I bought ABL2 recently, because I *love* that 303 sound and it was cheaper than trying to figure out how to build my own xoxbox.
I had plans to do more with this track. Then I realised I was getting too deep into tweaking instead of releasing…
After the Alonetone meetup in Dublin, I promised Tess & Bethan I'd get my finger out and finish/upload some more stuff. So this is the first thing that's reached "good enough" stage. A trancey/ravey number featuring monotron samples after…
After the Alonetone meetup in Dublin, I promised Tess & Bethan I'd get my finger out and finish/upload some more stuff. So this is the first thing that's reached "good enough" stage. A trancey/ravey number featuring monotron samples after…
After the Alonetone meetup in Dublin, I promised Tess & Bethan I'd get my finger out and finish/upload some more stuff. So this is the first thing that's reached "good enough" stage. A trancey/ravey number featuring monotron samples after…
Nearly missed this! :) Great to hear some fresh sounds from you! Agree with Johnny, love the beat - also dig the bassline and yes, there is dancing in my kitchen. He shoots he scores. :)
After the Alonetone meetup in Dublin, I promised Tess & Bethan I'd get my finger out and finish/upload some more stuff. So this is the first thing that's reached "good enough" stage. A trancey/ravey number featuring monotron samples after…
After the Alonetone meetup in Dublin, I promised Tess & Bethan I'd get my finger out and finish/upload some more stuff. So this is the first thing that's reached "good enough" stage. A trancey/ravey number featuring monotron samples after…
One of four tracks I did for the August 2009 24 hour challenge. This was the last track I did, and it shows.
I was pretty tired after finishing 3am chill, and had to mess round for ages mangling loops and trying out different things before…
I bought ABL2 recently, because I *love* that 303 sound and it was cheaper than trying to figure out how to build my own xoxbox.
I had plans to do more with this track. Then I realised I was getting too deep into tweaking instead of releasing…
One of four tracks I did for the August 2009 24 hour challenge. This was the second track I did.
I'm an old trance head, so I had to have a go at making a trance tune during the 24 hours. This had the advantage that I could stretch out the breakdown…
Worked on this track for a *long* time. Learnt a lot but it's time to call it done and move on to something else. Am pretty happy with it all in all.
Sounds include samples of me clapping and the Snowdon steam train heavily processed with Ableton…
Worked on this track for a *long* time. Learnt a lot but it's time to call it done and move on to something else. Am pretty happy with it all in all.
Sounds include samples of me clapping and the Snowdon steam train heavily processed with Ableton…
Very well done! So professional!
Thanks for your feedback btw. I actually lowered the bass after WS comment but I know there i still work that need to be done
I bought ABL2 recently, because I *love* that 303 sound and it was cheaper than trying to figure out how to build my own xoxbox.
I had plans to do more with this track. Then I realised I was getting too deep into tweaking instead of releasing…
I bought ABL2 recently, because I *love* that 303 sound and it was cheaper than trying to figure out how to build my own xoxbox.
I had plans to do more with this track. Then I realised I was getting too deep into tweaking instead of releasing…
I bought ABL2 recently, because I *love* that 303 sound and it was cheaper than trying to figure out how to build my own xoxbox.
I had plans to do more with this track. Then I realised I was getting too deep into tweaking instead of releasing…
First attempt at making something with the demo version of live 8 suite and some of the sample tutorials. Just the first third or so of a whole track really. It's the first thing I haven't wanted to delete straight away so I want to put it somewhere…
I decided to focus by timeboxing the amount of time I spent on drums, bass and lead into 30 min sections based on the pomodoro technique. The idea was to spend 5 mins picking the sound for each part, then 25 mins making some loops with it to arrange…
One of four tracks I did for the August 2009 24 hour challenge. This was the first track I did, when I was still fresh.
I'd wanted to play around with Guitar Rig 3 since getting it at the weekend. The guitars are ableton loops mangled with guitar…
One of four tracks I did for the August 2009 24 hour challenge. This was the second track I did.
I'm an old trance head, so I had to have a go at making a trance tune during the 24 hours. This had the advantage that I could stretch out the breakdown…
One of four tracks I did for the August 2009 24 hour challenge. This was the last track I did, and it shows.
