Huzzah, first thing I've made in Reason 6! So a friend of mine is doing game programming at uni, and needed some creepy music for a creepy game he's creepily making on a creepy engine. With creepy code. No, it's not Minecraft. Creepily.
I put this together in the space of a few hours, speeded along by just sticking to presets, most of which were taken from the haunting, chilly tones of the Polar Elements refill (https://propellerheads.se/shop/index.cfm?fuseaction=product_detail&ID=10437&Cat=4200).
I put this together in the space of a few hours, speeded along by just sticking to presets, most of which were taken from the haunting, chilly tones of the Polar Elements refill (https://propellerheads.se/shop/index.cfm?fuseaction=product_detail&ID=10437&Cat=4200).
Category Music / Game Music
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 120 x 120px
File Size 6.01 MB
Using a synthesizer to create sounds from scratch can seem like a daunting task at first, but it's well worth learning. It's a hell of a lot of fun, and nothing adds more individuality to your music than making it with your own patches. When you get it down to an art, it's also incredibly useful - can't find a patch that sounds just like what you hear in your head? Make it yourself!
At first, I learned a little myself largely by experimentation, but an understanding of sound creation and synthesis terminology, and the "pieces" that make up a synth sound are kinda crucial, and it's hard to self-teach that without many headaches. Lemme see if I can find the tutorials I was using at the time...
Ahhh, here we go, good ol' Mr Thor. After just a couple of the tutorials in this series, I had enough understanding under my belt to roll up my sleeves and start making sounds on every synth life has thrown at me since (all but those with the most cryptic of interfaces, anyway...).
http://www.propellerheads.se/substance/discovering-reason/index.cfm?fuseaction=get_article&article=part19
Also, as a general Reason tip, if you don't to it already, don't be afraid to turn the rack around and patch devices together by hand. Or paw. Or claw. Especially when it comes to working with effects.
At first, I learned a little myself largely by experimentation, but an understanding of sound creation and synthesis terminology, and the "pieces" that make up a synth sound are kinda crucial, and it's hard to self-teach that without many headaches. Lemme see if I can find the tutorials I was using at the time...
Ahhh, here we go, good ol' Mr Thor. After just a couple of the tutorials in this series, I had enough understanding under my belt to roll up my sleeves and start making sounds on every synth life has thrown at me since (all but those with the most cryptic of interfaces, anyway...).
http://www.propellerheads.se/substance/discovering-reason/index.cfm?fuseaction=get_article&article=part19
Also, as a general Reason tip, if you don't to it already, don't be afraid to turn the rack around and patch devices together by hand. Or paw. Or claw. Especially when it comes to working with effects.
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