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"Never Found" ‼️Dark Ambient‼️ Produced in Nanostudio 2 😱
FINALLY!!! THIS is the piece of (Dark) Ambient I've had in my mind for about a month now. THIS is the reason I tried to learn Drambo, so I could produce these types of drones. The problem was the P-Lock automation wasn't working out for me like I wish it would've. I could use slew to slow the movement of the knobs and whatnot, but it still evolved too quickly.
Nanostudio 2 getting an update is what brought me back into Nanostudio 2. I also figured to get FAC Alteza (since all the cool kids are using it these days 
) and Bleass Granulizer (because I saw @iOSTRAKON use it once and thought it was pretty fucking cool). So here it is...
Produced 100% in Nanostudio 2, and I made use of FAC Alteza, Bleass Granulizer, and Saturn 2. The low drones are produced by Obsidian. The higher drone that first comes in is a granulised sample from Sounds of KSHMR Vol 3. My voice is also granulised a little bit, although the mix is about 50/50 so you can understand the words. The drums are a Slate kit from the new Studio Drums IAP, smashed in Saturn 2.
The master track has MagicDeathEyeStereo to glue the mix, and TB Barricade to catch some of the louder peaks. That's all. Cheers and enjoy! 
Comments
True to your vision, sir.
Nice track. It is already very dark, but At some point after the nice arpeggiated bass synth, I wished the track went even darker, dirtier and creepier with a few layers of pure noise and grit to scratch my ears ! I am sure @iOSTRAKON would do an amazing job for this !
First song I listened to today. I have birds in the yard adding organic layers to your track. Nice touch.
Very cool track and very well done. I’ve had NS2 and never used it. Might have to change that soon. I recommend picking up velvet machine and adding it to the chain. Even in its init form, it sounds marvelous. Really like the fx on your vox!
Thanks @JanKun ! I might enjoy making dark ambient tracks more because you can easily enter that world while you’re creating it.
Great track but please, stop using ❗️in your title. I really thought another new game changer has been released 😜
Super spammy thread title alert!
@cuscolima Thank you for the compliment mate. Well, for me, this is a game changer of a track.
My personal best piece of Ambient I've ever done up to this point. It even impressed @iOSTRAKON , so it served one of its purposes. 
@gusgranite Unfortunately, spammy thread titles catch people's attention. Most of my other recent tracks didn't get any comments at all until I bumped them back up. Hopefully you enjoyed the track.
@LinearLineman Yes, for once, my vision has been perfectly manifest. That hasn't happened since "Painted Infection", my first piece of Minimal Techno that just knocked it right outta the park.
My next piece of Ambient will be a bit more "of the light". I just have to figure out how to capture "of the light".
@JanKun When I go back to Dark Ambient, I'll keep that in mind. Good tips mate. ^_^
@iOSTRAKON The legend himself. YES! 😃 I got his attention! Thank you so much for the compliments mate. I'm glad you dug the FX on my vox. ^_^
Getting back into NS2 was pretty easy for me since up until I dove into Gadget in May, NS2 was my main music creation environment of choice. I even remixed a track for Sash! in it (in an Uplifting Trance style), which was officially released to Spotify last month.
And holy shit, Velvet Machine is EXACTLY something I've been looking for! I would've gotten it sooner had I known it exists. I used to be able to blur sounds in similar fashion in Edison in FL Studio and pop them into the timeline as audioclips. Thank you so much. Any other good plugs you recommend for crafting Ambient?
I thought you had Thafknar already?
Ah, another convert to the Dark Side! Subbed, reposted - excellent work.
Years of listening to ever lengthening reverb tails awaits…
@rs2000 Not just yet.
Is it any good? I searched for a demo on Youtube and found nothing unfortunately.
@Svetlovska Lol. Thank you so much mate. And yes, lengthening reverb tails are fun. Although, for the next reverb tail, I may add a little something-something extra just for the hell of it.
Nice textures! I might have to steal your idea for a spammy thread title.
Thanks mate. Well, I tried the spammy thread title once. I don't wanna start a trend. I was just tired of not getting replies on my submissions and so gave it one shot.
It's a convolution processor that you can import your own impulse responses, reverbs, amp cabinet recordings, or any experimental audio files like - in case of Velvet - different shapes of noise and pulse trains. Quite fun if you like sound design.
