Philippe Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 (edited) Here is a track a created not so long ago, it's inspired by the great Jan Hammer soundtrack and you can download it for free! Edited August 6, 2016 by Philippe 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadrian Posted August 7, 2016 Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 This is good. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philippe Posted August 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 10 hours ago, Dadrian said: This is good. Thanks for sharing. Thank you so much Dadrian, coming from somebody who has made countless beautiful re-recordings of Jan Hammer and Tim Truman songs this is a huge compliment! Thanks Pal! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D. Posted August 7, 2016 Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 Nice. I like the light, happy Vice sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicefan7777 Posted August 7, 2016 Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 Very nice, relaxing music. It's got that Vice vibe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philippe Posted August 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 Thank you Tony D. & Vicefan7777, glad you enjoy it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvnyc Posted August 7, 2016 Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 Works for me, nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry B. Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 Nice track, Philippe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators James Posted August 8, 2016 Administrators Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 Nice and mellow, great work! What do you use? Like what programs, VST's if any... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 WooHoo!Party Time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philippe Posted August 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 Thank you, Mvnyc & Jerry B. James, I used FL Studio (Fruity Edition) with Ichiro Toda's fabulous and free Synth 1 vst - also the DX10 with the Jazz Guitar patch and the drums I programmed with my Yamaha QY100. Victor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators James Posted August 8, 2016 Administrators Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 14 minutes ago, Philippe said: Thank you, Mvnyc & Jerry B. James, I used FL Studio (Fruity Edition) with Ichiro Toda's fabulous and free Synth 1 vst - also the DX10 with the Jazz Guitar patch and the drums I programmed with my Yamaha QY100. Victor! Thanks, I'll check it out. I already have FL Studio but it's so hard to get a good synth these days. Everything I find is a bit too modern sounding for my liking or amateur/cheapish, and I'm not really educated on how to create/edit sounds with the knob things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philippe Posted August 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 1 minute ago, James said: Thanks, I'll check it out. It's so hard to get a good synth these days. Everything I find is a bit too modern sounding for my liking. If you're looking for a great free 80s sounding synth, make sure to check out the SQ8L vst - it's a emulation of the classic Ensoniq SQ80. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philippe Posted August 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 If you're looking to make Jan Hammer's typical bassline in Synth 1 - just choose a bass patch and set you're appregiator to TYPE: RANDOM, RANGE: 2 OCT and beat: to 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators James Posted August 8, 2016 Administrators Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 28 minutes ago, Philippe said: If you're looking for a great free 80s sounding synth, make sure to check out the SQ8L vst - it's a emulation of the classic Ensoniq SQ80. Ah, I already have the SQ8L. I actually find it quite useful sometimes. I remade Out of Touch by Hall & Oates with it. 12 minutes ago, Philippe said: If you're looking to make Jan Hammer's typical bassline in Synth 1 - just choose a bass patch and set you're appregiator to TYPE: RANDOM, RANGE: 2 OCT and beat: to 16 Alright thanks. I'll play around with it. Bassline's aren't what I have problems with, I can make some killer Phil Collins sounding beats, get a good baseline going - It's mostly the synth part where I get stuck at. Can't quite get the sound I'm looking for. Maybe I should go back to Ableton Live. I'm more comfortable and know my way around that program. I'm fairly new to FL Studio, and it doesn't seem like it's working out for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philippe Posted August 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 10 minutes ago, James said: Ah, I already have the SQ8L. I actually find it quite useful sometimes. I remade Out of Touch by Hall & Oates with it. Alright thanks. I'll play around with it. Bassline's aren't what I have problems with, I can make some killer Phil Collins sounding beats, get a good baseline going - It's mostly the synth part where I get stuck at. Can't quite get the sound I'm looking for. Maybe I should go back to Ableton Live. I'm more comfortable and know my way around that program. I'm fairly new to FL Studio, and it doesn't seem like it's working out for me. I know what you mean with getting stuck looking for sounds, I guess that's a very common problem with synth musicians. Like everybody I have been through my phase of wanting to have a zillion of synths for sounds myself, but I came to the conclusion that I really do not need so much and synth 1 provides a solid base that can cover most of the situations. I believe Jan Hammer used Moog for bass, a dx synth for lead sounds and a Jupiter8 or Juno for the strings/pad sounds and probably a TR808 for drums, in combination with a Fairlight for those Ahh choir sounds among other things. Oh, you should absolutely use what you feel the most comfortable with, today's DAW's have all gone trough some great evolution and they are all more than adequate to make songs. I use FL Studio because I have using it since the mid 90s and as such I know it like the back of my hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators James Posted August 9, 2016 Administrators Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 Yeah... I get a good melody going, then gotta go through 1000s of synths looking for one which suits what you're going for. Gets draining and headache inducing. Maybe it'll be a good idea to go back to the basics. Have you used Zebra2? The default pack seems to produce some great 80s sounds. I think I got it a while ago, don't know, just found it in my VST list. Or perhaps my brother got it lol. He's the reason why I mess around in these programs, because he makes house music. Sounds much more professional than my junk. xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philippe Posted August 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 Yes, I've heard Zebra2 and most of the stuff released by U-he is pretty solid. A problem I have is that since I do it all by myself, I get to hear the track way to many times and by the time I think it's ready I almost hate it because I heard it so much during the whole composing and creation stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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