[NickBlanc]

Very cool atmosphere!

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[NickBlanc]

Great work, I like the twist with the traditional instruments.

[NickBlanc]

Haha this is awesome!!

[NickBlanc]

Very cinematic, cool!

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[NickBlanc]

On peter said

It’s lovely, @nickblanc. Very melodic and easy to get lost in. As usual, Inge’s voice sounds wonderful on it. I have one (silly) question: I saw an acoustic guitar in the video. Is that going to be played in an upcoming song, and if so, is it yours or Inge’s guitar?

LinkedMusicians Founder. Your friend who keeps the beat.

Check out my music.

Thanks! It has this chill dreamy vibe to it, so I get where you’re coming from.

Regarding the guitar; it’s mine. Inge was between houses and borrowed it for a couple of months while hers was in storage. The chances of me playing it are slim to none. I’ve lost a couple of digits on my fingers and I would have to ‘rework’ (I don’t know the english term) the strings so I can do the fretboard with my right hand. It’s more for decoration and for guests who want to play. Hence the black colour, it looks cool.

[NickBlanc]

On Tom Brace said

Nick the Analog Mad Scientist, baby, YEAH!! 🙂

I must assume all that hardware cost ya a fair amount, and you put it to great use. Brought me right back to my days in the USAF, when I was stationed in Belgium – dancin’ at three in the morning, well-tanked up on Bacardi & Cokes at La Mas de Corennes club to stuff just like your song.

Good times.

One thing I’d like to take note of: the fact that you don’t look like a “techno” kinda’ guy (and that’s a good thing). You look like one o’ my “good ole boy” Arkansas and Tennessee truck driver pals back in the States (God bless ’em!). And the light didn’t adversely affect the song, or video. I call it an “aesthetic happenstance”, or what Bob Ross would have deemed “a happy accident.”

Give us MORE!! 🙂

Founder/Owner/President of Dipso Records. Home of such artists as:

Tommy Apocalypse (reggae, ska, rocksteady)
Mt. Sanity (synthwave, ’80s style synthpop)
Lord of Admixture (heavy guitar-driven punk/post punk)
The Self-Imposed Limitations Orchestra (experimental instrumental music)
…and several more, as well as some solo work

Thanks for the comment. Love that it lets you revisit some memories. Yeah it’s not a cheap hobby, but it is worth it. It has always been my dream to have a studio, and now I have it! The trucker hat and beard is a bit leaning into my current physique haha. Years ago I was this bodybuilder dude with just a 9 o clock shade, decent haircut and tight polo shirts haha.

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On Tom Brace said

Good stuff, Mister Nick! How do you keep track of what’s going on with all those knobs, switches, cords, cables, and assorted whatnot… and still crank out the righteous grooves?

Is that a Prophet 5 I see, or one of the more “modern” models? I loved that synth sound on so many of my favorite bands’ songs and albums.

I’d love to hear your rendition of Kraftwerk’s “Trans Europe Express.”

Founder/Owner/President of Dipso Records. Home of such artists as:

Tommy Apocalypse (reggae, ska, rocksteady)
Mt. Sanity (synthwave, ’80s style synthpop)
Lord of Admixture (heavy guitar-driven punk/post punk)
The Self-Imposed Limitations Orchestra (experimental instrumental music)
…and several more, as well as some solo work

Well to be honest, sometimes I have something in mind and when I’m recording I completely forget about it. So this is basically the best I could do with a sh*tty memory haha. So I keep a bit of a system where I don’t want to be doing too much or else it takes away from the idea. The prophet is a 6. And while no 5, it still has a mode to sound like it and it overall just sounds awesome. Cuts through every mix.

[NickBlanc]

On peter said

Very cool and I like how it ends! As usual, you and Inge fit together very well.

Your friend who keeps the beat.

Thanks, I upped the reverb on the vocals for the second half of the track to make it sit a bit more in the background against all the synths. So it competes a bit less for space.

[NickBlanc]

On LinkedMusicians said

On NickBlanc said

Yeah I will keep on posting it here. Stuff needs time to grow and what works is just being consistant. It doesn’t matter if the response is slow in the beginning, it will come.

I do have everything on Soundcloud as well. https://soundcloud.com/fromhillrecords

Thanks, Nick! If you didn’t already notice, if you go to the upper right-hand column on this page (and other Forum pages) there is now a SoundCloud player embedded streaming the first LM Mixtape. I’m putting the compilations on there. I will work on making one with just my favorite songs of yours and also include some of your songs on a Mixtape that features electronic music that I’ll put on Forum pages to replace the current Mixtape (okay, it’s a playlist! But I’m calling them Mixtapes).

Bring back mixtapes!

[NickBlanc]

Yeah I will keep on posting it here. Stuff needs time to grow and what works is just being consistant. It doesn’t matter if the response is slow in the beginning, it will come.

I do have everything on Soundcloud as well. https://soundcloud.com/fromhillrecords

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[NickBlanc]

On Ross said

Nice work, very cool stuff1

~Ross

“Let there be songs to fill the air…”

https://on.soundcloud.com/arF75KPpHuh6iqtt8
https://www.bandlab.com/rosssmithe

Thanks!

