TheFatRat

Please come to Australia! Have you traveled here before? If not get on a plane and your shows would sell out instantly!

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:17:40 -0700

Haven’t been there yet. But I’ll hopefully get there soon. Everybody tells me that the electronic music scene is so good in Aus.

Hey FatRat how do you make your kicks? I can make nice claps but kicks are difficult for me. What samples do you use? How do you process/layer your kicks in general? How long does it take you to make them?

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:13:35 -0700

Usually I make one kick for a certain style and then use it for the next 6 months. This takes me a little time. Like 2 or 3 hours.

I have no certain plug or sample collection that I use. Just everything that I can get my hands on.

Why aren't your songs on iTunes? I would BUY them all, better than this "David Guetta". TheFatRat is the future :D

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:12:06 -0700

Most of them are just freeeeeeee! But maybe I’ll get some on iTunes soon for those who want to buy them.

Hey, I was listening to your ratnest mix, and felt compelled to write a short poem as I did: "This uncomprehensible noise, it gnaws inside. Sounds reflected from the beats of my beating heart's voice, makes my blood rush like the crushing tides. With every moment filled with silence, my ears look for the lack of crazed acoustics. Tying the notes, bits, odds and ends, is this what I comprehend as music?"

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:48:36 -0800

Haha, this is awesome!

What's your preferred method for adding stereo width to a track? Do you find it better to do spreading and stereo enhancement on individual busses (bass, synth etc) or on the master?

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:47:19 -0800

Sometimes I use a plug to ad stereo width on a certain sounds. But that’s pretty rare. I try to have sounds right away that have the right width but also sound good mono. IMHO it’s much more challenging to have a track that sounds good mono on laptop speakers than having an ultra wide stereo field.

Outside of the EDM scene then who is your fav artist/artists?

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:08:18 -0800

Queen!!!

What program do you recommend producing music you personally? I have a lot of music theory knowledge just no knowledge as such on VSTS etc..

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:07:11 -0800

My favourite is Ableton, but I’d suggest you try different demos and see what you like most.

I've been producing EDM for close to 3 years, and like you I was in Logic for the longest time. Now that I've switched to Ableton, I'm finding that it is a lot easier to produce a full track, but I only have a limited library of my "own" homemade samples. I've started working more and more on sound design, but my question to you is: do you spend time exclusively on designing an instrument? Do you have any tips that you've discovered that might help with creating sounds quickly and efficiently?

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:04:48 -0800

Ableton FTW! Yes I spend quite some time on designing sounds. Not only while I produce a track but also just sit down and do sound design. But I don’t have a way to do it efficiently. To put it in a poetic way: it’s more like a journey into sound for me. No need to rush it.

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Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:59:41 -0800

What is the best and easiest software to do megamixes of many songs and have a nice and listenable transition between each tracks?

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:40:47 -0800

Guess that would be Ableton Live. Especially megamixes cause you can get everything in sync easily.

Mixing: The overall sound on your tracks is superb and you said you rarely bother much with mastering so I have to attribute the clarity of your sound to your mixing. How/where did you learn the basics of mixing? Do you use any specific monitors or even headphones that you think help you mix more accurately? (Hey man! it's Bryce from coyote kisses :D )

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:39:58 -0800

Yo Bryce! YOU are asking Me? I feel honoured but I’m not sure if I can tell you anything new…

But maybe this here helps you:

http://www.moultonlabs.com/full/product01/

It’s ear training for mixing and I practiced it for quite some time.

When coming up with ideas for a new song, where do you usually start?

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:37:04 -0800

Usually with chord progressions and melodies.

Will you ever release your own stuff on streaming services like Spotify? I know there are some remixes from you, but not YOUR songs, your singles...

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:35:43 -0800

As far as I know you can put any song into spotify through iTunes by yourself. Hope that helps.

Thanks for producing your awesome music, you've been one of my favorite producers for quite a while now (since Somebody That I Used To Know in fact).Just wanted to know if you have any plans to tour to Australia any time soon? That'd be awesome :)

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:34:26 -0800

Nothing specific yet, but I’m sure I’ll stop by soon.

I don't know if this been asked before but I just wannt know what is mister fatrat's fav synth? :D

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 12:32:21 -0800

Gladiator2 from Tone 2

What software do you use to make your groovy tunes?

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 12:31:28 -0800

Ableton Live

Hey, sprichst du eigentlich noch so richtig deutsch? :D

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 12:30:27 -0800

So richtig voll und ganz mit allem was dazu gehört :-) Allerdings keinen Akzent. Komme aus Mitteldeutschland. Da sprechen wir fast reines Hochdeutsch.

I love the music remix's you make they sound totally awesome keep doing what you are doing dude.

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 12:28:51 -0800

Thank you very much *bow*

What do you think of the techno swing music ? Parov Stelar and so on... ?

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 12:28:21 -0800

Awesome stuff. You might find some of that in TheRatNest soon.

Which one would you recommend between the Pioneer CDJ's or NI Traktor Kontrol S4? I'm considering to start dj'ing seriously, but still don't know which one will give me more elements and make my performance better. What mixers/software do you use for your live shows?

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 12:26:04 -0800

I use Ableton Live with an APC 40. But I would not say it’s perfect for everybody. My suggestions would be to get your hands on the stuff you are interested in and choose what you like the most.