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Stapleface wrote:ketamine, this tune is wicked mate.
the hi hat sounds like a lighter flicking
the samples you use are actually cool and fit so well.

props to you for that copyism.

D+ wrote:just use teh b0rial pluginz

its created by same creator of ham vst so it is most superb of soft synth for money

cixxxj wrote:

D+ wrote:just use teh b0rial pluginz

its created by same creator of ham vst so it is most superb of soft synth for money

LOL!

Deadly Habit wrote:SOMEYTIMES I FOLD A PIECE OF WAX PAPAER IN HALF SHOVE IT IN MY ASS AND FART AND RECORD THE RUSTLING

Deadly Habit wrote:SOMEYTIMES I FOLD A PIECE OF WAX PAPAER IN HALF SHOVE IT IN MY ASS AND FART AND RECORD THE RUSTLING

ketamine wrote:I have found the secret to the Burial sound, and am currently finishing a tune I did purely for the fun of it / in homage to one of my most favourite musicians. The tune will be mixed this weekend and hopefully posted by Monday. I think you guys will get a kick out of it, especially Azair.

Here are a few suggestions:

-Record from movies. I know this seems obvious, but I'm not talking dialogue snipets--record people walking, opening doors, keys jingling, people leaning on stuff, clothes rustling, etc... even the "hum" of a person standing in an empty room--its the tiny noises, normalized to 0--little stuff, like a grunt at the begining of somebodys sentence, or a tiny exhale, its amazing how many sounds they put in movies. Plainly put: this is what Burial did, and if you're trying to sound like this, then use the same tools. Doing something else (like using fresh sounds from an 808 kit) and trying to re-engineer it to "sound dirty" is just not going to work.

-Don't clean it up. So you've got the sample: its somebody unlocking handcuffs. You're temped to zoom into the waveform to fade the ends of the sample. Don't. Leave the clicks and pops. Let the atmostpherics / background noise suddenly end right where you stopped pressing record. Leave it that way. By the time you add lo-pass, delay and reverb, etc, it will sound like Burial.

-Don't use subbass. I noticed that Burial did exactly what I used to do in the early 2000s (which is around the same time he originally did those songs so it makes sense) on my Roland keyboard which didn't allow me to go very low. I also didn't know anything about sub bass: He uses low end strings C2/C3 lowest, mostly (unless its a sample) note E. Basically just go as low on a normal keyboard as you can while still hearing sound, and thats your low end. Dont use MIDI and slide the notes lower. Low pass that and turn it up to muddy the mix. His bass his not particularly deep, and what is there was obviously added at mastering.

-Don't quantize anything. Very important. With my beat I had no choice with the kicks because I don't know how to turn off Snap to Grid in Logic--but everything else--strings, choir, sound effects, etc leave all that exactly as you play it. Off centre and wrong. Let it bellow out naturally. Use long releases, and slow attacks. Lots of delay.

-Low pass everything. And I mean everything. LP the kick by itself at various points in the song, leaving the hats and Sound FXs. However once that is done, go over the whole song with a LP at intros, breakdowns, etc... Also add a denoiser to the whole mix. Not very much, just slightly muffled, barely noticeable. Leave strings/synths/echos normal when you do this

Note:
I am in no way condoning not developing ones own style--nor trying to actually be Burial. But, you know, purely for kicks and a creative challenge--you get to do something different, produce in an unconventional way, and... well... its just FUN!

cixxxj wrote:I'm curious of what you did Ketamine!! Checked the link but I get a 404 Hope you're still distributing the file!