"Winging It" (First track produced with my Linux setup)

[jaycapela]

After messing around with various distributions (tried Ubuntu Studio 64 first, then Arch 64, then Debian 32, then falling back to Arch 32) I finally made this. It was all thanks to Ladish that I was able to put this together (beforehand I would start projects and discard them because I was afraid to manually setup and connect things).

The main sound generator in this track is Yoshimi (4 instances), and rounded off with Phasex, amSynth and of course Hydrogen for drums. I sequenced it with Seq24, and later mixed it down in Ardour.

Hope you like it: http://soundcloud.com/jaycapela/winging-it

[studio32]

Welcome and Good job! You don't have to launch 4 instances of yoshimi, you can make more then one instrument in yoshimi | zynaddsubfx. Add part 2, enabled.

[jaycapela]

Welcome and Good job! You don't have to launch 4 instances of yoshimi, you can make more then one instrument in yoshimi | zynaddsubfx. Add part 2, enabled.

Glad you enjoyed the track. I understand that I could have multiple instruments in Yoshimi/Zyn and do without loading up a whole bunch, but the problem is that it still only produces one stereo output. I like to have each instrument on its own bus so I can adjust the insert effects, fading, and panning separately. Unless there's a hidden option to produce multiple outputs... (oh my life would so simplified if that were the case!)

[autostatic]

Hello jaycapela, awesome track! This is exactly the stuff I currently love and listen to a lot these days, dreamy electro pop tunes. Love it! And welcome aboard of course.

Best,

Jeremy

[DoosC]

Nice one !
I really like the peaceful and soft atmosphere you managed to create.
How did you do the bass line ? With Yoshimi or Phasex ?

[jaycapela]

Nice one !
I really like the peaceful and soft atmosphere you managed to create.
How did you do the bass line ? With Yoshimi or Phasex ?

Yoshimi's my bassist, LOL. And I was able to get some subtle dynamics out of it by adding LADSPA insert effects and automating things in Ardour.

[jaycapela]

Hello jaycapela, awesome track! This is exactly the stuff I currently love and listen to a lot these days, dreamy electro pop tunes. Love it! And welcome aboard of course.

Best,

Jeremy

If I continue working in this style, add vocals, maybe I can do something like Postal Service or Owl City, hehe. I don't have a really good mic atm, so I'd probably have to process the sound to make it fit.

[Capoeira]

defenetly not my style of music, but if you allow: I found the mix way to bassy. at 1min4sec3 my window vibrates heavy here (lol).

[jaycapela]

defenetly not my style of music, but if you allow: I found the mix way to bassy. at 1min4sec3 my window vibrates heavy here (lol).

In a way, I was going for a rumbly bass, but I may have overdid it. Just listened to it on a different set of headphones, and I agree that it's too bassy, so much that my head hurts.

[Capoeira]

defenetly not my style of music, but if you allow: I found the mix way to bassy. at 1min4sec3 my window vibrates heavy here (lol).

In a way, I was going for a rumbly bass, but I may have overdid it. Just listened to it on a different set of headphones, and I agree that it's too bassy, so much that my head hurts.

mixing on headphones is "dangerous". If it's your only accourate option to mix, co-use it with a stereo you know verry well how it sounds like.

[autostatic]

If I continue working in this style, add vocals, maybe I can do something like Postal Service or Owl City, hehe. I don't have a really good mic atm, so I'd probably have to process the sound to make it fit.

Postal Service = Good, typical catalyst of a new genre.
Owl City = Bad, really bad, typical genre-killer

And you mention those two extremes in one sentence

What mic do you have now for vocals eventually?

[studio32]

but the problem is that it still only produces one stereo output. I like to have each instrument on its own bus so I can adjust the insert effects, fading, and panning separately. Unless there's a hidden option to produce multiple outputs... (oh my life would so simplified if that were the case!)

Just sit back and wait till the devs will add that feature...

...or report a feature request.
http://yoshimi.sourceforge.net/
http://zynaddsubfx.sourceforge.net/

[jaycapela]

If I continue working in this style, add vocals, maybe I can do something like Postal Service or Owl City, hehe. I don't have a really good mic atm, so I'd probably have to process the sound to make it fit.

Postal Service = Good, typical catalyst of a new genre.
Owl City = Bad, really bad, typical genre-killer

And you mention those two extremes in one sentence

What mic do you have now for vocals eventually?

You're going to laugh... I currently have a USB Logitech Microphone (RockBand). I would like to soon invest in something better so I can record acoustic instruments, but I must admit though, the quality of the RockBand mic actually isn't half bad for a toy device. Here's a mic check: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXjOfknWbYw