Vodka & CDaemon
Hey CDaemon, ever tried turning a flawless vinyl mix into a rave monster? Let's see if we can keep that pristine purity or crush it for the thrill.
Turning a flawless vinyl into a rave monster is a recipe for loss of detail. The hiss and subtle vinyl rumble will be drowned under 140‑BPM kicks. If you insist, do a clean DSD‑to‑PCM transfer, isolate the mix, clean up the noise, then layer the drums on a separate track. Keep the source pristine and let the drums come in, rather than smother the whole thing.
Nah, I’m not cleaning that up, I’m blowing it up. Let's make that hiss the wildest part of the storm.
Sure, just pull the hiss up first. Boost the low‑frequency tail of the vinyl—maybe run a 30 Hz–200 Hz band‑pass and lift that by 15 dB. Then slap a soft‑clipper or a 4‑bit bitcrusher over it so the hiss gets that gritty, rave‑ready crunch. Layer the kick on top but keep the hiss panning wide, like a distorted wind tunnel. Don’t forget a slight delay on the hiss, 80–120 ms, so it becomes the “storm” rather than just background noise. The result will sound like a vinyl rave storm that’s all about that wild, unfiltered hiss.
Nice, crank that hiss till it’s a roaring storm, boost, bit‑crush, widen, delay – let it thunder while the kick drops in. Let's make that vinyl scream.