automation is best used over longer patterns, say 4 bars. this mainly for lower operational resolution reasons but also for convenience. for quick modulations its always best to use lfos and envelopes (preferably of a good synth/sampler)... I pretty much use the opposite approach and use automation...

Nice track mate! Love the dark spaced out vibe of it.

One thing that would be cool is if in the breakdown all the elements dropped out of the track, just leaving pads and reverb tails. But thats just a matter of taste.

Hey guys here a few tracks i'm working on at the moment. Let me know what you think.

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I bought a oxygen 8 v2 a few months ago to tide me over till I could find a midi trigger pad that totally suits my needs. I use the oxygen for triggering loops when i'm playing live and I sort think it feels like a bit of a toy but it works fine. I don't know how good it would be for hammering out m...

I'm rediscovering my love of white noise not for buildups but for percussion and and synth lines.