Is this the BEST Free music making software ever?!

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4 жыл бұрын

Composer Guy Michelmore gets down and dirty with some sound design and what is arguably the best free music making software ever. The wonderful Paul Stretch can take every day sounds and turn them into soundscapes of amazing beauty. So whether you are an electronic musician finding out how to create sounds, a film or games composer looking for a new sound, you've got to check out this amazing free music software.
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@andrewbeckett4001 18 күн бұрын

You’re the best source of information for cinematica out there. 1,001 “courses” or people playing their music or teachers explaining the obvious but a gap for actual soundtrack composers THIS is the stuff we need to know about in the actual job

@chuckandkonnie2415 4 жыл бұрын

This is also an effect found in Audacity....called Paulstretch. Free.

@Ian-gw2vx 4 жыл бұрын

And you have the audacity to tell us now ;-)

@Darzzr 4 жыл бұрын

If you're dealing with a short sample like your cup click, just pull the Window Size slider to the left. This makes it handle the sample in smaller chunks, and once they're smaller than the whole sample, it'll start working.

@johnmaryn4497 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Guy. Whenever I see examples of time stretching, I am reminded of my first compositional and avant-garde experience with musique concrete. The class was challenged - what can you do with a single sound? I took the single sound of a breaking glass and made a “story-based” programmatic composition of 22 minutes (later revised to 9 minutes in a class at Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center lab). The musique concrete was in Vienna, 1971-72. No synths, keyboards or anything. Tape recorders, mics, and audio filters. Actual physical magnetic tape, razor blades, tape splicing blocks, and long loops and textures by playing tape loops around microphone stands using several tape recorders. I learned a lot about “sound” as music. Thanks for reminding me of a great learning experience. One day, I may try to recreate the experience digitally. I enjoy your videos a lot, Guy. Thanks again.

@Dr-Stu 4 жыл бұрын

You're wasting your time having an air conditioner on with the door open!

@eggbass 3 жыл бұрын

You beat me to it. LOL

@jubelbrosseau7966 4 жыл бұрын

I completely forgot about this program! Used to play with it all the time. I'm diving back in!

@anonagain 4 жыл бұрын

Same here - thanks Guy!

@philmarsh5593 4 жыл бұрын

"There's almost no trace of him or her..." UNLESS...you click on the name at the top of that webpage - takes you to his own webpage and tells you all about him! (Blame it on the heat!) :) Very handy tool though, thanks again for another handy vid.

@SecondTierSound 4 жыл бұрын

I am one of those who actually didn't know about this. Thank you! It is so great to discover great things after have been doing this for a while. Now, I am just a little bit ashamed for not knowing it...

@grmusicnyc 3 жыл бұрын

I think I've been living under a rock!! Thanks Guy!! This is great!

@angelofioren 4 жыл бұрын

Guy just makes me happy and shows me things I never knew existed. I'm just coming to the world of composing more orchestral type works after decades of recording other types of music - I remember using a 4-track TASCAM and dealing with tapes - modern DAWs are just magical to me. I've learned so much from this channel so far. Thanks Guy!

@chrisshelswell3222 3 жыл бұрын

I remember using Paul stretch years ago, thanks for reminding me about it. One thing I’ve always loved doing is finding a track like a Brian Eno type thing then pitching that (which I know is a bit different to this) but you can find all sorts of different sounds in there to sample. They’re so unrecognisable from the original but they can often provide some really good inspiration for a new piece of music. As a side note I really enjoy your presenting style :)

@unexpected8166 4 жыл бұрын

I have actually never heard of this trick. Its quite smart because you can create whole new sound spaces! thanks

@5ammy13 4 жыл бұрын

You're right, Indian music has no chord progressions, but it has hundreds of scales called Raagas. The melodic instruments are usually played over a drone called a Shruti, especially while soloing. But the drone isn't used when you have a full band of sorts with the bansuri flutes playing the melodic motif, the harmonium lending itself to the harmony and the tablas giving the ryhythmic element to the song.

@edinatl2008 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting, thanks.

@5ammy13 3 жыл бұрын

@@christophercelaya glad you found it interesting. Music is so different all around the world and it's so interesting to study and listen to music from across the globe. As an Indian I have learnt so much by listening to my culture. In terms of melody, I think Indian music is extremely rich, mainly because of the number of scales we have. Really fun to analyse and understand 😁

@umbertomaresca6192 3 жыл бұрын

@@5ammy13 thanks very much for sharing your authentic music passion and detailed interest. bless you.

