I'm working on porting all the old articles to tumblr because people still ask about them:

http://roboctopus-8bit.tumblr.com/

I might try and do some new ones but I dunno.

I started a Tumblr to post new LSDJ and Your articles.  These won't always be as in-depth as my original Noisechannel articles, but I plan to post more often, sharing patches, tips, and maybe some articles about basic recording and mastering.

Check it:  http://roboctopus-8bit.tumblr.com/

I'm new to Tumblr so it's not fancy yet. Don't hate on the simple look.

roboctopus wrote:

LSDJ & You #9 is up.  Topic is WAV kicks and some ideas on volume control (part 1)

http://www.noisechannel.org/8180

one thing i like to do is to pair up a WAV kick with a mid- to high-frequency kick, almost a "squeak", on one of the pulse channels.  when the two sounds combine, the resulting kick becomes harmonically richer and more complex.

obviously, this comes at the cost of using up another channel, but you're running low on channel real estate there are creative ways to work in the higher-frequency transient anyway, like incorporating the high squeak into the instances of pulse-channel notes that coincide with the kicks.

Yeah, I've done that before.  You can use the noise channel to add a short click as well, to enhance the attack of the kick.  Lately I've been using a 2nd DMG and doubling up the kick with a rimshot sample with an M command table (which dulls the sound of the rimshot's attack).  It adds a clicky thud kind of sound to the kick that's nice.

I plan on doing a couple of columns on kicks; this is just the first one.  If I use your tip I'll give you props.

use a D command on my following bass note to get the entire kick to ring out.

I do this with sample kicks when I use them. Lets the sample decay go a little longer. Usually do it during a groove 3/3 and the the bass note is delayed at D02. Someone called me out because that means the bass note is only one tick behind what it would normally be in groove 6/6, but I must be insane because that single tick makes all the difference to me

LSDJ & You #9 is up.  Topic is WAV kicks and some ideas on volume control (part 1)

http://www.noisechannel.org/8180

one thing i like to do is to pair up a WAV kick with a mid- to high-frequency kick, almost a "squeak", on one of the pulse channels.  when the two sounds combine, the resulting kick becomes harmonically richer and more complex.

obviously, this comes at the cost of using up another channel, but you're running low on channel real estate there are creative ways to work in the higher-frequency transient anyway, like incorporating the high squeak into the instances of pulse-channel notes that coincide with the kicks.

roboctopus wrote:

LSDJ & You #9 is up.  Topic is WAV kicks and some ideas on volume control (part 1)

http://www.noisechannel.org/8180

good one.  Never thought about making my kicks 6 ticks long, I occasionally go longer and use a D command on my following bass note to get the entire kick to ring out.

I used to use longer kicks and do something similar, but with my penchant for hyperactive basslines, I almost always have a note right after the kick, so I shortened the kick.  Sometimes a nice long kick sounds better though.

LSDJ & You #9 is up.  Topic is WAV kicks and some ideas on volume control (part 1)

http://www.noisechannel.org/8180

good one.  Never thought about making my kicks 6 ticks long, I occasionally go longer and use a D command on my following bass note to get the entire kick to ring out.

http://www.noisechannel.org/8180