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I bought trackspacer, as it’s on offer again. Not used it a great deal (mainly because I’ve got a weird ear infection at the moment which has taken all the bass out of my left ear) but can see that it’ll be particularly helpful in mixing with full drum sample loops. That you can isolate frequencies within the loop to duck the other track - effectively isolating the kick snare high hat etc, obviating the need to slice up a loop which I would have done before to isolate the various elements.

    Pete B has posted this up in which he’s used one of the tracks he signed to his label as the first track

    apyssjw …can’t recall who asked about this earlier in the thread but its great, use it loads, find it particularly useful for high-end melodies/strings etc,

      apyssjw …apologies, realize I didn’t reply about the Reason/Bassline Generator thing.

      It’s really clever, inspired me to pretty much finish one track right off the bat, but to be honest its not been as transformational as I’d expected for 2 reasons… the first being, I feel like it’s really excellent for certain types of track, ones where the baseline is really dominant, and I’ve found that when I write tracks from scratch, starting with the bassline can be a bit of a creative cue-de-sac.

      Second and biggest issue is not being able to use Reason Rack Plug-in natively on my M1 MBP. I can switch to opening with Rosetta for the purposes of using the Bassline Generator, but then can’t put synths like Diva through it. I can use Reason to spit out the midi then restart Live natively, but you can’t audition then full range of sounds while you are messing with the patterns like you could if you have your fave synth open.

      Apparently M1 compatibility is coming, but I get the impression that they aren’t in a rush if you aren’t paying the subscription 🫤

          apyssjw I could do with this. Do you have a link to where it is on offer?

              Henry I bought it from plugin boutique last week for £35 but can see it’s back up to £50. It was on at £30 in the Xmas sales so it will be discounted again but never massively.

                Unbroken1 thanks. I missed the sale this time but may fiddle with it in the future.

                  Morty-C-137 Thanks, makes the last album sound like it was high passed. 🤣

                  We’re both quite happy with how it turned out. Slowly getting closer to the sound I’m looking for, more roots influences this time around.

                    303abuser
                    Great stuff, hope it passes the snake-charming rumble-test.

                    Best let Edwand know it’s Dub so it doesn’t freak him out too much

                        Mad_Cyril Lol I’m sure he knows to stay away at this point. Only has himself to blame if he hasn’t learned.

                        The subs should get a work out, we sacrificed a bit of loudness for more bass on a few tracks, snakes beware.

                          18 days later

                          …Reason 12.6 announced today with Apple silicon compatibility.

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                          apyssjw latest trackspacer update. Is a bit more CPU heavy than I’d like but definitely using it in the mixing arsenal from now on.

                            New album is out now, we’re proud of it and curious to see what people think. The digitakt and syntakt are all over most tracks, some live horns, tons of sub bass and trippy dub sounds.

                              303abuser First off .. let met congratulate you on finishing and putting out another body of work!! I know how satisfying that feels.

                              Don’t know your first name, but I find your work ethic inspiring and one I like to follow as an example. I can’t seem to finish a song the pas two months to save my own life! Due to (in part) some mental fuckery and other areas of life taking time and energy away.

                              About the album: Some great sounds in there and, to me, it feels like an excellent piece of dub plates. Cohesive. And you weren’t kidding about the subs! 😀

                                  Morty-C-137 Thanks, that means a lot. 🙂

                                  I don’t even see it as work ethic, I just finish what I start and I really enjoy doing it. It’s more like muscle memory at this point. And I know what you mean about life getting in the way. I’m starting a 2nd business, so it’ll be a miracle if I finish anything in the next 6 months. I do find I come back to it with new energy and ideas after a break though, so it’s not all bad.