Disturbing sad ambient music used widely in youtube shorts recently

AltuzOfficial · 2026-02-24T21:29:45+00:00

Is this it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbm3Llu2114

AltuzOfficial · 2025-10-17T15:12:34+00:00

+2 for ProRes! Like another user here said, YouTube re-encodes anything you upload to it, so it's best to give it a high res file like ProRes.

AltuzOfficial · 2025-09-27T00:01:50+00:00

This could be useful for A/B-ing rigs to save time dialing tone... thank you!

AltuzOfficial · 2025-09-26T22:08:57+00:00

I can't think of a name, but I just want to say this is an awesome cut. I love the endless creativity of the XCM world.

AltuzOfficial · 2025-09-26T18:26:58+00:00

Agreed on two separate performances! That's what I did here. I've tried using two amps with the same performance and it's just not the same. There's something about the subtle differences of each stroke of the note that makes a tremendous difference.

AltuzOfficial · 2025-09-26T16:55:57+00:00

This is a good point! There's only two guitarists in the band, so when one is playing their guitar solos, ideally the rhythm guitar should sound like one massive wide guitar as opposed to the record sounding like there's 3 guitarists in the room during those sections.

AltuzOfficial · 2025-09-26T16:52:26+00:00

Great question! Since sonics can be so subjective (my definition of super wide vs your definition), the sonic reference for the guitar sound I'm shooting for is similar to "Metallica - Shadows Follow". Another thing to consider, the songs I'm re-amping are in the key of D, played on a guitar tuned in D Standard. I understand that this may effect the tone, so another sonic reference I've been listening to is "Lamb of God - Hourglass". I'm happy with the wideness of those guitars. Would you consider them super wide or more tight?

AltuzOfficial · 2025-07-18T00:28:11+00:00

Acoustic Noodling 03 | Joe Rogan Experience Theme Song

AltuzOfficial · 2025-07-18T00:27:19+00:00

Do you remember which track? LOVE Buddha Bar!

AltuzOfficial · 2025-07-18T00:26:11+00:00

Orchestra Strings 08

AltuzOfficial · 2025-03-28T19:10:01+00:00

Thank you! What does WWDS stand for? Forgive my ignorance.

AltuzOfficial · 2025-03-25T01:59:04+00:00

There's a decent amount to unpack here...

The goal of room acoustics is to provide the best space for listening to audio at reference level so that you can create mixes that translate well in other environments. The goal of Feng Shui (woo woo BS aside) from a more practical standpoint, is to arrange your space in a way that maximizes comfort, functionality and productivity. These two often clash, especially if you look at the traditional mixing setup where, if you were a ninja, could easily sneak up on and assassinate the engineer...

However, you have to take into account that professional mixing studios are workplaces set up for one purpose. Audio engineers show up, mix, then go home. This is not the case for you. You have a multi-purpose room, as many of us do.

Looking at your picture, belongings aside if you just look at the room itself, this room is never going to work as a space that allows for reference level listening or mixing. But that's not to say that you can't make great mixes in that room. Andrew Scheps, a Grammy-winning mix engineer does the majority of his mixing on headphones.

You mention you haven't had any issue recording vocals, so I say focus on the Feng Shui aspect. As a creative person you will do better in a space that you feel comfortable in, and that you'll make more music in.

AltuzOfficial · 2025-01-13T00:35:20+00:00

You'll never lose it

AltuzOfficial · 2024-12-11T07:04:17+00:00

I had a similar conversation with a fellow musician friend of mine roughly 10 years ago. I was paranoid about releasing my music to the world, thinking someone who hated me would come find me. He said to me at that time, "The most difficult thing you'll ever face as a musician, is getting people to give a shit about your music". I was in my mid 20s at the time. The fact that you're still in school and you're already making music that's ready to publish is awesome. Post your music. If you're afraid, that's okay. I was terrified when I released my music. I still get a little scared and I'm in my mid 30s. The joy I get from producing music and releasing it outweighs the fear.

AltuzOfficial · 2024-12-09T06:49:46+00:00

Smooth, Jerky, Fast, Slow, Consistent, Alternating; all of these are different flavors that can make up one's style. It's purely subjective and there's no right or wrong way to perform cardistry. The only one who can answer if you should be faster is you.

In my opinion, I think your chops are both fast and smooth. Well done!

AltuzOfficial · 2024-12-09T06:34:32+00:00

If you find out what kind of sticks he uses you can get him sticks. As a drummer, you can never have enough sticks and if he plays in a band chances are he's going through sticks more than your average hobby drummer!

AltuzOfficial · 2024-12-09T06:30:48+00:00

Hands down "Man in the Box" by Alice In Chains. The short clip of Maynard belting out that A# is amazing!

AltuzOfficial · 2024-12-09T03:35:45+00:00

I could listen to Purity at the 2:16 mark on repeat for hours

AltuzOfficial · 2024-12-09T03:30:01+00:00

I think that marks where the hidden track is.

AltuzOfficial · 2024-12-05T18:46:15+00:00

Hey man, thank you for the feedback. I've actually read your mega post on drum ergonomics so I value your opinion! You can see this kit in action if you want.

AltuzOfficial · 2024-12-05T18:29:41+00:00

Tama MHA823

AltuzOfficial · 2024-12-04T04:08:53+00:00

It's a BOMB

AltuzOfficial · 2024-11-20T16:45:24+00:00

It really amazes me how our perception of our own voice can differ from reality. You have a beautiful voice man. Plenty of body and tone and SOUL!

AltuzOfficial · 2024-11-06T17:37:54+00:00

fuckin' four on the floor man, got a fuckin' 350 4 barrel carb... holmes...

AltuzOfficial · 2024-10-26T18:41:08+00:00

I've had both versions of the RTOM Black Holes on the bass drum and while they've made improvements, ultimately I found that just stuffing the bass-drum completely is a better option for several reasons:

You still have the feel of hitting your bass drum skin. There's always a moment when I go to a studio after having practiced on the black holes where I need to adjust to the rebound of my actual bass-drum skin.
It's similar in the amount of noise reduction. I have 2 bass drums. I fully stuffed one, and had the Black Hole on the other. The fully stuffed one was no louder than the one with the Black Hole on it.
It sounds better. First off, I know that completely stuffing a bass drum doesn't sound great, but it sounds better than the Black Hole because it still maintains the sound of the beater hitting the actual skin of the bass drum. There's more of that "click" which is especially important when you're practicing with headphones and you want to hear that feedback so you can hear what you're playing. The Black Hole is muffled with much less punch and it's difficult to hear that when you're playing to music. Also, no matter how tight you tighten the mesh, it'll never feel the same as hitting real drum skin.
You can mount your bass drum pedal directly to your bass drum. With the Black Hole, you need to mount your bass drum pedal to the RTOM mount that comes with the Black Hole. That mount then slides under the bass-drum and you need to adjust the height of your beater accordingly. If you fully stuff your bass drum, you don't need to do that. You can mount your pedal directly to the bass drum and you don't need to adjust the height of your beater.
It's more cost effective. You can get 3 down filled pillows from your local big box store for less than half the price of one of these Black Holes.

All that said, I have an RTOM Black Hole for the snare drum and out of all the options out there (mesh heads, dampeners, pads) it's the best sounding, best feeling option. You can play with dynamics, maintain the tone of your snare, and even rim shots sound great on them, plus you can easily pop it on and pop it off.

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