On the group pinboard the class collectively contributed to, it was decided that the release would be made to fit the descriptors of ‘ambient’ and ‘upbeat’. I settled on aiming to create a synthwave track as it fits the descriptors and also the brief of ‘out of your comfort zone’. The musicians I referenced throughout this project are Crytal Castles, 808 State, and New Order.
I realised that the brief the group had settled on was especially broad, and revolved around the idea of not only creating a sound that was new to you but also using new technology outside of our skillsets. So, I found two tutorials that I used to help me develop an understanding of the essential building blocks to create sound like my influences. Below is a link to the YouTube tutorial I used, and a link to a Google Slides presentation because two videos I referenced exceed the maximum file size to be embedded on this page.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ajA2dxYzQeeenQoZWQEmUukpf3A77Eo9jE9zDqDr05I/edit?usp=sharing