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The History of Synthwave

Do you remember the 80's? The era of roller skates, VHS and Walkman cassette, the golden age of neon’s, synths and future. The 80’s were an era when we used to fantasize a lot about the future. From the dystopian post-apocalyptic vision of the future to the high-tech utopian fantasy, the 80’s were like a draft of the  present. The Legend of Synthwave The nostalgia of that spirit led, at the beginning of the 2000s, to the appearance of a new kind of electronic music that goes by the name of Synthwave. A new kind of music ? Well, not completely. That’s why today we go back, to the future! You may have noticed there’s a lot of nostalgia going...

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Blade Runner 2049

An Amazing Movie Blade Runner 2049 Blade Runner 2049 is a 2017 American neo-noir sci-fi movie coordinated by Denis Villeneuve and composed by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green. A continuation of the 1982 film Blade Runner, the film stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, with Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, Lennie James, Dave Bautista, and Jared Leto in supporting jobs. Portage and Edward James Olmos repeat their jobs from the first film. Set thirty years after the primary film, Gosling plays K, a blade runner who reveals a mystery that compromises to incite a war among people and replicants. Central photography occurred among July and November 2016, essentially in Budapest, Hungary. Blade Runner 2049...

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Who is Mitch Murder (Johan Bengtsson) ?

Mitch Murder Johan Bengtsson (known under his stage name Mitch Murder) is a Swedish electronic artist from Stockholm, known as one of the numerous craftsmen that advanced the synthwave sort. His first EP, After Hours, was discharged in 2009, trailed by Current Events and Burning Chrome on Rosso Corsa Records in 2010 and 2011. He clarified in a meeting of his motivations being "jazz, mushy 1950s bossa nova, 1970s motown or 1980s pop", and referenced Paul Hardcastle, Jan Hammer, and Vince DiCola as precedents.     Background His essential programming for music is the tracker program Renoise. In 2013, he was reached by executive David Sandberg with respect to his film venture Kung Fury, where he would make the greater...

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How To Make Synthwave Music ?

Guide to Make Synthwave Music   You can also watch this video instead of reading the entire article:   Drums - Snare A. Structure Tip: Play on the second and fourth beats (Half Notes). Include a periodic invert catch sample hit. B. Sound Design Discover a catch with a great deal of low-mid body. In the studio, this was accomplished by utilizing two mics (one best and one base) with the base mic being the most intense, both EQ'd by cutting the mids, and after that packed. For included tonality, utilize a white/pink clamor through an entered door in parallel, to expand the catch sound. At first sent to a short/little room reverb with a high-cut on it alongside early...

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