I’m an alternative/industrial rock fan mostly - so are most of my friends - but lately I’ve found that I have a soft spot for '90s dance music, particularly Euro-dance. Groups like Ace of Base and Aqua, basically.
I like that bright piano sound they have, and I wanna try and re-create that. Anyone know of any good vsts (that are hopefully less than 5GB of sample space) that can help me, and how to tweak/program them for the specific sound I’m looking for? Here’s an example
Ace of Base - Beautiful Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pyly3JtXoy4
Also, that high-pitched keyboard line in the background of this song… it’s, like, hard to describe. You can hear it more clearly during the breakdown at 1:55. It’s like a two-note line, but then it goes down an octave or something. I don’t know the proper musical terms, 'cause I’m still really new to all this, but that’s the best I can describe it. And in general, if someone could tell me what basic sounds to try for euro-dance, like, which style basslines or drum machines (like, should I use 808 or 909? or both), things like that.
And, here’s a few more questions I have (and more songs that this community will probably like):
Deus Ex soundtrack - DuClare Chateau
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX0hU7jQ5O4
That opening keyboard line. I’ve created a similar sound using Poizone and the Clubbing lead preset (I’m not really good enough to program my own patches, I’m still pretty noobish at renoise, lol), but it’s not %100 accurate. And also, there’s a nice piano sound in here too.
KMFDM - Waste
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcdrSnHyqeA
How do I create something similar to that awesome bassline in the opening?
Blur - Girls & Boys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATWnH-yb6-o
That opening keyboard sound.
If anyone could please help me with these, that’d be great.