Nick Blanc

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Some projects take a little bit more time than others, but here is the test setup. It works, so 'all' I have to do now is rewire everything. Should be done in a day.

Yeah it's really weird that in the past few weeks my views absolutely tanked. I'm guessing something in the almighty algo. There was a time I steadily got between 250-450 views, which is great. Now I'm barely getting 30.

Instead of the 'rise drop stop rise drop' melodic techno which is popular, I like to keep the energy going with the drums. As my channel seems to slow down, someone gave me the tip to look at my channel as a shop; you want people to come in. That requires a nice storefront with enticing visuals and text. So I might be experimenting with more clickbaity stuff.

Whoops 😳 I think a mod moved it.

Another run with the new mic, I'm still really happy with the results. We try some Dutch lyrics from time to time. This translate to "touch me". Obviously the vocals where recorded seperate. So as long as I was editing, I made a bit (mis)use of the situation to duplicate a part of the Malevolent. Ssst 🤫 Overall the jam has a more mellow vibe. Inge really delivered in catching that vibe.

I was never a 'mic guy'. I thought the immortal Shure SM58 would be just fine. But with more and more recordings with Inge, I decided to invest a little more in a large diaphragm mics. Lewitt seemed a good option, so I opted for the Ray. Man what a difference. No hate for the SM58, but it feels like we recorded everything with a blanket over it. The Lewitt is so clear and Inge's voice shines through. Another lesson learned.

Lots of stacked synths and a pretty decent hard kick. That's a win in my book. Very much enjoyed the process and outcome.

This one came together after a long weekend with lots of festivals and bands. Perhaps a bit 'music' tired, but there's nothing like my little studio to get me in the mood. Nice beats, nice synths, overall nothing that stands out, except maybe the Malevolent, but still overall a fun one.

I really messed up the cameras this time. I accidentally permanently deleted this footage from my phone and I set one of the Lumix cameras way too dark. Beyond my colour grading skills. The jam itself went ok, lost count somewhere but overall not bad. I like the rolling / thundering sound of the kick. And luckily there was Inge who had some time the next day to lay down some vocals and save this one.

I was experimenting with a new arp plugin, it did...ok. Maybe I picked the wrong sound. Something pluckier would have been better. Anyway, very happy with the kick and overall kinda industrial vibe overlayed with lots of synths. Oh and I somehow forgot to play the Sub 37 after those first couple of notes 😶. So the later parts are MIDI (played in to keep the feel, but recorded afterwards).

Not entirely different, but a clear cut melody line (or hook) is not something I do a lot. It came out really nice if I may say so myself. Layering the synths gives this huge sound that I like. Cool one.

One of our best ones yet. The track kicks, sounds and melody are pretty on point and Inge is on fire! Had fun creating this one and recording Inge afterwards. Yeah I know, not entirely live but hey there's always next time.

Thanks for the extensive comment. The mixer is a midi mixer which basically can do unlimited channels. It has a forward button so I could 'scroll' through all the channels. But it has no feedback on which channel it is, so when you do that, you quickly lose track of what channel is on what fader. So I tend to just use the 8 channels. And if I want to control other devices, I use the volume or filter knob on those devices. As for live, as you said, I'm not hauling this equipment around. You could do a setup with just the Pulsar 23 and a synth or 2 and a laptop with pre recorded stuff, but I'm not interested in that. For the camera thing, yeah that would be cool. It could be done. Right now I'm filming in 1080p. If I switch to 4K I could zoom in without losing quality. I might experiment with that. Cool idea.