Sometimes we won’t get any replies. It doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with your post or your music.
I’ve seen @LinearLineman post the most amazing pieces of music and he won’t get anything!
People are just busy most of the time, or they will listen, and just forget to post. Maybe they love your track, but just can’t think of anything to post? There’s a million reasons.
And speaking of millions, the music world is already so over saturated with every genre of music, it makes you think, “why do I even bother trying to create and share music?”
Well, my answer is for the love of creating something, and I share here mainly to get the constructive feedback, and encouraging words that help motivate and keep me going and making more.
It’s all about the journey rather than the destination!
I also feel like, when I upload a piece, it’s safely preserved online if/when anything happens to me, my family will be able to find my work.
As I said to another forum member.... there is a great artistic freedom in the acceptance of one’s insignificance. I practice that every day. It still feels good to be praised, or even just listened to, but it don’t make or break the game.
It always feels good to break the chains, however.
This happens quite often.
The thing is if you don't get a reply see it as a
positive that you didn't get a negative response.
See above.
Yup.
I'm a regular lurker when it comes to LinearLineman's creations.
Truth betold if we were in the same city or the budget was available
for the flights I would happily pick up my sticks again to play alongside him.
He's world class and worth the effort.
Yup, see above.
Because someone, somewhere will appreciate your music and
for some it could well change or even save their lives.
I have a few stories like that.
Good answer.
Remember to make regular pit stops.
Agreed.
It's a good motivation.
Not everything is about the money.
@rs2000 Looks like it has an IAP AU version for practically pennies.
I'm in.
@Edward_Alexander That's a very good point and excellent words.
Just a couple of things...
I'm sometimes the same way where I listen but forget to comment. I'm one to talk. 😅 Then again, if anyone wants me to check their track and give a response, just let me know!
That's mainly what I'm looking for are encouraging words and/or constructive feedback. I love the suggestion of doing more at the end of "Never Found" and will keep that in mind for the next piece. Maybe add some extra stuff during the main reverb tail.
Yes it is!
That's what I do.
I make sure my works are preserved both on Songuard first AND THEN on Soundcloud.
@Gravitas Some excellent responses right here.
Couple of things...
That's a good way to look at it. Then again, I'm pretty decent at what I do but always am open to constructive critique. I could get a negative response at any time by uploading any of my early tracks from my FL Studio days. A majority of them are cringe-as-fuck. 😂
Hear hear! LinearLineman is cream of the crop! I think the same way about @iOSTRAKON , an utter legend who could teach me to jam live in AUM.
I actually have a few stories like that myself, a couple pertaining to music I've created, but a majority of instances where I play a song on a piano, and it makes a person cry from how emotional it was. For instance, once, a woman came up to me, in tears, after I played "The Way We Were". I joked and said, "Was it that bad?" She laughed and said, "No no. That was my mother's favourite song. I recently lost her. Your song helped me process some of my grief."
Yeah, and there I am sitting and thinking, "Holy shit, what do I say to that?"
Exactly. Resting the ears.
If everything was about money to me, I'd be producing Pop and EDM and trying to get signed to a label. Granted I LOVE to produce Pop and EDM, but right now my heart is in producing and listening to "Art Music" genres. Minimalism and Ambient and "underground" is what has my attention the most these days.
@jwmmakerofmusic Cool!
Start with recording different "shhh" noises and see what happens when you load them.
If you want to import audio, copy it to the Thafknar folder in Files.app.
Inside Thafknar standalone, you can make an IR from the loaded file like this:
Go to the Files section, tap-hold on the file until the context menu appears and choose "Copy to impulse responses".
Then you'll see your imported IRs in the "User" section of the AUv3 plugin.
Refresh if needed (the two circular arrows).
I’ve tried to find a way how to load impulses and failed in the past. I’ll try your instructions.
Why does it have to be so convoluted!!! A ha, I think I’ve just answered my own question! 😂
I was in a band when I was in my teens.
We used to get hammered.
We went into the studio where ,'The Cure', did their first album.
We were so excited we got hammered.
Three months later we got the mixed tracks.
I took one listen and instantly sobered up.
I have a copy buried someplace.
I haven't listened to it since.
I hear ya.
It's a difficult one but that's what we do as musicians and entertainers.
One of the ones that got me was when a friend of mine said,
'Ish, I'm not to sure you realise how many people's life's you've touched and changed'.
