Sweet! Stoked to see it up on BC
Finally opened my project back up — samples I used:
Main pad sound: DoS Sample 1. Two versions, one trimmed for faster attack.
Kick: Spacelord Sample 2
Flam/clacky sound that pops up every couple of measures: ProCarsten2Bar...
Main jangle/tambourine-ish sound: ProCarsten2Bar...
Melody: Jrmyechobent01
I manipulated everything through this great sampler I found called Bliss (
http://www.discodsp.com/bliss/). It was on sale for about $60 for a while there, so keep an eye out for them to do a promotion again if you're interested. It's got a nicely simple interface and some pretty cool programmable macros. It can also sample other VSTs, which I didn't do this time around. I mainly enjoyed using its sample editor and really fun filter section.
Beyond that, recorded in Logic. Employed some manual doppler effects by duping tracks and shifting slightly here and there, plus an assortment of plugins: Ringshift, UAD API Vision, UAD EMT Plate 140, UAD EL7 Fatso Jr, Kush Audio UBK-1.
Toughest thing was getting a kick sound that I liked. Another challenge that ended up being sort of a happy accident: the "flam" sound that pops up ever little bit will sometimes sound off, depending on what you're listening to. The kick pulls one way and the lead tambourine-y sort of sound pulls another. I messed with it a bit but ultimately decided to keep that weird tension in there.