@5ammy13 3 жыл бұрын

@@umbertomaresca6192 you're welcome 😊

@elementsofchill 11 ай бұрын

Excellent demonstration of the tool. It's evolved a good bit interface-wise since this vid was originally posted. I take everyday mundane sounds (think factories, machines whirring and clanging about whilst they make things) and turn them into ambient, layered, weird soundscapes. It's such a fun tool. Endless possibilities.

@martinbulmer1868 3 жыл бұрын

Guy, your copy/reverse/paste trick has reminded me of an article by Gerry Anderson in TV Century 21 comic around 1965/6 which I read avidly as a child. He described making a 'spaceship approaches then flies away again' sound effect using the same technique with piano chords on tape. My dad was not happy to see me crouching over his prized Grundig with scissors aloft!

@malcolmbryant 3 жыл бұрын

TV21!!! Memories.

@0626love 4 жыл бұрын

Love the result!

@Comedy4cast 4 жыл бұрын

That's very cool. Thank you for cluing us in on it!

@TheRealWinsletFan 4 жыл бұрын

Paul Stretch is epic, been using it for years

@magadesto 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much for sharing the existence of this program with those of us who hadn't heard of it. It's absolutely brilliant, I've already used it in a new cue.

@umbertomaresca6192 3 жыл бұрын

yeah..indeed. same here...priceless discovery today for me, as newbie in the ambience music..buona musica.

@JohnSmith-pn2vl 4 жыл бұрын

i don't understand how it can sound this good, really impressive, thanks for the gem, guy!

@hermanmeldorf7529 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this! I've been looking for some software to smooth out the sounds of my floppytron!

@ThinkSpaceEducation 4 жыл бұрын

Give it a go

@mellifluousfable 4 жыл бұрын

The thunder and rain just arrived and so i get to have a cup of coffee thanks to the cooler air. Then Guy goes and uploads a new video. Life feels good for 22 minutes. Perfect 👍

@mellifluousfable 4 жыл бұрын

Btw.. did I miss the "What's in the box episode"? It's some sort of music box presumably, something that's being sampled? Oh and I loved the track. You basically wrote my back catalogue there, I do love some ambient. 😉

@Ariakiri_ 3 жыл бұрын

I've seriously always wanted to do this. THANK YOU for the vid, good sir! I am absolutely going to be spending weeks using this.

@Rockhopper1 4 жыл бұрын

Channeling your inner Delia Derbyshire, sounds awesome, Thank you once again for sharing Guy. Reminds me of Harry Gregson Williams Equalizer score, take that as a compliment because he probanly spent a fortune where as you making it approachable for those of us currently out of work and broke. Thank you.

@Steve68858 4 жыл бұрын

This is awesome Guy and right up my street. I will be experimenting with it this weekend. Great video as always

@SafeRetirement 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, this video made me subscribe. I haven't heard of Paul's Stretch but see it instantly usable. Thank you!

@DaskaiserreichNet78 Жыл бұрын

I love the track you wind up with at the end of this tutorial.

@marksteinemann4063 4 жыл бұрын

Nice, I didn't know about that. Thanks for the tip.

@TheGhostRecordsChannel 4 жыл бұрын

Also you should try ++bubble , it's a grain/pitchshifter/granular free effect Also , there is another version of this plugin called PaulXStretch (free tho) that have a lot of improvement in terms of GUI look/settings and things you can do with that and the best part is that you can download the vst so you don't need to run it as a program anymore :)

@thomasglover5019 4 жыл бұрын

Guy, thank you for sharing this! I did not know of this very useful software, so I have benefited greatly from the time and effort you put into this video. Cheers!

@booradleyboo 4 жыл бұрын

Very cool. Thanks for the tip.

@robertshamansky1912 4 жыл бұрын

I’d forgotten about this and it is pretty cool stuff!

@CoderCoronet 3 жыл бұрын

I like the content you produce and the way you show it. Thanks for doing it!

@DivineMisterAdVentures Жыл бұрын

That was fabulous.

@tcdontplay4914 4 жыл бұрын

absolutely fantastic

@AliAref 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks!

@pjdahmen 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome Tutorial and Beautiful Sound

@KRAFTWERK2K6 3 жыл бұрын

An "ancient looking" GUI doesn't stop me. Sometimes it's even very pleasant to use without too much eyecandy. One of the reasons why i STILL love the freeware program TS404.

@KrannakenTV 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Guy. I will download this to my mac tomorrow.

@nalaeel219 3 жыл бұрын

Radical! Tubular! Dig it!!

@wyshwood 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like the remnants of Jason's soul. Carpenter would be proud.

@MaestroMusic 3 жыл бұрын

As a musician, I could sit there all day and work with you learning music theory.

