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    andorra reacted to Lorn in Essential tips, plugins and VST   
    Probably the best advice anyone can receive with the addition of learn your DAW inside and out, like the back of your hand.
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    andorra got a reaction from Lorn in What are you listening now?   
    I've been listening to JC Catalizer's album 'I'll Be There' for few days now.. And specially the first two tracks of the album.. Some of my all-time favorite psychill/downtempo tunes!
     

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    andorra reacted to via'on in Via'on - Stars and Beyond   
    Thanks a lot for your feedback! 
     
    An album should be ready by the end of this year, so my tracks will be truly released.
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    andorra got a reaction from via'on in Via'on - Stars and Beyond   
    Amazing track! Very nice and rich bass driven downtempo, I love it!
    You've made very good job, even though the track is 9:33 long it keeps fresh all the way from start to end.
    Also the quality of production here is very, very good. Everything is well balanced and sounding good.
    I'll have to listen to this now few more times... Thanks for sharing!
    Btw. let me know if I can download or buy this track from somewhere.. I'd love to have this in my collection!
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    andorra reacted to yiannis in What are you listening now?   
    I've been in an uptempo mood lately, so this one sounds just about right.

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    andorra reacted to via'on in Via'on - Stars and Beyond   
    Hi there!
    Here is a new track, I think I'm in love with celestial bodies.
     

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    andorra reacted to sly in aAirial - Upeksha   
    From the new album Samudra, released 1st March on Rednetic.
     

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    andorra got a reaction from Shpongle in Star Wars   
    This post will contain spoilers!!
     
     
     
     
    So far I think I might be the only one in the galaxy that actually wasn't really that impressed by the new Star Wars as people seem to be right now.
    I tried to avoid seeing any trailers before going to movies and I really tried to not expect anything.. But after the movie I was a little disappointed.
     
    But don't get me wrong, it was a really good movie but I think I actually was just expecting too much from it after all..
    Maybe I was expecting more darkness and more charismatic actors.. Also the story was taking too much directing shortcuts. Or kids today are getting things done just too easy 
     
    As Sphongle said I too loved these references to old episodes! They were great and luckily there was more than just one 
    RIP Solo but we'll see what Luke makes out of it in the next episode!
     
    Probably I need to see this movie a second time to get it more right. I'll give it 3.5/5 and hope fingers crossed the next one suits me better 
     
     
     

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    andorra got a reaction from Bakelite in E-Mantra - Raining Lights (2015) [Altar Records]   
    Artist: E-Mantra
    Album: Raining Lights Type: album Style tags: psybient, chillout, electronic... Media type: Digital + CD Year: 2015 Label: Altar Records official url: https://altar.bandcamp.com/album/raining-lights-24bits  
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    andorra got a reaction from Bakelite in Andorra - Nature Elements EP [Self-released 2015] (psychill, downtempo)   
    Thank you Spinnet!
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    andorra reacted to Bakelite in Logarythm - Extinction EP 2015 / Bakelite   
    Hey Psybient community this is the last work from Logarythm, Extinction EP released at Bakelite we hope you enjoy it.
     
    https://soundcloud.com/central-dogma-records-ii/logarythm-faith-no-more-mstrd
     
    https://soundcloud.com/central-dogma-records-ii/logarythm-my-soul-is-sadder-than-all-the-dead-xmas-trees-in-the-world-mstrd
     
    https://soundcloud.com/central-dogma-records-ii/loner-dub-mstrd
     
     
     
     
    www.centraldogma.com.mx
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    andorra reacted to Spinnet (One Arc Degree) in Andorra - Nature Elements EP [Self-released 2015] (psychill, downtempo)   
    nice one andorra! 
     
    my favorite is Blueberry Fields, it has an early CBL feel to it
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    andorra got a reaction from snowdrop in Tips for atmospheric/psychill sound synthesis   
    This is exactly how feel during the day when I'm at work! 
    Great tips and help from you guys, thank you!
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    andorra reacted to Phase47 in Questions to producer and answers   
    Usually I start with a concept or an idea of an arrangement, and then get some sounds together. If it's an Ascendant track, we almost always have a conceptual idea down first, and then try to realize that through passing a Live session back and forth and then I'll start to create an arrangement based on the parts we've got and then we fine-tune.
     
    The main thing I find is that if I have an idea or concept, it's getting to the emotional core - that feeling you want to have when you're listening to the track - and then don't let go once you have it until it's done.
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    andorra got a reaction from Gagarin Project in Andorra - Nature Elements EP [Self-released 2015] (psychill, downtempo)   
    Thank you for sharing! Very nice mix by Runa and I am really surprised seeing two of my tracks in there! 
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    andorra reacted to Matt Freak Flag in Tips for atmospheric/psychill sound synthesis   
    Hey OP - can you post an example of anything you are making (or, an example of a song that does this really well that you like) ?
     
    Some ideas for pads:
     
    - Are you layering stuff?  A lot of great pad sounds are 2 or 3 or more pads layered (with one pad providing the low-mid warmth, another providing maybe the mid-range melodic component, and another providing the top-end shimmer).
     
    - What synths are you using/ are you only using synths?  Stretched-out melodic sounds, especially reversed, drenched in reverb can make amazing, organic pads that no one has ever heard before.  Synths like Omnisphere or Alchemy have lots of samples already for doing this, but you can just do it manually using warping in Ableton / Flex Time in Logic / etc.  
     
    - You said you are EQing out the mid frequencies - which ones?  I usually use pads to add extra warmth, movement, and depth into the mid frequencies.
     
    - EQ the left and the right channel differently!  I like to boost and cut a few frequencies differently on left and right channels to increase width.  Even better, slowly automate a different peak on each left/right channels.
     
