YOU - ADR3-N [RE-REMIX]

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YOU - ADR3-N [RE-REMIX]

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At last, atop the remains of three failed project files is my entry to the final round of @ADR3-N 's Re-Remix Me Competition.

After doing two not-bad* remixes recently, I thought I would be in a good position going into the final round. Unfortunately I was hit by two things: these stems prove just how out of my depth I am when it comes to music production/theory and I haven't EVER properly worked with an actual vocal track before.

I tried vocal slicing the samples into a couple of different genres, but that didn't work out. Then I remembered that many years ago I watched a tutorial for Vocodex which I thought looked fun to use, but I never had any good vocal samples to try it on.

So, what I've ended up with is something in my recent not-quite-trap-nor-dubstep style with supersaws and reeses plus an attempt at vocoding.

Besides the vocals, I worked in a few other samples from the original track. Some are sampled directly (+ FX & envelopes) and used as either their own instruments (like the Hammond organ) or as percussive sounds (like the Juno or pipe sound). Another sample was also used through a granuliser as a pad instrument.

Anyways, this is not what I had planned originally but I'm grateful to have made it this far in the competition 😎

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Xinxinix

2025-07-27 08:23:38

The dreamy-ness of the melodic score invokes a strong sense of nostalgia and purpose; constantly building momentum towards an end goal of being resolute with something--being resolute with *anything*.

Decisions towards stringing vocals along while letting the instrumental breathe before reaching the main chord progression allow for a lot of creative, imaginative interpretations before the listener is in the thick of what is an emotionally impactful build up.

Extremely interesting, thought provoking, and slightly head-bopping, with well thought out structure and execution that requires layers of patience and understanding.

KI1 responds:

Thank you for the nice review 😊

Jotrocken

2025-07-23 10:51:49

This is the best you could’ve gotten out of the vocals.
I love the progression it just makes sense.
My only critique would be to add a bit more variation overall.

No matter what the results say, you’re my personal winner of the competition.
Truly epic and really well done!

KI1 responds:

Thank you so much mate! I'm pretty pleased with how the progression turned out too 🙂
Fair point on some sort of variation. Once I settle on an initial 8 or 16 bar loop, I find it hard to build on it further... something to work on.

I appreciate it, it's been fun to go up against talented people such as yourself!

bilash25

2025-07-23 04:13:31

nice

brnalemusic

2025-07-23 02:37:35

As a musician, I have to say that the lightness of the music is surprising, because even with few elements, the music made me travel very far.

ADR3-N

2025-07-22 18:21:57

This was not at all what I expected -- not a dance anthem in other words but a hybrid between chillout, ambient, dubstep, and hip-hop.

I generally don't like how vocoders tend to thin out vocals, and I typically only use this technique as harmony filler, but you managed to make the vocals both textural and compelling at the same time. My only complaint is they could sit stronger in the center channel. Generally I would have a monophonic line riding the tonic of the chord, and spread out two different instances with slightly different waveforms and chord inversions to the left and right.

Besides some minor issues of master comp, the vocal levels, and wanting for a bit more stereo presence on the mids of your reese, this is a banging slow jam. It takes the original intensity of my track and makes it almost cerebral in comparison.

Also, excellent use of the Bond Juno, which I think is actually X Wire Bass or something like that on the JV-1080. I'll have to find the original patch, but I was able to get it by loading the Vintage Synth expansion used by Grant Kirkhope (converted online) into Roland's SRX Keys VST. If you like that sample, I can make a fatter one basically, haha.

The pipe sfx is also used masterfully. That one is the infamous Infinite One from the E-Mu Proteus, but to be honest, I prefer the goldeneye soundfont for being just that much dirtier.

Also, is that Trapper Keeper snare?

KI1 responds:

One of the project files in the rubbish pile was an attempted dance thing... however I'm glad it's staying there 😵

Vocoding was definitely a risk, I've been fascinated with them since Daft Punk. I spent a lot of time on the tradeoff between clarity and tonality. Solid feedback re: stereo field - again I focused so hard on making sure it was "wide" enough while forgetting about the centre entirely. I do plan on vocoding some more stuff in future, so I'll remember this.

I never ran this past another set of ears, so I fear I may have ended up with a bit of fatigue/blindness as I exported the final mix regarding the levels, because you are correct. I did worry it would be a little jarring vs the original, it's hard to put the mood of the original vocals out of your mind as you listen to them squeezed through a vocoder in the remix.

Dude I love your knowledge of hardware, it makes me wanna start researching. There's probably so many sounds out there I'd never know about because they aren't in a .vst I own.

I'm also a fan of the lo-fi grubbiness you get from sampling and re-sampling and pitching old sounds. I'm a little sad I never had an N64 as I kid, I feel like I'd appreciate these funny soundfonts more.

Close; that is none other than Hot Garbage.wav in an unhealthy amount of compression and convolve reverb. Love the name, by the way... I'm gonna use Clapped Booty Snare.wav one day...