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Cinematic melodic deep houseBlue Hours
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About
Sound and story
Mexican producer in Seattle shaping cinematic melodic deep house around emotive hooks, warm analog bass, haunted pads, organic percussion, and late-night atmosphere. The project is built for coastal drives, twilight memory, and restrained emotional release rather than festival-sized drops.
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Setup and tools
Production palette:
- Ableton Live: arrangement, sampling, automation, mixing, and the final track build.
- Push 3: clip launching, hands-on writing, atmospheric pad work, and performance control.
- Roland TR-8S: warm kicks, claps, hats, shakers, congas, and organic groove foundations.
- Ableton Wavetable: deep analog-style basslines with controlled movement.
- Kontakt Noire: intimate felt-piano chords and emotional harmonic weight.
- Absynth-style pads: lush haunted atmosphere, slow filter movement, and cinematic ambience.
- Korg Minilogue XD: evolving analog arpeggios and hypnotic melodic motion.
- Moog Subsequent 37: expressive lead hooks, soft glide, and warm analog character.
- EP-133 K.O. II: sampled ear candy, granular-feeling fragments, clicks, reversed tails, and texture.
- Komplete Kontrol S88 MK3: main keybed for piano, synth, and expressive harmonic writing.
- Launch Control XL: fader control for groups, levels, and live balancing.
- Monitoring: Focusrite Scarlett 18i20, JBL Professional monitors, and headphones for late-night production.
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