F9 Starlight WALKTHROUGH - French & Disco House

F9 Starlight is our homage to the amazing and unmistakable sound of French & Disco House - Watch James Wiltshire from F9 ( and Freemasons ) Walkthrough just some of this incredible pack - plenty of surprises and techniques embedded as always at F9
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00:03 Intro
00:53 Pack Setup
01:22 List of Folders
03:12 Sampler Sound menus
03:49 Using The Stems
04:10 Example - Manifique Stem Set
06:57 Ableton example
08:02 Time-stretching Best Practices
09:07:21 Bitwig Example
10:15 Naming and Searching
11:15 Example - Funk Francaise Stem Set
11:54 WAY More than Loops
12:23 Akai MFC42 Analog Filter
13:08 Vintage Samplers
13:37 Akai S612 12 Bit Sampler ( Modded )
14:38 Example - Starlight Stem Set
17:05 Audio Demo Walkthrough
22:54 Vocals from a VP 9000
24:06 Audio Demo - Verdict Stem Set
25:03 Master Bus Processing Tricks
28:01 Halion Sonic Instruments for all DAWS
32:25 Mixed Drum Loops Folder
34:05 Outro
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You can now use TRAX instruments to make sample packs
It's with great pride we announce that effective from June 1, 2023, all F9 playable instruments and kits have been granted license for usage in the development of audio loops. These loops can be included in commercial sample packs designed for your personal use, your individual sampler store, or for third-party platforms such as Loopcloud, Splice, Arcade, NI sounds and more. There's only one restriction to bear in mind: the midi. When creating for these releases, you must compose original musical or rhythmic parts and avoid using any midi or musical motifs from this or any other F9 release.
This updated licensing term now encompasses stem creation and "track-outs," which are frequently seen in beat marketplaces. It also applies to ghost production and collaborative projects. Our goal is to provide you with even greater flexibility and creative potential in your music production endeavours.
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[@pixelrancher]

This isn't just a walkthrough, it's a MASTERCLASS!

[@dimitripetrenko9734]

Exactly, Bro.

[@moralec]

This is absolutely incredible. Thank you James for F9 Audio and for shaping how great house music is made!

[@redeemer5628]

Thank you so much for the exceedingly generous and thorough response explaining how the horns are achieved and your meticulous methods. I really enjoyed reading that. I've also been really enjoying and making great use of this and and your EDII packs. Very happy with the purchases. Would you also be willing to share where the strings all come from in these fantastic demos?

[@ElNabulsi]

Been absolutely LOVING this pack since it's release laast week! James, would it be too much of a bother to ask for a classic UK Garage / 2-step pack next ? I cannot imagine how sweet this would sound with the legendary F9 treatment! ⭐⭐

[@KLOS]

Yes, please!

[@ronrobins3513]

Yup...got my coffee. James you put us up on game. I didn't know about "Zplane" turns out they supply dsp sdks' for the music tech INDUSTRY...WHO KNEW🤔😎

[@rheawest]

I released a pack in 2020 called Nu Disco Nuggets and you came out with Disco Nuggets not long after, seems this time you beat me to it I was working on a French House pack! Crazy to think such a talented producer is in the same headspace. Love this pack!

[@F9Audio]

Goodness !! .. This just felt right to investigate earlier this year as I heard quite a few producers talking about French house again and then a influx of vintage samplers at the studio really got me thinking seriously about it .. .so much fun to put together - thank you for the very kind words

[@nine1kid]

11:30 oh my.... these chords, can't explain how good it feels!

[@ReubenCornell]

Finally the walkthrough is live! I'm ready to grab a cuppa and dive in for tips and techniques.

[@screendrem]

Thank you for explaining some of the reasons behind why and what gives these sounds life and character!! much love. Take my money!

[@redeemer5628]

Top quality, class material. Thank you for this. Might I ask what are the bass synths used in these 15 demo tracks? Cheers

[@dimitripetrenko9734]

Thats, what I called, a Real Disco Bass.) Thank You a lot, James. You are the Best, ass usual.