I was pretty tired after finishing 3am chill, and had to mess round for ages mangling loops and trying out different things before…
This is a track I started on the ferry over to Wales for a little holiday a couple of weeks back.
* Drums are from Ableton Suite's Session Drums
* Bassline is an patch I created in Live's Analog synth
* Guitar is me playing through Guitar…
This is one track where I can say, without reservation, that I am really happy with how it came out.
I worked up a beat I liked with 3 Stylus RMX parts making good use of chaos and time designer for the breaks.
For the first time I really…
One of four tracks I did for the August 2009 24 hour challenge. This was the first track I did, when I was still fresh.
I'd wanted to play around with Guitar Rig 3 since getting it at the weekend. The guitars are ableton loops mangled with guitar…
One of four tracks I did for the August 2009 24 hour challenge. This was the last track I did, and it shows.
I was pretty tired after finishing 3am chill, and had to mess round for ages mangling loops and trying out different things before…
Thanks for the comments everyone! Glad people have liked this because I nearly couldn't stand it when I finished it. It was so much effort to get it done at that time in the morning. It's funny that now that people others have listened and found something in the track I can go back and listen less critically.
Written, recorded, and mixed in 24 hours. August 01-02, 2009, from 6am to 6am.
Instrumentation: Two acoustic guitars, electric guitar (picked and bowed), fretless bass, about 7 different flutes, two tabla drums, rattles, tambourine, didgeridoo…
So this track was purely for the fun of it. I was messing about in Omnisphere and came across this wonderful sound that reminded me of the guild highliners in Dune.
I built a beat around in using Stylus, Ricochet, and Dubstation. Then added more…
Increasingly I think the music I am making is less about sound design and more about expressing some of the things inside of me that want out. I guess I may be starting to know what I want.
This one started with a beat (using Stylus RMX to…
This has been something that has been struggling to get out for a while. I finally feel comfortable enough playing it to have pressed record...
Boring technical details:
DADGAD tuning
two improvised tracks, GT-10 Studio Acoustic Guitar preset…
Honestly I have no idea where this came from or how.
I was messing with Omnisphere patches and came across a lovely, flutey, breathy sound that put me in mind of the scenes inside the monolith at the end of 2001. I setup a Rytme pattern to…
Comments on Chris McGrath's stuff
Damn! That was sick! :D I loved it.
There was a dance party in my ears!
Nice music to program to :)
Nearly missed this! :) Great to hear some fresh sounds from you! Agree with Johnny, love the beat - also dig the bassline and yes, there is dancing in my kitchen. He shoots he scores. :)
great beat mate.
The beat&synth at 4:30 was the ticket for me...overall cool track chris.
I second that, this is my favorite of yours...the beat is cool!
Very Cool Mate...great beats!!.. i hear a little human league...New order!
very creative this is very nice i like
killer groove, man.
Very well done! So professional! Thanks for your feedback btw. I actually lowered the bass after WS comment but I know there i still work that need to be done
Love that bass - fresh sounds, Sir!
I really enjoy the drums
Awesome mate! im getting some Astral projection mood here!
good sample work!
nice break beat mate...those bubbly bass sounds with the FX are good!
6 hours per track?:) must of been a challenge completing it before deadline or was it?
awesome synths man!!!!
i like when u slow the beat around 1:35 and then immediately speed it up...very nice vibe man!
very effective what might seem like some cool wabba guitars...dig it.
Comments made by Chris McGrath
I think you nailed the breakdown, love when it comes back in. Great tune.
Thanks for the comments!
Thanks for the comments everyone! Glad people have liked this because I nearly couldn't stand it when I finished it. It was so much effort to get it done at that time in the morning. It's funny that now that people others have listened and found something in the track I can go back and listen less critically.
fantastic, well worth all the sleep dep!
your music has definitely been going somewhere over the past few releases. This is great dubby sounds.
The more I listen too it, the more I love this track. Great breaks!
Like it! Especially the beats, halfway through I was thinking of wailing robots echoing through a very large spaceship
Nice playing and it sounds fantastic
love the sounds!