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Hullo, fellow producers! Once again we are organizing a Q&A session, but this time we thought we can make a change and voila! We made the session with one of our own best producers! And who might that be if not Surya!
His audio page can be found at http://www.stripinfo.be/surya/ but it's kinda old, so it doesn't represent the latest achievements in his music productions. But nevertheless, those who followed Surya's tracks already know what power, complexity and itch lies within them. Surya is a darker, btw 
Surya will answer any questions that you may post. But, to keep this organized , neat and clean, you have to follow the next regulations:
- Max two questions per user at the time (+ bonus 1 if you really need to ask it 
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- This is about producing, keep it about that
- He might not answer all questions asked, but he promises to try
- The session will run for a week. I'll notify when the session is over.
- No lamers are allowed.
There. Now we have set the rulez. Let's begin...
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09-10-2006 10:31 |
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thechronic
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What came of that track you were going to release with Patrick of Technotronic?
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09-10-2006 12:14 |
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cynik
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Originally posted by thechronic
What came of that track you were going to release with Patrick of Technotronic? |
lmao.
q: can we expect any new shizzle on your myspace?
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09-10-2006 12:25 |
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@1$-)
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why are we asking YOU questions?
is it true you are really a robot?
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09-10-2006 14:42 |
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cynik
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09-10-2006 14:55 |
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Greyone
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Originally posted by Muad'Dib
No lamers are allowed.
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erm this threat is lame
ok...
surya i saw you're working togheter with saphir , so do you have any forthcoming releases ?
future sickness releases ?
here you go ,my 2 questions...
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09-10-2006 16:09 |
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Friscko
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09-10-2006 17:33 |
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Abnormalbrain
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Do you Dj, and do you think Dj:ing is an important part of producing drum'n'bass?
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09-10-2006 20:13 |
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equipped
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nice one!,...ill have some question's before the end of the week,...cheers. 
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09-10-2006 21:04 |
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Surya
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Originally posted by Dj Jimmy C
Where can we get hld of you latest stuff to listen to? |
Nowhere 
There is no latest stuff as I find no time to produce lately. The intent was to put it on my myspace, so maybe you'll find some new stuff there in the future
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and why have you not posted anything on here for so long? |
I didn't finish any tracks and I wanted them finished before I made them public. Got some nice stuff in the works though.
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Red or brown? |
Blue!
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10-10-2006 07:59 |
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Surya
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Originally posted by thechronic
What came of that track you were going to release with Patrick of Technotronic? |
It got released, it got no promo whatsoever, it tanked... They said they'd release it in Germany to, I have no idea if that ever happened. This was last year in september...
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"In dnb you should make people jump not swim"
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10-10-2006 08:00 |
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Surya
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Originally posted by MUNKI C
why are we asking YOU questions? |
Coz a Q&A has never been done with a robot before! No, acually it was Muad'Dibs idea
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Originally posted by MUNKI C
is it true you are really a robot? |
Your question does not compute
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10-10-2006 08:01 |
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Surya
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Originally posted by cynik
whats going on with the tune of the month?? |
Well, it kinda fell flat when the site was on the temp server, as there weren't enough tracks. Haven't got the time now to pick up the habbit again
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"In dnb you should make people jump not swim"
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10-10-2006 08:02 |
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Surya
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Originally posted by greyone
surya i saw you're working togheter with saphir , so do you have any forthcoming releases ?
future sickness releases ? |
They were intrested in our track and Dylan seemed to like it too, but the distro didn't want it coz we're unknown. They said they might be intrested if it was remixed by a more known producer...
I have some other shit in the works FSR was intrested in too, but it's still unfinished
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"In dnb you should make people jump not swim"
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10-10-2006 08:04 |
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Surya
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Originally posted by Friscko
when is the martians getting signed? |
Not before it's finished, but FSR was like really intrested 
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any chance you'd ever be making hardstyle for a sell out?
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That's the actual reason I have no time for DnB... I'm too busy counting my money 
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10-10-2006 08:05 |
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Surya
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Originally posted by Abnormalbrain
Do you Dj, and do you think Dj:ing is an important part of producing drum'n'bass? |
No and no
I'd like to learn it, but I don't have the time or the equipment as we speak.
DJing is good for getting to know a lot of tracks, which micht help with producing, but there are many ways to get to know a lot of tracks...
In the end producing is more about knowing how to get the effects you want in your track, than knowing a lot of other tracks...
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"In dnb you should make people jump not swim"
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10-10-2006 08:07 |
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Surya
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Originally posted by hardplnsdrftr
What breaks/ one hits did you combine for the breaks in this track, and how did you generally synthesize these drums? Please be as specific as possible if you don't mind 
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Well, mostly I take a drumloop I ripped of some other track, mostly other smashing stuff I really like. Sounds lame right
But then I layer about a dosen other snare and ghost samples over it, to make it sound different. I like metalic sounding snares and ghost snares need to be really punchy to give it a really good drive. Acually, most gosts I use sound really shit on their own, but work really well as a ghost...
When choosing samples, I try to listen to what I already have in the track and what could complement it to sound fuller and more agressive. Than I look for a snare that has that element I'm looking for. I might even filter out all other parts of that new sample just to get the specific sound of it I was looking for.
Hope that's a bit of a help...
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"In dnb you should make people jump not swim"
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10-10-2006 08:12 |
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anf0 D
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what are the steps you take in making a set of drums...
and whats the best way to get quality ambience/atmosphere sounds??
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