[@funkelektroniq]

Nice pack

[@discopauli]

Strangely enough been a DJ for 41 years, we don't look unlike each other, lol, started having a go at production in December 2023 and started remixing tracks I have played over the years, had a residency in 2 nightclubs for 25 years which seen about 3000 punters per week so hopefully know how to rock a dancefloor, played a lot of Freemasons tracks in those days, and still do on my Mixcloud sessions. Purchased Logic in December crash course on KZbin, Beginner to Ninja course is awesome, purchased some of your sample packs and started off a KZbin channel featuring my remixes and a few original tracks using your packs. They are awesome as well as the literature and support that go with them. The channel started off with 3 subscribers' in December and now has hit over 2000, i have no musical training other than DJ ears, thank you for the tools and care and strive for perfection on these packs you create. you might recognise your samples on this track i created from scratch kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4GbhnWFq7-ZY68si=3C16eHG2RsZjptI_

[@F9Audio]

I'm so pleased to read this over a coffee and hey- dont forget - - DJ ears are musical ears through and through, crafting several hours of music for a crowd and keeping them in play is an artform in itself. Wishing you every success with your work and thank you for the very kind words

[@DarkSideofSynth]

Top quality & top explanation. Have a splendid evening!

[@Saint0bi]

I’m determined to produce my first track with this.

[@thegeenius]

thorough,, is an understatement,, .. amazing-- might have to cop it,--

[@F9Audio]

It was so much fun to make - hoping to dive in myself on this

[@djchemie]

It's not only a walkthrough but also a class on arrangement, producing and mixing! I only use MPC Expansions and F9 products in my MPC Software. Always high quality!

[@robbiewabisabi]

James we do not deserve you. This pack looks insane and sounds gorgeous. I was just trying to calculate in my head how much time it will take to sample 1800 one shots into my akai sampler. Well done as always!

[@F9Audio]

Thank you Robbie - which Akai are you using ?

[@robbiewabisabi]

AKAI S6000, beige beauty. With USB floppy emulator. @@F9Audio

[@nicholast315]

THANKS as every James and F9 for your work and love put into these releases - one of the best ways I know if learning about music production. I think you deserve another glass of wine this evening!

[@stevensmith1788]

Thanks James. Always love your passion and encyclopaedic knowledge for the hardware used in these libraries that you impart in these videos.

[@chyllhollywood]

Sold! I'll check it out in the morning. Thanks again for the great work.

[@JamesMyddelton]

Fantastic ! I can't believe I've only just discovered F9 !?

[@F9Audio]

Welcome to the fun James ( Great 1st name by the way ) …. Only good stuff posted here and much more to come … As Carl Cox would say - ‘oh yes, oh yes ‘

[@DanLaDue]

for the price this was a no brainer. awesome stuff thanks

[@F9Audio]

Very Kind Dan - Hope you love it ... actually just working on a little bonus for this release too !

[@DJScotte]

Awesome info James. The Omnipressor is on sale at ADSR for $49

[@F9Audio]

I saw that pop up this weekend ! ... they have it on sale about twice a year - amazing thing - if you push it really hard it can do incredible things on loops - Also very good on individual drum sounds as it seems to have some internal clipping going on - I'm convinced the original hardware unit was used by Portishead on their first album to crush that breakbeat to pieces

[@richardcole8853]

Wow, words fail me... this is amazing, James! Again and again you bless us with such inspiring, highest quality, and best in class tools to make music.. This is superb from F9!

[@Glennpallasmusic]

Outstanding as always, James. You never fail to deliver! Can't wait to dive into this one. That Akai S612 with the mod sounds great!

