The main idea of this project was born from a challenge proposed by the record label I'm part of, which consists in that one of the artists of the crew has to choose a sample of his liking, through a draw made by the owner and each artist must make a song/idea based on that sample. This time the sample chosen was the intro of the song "Corazón Delator" by Soda Stereo. The process was simple, honestly; listening to the song instantly gave me the feeling that using it to make a nineties track or even two milero tracks would be ideal. So I was inspired by George Clanton, an artist I like a lot who makes this kind of vintage/vaporwave/ambient songs.
Comencé con usar el Warp mode de Ableton para poner el sample al compás del bpm y que encajara bien en las casillas, luego de eso lo corté en algunas partes para lograr un efecto de Glitch/Stuttering. Con respecto al Sample eso fue todo. Aparte de agregar un poco de EQ con un High-Pass filter, Redux para reducir los bits del sample y crear esa vibra vintage/vieja típica de esa época noventera; por último, pero no menos importante, un poco de distorsión con nuestro querido y famoso Decapitator. También cabe a cotar que reduje el campo estéreo del sample con el Utility de Ableton para hacer espacio para otros instrumentos.
Luego procedí a crear un Pad bastante ambiental, típico del Jungle/Drum and Bass de la época, muy conocido por ser usado por artistas como LTJ Bukem, o Goldie. Con acordes de 7mo grado, típicos del género Jungle, ya que estos generan una vibra intrigante.
I started by using Ableton's Warp mode to put the sample at the bpm and make it fit well in the boxes, after that I cut it in some parts to achieve a Glitch/Stuttering effect. Regarding the sample that was all. Apart from adding some EQ with a High-Pass filter, Redux to reduce the sample bits and create that vintage/old vibe typical of that 90's era; last but not least, some distortion with our beloved and famous Decapitator. It is also worth mentioning that I reduced the stereo field of the sample with Ableton's Utility to make room for other instruments.
Then I proceeded to create a pretty ambient Pad, typical of the Jungle/Drum and Bass of the time, well known for being used by artists like LTJ Bukem, or Goldie. With 7th degree chords, typical of the Jungle genre, as these generate an intriguing vibe.
En cuanto a las baterías de la canción decidí samplear el intro de la canción "Set A Drift On Memory Bliss" de PM Dawn, para realzar esa vibra nostálgica de los 90's o películas y2k de hollywood. Usé varias baterías como capas para crear una en conjunto que fuera homogénea, así que en algunas secciones del track utilicé un Amen Break un poco distorsionado con sidechain de la batería principal, ya que al ser tan ruidoso suele tomar mucho cuerpo en las frecuencias altas y presencia en general. Para el intro de la canción utilicé un par más de baterías que saqué de mi librería de samples, una en mono y la otra con un poco de estéreo para generar un ambiente inmersivo.
Para el bajo utilicé uno del tipo reese, ya que es mi tipo de bajo favorito por la intriga que genera y la presencia que tiene en la mezcla. Esta variación que usé suele tener mucho campo estéreo debido a la polifonía en el diseño sonoro que tiene. Así que reduje su campo estéreo con un Utility. Como toque final usé un sample que saqué de mis librerías, unas campanas, repletas de delay y reverb.
As for the drums of the song I decided to sample the intro of the song "Set A Drift On Memory Bliss" by PM Dawn, to enhance that nostalgic vibe of the 90's or hollywood y2k movies. I used several drums as layers to create a homogeneous whole, so in some sections of the track I used a slightly distorted Amen Break with sidechain from the main drum kit, since being so noisy it tends to take a lot of body in the high frequencies and presence in general. For the intro of the song I used a couple more drums that I took from my sample library, one in mono and the other with a bit of stereo to generate an immersive atmosphere.
For the bass I used a reese bass, as it is my favorite type of bass for the intrigue it generates and the presence it has in the mix. This variation I used usually has a lot of stereo field due to the polyphony in the sound design it has. So I reduced its stereo field with a Utility. As a final touch I used a sample I took from my libraries, some bells, full of delay and reverb.
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