New song: Aflecht - With My Voice

I've been thinking of writing a dubstep track for over a year now, but never got myself to actually start the project. But here it finally is. My very first dubstep track ever:

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Gear used:
Eurorack modular synthesizer
Moog Voyager RME
Distressor EL8-X
API 2500
Battery 3
Silent Way
M-Tron Pro
Sylenth1
EchoBoy
Glue

Updated studio setup

It's been quite awhile since I've updated my studio setup / gear list. So here it is.

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Monitoring / Signal path:
Genelec 8250A (x2)
Avantone Active Mixcube (x2)
SM Pro Audio M-Patch

DAW:
Mac Pro, 8 core, 2.26 GHz, 6GB
RME Audio Fireface 400
Logic Pro 9

Hardware synths / Controllers:
Eurorack modular analogue synthesizer (12U)
MOTM modular analogue synthesizer (one 19" row)
Moog Voyager RME
Novation ReMOTE 37SL

Guitars / Bass:
ESP EC-400
Ibanez SR900
Larrivee B-03RE

Hardware processing / Preamps:
API 2500
2 x Empirical Labs EL8-X Distressor
Millennia HV-3C

Microphones:
AKG C414XLS
DPA 4091
Shure SM7B

Software instruments:

GForce M-Tron Pro

LennarDigital Sylenth1

Native Instruments Battery 3

Software effects:
Cytomic Glue
IK Multimedia CSR
SoundToys EchoBoy
Voxengo Elephant

New song: Kraku - Friends

New song is ready. It's a shame I didn't find a singer for this track. The vocal part was replaced with a synth melody.

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Download the original MP3 file from here.

Empirical Labs Distressor EL8-X on electronic drums

A while ago I bought an Empirical Labs Distressor EL8-X. It's a wonderfully diverse compressor capable of delivering really usable results on almost any sound source you feed into it. The transients Distressor is able to create on electronic drums fit perfectly into dance floor tracks.

Here's a quick and simple demonstration of Distressor's characteristic slappy/snappy transients on a kick drum. 16 beats first without and then with Distressor:

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Those transient can really cut through the mix and make your drums sound powerful and aggressive.

The only problem with a Distressor is that you want two of them :-P

New song: Aflecht - Feed You To Sue

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MP3 download.

New song: Aflecht ft. Delia St. Claire I - Gotham by Night (compo version)

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Aflecht ft. Delia St. Claire I - Gotham by Night

Voted fourth in the dance music competition at Stream Party 8 in Tampere.

New song: Kraku - Good Morning

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Here's the download link to the song:

Kraku - Good Morning

Gear used:

Eurorack modular synthesizer

LennarDigital Sylenth1

Native Instruments Battery 3

Ohmforce M-Tron Pro

Logic Pro 9

SoundToys EchoBoy

Voxengo Elephant