Acid techno production advice wanted.

[AcidTrash]

Depends what emulator you're using. The on board distortion with a bit of muted doubletime delay sounds mint on the ABL. Light flange and chorus is also good. IF you wanna go out there get hold of the hematohm plugin.

Usually high res, low cutoff varying mod wheel to taste. Just stop when it sounds good.

I usually automate one acid line and do the second run manually to give it an organic flow. Layering a thrid line of acid stabs sounds cute too.

You'd be surprised how little effects usuage you need to tilt the sound to filthy. I used tyo cake on the distortion but have found a whole new range of filth by being sparing with it. It will improve the sound quality too. I don't recommend compressing acid lines. IMHO anyone who does is plain wrong.

[loopdon]

Thanks, mate. Appreciated. Some nice tips there!

[rhythmtech]

3 words

antares tube booster

[loopdon]

I know that one! Used it ages ago.

[force]

I don't recommend compressing acid lines. IMHO anyone who does is plain wrong.

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Now i've heard it all

[rhythmtech]

actually for once i agree with acidtrash :whoops:

although i do compress them.. i dont as much as i would any other synth.. they seem to lose that 303 feel when overly compressed.. 303's IMO are meant to snake in and out of the music but with even medium compression they can end up sitting at the front of a mix with no dynamics.. i dont know why this is.. but then again who the hell understands anything the pesky little buggering machines do?

[AcidTrash]

actually for once i agree with acidtrash :whoops:

although i do compress them.. i dont as much as i would any other synth.. they seem to lose that 303 feel when overly compressed.. 303's IMO are meant to snake in and out of the music but with even medium compression they can end up sitting at the front of a mix with no dynamics.. i dont know why this is.. but then again who the hell understands anything the pesky little buggering machines do?

Thats why commercial use of acid sounds so lame.

[force]

actually for once i agree with acidtrash :whoops:

although i do compress them.. i dont as much as i would any other synth.. they seem to lose that 303 feel when overly compressed.. 303's IMO are meant to snake in and out of the music but with even medium compression they can end up sitting at the front of a mix with no dynamics.. i dont know why this is.. but then again who the hell understands anything the pesky little buggering machines do?

I dont agree, i find you can get some lovely dynamics as well as tying (and tightening) the 303 and the drums together nicely. Gives the 303 a nice elastic sound depending on the comp settings

:mrmyagi:

[rhythmtech]

I dont agree, i find you can get some lovely dynamics as well as tying (and tightening) the 303 and the drums together nicely. Gives the 303 a nice elastic sound depending on the comp settings

:mrmyagi:

quite so.. if compressed with something else and obviously on master comp..

but as an insert on a 303 channel its never been my cuppa..

but im talking purely from a quintisential "acditechno" point of view..

obviously its not law :)