at the risk of sounding clueless… what do people use to produce full on psy?  it all sounds the same but at the same time it all sounds really fucking good… what’s the secret?  what plugins?  sample cd?

Big ears; one on each side of the head….

And TB-303

from my experiance there is no one sure fire synth, sample cd, plugin etc that will ensure a quality full on result… ok the tb 303 is the seminal acid sound, but there are so many virtual analog synths about that emulate these sounds (arguably) to perfection, often with multiple 303 style presets out the box .. for me actually forking out for a vintage 303 would be kinda a deviation, and to my knowledge not many established producers use the real thing…

  to quote Bill Halsey aka cosmosis (from his cosmosis website, which is an excellent source for trance production), ‘whatever sounds good… is good’.
to my knowledge there are no synths with a magic red button, and no closley guarded secrets that ensure instant psy quality.. there are pointers and bits of good advice, tips, tricks and approaches ... but beyond that its just about putting in the hours, being imaginative in where you obtain your samples, and being ruthless with oneself…

hope that helps in some way ... this is only from my experience ...

Re: producing full on tracks… what’s the secret?

[quote author=“ckm000”]at the risk of sounding clueless… what do people use to produce full on psy?  it all sounds the same but at the same time it all sounds really fucking good… what’s the secret?  what plugins?  sample cd?

Most likely they use the following (at least the older generation of artists):
tb 303’s
Juno 106’s/Jupiter’s
Tr 909
sh 101’s
lots of effects (delays/reverb)
And sequence with lots of 16th notes, and at 135 + BPM.
Or they do all the above with softsynths (blah)

But maybe the most important thing would be:
1.PATIENCE
2. TIME to create
3. Knowing the limitations of your gear…And knowing how to manipulate it to the FULLEST extent…Having one or two items you know really well is better than a room full of synths…

Try putting on your favorite track; listen to it about 10 times in a row with a pair of headphones, and try to reproduce it.Then try to record a half way decent mix and have someone master it for you (to make it sound “full on”, big..)
Either a couple of things will happen:
1. A really bad sounding track
2. A really good sounding track
3. A track that sounds remotely familiar
4. A track that sounds like you.
5. A track that will never get finished as you will keep fixing/deleting etc..

But my advice is not to take anyones advice…Especially mine..
Depending on who you talk with, I make horrible records…And I tend to agree..

the secret to have a sound like twisted :

eventide , spectrasonics , 10 years of music production maybe 10 hours a day..and of course a little of inspiration and magik :D

there is no “secret”...

just work hard and long until you’ve got something that sounds good to you. people seem to give up early and put out finished tracks that are def. not complete… it’s all about taking the time to properly craft ur song… don’t just throw some loops together and call it a track… make sure it all fits snuggly with each other so it sounds like one big piece instead of smaller sections rammed into the same 5 mintues.

Re: producing full on tracks… what’s the secret?

[quote author=“ckm000”] [W]hat do people use to produce full on psy?  [W]hat’s the secret?

About a two-beer buzz, don’t go beyond that. 

In all seriousness, there are synths that just kick ass because, well, because they do.  Then there are others that don’t, but need a little help from an effects processor.  You just have to be creative and figure out what works for you and your synth.

But, in absolute all seriousness, a two-beer buzz.

i find this site very enlightning :D