An approach to Drone/Ambient Techno [QA#07]

If you want to grasp the result of this session: https://soundcloud.com/ronnypries/result-of-qa07incl-als - Downloads and detailed timestamps below: You can find the Ableton Project for studying here: https://files.abraum.de/f/e250ef4d44e14351b5ab/?dl=1 Bonus - a different, cleaner patch based on the same principle: https://files.abraum.de/f/1fadfcf2ee444453890d/?dl=1 Timestamps: 0:00:00 Intro 0:04:20 It starts with a sine-based patch (Wavetable) 0:07:40 The quadruple saturation fun commences! 0:12:08 Working out details of the Wavetable patch 0:13:08 Sherlocking through the distortion stack 0:16:32 More Wavetable programming refinements 0:21:15 Adding punch and changing balance with Multiband Dynamics 0:23:49 Drum Buss for glue and compression (it's already rhythmic) 0:25:04 I need something as a clock (Drum Rack) 0:25:53 Nastying up the Wavetable patch with modulated noise 0:30:30 Let's add a spaced out, percussive element with Wavetable 0:33:51 Chat question by jcomusic "How did the scratchy overtones get into the bass sound?" 0:38:24 Continuing to work on the spacey percussion 0:40:45 Frequency shifter for more movement and width 0:43:30 Spicing up the bass sequence with variation 0:45:31 What about a bit of ring modulation? 0:48:23 Kent said "the percussion needs something"- more modulation and panning 0:53:44 Time for a spacey/glassy type drone/pad 0:57:54 Washing it out with VintageVerb 1:00:26 And another frequency shifter for movement, please - or two 1:03:10 That ugly process of looking for a progression... (random Goa accusations...) 1:04:44 Let's add some broken 808 beats 1:05:46 Shaping the kick with EQ1a 1:07:34 Quick oomph fix with Drum Buss 1:08:14 “Ronny gets annoyed by all the Goa references and ‘accidentally’ taps his power strip with his foot than crawls under desk for a while”–John ;) 1:09:42 Kick needs pitch tuning 1:11:48 And we need Hi-hats! 1:12:54 And more frequency shifting to shape them 1:13:40 And a clap and a snare 1:14:14 Quick clap reverb trick with ValhallaDelay 1:14:56 Another frequency shifter? Hm. 1:15:26 Smacking the snare with DevilLoc and a bit of gated space 1:18:45 Bassline: checking response to steep EQ filtering 1:19:58 Pad: looking for a nicer chord progression, eventually getting there 1:24:06 Taming resonances with Gullfoss 1:24:54 Correcting the overall levels, cause we landed in a dead end 1:25:44 Bassline: Pulteq-style energy shift 1:27:18 Low-end EQing with ISOL8 1:28:19 Time to get the levels sorted for real with VUMT 1:29:50 Summing courtesy of Waves NLS (and being an idiot at it) 1:35:40 Bassline: exploring how subtle changes make big impacts now 1:38:26 Chat question by t4trouble "How do you stop noodling till you hate you're own track...." 1:41:42 Question by ELOHYM "What are your most used/useful Waves plugs?" 1:42:24 Kick: Saturating the low-end with Enceladus 1:45:26 Does Magnetic color of the drums in a nice way? 1:48:21 Adding a colder, 60s vibe with a strange fx layer thing 1:56:54 Bassline: trying more modulation fx before the saturation stack (for fun) 2:00:55 Chat remark about the pads chord progression being harmonically off. Yes, but yes! 2:08:07 Let's add another pad layer using Korgs M1 (the insta-90s machine) 2:12:36 Un-goa-ing the percussion 2:15:53 Final exploration of ways to change the bassline, open conversation How about using Discord like it's IRC in 95: https://linktr.ee/rktic