[@alessiorossi]

Just perfect for my next release 👏👏👏 🏠🎵

[@stevecolley7745]

This is incredible! James I have a feeling you like a challange.... F9 Audio products are world class and have been focused on genres & sub genres of house music and rightly so IMO. What about if you guys at F9 Audio dedicated a whole realease dedicated to a Freemasons track, for exaple 'Love On My Mind'. Going through the whole process again and recreating an Iconic Freemasons track in the vien of F9 Audio. I think that would be epic. X

[@F9Audio]

Hey Steve - thanks for the comment - I'll not be able to do that in terms of mechanical copyright & publising copyright, but let me see if I can find a away of going through the original productions - All our hits are now owned by BMG so its not an easy job on here

[@area352recs]

Absolutely love this James. I will be making a purchase very soon. One question, will these samples work on the Pioneer DJS 1000?

[@TheJournalismBizCoach]

Yay! Can't wait for this! (Already purchased.)

[@Richard_P_James]

James: this is an OUTSTANDING walkthrough. The range and quality is perfect. Vive la French House revolution! Question: how did you approach the usual latency issues of recording hardware, and also the external processing, and having the returning audio be precisely lined up - essential for all loop-based samples.

[@redeemer5628]

What strings and horns were used for these world class demos?

[@F9Audio]

A whole mixture including live recordings and even physical modelling .. I wil try and barin dump some techniques asap, Horns are particulrly intersting if using just Sampled horn patches - I play each part of the line in without quantise ( emulating the natural variance between players. ) and then edit everything for a good while . For disco, you need really short notes, but also you must know where the interplay comes from between those very short staccato notes and slightly longer ones - you need to do lots of homework on this by listening to the greats - earth wind and fire / Quincey jones / Salsoul are great starting points. There have been fashions in brass arranging over the year. Then If possible I'll edit the sampler patches to add random pitch detunes per note - only a few cents but this is what happens with a real brass section in full flight ( Trombones in particular ) and is alwasy missed by sample library creators . In Kontakt this is possible with the 1st Pitch module. I"ll also add a midi LFO thorwing out a very low level Bipolar Random wave sent to pitch bend. Mix wise - Pan the elements about in a shallow stereo position to emuate a line of brass, group and add some careful compression ( LA-2A or other slightly slower optical comp a great idea ) distortion, band limiting and stone room reverb is a great start, followed by some fab 70s plate reverb ( Super Plate by sound toys is the best ) ... and don't be afaid of peaking EQ to bring out the upper mids - again listen to classic records to see how they were mixed - by the time the tape had been over the heads a thousand times at the end of the 70s manual mix, a suprising amount of air was lost on most sources

[@beatpowermusic]

Hey, great production and incredible work. But for using these stuff in our own production it would have been cool if you would have make playable sounds for the sampler (like bass, keys, strings, brasses etc). And not only loops and chops. That would be imazing !! Could you offer that ? :-)

[@F9Audio]

For strings and brass like this we simply cannot cover it - it would cost tens of thousands of pounds to develop due to the quality of players required - that would push such a pack way over £500 as a price point - there’s a reason why the best string libraries cost so much

[@beatpowermusic]

So from where did you sample this loops ? Are they license free ?

[@TimWrightDJ]

Hi James. What was changed in the updated file? I downloaded it within the first couple of days, but got an email advising me to download an updated zip.

[@F9Audio]

Hi Tim - one of the Apple Loops was damaged and didn’t play, two naming issues and some changes to the Kontakt scripts .. on the update email well nearly always add a little note about the changes … the broken Apple Loop on one system caused a very loud output so wanted to fix asap

[@TimWrightDJ]

​@@F9Audio Ah, apologies as I clearly didn't read the email. I am an Ableton user, to I'll just stick with the download I have for now. Thanks for the clairification, and for everything you do! You've changed the sample pack game!! With regards to the Akai filter you speak of, I actually bought an Electrix Filter Factory about 10 years ago, on the back of a recommendation from Dave Lee, but it hasn't been set up in my studio since I moved house over 2 years ago...you've inspired me to set mine up and start using it again! Thanks :)

