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Post by admin on Nov 4, 2022 9:49:35 GMT
The album is now officially released! aetherwaves.bandcamp.com/album/ther-waves-vol-4A BIG THANKS to DeepSEA for mastering all those tracks so masterfully (  )! And of course thanks to all who have participated by submitting their tracks!Again all proceeds from sales go directly as donations to a non-profit organisation. This year we will support Musician Without Borders who use the power of music to bridge divides, connect communities, and heal the wounds of war. Their vision is to inspire people worldwide to engage as peacemakers and use music to transform lives. Please read more about the incredible work that Musicians Without Borders is doing world wide on their website: www.musicianswithoutborders.orgPlease tell the good news to all your friends, your family near and far, your neighbours, at least two random people in the street and the lady at the post office! |
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Post by Kyaa on Nov 4, 2022 13:41:35 GMT
We did it! Woooohooo!
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Post by pol on Nov 4, 2022 14:31:16 GMT
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Post by keurslagerkurt on Nov 4, 2022 14:51:53 GMT
Great job to everyone! And especially to admin and DeepSEA (great master imo!) Still not on my first listen through, but that ambient stretch of cid smpldr / Krakenkraft / Mathias Capdet was already just WOW <3 |
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Post by DeepSEA on Nov 4, 2022 19:03:12 GMT
Congratulations to everyone! Special thanks to admin for managing the overall project and encouraging us all to participate! I definitely had a blast, both in creating my track and also in mastering all 33 tracks into an album! It is all extremely creative patching and music! I really enjoyed communicating with the artists to get each master as good as possible within the time constraints! Enjoy listening to all the music (it will be my soundtrack as I'm blowing leaves in the yard 😂) and I hope it does well raising money for Musicians Without Borders! Scott - DeepSEA |
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Post by Dalarne on Nov 4, 2022 19:15:49 GMT
Great achievement admin, DeepSEA and all contributors! Such an inspiration and delight! Already a classic!
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Post by 101 on Nov 4, 2022 19:30:07 GMT
Great stuff (again) peeps. When's the tour?
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Post by Kyaa on Nov 4, 2022 19:56:18 GMT
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Post by maydonpoliris on Nov 4, 2022 20:26:09 GMT
congrats everyone, awesome tracks. Thanks to admin and @deapsea  |
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Post by glitchyfrog on Nov 5, 2022 8:47:27 GMT
Thank you guys for all the crazy music and thank you for that opportunity!
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Post by tIB on Nov 5, 2022 8:59:19 GMT
Congrats on the release folks.
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Post by pt3r on Nov 5, 2022 9:15:30 GMT
A brand new compilation which sounds nothing like the previous ones, modular beeping, b(l)eeping, cl(i)(o)cking, grinding and bu(r)(m)ping in unforeseen configurations. I love it. Thank you DeepSEA for the mastering, I don't know how much work was involved but nice work. I noticed that I start to recognize some of the more usual suspects by their creations before reading up on what/who I'm listening to. Color me impressed.
Last but no least, a big thank you to admin Carsten for organizing another edition. |
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Post by moruial on Nov 5, 2022 10:34:25 GMT
Congrats everyone, there are good tunes in there |
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Post by DeepSEA on Nov 5, 2022 18:34:18 GMT
"Clean" in what way? 😂 WRT noise? Or just production quality? Anyway, to be in any list with @foxermod is a high compliment! 😊 |
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Post by Kyaa on Nov 6, 2022 0:00:57 GMT
"Clean" in what way? 😂 WRT noise? Or just production quality? Anyway, to be in any list with @foxermod is a high compliment! 😊 Both had a crazy low noise floor. Great eq-ing and production quality didn't hurt either. 😉 You record/denoise each track separately? |
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Post by funbun on Nov 6, 2022 13:09:35 GMT
Everyone's sound keeps developing further and further.
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Post by foxermod on Nov 6, 2022 13:40:42 GMT
"Clean" in what way? 😂 WRT noise? Or just production quality? Anyway, to be in any list with @foxermod is a high compliment! 😊 Both had a crazy low noise floor. Great eq-ing and production quality didn't hurt either. 😉 You record/denoise each track separately? This is exactly what I did. Each sequence was recorded separately into its own track with the DAW (Logic) sending a 'click track' to the Euclid Grid via an External MIDI Out track. The Steinberg UR22 interface I have has pretty good pre-amps, and I recorded the tracks at 96k... From there, every sequence or sound was noise gated, eq'ed, compressed, etc. It took a good bit of time, but made a HUGE difference... I'd love to know how DeepSEA approached it too. Either way, there are TONS of fun sounds on this compilation, and I'm left baffled at some of the sounds! haha! Love this community. Congrats on such a wonderful volume of music, everyone. I'm on my 3rd listen through now. I can't get enough. You guys are awesome |
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Post by pt3r on Nov 6, 2022 15:29:19 GMT
I can't help but wondering how much different the compilation would sound if we used a strict no external sequencing/sounds policy? Who would be able to produce the same result? Would the end result be drastically different?
