Piano in Liquid Drum & Bass

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vince.

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anyone has some tips on pianos in Liquid Drum & Bass... i've tried various presets in Nexus 2, FL Keys and in Massive, i tried different Filters and EQing but i cant seem to get my piano sound like this
https://soundcloud.com/smote%2Fsmote-summertime

soo daaamn liquid :D
btw. i don't know much about music theory, someone knows what notes he used?
 
TruePiano is quite good, but ultimately any of those plugins you mention above will give you a decent enough piano sound to start with. It's then about processing it properly (reverb, delay, eq, etc.) and ultimately its what works in the context of the track. In terms of that Smote track, what is particularly good about the piano part is the use of dynamics (i.e. not all the notes are at the same volume - it sounds very 'natural') which gives it that rolling feel.
 
FL Keys

Fruity Reverb 2 - small room size, low "damp" setting, probs turn down the decay a bit
Fruity Reverb 2 - large room size, high "damp" setting, defo turn the decay down a bit
EQ - cut out most of the bottoms and a bit of the tops

Safe.
 
Ez
You will realize that most melodies in liquid are just samples
Check the spectrasoul masterclass
Might give u some ideas
Cheers
 
If it's the piano timbre you're looking for, I rely on Kontakt's piano kits. They're not short of astounding and offer instant satisfaction. If you're using Logic, the EXS24 has several lovely sampled pianos. The key is to add character to them via plugins. I find that a high res bitcrusher setting, a touch of overdrive and some ambient reverb can really create a lovely paino sound the cuts through the mix properly.

If it's chords you're looking for, do a bit of searching to find some songs you like and try to discover what keys they are written in. I know beatport has Key labels for all the tracks (though I question the accuracy of some). Anyways, find out what key you're looking to write your tune in and then learn the appropriate chords to coincide with your key. Then just start jamming out while recording.

Cheers.
 
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