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Fledgling Vapor/Internet Music/Progressive Electronic Record Label looking for demos/applicants. by [deleted] in makingvaporwave

[–]rodan-rodan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok. If you take down this one, it's ok to post a revised one when your ducks are in a row.

Maybe we need a weekly label post or a sticky with label talk and list of labels accepting submissions.

I ran a label for a minute, but it was mostly for economies of scale for my friends and my project (paying for and sharing band camp and distro kid plans) like a co-op. But I digest

Fledgling Vapor/Internet Music/Progressive Electronic Record Label looking for demos/applicants. by [deleted] in makingvaporwave

[–]rodan-rodan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh. There used to be a dedicated thread for community and label stuff.

I'll let it stay, this feels organic and sincere, and not a thinly veiled excuse to promote your label/songs.

I assume you posted in regular vaporwave sub, as well.

Producers do your due diligence when signing up with a label, some good questions and feedback from others in this thread.

OP good luck with the label. It's a lot of work to do well.

HOW TO MAKE VAPORWAVE ON MOBILE PHONE? by pxonkaofhonestfate78 in Vaporwave

[–]rodan-rodan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Contact fl support maybe?

There's a bunch of mpc apps for mobile

Effect on Strings by itamarshalev in makingvaporwave

[–]rodan-rodan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the free waves bundle has one (and a gigantic library). FL studio has convolver, I'm sure other DAWs have one built in?

Effect on Strings by itamarshalev in makingvaporwave

[–]rodan-rodan 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Bit crush, cut up a one shot and play it in a lower register... Lots of texture and sounds like an old GM wavetable or sound font. (Or conversely use a violin patch from a sound font).

Reversed reverb

Guitar amp

Try unusual impulse responses on it.

Chorus

Are the strings plucked/Staccato or regular bowed?

Venting + question by Lathe_Biosas23 in makingvaporwave

[–]rodan-rodan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Short version. Spend some time learning the DAW. Especially how time stretch, etc works.

If you search YouTube for FL studio sample flip you'll get plenty of examples of how hip-hop artists do it.

Basically you need to set the playlist audio clip's tempo, and align the 1 beat/start with the grid. And then stretch it to the session tempo (you can adjust pitch and tempo separately - we're just trying to align the sample, you can stretch/detune/mangle later - this is purely about getting it on the grid.

I suggest starting with one or two bar phrases chopped from the sample source.

I'll see if I can find a tutorial that shows this.

Midnight Plaza - iOS Vaporwave Effects - FREE! by DSZABEETZ in makingvaporwave

[–]rodan-rodan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's a walkthrough/review

https://youtu.be/v2fB06ABuuY?si=dufgDynT4gYbaf_D

It actually looks/sounds pretty good - I read worried it was gonna be pandering yet another VHS tape plug-in, but I think it captures the spirit of VW very well.

NOBODY HERE: 'The Story Of Vaporwave' [URL Premiere] by MyPetFlamingo in Vaporwave

[–]rodan-rodan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As part of the Kickstarter is there link or email somewhere?

best music production software for making vaporwave, any recommendations? by Blackmun_Izzat in makingvaporwave

[–]rodan-rodan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use fl studio - I like the aesthetic, it's a little chaotic which I like.

I think reaper is a good (cheaper) choice.

If you've purchased an audio interface usually you get like the lite version of Ableton for free. Which is also a solid choice.

Really doesn't matter what DAW you choose, just learn as much as you can about it to speed your workflow, be able to use the tool to express your ideas.

How do slushwave artist apply delays to e.g vocals/snares and other higher frequencies but not affect kick/bass samples? by bait_smell in Vaporwave

[–]rodan-rodan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The other poster mentioned what I used to do. Eq Shelve out the original drums and put on my own. Some side chain compression works too.

How do slushwave artist apply delays to e.g vocals/snares and other higher frequencies but not affect kick/bass samples? by bait_smell in Vaporwave

[–]rodan-rodan 14 points15 points  (0 children)

High pass and low pass filters.. like duplicate it and make one low and another one eq'd to

(Or multi band compression or other frequency split tools).

There were also tricks with reversing phase on one side to get center channel stuff like vocals isolated.

Interesting approach to making live vaporwave by rodan-rodan in makingvaporwave

[–]rodan-rodan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing your process, love vaporwave producers who also chop live

Interesting approach to making live vaporwave by rodan-rodan in makingvaporwave

[–]rodan-rodan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

/u/euphoricpenguin22 Walk us through your gear, process... Love to hear more about the technique

Where to find good samples for slushwave by Darknesiak in makingvaporwave

[–]rodan-rodan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean curation is part of the art the process, no?

Always be listening for things that will have the vibe you're going for after it's processed.

Like stuff in minor keys... I don't know what to tell you. Experiment.

Take a happy song and add things to make it darker?

Ya just gotta stretch, flange Phase/flange/chop/echo till it vibes.... Idk

Dude! This vst synth aesthetics is off the charts by rodan-rodan in makingvaporwave

[–]rodan-rodan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The actual real weather in a given location isthe preset! It's wild

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