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Post by rockysmalls on Nov 6, 2022 15:32:27 GMT
I can't help but wondering how much different the compilation would sound if we used a strict no external sequencing/sounds policy? Who would be able to produce the same result? Would the end result be drastically different?
exactly the same .... except the track would be 45 minutes long ... and a lot more boring |
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Post by foxermod on Nov 6, 2022 15:45:38 GMT
I can't help but wondering how much different the compilation would sound if we used a strict no external sequencing/sounds policy? Who would be able to produce the same result? Would the end result be drastically different?
Hmm.. I thought there already was a no external sounds policy. *Edit - But I see your greater point. It would be interesting! |
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Post by DeepSEA on Nov 6, 2022 20:32:32 GMT
Both had a crazy low noise floor. Great eq-ing and production quality didn't hurt either. 😉 You record/denoise each track separately? This is exactly what I did. Each sequence was recorded separately into its own track with the DAW (Logic) sending a 'click track' to the Euclid Grid via an External MIDI Out track. The Steinberg UR22 interface I have has pretty good pre-amps, and I recorded the tracks at 96k... From there, every sequence or sound was noise gated, eq'ed, compressed, etc. It took a good bit of time, but made a HUGE difference... I'd love to know how DeepSEA approached it too. Either way, there are TONS of fun sounds on this compilation, and I'm left baffled at some of the sounds! haha! Love this community. Congrats on such a wonderful volume of music, everyone. I'm on my 3rd listen through now. I can't get enough. You guys are awesome Actually I did the opposite! My recording was completely DAWless!
About a year ago I went through a noise/hum reduction exercise for my setup and did a few things that helped like using balanced TRS cables as much as feasible, and powering all devices from the same outlet. I also use short cables by keeping everything close together on a table for the recording. My computer and monitor was OFF, so those noise sources were not present (but a router is not far, so not a noise free environment).
Both my AE system and the Octratrack were connected to 4 channels of a small and cheap Mackie 802VLZ4 mixer, where I EQed the bass drone and the sequence so they didn't interfere with each other. Both channels from AE came out through the 4I/O module. Mixer levels were matched by ear with the drums as a reference. I performed the track real-time (definitely more than one take due to various performance mistakes lol) into a small and cheap Tascam DR-05x recorder in 24 bit WAV mode. Main out of the mixer was trimmed to the loudest that would not peak into the recorder when the track was at its loudest.
The only post processing I did was to trim the dead space from the beginning and the end, and to level it to the -6db requested by Carsten. So no de-noising at all, outside of my cabling and grounding exercise!
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Post by funbun on Nov 7, 2022 3:00:14 GMT
I can't help but wondering how much different the compilation would sound if we used a strict no external sequencing/sounds policy? Who would be able to produce the same result? Would the end result be drastically different?
For me it would sound exactly the same. I use zero external sequencing or sound. I want everything from the machine itself. |
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Post by glitchyfrog on Nov 7, 2022 5:50:14 GMT
I can't help but wondering how much different the compilation would sound if we used a strict no external sequencing/sounds policy? Who would be able to produce the same result? Would the end result be drastically different?
Hmm.. I thought there already was a no external sounds policy. *Edit - But I see your greater point. It would be interesting! I only plugged my recorder into the mixer. The rest is 100% AE Modular. |
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Post by foxermod on Nov 7, 2022 6:08:09 GMT
I can't help but wondering how much different the compilation would sound if we used a strict no external sequencing/sounds policy? Who would be able to produce the same result? Would the end result be drastically different?
If it came down to it, I think I would be able to produce close to the same thing. The only problem is I have a setup that I like to patch and track in layers (which is why I use the external click when recording: to keep all the different patch sequences in time with the others that have been recorded).. I'd have to figure that part out - because I don't have $$$. Otherwise, I think it would be possible. I do have an honest question about the use of external sequences and sounds, though... what led to asking that question? I mean, I find it great that everyone uses AE as, both, an instrument and a workstation. Personally, it doesn't really matter to me what someone does with it, as long as the person using it enjoys it. Isn't that part of what makes modular stuff great anyways? |
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Post by pt3r on Nov 7, 2022 8:37:54 GMT
The question is based on pure curiosity, not modular fundamentalism, no way do I feel like there was cheating or something. After all this is music, how can one possibly cheat in music (unless you're milli vanilli  )? I have the same approach as funbun in constructing my tracks, i.e. I build my tracks as one elaborate patch that I manipulate/mix on the fly while recording as a one take stereo mix so I don't do overdubs or multiple layers of tracks, whether this is an artistic decision or pure laziness is not always clear  So my wonder/question is purely based on how were these tracks built and constructed. I always listen the AEtherwaves compilations as a bit of a showcase of what this format is capable of production- and soundwise, how diverse are the endresults etc... what if this was your only equipment what could you make with it... So no this question is not meant as a loaded question to point out which track is more AE worthy than the other... far from. I hope I did not imply that. |
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)! And of course thanks to all who have participated by submitting their tracks!
Well done 
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