One of my favorite granular synths is the Ableton native Grain Delay, especially using the Low Tone Flutter preset. I never have – I was always very much a bedroom producer, so everything in my studio is software. What hardware did you use to make the granular foley sounds in the pack, if any? In my opinion, blurring the boundaries between what’s melodic, what’s rhythmical, and what are effects, enables you to branch out of traditional dance music production. I knew it would confuse people, having percussion riffs in the melodic loop section, but again, I did that because I thought it would benefit the person who is using the pack. I also find it quite hard to distinguish between rhythmic and melodic elements, and I often like using percussion to make something melodic, and vice versa. I tried to create elements that cater to all the stages of production. I remember I once finished an EP and didn’t think anyone liked it l didn’t like it, my manager probably didn’t like it, but even still I said I’m not going to change it because I really like it and that’s all that matters! With the sample pack though, I’m giving people tools for their own music, so I really thought about the point at which someone would reach for this sample pack in their production. When I produce for myself and put out my own releases I’m very self-indulgent – I only write for myself.
I tried not to make straightforward beats, so a lot of stuff in the pack is syncopated – even though I love a good four to the floor kick as much as anybody else! When you play some of the loops on their own they sound uneven, but once you put them over your existing kick pattern you’ll actually get a complex rhythm that will make it really fun.ĭid you think of it as a process of challenging yourself to make a certain thing, or were you very focused on giving a good account of your sound palette as a whole? It was important for me to make loops or samples that change the atmosphere of a track or take it in a completely different direction because I really like unpredictability in music. It was quite interesting to analyse my own back catalogue. When I exported everything I only had about a third of what was required! I ended up making the remainder of the pack completely from scratch, which was a really good exercise for me, and it made me realise that there are certain sounds that I really lean towards, like percussion. I’ve been producing and playing live for five years, so I thought I could go through all the files I’d ever made, export the sounds, and it would be done.
When I first started planning the pack I thought it would be easy. What was your approach to making the sample pack? It’s good advice from an artist who has been invited to record her debut BBC R1 Essential Mix, performed live at Paris Fashion Week, was announced as a SHAPE artist for 2020, and released three EPs receiving critical acclaim from Pitchfork, Dazed, Mixmag, DJ Mag, RA, The FACE, and more. Although the pack is divided into tags like “Drum Loops” and “Musical Loops,” object blue encourages you not to focus on the traditional boundaries of music production, and instead use the sounds in alternative ways. I was trying to make something that was very underrepresented something that people would think of as a weird treat that they mightn’t have usually reached for.”Īnd what a treat it is, with 493 MB of weird and wonderful sonic goodies that you can use to bring layers and complexity to your productions. “I actually don’t think sample packs and loop packs are used very often in my little niche area of dance music, and I wasn’t looking to make something that competes with the best tech house sample packs. When it came to making Off Kilter Techno, her debut sample pack with Loopmasters, blue was conscious of staying true to that individuality, saying: The breakthrough IDM artist has made London her home since 2011, and managed to sculpt an individual and globally recognizable sound. Whether she’s thrilling audiences with unpredictable live sets, pushing the limits of sound design in her production, or soundtracking fashion shows, Tokyo-born and Beijing-raised producer object blue always displays an instinctive and thoroughly authentic psyche.
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