m going for on the high end. :blobcatcoffee:

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    @ambergrey Overdriven sustains is easy-peasy, as distortion/overdrive has a baked-in level of compression. Clean sustain is a little tougher -- you're always going to be dealing with that initial transient spike of the pluck.

    So probably looking at two compressors. Add a slow release one-knob like an LA2A and apply gain until you like the sustain. Then add a very fast compressor or limiter (probably VCA style) to tame the transient until it's no longer poking you in the eye.

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    @flockofnazguls "THE THUNDER FROM MANITOBA!!!!" 🤣

    OMG, in 2004 he sued an artist for using the name Manitoba. That artist changed their name to... Caribou 🤯

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Snaith

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    For #Jamuary 29th, I got back to the kind of electronic rock I have the most fun making. It's a refined version of the kind of stuff I'd have done ten years ago: energetic, a bit weird, a bit experimental; a combination of sounds I find enjoyable, compelling, or interesting.

    https://youtu.be/PDwmOeWiGO8

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    @Traiken that punch in the face at 0:50 though, damn! 🤜😖🤘

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    @flockofnazguls whoa that is good stuff. And wow there are like 20 other equally interesting standalone instruments on the site. The 1000 oscillator instrument got me all 😏

    http://giorgiosancristoforo.net/

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    @flockofnazguls still love me some CamelPhat. You can nail gritty drum vibes in seconds.

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