{"id":141,"date":"2021-05-05T16:11:26","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T23:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hexspa.com\/?p=141"},"modified":"2024-04-27T12:34:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T19:34:07","slug":"mona-cusis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hexspa.com\/mona-cusis\/","title":{"rendered":"Mona Cusis: How Actual Noise Inspired This Club Banger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mona Cusis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Love it or hate it, sometimes projects take six months to complete. That was how long it took me to finish this, my most recent project, Mona Cusis. Originally, I was calling it \u201cNoise\u201d since noise was the premise of the track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hexspa - Mona Cusis (8BE)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZYaayAj4MA4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Meet Mona Cusis!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lately, I\u2019ve been doing&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLf112S63WiBu4NWZXbw39kdyz1ygv-Tju&amp;si=JwQzvrwglkGNGfyV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Syntorial overview videos<\/a>. Those are sort of like Chicken Soup for the Synthesist&#8217;s Soul; just something to help the noobs. For the past few videos, I\u2019ve been making background tracks which feature the concept of the video; noise in this case. My previous track,&nbsp;\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y0CxbadJACE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Orphan Dex<\/a>\u201d, was one where I used FM synthesis for the lead sounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One thing I hope to be doing more of is releasing projects more frequently. For my last three projects, each has taken six months. If the achievement pundits are to be believed, then I\u2019ll ideally be releasing something each month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think one of the ways I can do that is by using more samples. To that end, I\u2019ve been recording my synth jams. Hopefully I\u2019ll be able to make use of these prerecorded audio pieces to more quickly assemble productions. Of course, not being lazy might also help get more tracks out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, this isn\u2019t just a track. \u201cMona Cusis\u201d is also an animated video! Ever since seeing videos like those from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCgNg3vwj3xt7QOrcIDaHdFg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PolyMatter<\/a>, I\u2019ve been interested in motion graphics. While I\u2019m far from considering myself a \u2018motion designer\u2019, I feel that having custom visualizations add value. Actually, someone left a mocking comment once: \u201cNice video, bro,\u201d for an upload I made with just a static image as the video. Look at me now, mf!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on whether anyone is interested, I thought that I might do some tutorials on this. Techniques like pitch tracking noise with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meldaproduction.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meldaproduction<\/a>\u00a0effects and using cameras and lights in <s>After Effects<\/s> Davinci Resolve are ones you might want to hear more about. If so, let me know. If not, just join the <a href=\"https:\/\/hexspa.com\/hexie-dose\/\">Hexie Dose<\/a> newsletter and I&#8217;ll send you music and updates to your email address. Easy to sign up and easy to unsubscribe. Thanks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mona Cusis Love it or hate it, sometimes projects take six months to complete. That was how long it took me to finish this, my most recent project, Mona Cusis. Originally, I was calling it \u201cNoise\u201d since noise was the premise of the track. Lately, I\u2019ve been doing&nbsp;Syntorial overview videos. 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