dciurlizza
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I've been playing with different recording techniques!
Especially looking at the "Bedroom Pop" genre, which tends to use very rough, raw, and imperfect sounds in their productions.
I also knew I wanted to get a Game of Thrones-themed track out at some point before the show was over.
So I used the Bedroom Pop techniques/equipment I was playing with to reimagine the theme into something that was rough around the edges, but still somewhat fit the world it lives in.
WHAT I USED:
Vox and Guitar - To record these, I used an old handheld tape recorder I found at my grandparent's house after they passed away a while back. I feel like I remember using it as a kid to record some silly jokes or some music or something - even before I ever considered composing or doing anything musical.
Strings - Recorded live and individually by the same player (my teammate, Joni Fuller) in a small room with two mics (close and room mics).
Pianos - Spitfire's Soft Piano, ArtVista's Malmsjö (first time taking it out for a spin), and RAW Piano.
Atmospheric Ruffles (in the beginning) - These go throughout the track and are really just an "atmospheric" track, kinda like if you were to put a "vinyl" SFX on a track that you wanted to sound old. I made it by rubbing my jacket sleeves against each other. Thought it gave it an interesting sound.
Choirs - I think this is my first time using 8dio's Lacrimosa and I'm lovin' it. Also used Performance Samples' Oceania for one of the main lines.
Synths - These go throughout. I made a bunch on Zebra and did further processing with Soundtoys. One of the high frequency synths has Soundtoys' Crystallizer on it - gives it a perpetual shine and energy on the latter part of this track. You start to hear it at around 2:15.
Down to talk more about the process and what else was involved. Especially excited by the first 2/3 of this track since that's where a lot of the initial experimentation happened.
Thanks!!
Especially looking at the "Bedroom Pop" genre, which tends to use very rough, raw, and imperfect sounds in their productions.
I also knew I wanted to get a Game of Thrones-themed track out at some point before the show was over.
So I used the Bedroom Pop techniques/equipment I was playing with to reimagine the theme into something that was rough around the edges, but still somewhat fit the world it lives in.
WHAT I USED:
Vox and Guitar - To record these, I used an old handheld tape recorder I found at my grandparent's house after they passed away a while back. I feel like I remember using it as a kid to record some silly jokes or some music or something - even before I ever considered composing or doing anything musical.
Strings - Recorded live and individually by the same player (my teammate, Joni Fuller) in a small room with two mics (close and room mics).
Pianos - Spitfire's Soft Piano, ArtVista's Malmsjö (first time taking it out for a spin), and RAW Piano.
Atmospheric Ruffles (in the beginning) - These go throughout the track and are really just an "atmospheric" track, kinda like if you were to put a "vinyl" SFX on a track that you wanted to sound old. I made it by rubbing my jacket sleeves against each other. Thought it gave it an interesting sound.
Choirs - I think this is my first time using 8dio's Lacrimosa and I'm lovin' it. Also used Performance Samples' Oceania for one of the main lines.
Synths - These go throughout. I made a bunch on Zebra and did further processing with Soundtoys. One of the high frequency synths has Soundtoys' Crystallizer on it - gives it a perpetual shine and energy on the latter part of this track. You start to hear it at around 2:15.
Down to talk more about the process and what else was involved. Especially excited by the first 2/3 of this track since that's where a lot of the initial experimentation happened.
Thanks!!