Make 90s Ambient Chillout like in PS1 Racing Games

[@WesHartgrove]

Criminally underrated channel

[@Thought-Forms]

thank you mate!

[@dnbkilla]

Yeah! I also fell in love with this sound from Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed

[@Aerofragor]

I have been playing guitar since I was 15 years old, and I still suck at it, but I've decided to create my first “ambient” album, and I've been checking your videos lately, and they were of great help for me, specially since I don't know much about synthesizers or DAW programs, neither sampling, but you make it look quite easy, thank you!

[@Thought-Forms]

awesome! glad to hear the videos have helped. best of luck in your ambient productions. keep plugging away and it will only get easier. candidly, much easier then learning an instrument!

[@midwichmusic]

Oh yesss! Awesome video as always, love it! 🖤🎶 I played Porsche Challenge when I was a kid. Didn't played the race mode, but the time mode and just enjoyed the San Francisco type level. Such a simple, but wonderful life back in the days! ^^

[@Thought-Forms]

Cheers mate! The good ole days. Playing through this one again it was kinda mid, but still an enjoyable experience

[@scrummyvision]

nice vid, the GT3 menu track have been a huge inspiration for me

[@Thought-Forms]

had my copy of gt3 come in a few weeks back ;)

[@DistantStations420]

great video i really love those cheesy rompler instruments , it's cool how they sound bad in a great way. the first real snow fell here today, i would love 90s era snow level music

[@bl4ck0p]

in what sense does the triton sound bad

[@DistantStations420]

@@bl4ck0p the brass and flutes sound fake in a good way

[@Thought-Forms]

thanks mate, and totally agree. that "this sounds like a flute...but something is off" sound = my favorite. 90s snow level music....love it! thanks again mate

[@keeganwills]

This is killer as always man. You're one of my favorite content creators right now, keep it up!! ❤

[@Thought-Forms]

aw man, much appreciated! glad you're enjoying the videos

[@sinisterj73]

Wow B. this came out really great. Now if only we had the Porsche to cruise along and listen to this in.

[@Thought-Forms]

Cheers sinister! If only...would love to have a 911 in the driveway

[@BuiltbyFellony]

Exactly the upload I wanted 🎉

[@Thought-Forms]

cheers mate!

[@yeru2480]

back with another one

[@ianocono]

Oh yeah, awesome work again - thank you!!

[@davidmcgirr]

Great work, really hit the vibe. I'd love to see a horror game "Save room" theme creation/breakdown. Resident Evil and I think Fatal Frame had some themes that are uneasy yet calm compared to the rest of the game sound/score

[@Thought-Forms]

Save room music is being explored! Did you ever play Dino Crisis 2? Great save room music there too

[@stcdnb]

That was brilliant!

[@Thought-Forms]

cheeres mate!

[@crtrdg]

Great video 🙌🏼 Might have to try out this style as well!

[@Thought-Forms]

do it mate!

[@krysticsage]

Thanks for these neat and simple tracks you have put together! You are helping me get out of my head about making music bro. I appreciate you!

[@Thought-Forms]

Cheers friend! We get in our own way a lot of the time, just gotta do your best to ignore all the noise and get something down on the timeline

[@SystemST91]

WOW😊✨️That's beautiful one.

[@lunanescence]

hell yeahhhh

[@mundoworld]

unexpected Gang of Four bass line (Return the Gift)

[@Thought-Forms]

oh snap....unintentional, I swear LOL

[@mundoworld]

@@Thought-Forms haha I figured because it sounds NOTHING like it in the mix. But isolated it’s unmistakable 😂

[@recursoo]

Love the tutorials. Is there by any chance you have a tutorial on how to use ableton?

[@Thought-Forms]

thanks friend! while i have ableton, im not well versed in it as i tend to use Bitwig 99% of the time. i do want to get somewhat competent in another daw for backup - so its a possibility!

[@cmanu1703]

acid like Destruction Derby 64 please 😭😭😭

[@BuiltbyFellony]

And like the main menu theme from dd2

[@peperana-zr2yw]

Have you ever used the vsts roland d50 and jv1080 to make pads?

[@Thought-Forms]

yea! i tend to prefer the "korg sound" 95% of the time, though I do enjoy the JV series here and there. actually have an xv-5080 being delivered to me this week

[@MezzanineMix]

Great vid, thanks. Why do you put everything in mono?

[@Thought-Forms]

cheers! i find it gives me better control over the mix. to that note, also mimicking 90s workflow - lot of people would sample in mono to preserve sample time, with the spatial element coming from external FX. i think you end up with a certain mix sound when you go this route

[@kensley94]

What is your compression goal, enhance or control dynamic range

[@Thought-Forms]

typically just to control dynamic range - but always depends on the situation + track in question

[@BuiltbyFellony]

Stupid question: When resampling a chord and playing it back in your piano roll, obviously, you're playing it back in chromatically - how would you keep everything in key?

[@Thought-Forms]

Naw, good question! My answer isnt the greatest, but I just try to go by ear. in tandem, I try to ensure if im sampling a chord, I always sample the same chord across any instrument

[@erlannderrantem6972]

Well technically you don‘t have to, you can always borrow notes from other scales. Certain intervals go with everything try taking a two or three oscillator synth and tune them to certain intervalls, like 5ths (powerchords), maj 3rds (think blues, maj chords over a min scale), 4ths (has like a asian sound to it), min 6th (it‘s the inverse of a maj3rd so it works similarly) and so on. Some intervalls of course sound more dissonant then others, but it might just work in context anyway. Just experiment with it. Btw the sampled pad is a sus4 chord: so root, 4th and 5th, those are least dissonant intervalls, so that why it works so well.

[@BuiltbyFellony]

@erlannderrantem6972 thanks for the knowledge boss 🫡

[@partlysimpson5154]

Like it

[@firewalker3289]

Anotha one

[@dwsel]

That drum loop sounds not aligned to the beat. I'd totally timestretch the heck out of it. But that's supposed to sound 90s not modern times.

[@deerwatching1]

makes it sound so urgent i love it

[@shinjukucafe]

i like your channel a lot! exactly the kind of music I like. I bought a few of your products and they are wonderful to use! 🥳🍫🍫☕☕🍹🍹🍸🍸🥂🥂🧉🧉

[@Thought-Forms]

thanks so much friend! keep up the great work with your music as well :)