    - Delay, chorus, reverb are all good for this, but can maybe sound bland if they are just used as static effects.  Do you automate your reverb sends or chorus amounts?  
    Some ideas:
    -- My favourite: I like to automate the reverb send up while automating a lo-pass filter down on the original pad.  This will make it sound like it is moving farther away, giving a great sense of front-to-back depth.  The reverse works well, too.  Or with a hi-pass filter.  
    -- Try a chorus with a very low rate but high intensity, automate the mix from 20% to 80% every 1/2/4 beats, then quickly back down.  This will make it sound like it is "pumping" from centred to wide with each pulse of the beat.  I like to combine this with regular side-chaining to a kick etc.  
    -- Old trick: automate the delay send, and then send that delay to itself.  Be careful because this might get loud, but if we do it carefully, we can make a pad (or any sound) turn into a completely different, ultra organic ambient soundscape of throbbing echoes.  If you want width, use a stereo delay (or maybe a flanger/phaser on the delay channel).  
     
    - Panning rather than widening... less is often more in production.  If you make everything detuned and wide, your song doesn't sound wide - it sounds like stereo mud. Panning some sounds left and some sounds right - and especially automating the pan - is often way better than just making something wide.  
     
    - Autopan plugins are great, but I like to automate the rate or width to keep them from sounding static.
     
    - Sometimes mono reverbs work really well for localizing a sound in the mix. I like to make sounds panned left, send it to a mono reverb channel, panned right.  On its own, this isn't as impressive as a big wide wet delay.  But in the mix, it is sometimes so much more spacious.  We can do the same with delay - then maybe try automating the pan of that delay from right to left again.  
     
    - Same philosophy, polyphony: too much polyphony can also make things unfocused, especially when working with bass/pads/atmospheres/multiple melodies.  Sometimes I like to think like in jazz, where the bass can play the root note and the pads can play the 3rd/7th/9th etc.  Leaves a lot of harmonic space for melodic instruments.
     
    - My other favourite: you need a microphone to do this, but even a cheap microphone is fine because we are trying to make weird sounds anyways right? Solo the pad you want, put the microphone somewhere in the room, maybe pointed at a wall away from the speakers, or even in the hallway, whatever... record 8 or 16 bars.  Move the microphone around to a totally different spot, do it again.  Then, pan one recording left and the other right.  We should have a very wide sounding pad, with lots of room echoes and reflections making it organic and interesting.  
     
    I have a million more ideas if this is helpful at all.  Just remember - there is such a thing as too wide.  1 ultra-wide sound and 4 sounds swirling in automated panning will sound bigger and more spacious than 5 ultra-wide sounds.  
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    andorra reacted to Gagarin Project in Tips for DJs and articles about DJ   
    some interesting advises, about DJing.
     

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    andorra got a reaction from Flexagon in Andorra - Interpretation Of Dreams (psybient, chill) [2015]   
    Hello everybody!
     
    This is my latest tune.. More melodic and dreamy this time. Inspired mostly by Lauge & Baba Gnohm (if you guys are ever reading this, thank you for your great and inspiring music!)..  Thank you!
     
    https://soundcloud.com/pekkakemppi/andorra-interpretation-of-dreams
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    andorra reacted to shamanflux in Shaman Flux - Six Bardo Dub   
    I actually recorded the throat singing myself. I also recorded the mantra at the end myself as well. I practice when I'm all alone :3. The singing bowl and the erhu were sampled. I'm working on a revised version with a richer soundscape and some more instruments. I'll be sure to post it here!
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    andorra reacted to Fils-des-etoiles in Let's write together the "Psybient" Wikipedia article   
    Hey dreamers !
     
    I was consulting the wikipedia article about "psychedelism", in which I add the psybient comunity in the french version.
    https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psych%C3%A9d%C3%A9lisme
     
    I noticed there is no article about Psybient, just a link to ambient music which include Psybient.
     
    What do you think about writing one together ?

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    andorra got a reaction from yiannis in What are you listening now?   
    Thank you Gagarin! 
     
     
    This is great! Thanks Yiannis for sharing!
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    andorra reacted to Gagarin Project in What are you listening now?   
    would like to share with you my last night discovery, this artist Andorra (aka Phenomenon ) have been an active participant in this forum , yesterday night i have noticed his latest demo track and it was very impressive. It made me go back to his previous releases and i discovered this EP. He has only 224 followers on Soundcloud, but i really recommend to check his music as it deserve to be heard.
     
    and advice to "non famous" artist, don't be shy promote your music online, via Soundcloud, forums, fb groups - people will notice you. My personal tip is to use nice track names, and nice cover arts, it usually catch my attention. And, me i personally listen to all demos in http://forum.psybient.org/demo section
     
    i liked a lot track 1 and 2 from this EP.
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    andorra reacted to shamanflux in Shaman Flux - Svati   
    Hey everyone!
     
    I made this track this week, and I think it's probably the best indicator where I wanna go with my sound. I'd love to know what you all think! I'm taking after Globular quite a bit. Maybe you'll hear the influence. I think my mix  down was really clean, but my final master was kinda sloppy. Any tips on that would be appreciated!
     
    https://soundcloud.com/shaman-flux/svati
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    andorra reacted to Iacchus in Stereo width VST recommendations   
    MetaSynth image filter does the most impressive stereo enhancement i have ever used
     
    But generally, ping pong delay is where most of my width comes from!
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    andorra reacted to Flying Lotus in Andorra - Tripmaker (psychill - 2015)   
    2:10 nice stereo sound, trippy ..... listen to the end without a skip, it don't happen often
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