[@F9Audio]

Thank you Tim - Ever so kind of you to say .... YES, grab that filter, zap stuff in and out and have a ton of fun - It's amazing how much joy you can get out of these things - the AKAI filter has amazed me - it was designed to work alongside the MPC 2000s - just great to see interest in all of this ear come back - even High Contrast, the D+B artist has become really interested with the french sound - there's just a funk to it that we all love - Definately going to use external studios again to mix .. The next one is local ( with the best condition vintage Neve I've ever seen ) : www.salvationstudios.co.uk/control-room

[@redeemer5628]

What bass synths were used for these fantastic demos?

[@F9Audio]

Thank you for the kind words - Synth wise there's a few - A Lovely Vintage Roland JX8P I picked up locally in Brighton - I used the JX8p for a few years early 90s so I know it backwards. Also Balck Corps' Xeres that is a remake of the Elka Synthex .. There are also some old 90s patches from Sampler libaraies on the bits that sound a bit liek Justice that were mangled through an Overtayer Modular channel and some live bass parts from a Paul Nash custom bass lent to me by Guy Pratt and a few bits from the patches from our F9 TRAX Electric Disco II release - agai mangled by the Overstayer Channel - Its the SSL that really gave it all life though - the dynamics EQ and VCAs on that desk are glorious to bring a mix together

[@redeemer5628]

Thank you so much for such a thorough and insightful answer. This really helps me understand the nuances of the superb bass tones achieved here. And if I'm not being greedy, might ask what the sources of the string sections and brass sections are? Are they live recorded or maybe from a sample library? Thanks very much again and outstanding work! I'll be purchasing this and a few other F9 packs! Cheers @@F9Audio

[@Cedericantes]

So good!!! Which track are you using here arround minute 18:00 ? Thanks for helping

[@F9Audio]

Sorry for the late reply - been busy .... This is actually an audio demo I made by using one or two of the stem sets - I'm literlaly this morning about to dice in and create a full track from it in the Freemasons Style - I've been asked so much about it .... I'm then going ot stem it all out and send it to everyone who purchased Starlight as an educational extra - I'll then turn the whole thing into a tutorial next week

[@Cedericantes]

@@F9Audio hey no problem, its just so nice and beauty what you're guys doing, A big thanks to you for being there with new hot stuff and going deeper and deeper for bringing out just the best of the technics 😃

[@Cedericantes]

@@F9Audio aaand of course im looking forward to hear the separate Track of this genius work.....it would be great to mix it like it sounds..... as a complete own track 🤩

[@ernestm8884]

What function key was that for the file drop???

[@F9Audio]

Command on a Mac. - I think it might be ALT on a PC

[@stevenrichardson4659]

Does this just load into my studio 1 daw? Newbie here

[@F9Audio]

Hi Steven - The stems are all WAV format, they require dragging into any DAW ( tempo set correctly ) ,. the greta thing is S1 is really good at this and time stretching ... To acccess the one-shot menus, the best bet is Halion Sonic which is totally free from Steinberg - Here's the full manual to Starlight as it'll show all the details www.dropbox.com/t/ZjbnYaSRt88If81V

[@DePonienteRecords]

Hola, acabo de comprarlo, me encanta, pero me gustaria usar los midi con el mismo instrumento de bajo que has usado , podrias decir cual es? Gracias.

[@F9Audio]

We do have a few multisampled during the process - We heavily abused the studios’s modular channel by overstayer to get closer to the justice sound but now we have some fab new processes to try for the new year

[@DePonienteRecords]

@@F9Audio Muchas gracias por la contestación, tengo que darte la enhorabuena, es quizás una de las mejores librerías que he comprado en los últimos años.

[@deepsynth3495]

Is that conga from spiller groovejet

[@F9Audio]

Of course not

[@rakasin]

TAKE MY MONEY

[@kennydeedj]

First one! 😃🤙🏻