[NickBlanc]

On LinkedMusicians said

Cool. I really like the beat and the — I don’t know the right word — so I’ll hardness or gittiness of it. Very cool. Nice job and I thought the thumbnail was a good choice too.

Thanks! Thumbnails are a weird thing. I can barely make out on the screen of the camera if I’m in focus or not, so this was more a lucky shot 😅

[NickBlanc]

Haha fun thing is, the spots above the synth setup is part of a Philips Hue system. And I recently got an app which could react to sound and relay that to the lights. So I will be experimenting with that.

For the techno part, oooof man, it’s becoming a bit silly like the metal scene where there’s 34 different genres. Uptempo hardtechno is all the hype nowadays with artists like Klofama and Kruelty. I don’t like it personally, I like hard but this is silly hard. Then there’s a huge label called Afterlife which does insane liveshows (recently with arist Anyma in the sphere in Las Vegas), it’s much more melodic and more adjecent to trance.

But there are still oldschool acts around which have evolved. Carl Cox is almost ancient but he does really awesome hybrid stuff (DJ and live togehter), some goes for Richie Hawtin.

 

 

 

[NickBlanc]

I’ve had my eye on some Lewitt gear for a while now (the Ray mic), interesting they are going the plugin route. I’m pretty sure I have some other plugins that simulate spaces, so I’m not sold on this one for €99.

[NickBlanc]

On peter said

Very cool! I really enjoyed it. Kudos. But I would have greatly preferred a Cubs hat! Hahaha.  🙂

Your friend who keeps the beat.

Haha I’m already proud I removed that idiotic sticker on the cap.

[NickBlanc]

Cool song!

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[NickBlanc]

I can picture Peter going like “who is this dumb@ss that did the update without bac…oh….right…” 😅

[NickBlanc]

Got another one of the Drones series. Slowly getting the entire thing.

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[NickBlanc]

On anxiousmofo said

Harrison channel strip was hard to resist for $6.25.

Tangled roots perplex her ways.

Not a bad choice. I wanted Subgen, and since that seems to never go on sale I got that, but I added the Harrison as well.

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[NickBlanc]

And one the most useful is (always) free: Blue Cat’s Gain Suite

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[NickBlanc]

On bajanblue said

Hi Nick

This sounds great and Inge has such a great voice

Really enjoyed this one

Nigel

 

https://devinelie.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@DevineLie/videos

Thank you, that’s very kind. And yes she does have a great voice.

[NickBlanc]

On peter said

My friend @Thor has spoke highly of SSL plugins. Does anyone here have this who wants to weigh in?

Your friend who keeps the beat. I suppose I’m also the chef at this place.

I have it, don’t use it that much but it has a nice Hall.

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[NickBlanc]

Those impromptu jams tend to be the most fun. Sounds good!

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[NickBlanc]

On peter said

Excellent. She has such a lovely voice and it really suits the music well. Very cool tune. Kudos to you both.

Your friend who keeps the beat. I suppose I’m also the chef at this place.

Thanks! Much appreciated. You’ll have to do without her for a couple of weeks. We will be recording our christmas special this week (that is, if she recovers well enough from a cold), so everything between now and the sundag before xmas is just little ol’ me.

[NickBlanc]

Good to hear you making the time for some music making!

[NickBlanc]

Hmm you need their installer. I don’t like that.

[NickBlanc]

And let me just add, Their ‘Lossy’ is the exact plugin version of the $470 pedal from Chase Bliss.

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[NickBlanc]

Hmm, still. English is not my first language, but if I had to guess it has to end with – ate. No luck so far.

[NickBlanc]

I use the Omega plugins on occasion, adds something nice/

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[NickBlanc]

Jup, getting this (was on my list). Very interested in the chord tool, they do some cool stuff with midi generation.

[NickBlanc]

Also, some honorable mentions from this dev:

• Canopener studio, for headphone correction
• Vulf Compressor, amazing heavy colored compressor. Instant vibe.
• Good dither, because your DAW’s dither sucks (Ozone’s and Fabfilter’s too)
• Trem control. Just a very very good tremolo with stuff just not available with other tremolo’s

They are not the cheapest and only do 1 sale a year.

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[NickBlanc]

Thanks, and we just recorded another one yesterday. This one was not the greatest timing wise, but we’re just having fun.

[NickBlanc]

On November 23, 2024 peter said

NOTE: @nickblanc I recall that this dev had a plugin that you were hoping would go on sale. Hope you find the deal you wanted! – Peter

Goodhertz Black Friday / Tenth Year Anniversary Sale – 37% off site wide through 4 December
Developer Sale

https://goodhertz.com/

Your friend who keeps the beat. I suppose I’m also the chef at this place.

Ah yes, thanks for spotting this one. Tupe was on my list.

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[NickBlanc]

For those unfamiliar with the brand, it’s from Freemasons. An act which is pretty big in remixing huge artists with mostly disco/french house. They (he?) has some huge hits to his name and he is not afraid to share the knowledge on his excellent youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@F9Audio

 

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[NickBlanc]

Nice, Factoid 2 and Sloom are on my list. Looks like fun creative plugins for not a lot of money.

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