This mix, explain please?!

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It's in mono, I take it, and it sounds like it was recorded on my hitachi two deck cassette recorder in 1989.

The question is, why, would you make something to sound like this?

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Thats not even that bad. This is where I think I realised I don't get the kids of today:

http://www.subsekt.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7127

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Mix sounds fine to me, it`s well balanced, there`s punch in the mix. At the very least it has been mastered well. It`s got it`s own odd lofi tone, but it all sits well.

I quite like the tune too, it`s definitely a nod to the old skool early trance days.
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jordanneke wrote:

It's in mono, I take it, and it sounds like it was recorded on my hitachi two deck cassette recorder in 1989.

The question is, why, would you make something to sound like this?
Some people like to ruff it up.
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But why make something for a club which has a low-fi tone is the question?

Wouldn't it just sound a bit shitty in comparison to 'hi-fi' tracks?

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Sounds a lot like techno stuff but instead of leaving it to the kickdrum and some percussions it's applied to a lot of elements.
This dark design is very used in a lot of tracks, but here i don't like.

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One great use of that design for me :
youtu.be/LO40CaFEG5Y

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How did this even get released.. Fucking piss take.

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jordanneke wrote:But why make something for a club which has a low-fi tone is the question?

Wouldn't it just sound a bit shitty in comparison to 'hi-fi' tracks?

Its balanced enough where it will translate well, so it wont sound shitty as in bad production shitty.
This kind of lofi "raw" (yep) sound is just in fashion this week.
I kinda like it, im sure you could throw it in to a mix somehow, and do like... I dunno, dj shit with it. You know what those guys do. Play other peoples music, pretend its more work than it is, piss around with a mixer to hide the fact they have nothing to do etc.
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This doesn't even sound that lo-fi IMO. The kick is fairly defined, the synths have aren't exactly bright but not super murky either. The saturation is somewhat subtle.

THIS is overkill lo-fi,,

youtu.be/G6YRwi_LAe4

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jordanneke wrote:But why make something for a club
Is where you should of stopped :D

Just make something.
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It is lofi. It's alright, it's artist licence.
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This is alright, beats the sterile mixes that are so common these days. Nice nostalgic vibe with melody
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jordanneke wrote:The question is, why, would you make something to sound like this?

Desperately trying to be hip and trendy?

Don't get me wrong I love lo-fi when done right, but this just sounds like shit imo.

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This isn't bad. Mix is pretty good. I really like the low end, round and smooth.

That 90's synth line reminds me for some reason of this:

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there are loads of stuff like this out there. Nothing really strange about it. The guys just wanted to make something that sounded that way.
Kind of reminds me of Melodies from Mars for some reason.

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I forgot, it's Truss and Tessela, therefore it can never be wrong and they can determine techno fashion.

I expect to hear lots of productions like this soon.

I mean I liked the track a lot. Just hate the 'found on vinyl at the clearance of Kenny Ken's mum's attic' production.

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There have been productions that sound like this, within the bass music sphere, for ages.
Its not a new thing. Lofi crunchy stuff made to sound like it was recorded in the early 80s.
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Is it real analog techno bruh???
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Mslwte wrote:
Just make something.
I raise my coffee cup to you. This, exactly this.


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