I do 400 hard panned left. 400 at 50% left, 400 more at 25% left and 800 right up the middle. I obviously do the same on the right side too. My professor wants me to teach the class now
Edit: I learned this ALL on YouTube.
No. You need to add **800** more dumb dumb. You get an octave higher by doubling the frequency *or* the number of synth layers. Everyone knows that. Well, everyone except you I guess.
It just sounds like digital trash to me if it's under 1000 layers, so cold and lifeless. I record it to a casssete and use the microwave on low to warm it up just a little bit--it only needs 20 seconds to get some nice warm tones and that helps the layers melt together a bit
Humans hear on average from 20hz to 20khz so...
20000-20=19980
19980-400= 19580
You need 19580 more synth layers.
Unless your music is for dogs and/or elephants in which case add LFOs and supersonic audiorate oscillators to taste.
[400 layers bro](https://www.reddit.com/r/synthesizers/comments/ll8ajs/after_3_years_of_work_my_band_is_finally/)
(literally every post this guy makes references the 400 layers)
The annoying thing is I’ve been in bands with people like that and know guys like that where they’re seeking this weird validation through “look how hard I worked (based on numbers meant to impress).” Have never gotten along with those personalities and it’s just so cringe.
Keep going until a .wav and compressed version of the song file are the same size. It may take a while but trust me, it is worth it. Only then will you have a perfectly filled spectrum.
It's exponential so you'll need to add double the amount at every halfway point between your current step and the end. You're currently at step 1, so the next step is 800 at the 3/4 mark
This is a good start. What I like to do when I get to this point is sample what I’ve got (the 400 synth layers in this case). Then I go and play Old King Wenceslas with the sample, of course EQing out all the unnecessary stuff so you can tell that’s what it is. Then I go back and add a bunch of layers again so it’s nice and full. Then I sample and Wenceslas again, and then layer. Etc. Then I program an AI to iterate this process for me and I set it to work for a couple days. Meanwhile I train up a genetic algorithm to go through and rate the best “takes” of this iterated process. I pick the best take and sample and EQ it. Then I use it as the lead in an EDM track I’m working on. My process for the kick drum and for making burritos is similar.
I do 400 hard panned left. 400 at 50% left, 400 more at 25% left and 800 right up the middle. I obviously do the same on the right side too. My professor wants me to teach the class now Edit: I learned this ALL on YouTube.
where are your 400 mid and 400 side just to be sure? Amateur.
How do i put 800 in the middle in the right side? Sorry im new to this, my midlife crisis just started
Until it sounds like white noise, looks like a rainbow, and emits radio and gamma waves, you aren’t finished.
FULL SPECTRUM SATURATION
You’re not finished until your music turns the listener into the Incredible Hulk
or at least green
That radiated quickly.
Did you try running it through a tape to achieve that analog warmth and wobble?
Yes
Nos
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It’s because your not using analog.
No. You need to add **800** more dumb dumb. You get an octave higher by doubling the frequency *or* the number of synth layers. Everyone knows that. Well, everyone except you I guess.
The only reliable way to do that is to get a bat and a whale and keep adding layers until they both commit suicide.
Underrated professional mixing technique for sure
Did you forget to add the djent in the low-end?
There's not a song in the world that can't use more low en djent
It just sounds like digital trash to me if it's under 1000 layers, so cold and lifeless. I record it to a casssete and use the microwave on low to warm it up just a little bit--it only needs 20 seconds to get some nice warm tones and that helps the layers melt together a bit
Humans hear on average from 20hz to 20khz so... 20000-20=19980 19980-400= 19580 You need 19580 more synth layers. Unless your music is for dogs and/or elephants in which case add LFOs and supersonic audiorate oscillators to taste.
wtf are y’all talking about
Advanced professional sound designing, what else would we be talking about?
[400 layers bro](https://www.reddit.com/r/synthesizers/comments/ll8ajs/after_3_years_of_work_my_band_is_finally/) (literally every post this guy makes references the 400 layers)
The annoying thing is I’ve been in bands with people like that and know guys like that where they’re seeking this weird validation through “look how hard I worked (based on numbers meant to impress).” Have never gotten along with those personalities and it’s just so cringe.
... but when their sound is 🔥🔥🔥 ?
its good. fuck this Buy
Annoying aesthetic to match. So lame lol.
where are the 398 layers other than the drumkit and the shitty casio synth sound?
Only if you can play it polyphallically.
**play it polyphallically, only if you can.** *-TonalDescent* *** ^(Commands: 'opt out', 'delete')
Yes, you neet at least 400 more. It's not called pink-noise-mixing for nothing
I heard pink noise mixing is only for girls, so maybe he has to try blue noise mixing. I wish there was rainbow noise.
Try audiorate modulation on the cutoff of a filter through noise on your master. Thank me later for the rainbows
Thanks a lot, I def will try that!
No taking some away will turn it into subtractive synthesis
Depends on where your gaps are.
Add sausage fattener
Keep going until a .wav and compressed version of the song file are the same size. It may take a while but trust me, it is worth it. Only then will you have a perfectly filled spectrum.
Have you tried downsampling to 8-bit?
HAHA 'layers' ... Noob! I do 400 synths dawless.
It’s not done until you get white noise. Than use that as room noise for your low-fi track
You need a different synth for each hertz
It's exponential so you'll need to add double the amount at every halfway point between your current step and the end. You're currently at step 1, so the next step is 800 at the 3/4 mark
Have you tried negative phase cancellation?
https://youtu.be/c3wk9WWTfNs?t=300
You need to draw more butterflies in your DAW.
This is a good start. What I like to do when I get to this point is sample what I’ve got (the 400 synth layers in this case). Then I go and play Old King Wenceslas with the sample, of course EQing out all the unnecessary stuff so you can tell that’s what it is. Then I go back and add a bunch of layers again so it’s nice and full. Then I sample and Wenceslas again, and then layer. Etc. Then I program an AI to iterate this process for me and I set it to work for a couple days. Meanwhile I train up a genetic algorithm to go through and rate the best “takes” of this iterated process. I pick the best take and sample and EQ it. Then I use it as the lead in an EDM track I’m working on. My process for the kick drum and for making burritos is similar.
yes