Let the Synth Begin!

Well Hello there!  Thank you for stopping by!

It's yet another busy day on the INSATIA front.  What ever is there to do when there are no vocals to record or produce?  Synth!  There are still some things that we haven't gotten to yet; namely, synth, guitar solos, and vocals.  In the mean time, we've been tweaking and adjusting the mix, the drums, the guitars – eventually you run out of those things to tweak.  Once they're perfect, there's no going back!  Today officially started the synthesizer, loops and samples part of INSATIA's debut album.  What is all that?  Why does it need to be in there?

Good questions...

What we are adding now, are electronic instruments, sounds, and samples of anything from noises to voices.  A lot of our favourite bands incorporate some level of these elements into their music, and we really like the way it sounds.  Which brings us to why we feel it needs to be there.  Well, it doesn't.  Many bands get to the point we're at and call it a finished product, send it off for mastering and call it a job well done.  Here at INSATIA, we like to make the music a bit more dimensional and layered.  We find that the same song suddenly takes on a new attitude, a new meaning, and even a more complete sound when we thicken it up with keyboards, and/or add in random sounds/voices.

The first track I did is "Torn Asunder", which you'll recognise from the demo, Left Behind (EP).  It's a freshly recorded track with all of the tweaks and mix enhancements, and now with fresh synth, loops and samples to complete it.

Here's a video of me talking about the process a bit more, along with audio from "Torn Asunder":



Cheers!

DUCK