I wanted to run and hide someplace.
So I did for over a decade.
Music touches the inner psyche of an audience so with that comes great responsibility.
It's something I respect and honour a lot.
Yeah, that as well but seclusion and alone time assists in recharging ones self.
One of my classic stories is about turning down Peter Gabriel's record label.
I don't know if you know him, he used to be in a band called ,'Genesis'.
They wanted me to be an in-house producer.
I didn't like the restrictions though thinking about it
my bank account didn't appreciate it long term. Lololol.
Yeah, I did.
Not signing gave me the freedom to do
whatever music I like and love to do
and with whomever I want.
Apologies.
I saw @Edward_Alexander's response so I dived in.
I'm listening as I type.
Instantly I see a stage.
A performance piece rather than a scene from a movie.
Some really nice textures in here.
The vocal effects are awesome.
Some of the textures is making my skin tingle, which is quite something.
I'm quite immune to such things most of the time.
Respect.
I'm going to use a cliche here,
when the synth bass kicks in it reminded me immediately of John Carpenter
which is good company as far as I'm concerned.
It doesn't sound like his stuff, only a reminder.
Great stuff.
I've heard some of your material before and it's always good quality.
Thanks for sharing.
Ooh boy. THis set the right mood for the night 💖💖💖
Me a legend? Maybe too my wife 😁
Honored that I inspired anyone in this world // keep spreading the noise!!
Thanks for the praise, guys. Lurk away!
@rs2000 Thanks for the walkthrough. I will try that out.
@supadom LOL! Very punny. 😂
@Gravitas Plenty to unpack, so I'll try my best to answer.
LOL! Poorly-mixed tracks are probably the bane of every budding audio engineer. However, it was the music itself that I produced. I used to be mad into Scooter, so imagine hearing lots of "hamster" voices. 😞 If I could turn back time, I would rather be drunk in The Cure's first studio making poorly-mixed music than idiotic "hamster voice" shite. 😆
Believe it or not, that is not the first time I've heard the words "great responsibility" when it comes to music, and you're absolutely correct. (As well as the man who dressed as Beethoven and conducted some of Beethoven's string quartets. Yeah, that's a pretty cool story actually for a different reply.)
Oh trust me, I have plenty of alone time here at home. What I also have is an addiction to social media that I need to break in order to stay busy on my music. 🤣
Peter Gabriel is a fucking legend mate as well as his band Genesis. Yep, being an in-house producer is something that used to be a dream of mine...until I got a taste of it. While your bank account may. not approve, at least you had the freedom to do whatever music you love to do and with whomever you want as you said.
Me, I like to freelance produce/work by commission, such as when I remixed "Together Again" by Sash. I would work on the remix, and Sascha would listen and give me pointers, and we worked together to produce that remix. That's what I call a good experience in freelance producing. Otherwise, I love to fart around with experimenting with audio.
Awesome! I'm glad to hear that it has that affect on you mate.
That means it's working. It's meant to be unnerving and creepy.
I love John Carpenter's works, and yes, I can definitely hear the influence of it. To be honest, that wasn't intentional this time.
But us producers tend to output what we put in.
Of course mate. Thank you for your kind words. ☺️
@senhorlampada Pleasant dreams. 😛
@iOSTRAKON Like I said, fuckin legend. I'll do my best to keep spreading the noise. Perchance, do you have any other interesting plugins to recommend to me mate that can take samples and create interesting textures from them?
@LinearLineman Cheers. 🍻
It was the music that was not the greatest.
The producer was more than capable.
I was the bass player for that band.
When I heard the music that we had recorded I was so embarrassed.
Still on the positive, a couple of years later I became a session bass player.
Nah, I don't know Scooter.
Like yourself it was an experience and a lesson to learn.
For myself it was , "don't drink and play"
You're welcome. 🙂
Really enjoyed this! Love dark ambient and love the mood and sounds you created. Really dug the granular effect on the vocals. Have you heard Inade? You might enjoy them…. Similar territory.
@Gravitas Oh trust me mate, there are some tracks of mine I haven't listened to in years, because I know what's on them, and I know they're going to suck ass and make me cringe so hard in a fetal position I'll probably throw up. 😂
@stown I never heard of Inade, but I'll be checking them out soon. Thank you for the kind words mate. 🙂