New Exotica music! - Tiki Music

T tikiyaki Tiki Socialite The Exotic Port of REDONDO BEACH, CA Joined: May 18, 2004 Posts: 2725	T tikiyaki Posted posted on Fri, Jun 29, 2007 11:31 AM On 2007-06-29 11:13, Tiki Bill wrote: That's funny you say that as I'm a drummer by trade. I guess I need other percussion players in there too, as I just play very acurately with my own overdubed tracks. I actually only quantized the bass track, and gave it a random offset of 10 ticks (computer slop). The real bass track will probably help loosten it up a bit more. I have to agree with you though, the quantize button can ruin an otherwise great tune. I also try to use multi layer sample banks that respond to velocity i.e 3 to 5 samples per key. That helps out alot. I still want to replace those vibes in a bad way. There is nothing like the sound of a good set of vibes with an acomplished player behind them! The best part about writing those parts on the computer is I can print out sheet music for the other players I get in here. What instrumentation do you use with the Tikiyaki Orchestra project? I love the guitar in there. Not a typical instrument in most Exotica I've heard, but you make it work very well. Tiki Bill. For MOST of the tracks I used LOGIC and Reason together, with "Mai Tais" being originally recorded in Pro Tools, way back when.... ALot of my Vibes stuff comes from Reason, but I also use MOTU Symphonic Intrument for alot of stuff, as well as LOGIC's EXS 24 sampler. I bought a CD of Marimba and Vibes from Christian + Lane which have some nice Rattan mallet Marimba sounds, and some others as well. I'll stack up a few tracks of Vibes to get the desired effect, if I can't get it with just one sound. Sometimes, one sound will have great body, but not enough attack, so I'll use both sounds. Sometimes I go overboard, hence my Spector Wall of Sound on some songs. I'm a guitar player, so I incorporated Surf guitar into some songs....Surf rock is just Exotica's Punk Rock cousin, so some nice reverb and tremelo, and there ya go. When I play my standup bass stuff on the keys, I'll use the pitch bend wheel alot for the fretless, sliding effect, tho' I don't think my bass tracks sound particularly "real" they get the job done... http://www.tikiyakiorchestra.com http://www.tikiyaki.wordpress.com http://www.cuefactory.com [ Edited by: tikiyaki 2007-06-29 11:32 ]

On 2007-06-29 11:13, Tiki Bill wrote:
That's funny you say that as I'm a drummer by trade. I guess I need other percussion players in there too, as I just play very acurately with my own overdubed tracks. I actually only quantized the bass track, and gave it a random offset of 10 ticks (computer slop). The real bass track will probably help loosten it up a bit more. I have to agree with you though, the quantize button can ruin an otherwise great tune. I also try to use multi layer sample banks that respond to velocity i.e 3 to 5 samples per key. That helps out alot. I still want to replace those vibes in a bad way. There is nothing like the sound of a good set of vibes with an acomplished player behind them!
The best part about writing those parts on the computer is I can print out sheet music for the other players I get in here. What instrumentation do you use with the Tikiyaki Orchestra project? I love the guitar in there. Not a typical instrument in most Exotica I've heard, but you make it work very well.

Tiki Bill.

For MOST of the tracks I used LOGIC and Reason together, with "Mai Tais" being originally recorded in Pro Tools, way back when....

ALot of my Vibes stuff comes from Reason, but I also use MOTU Symphonic Intrument for alot of stuff, as well as LOGIC's EXS 24 sampler.

I bought a CD of Marimba and Vibes from Christian + Lane which have some nice Rattan mallet Marimba sounds, and some others as well.

I'll stack up a few tracks of Vibes to get the desired effect, if I can't get it with just one sound. Sometimes, one sound will have great body, but not enough attack, so I'll use both sounds.

Sometimes I go overboard, hence my Spector Wall of Sound on some songs.

I'm a guitar player, so I incorporated Surf guitar into some songs....Surf rock is just Exotica's Punk Rock cousin, so some nice reverb and tremelo, and there ya go.

When I play my standup bass stuff on the keys, I'll use the pitch bend wheel alot for the fretless, sliding effect, tho' I don't think my bass tracks sound particularly "real" they get the job done...

http://www.tikiyakiorchestra.com
http://www.tikiyaki.wordpress.com
http://www.cuefactory.com

[ Edited by: tikiyaki 2007-06-29 11:32 ]

Post #315757 by tikiyaki on Fri, Jun 29, 2007 11:31 AM