@esotericist 3 жыл бұрын

i recently bought a shakuhachi (flute). This is beyond awesome! Sugoi!

@umbertomaresca6192 3 жыл бұрын

I have a digital version in a korg library..woowwww amazing..

@muzikmystro 4 жыл бұрын

Guy Mitchel-Jarre in the house. Sounds amazing. 😄

@darrellpidgeon6440 3 жыл бұрын

Fascinating. Love that setup of yours. The first time I heard of Paul stretch was when I was messing around with the Audacity software.

@SamGirgenti 3 жыл бұрын

I love your videos, you remind me of the nice grandfather I never had. Thank you.

@project1265ffo 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic !! i am going to try this. thanks for sharing

@MartinJG100 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing. I was just typing in a suggestion of a dash of JM Jarre inspired ARP and bingo, you added your 'wompey thing' :)...

@Kevinrothwell1959 4 жыл бұрын

Paulstretch is very addictive, I've lost myself for hours on end experimenting with it!

@lincolnmmitchell 4 жыл бұрын

So hot! Close the door!!! LOL - Fun vid as usual Mr Guy!!

@mcpeko5773 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing program. I've been using it for many years.

@rogernewton7831 4 жыл бұрын

My publisher has air con in his studio. I'm now seriously tempted.

@thedeclansmith 4 жыл бұрын

What a great find, thanks Guy. I can see this being super useful for creating sound beds! And there's a python version too (needs some work), but to be able to script it. Augghhh suit you sir!!

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this :)

@JoseBCruz-kp5hb 4 жыл бұрын

That was awesome.

@d_vibe-swe 3 жыл бұрын

Nice time stretch algorithm! Didn't know about it. Thanks!

@AndyD2011 4 жыл бұрын

This is awesome thank you! I love the PaulStretch preset in Audacity, but this stand alone version is even better! It’s time travel in sound! 👍

@ThinkSpaceEducation 4 жыл бұрын

It really is

@AndyD2011 4 жыл бұрын

@@ThinkSpaceEducation If you're on the original version, click on the Process tab, then experiment with the octave mixer section, it takes it to a whole new level! You can mix in various octave transpositions of the original! Also, lookout for the later version, version 3 with a more modern interface over at: xenakios.wordpress.com/paulstretch/

@ThomasCGass 4 жыл бұрын

I love it! Six years ago I wrote a 50 minute ballet score based on Paul Stretch trated sound snippets - it's simply a great sound design tool! Try to slow down a piano chord to the max, amazing structures!

@thewrenchreviews9986 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir. Interesting to be sure.

@nicksaya 3 жыл бұрын

It’s great I’ve been using it for many years.

@problemme7879 4 жыл бұрын

awesome and inspiring

@mullewap6670 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. 👍

@jumblesailor 4 жыл бұрын

Great little open source tool, isn't it!😉 Incidentally- since a few commenters have mentioned his name already- I commend unfa's videos to those interested in open source music-making more broadly (with a specific emphasis on EDM); his deep-dives into FM synthesis using zynaddsubfx were very educational to me, as someone who'd never really played around with that genre much previously. Best wishes from the "other" Sussex!😁✌️

@LockStoppageSandwich 4 жыл бұрын

It’s a fantastic bit of software................been using it for awhile now.......................first release was way back in 2006

@thedeclansmith 4 жыл бұрын

It would seem that, for the python it can't deal with BWF or anything more than 16-bit, but, wow, what a tool. Playing with the window size gets some amazing results. Setting it to 0.01 on myself say "Hi there" and stretching it to 10 seconds gets a bone chilling horror style to the voice!! Oh my, and running the same settings on the previous output just creates something very interesting. Thankyou Guy, I have my new summer toy!!!

@AlNikon 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Guy, this is new to me.. I shall download it and have a go :-)

@jannik9361 4 жыл бұрын

i used it with full songs of mine and imported the slowed down version to the project as risers, transitions, athmos etc. quite nice bc you get fx and stuff to sound similar to the rest like fractals. :)

@stiffiron 4 жыл бұрын

Some of the bits sound like the Logic Pro synth plug-in "Sculpture." Very cool!

@fitdogStudios 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome👍🏼

@joshuacampbell17 3 жыл бұрын

There's also a (free) VST plugin implementation of Paulstretch called PaulXStretch!

@patrickbodine6010 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely!😁👍

@bassManDavis1953 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Guy, will try this and hope that I can get to use it on my Mac and then on Logic

@geezerdk 4 жыл бұрын

Entertainment genius you are sir. Thank you!

@Limbiclesion 4 жыл бұрын

A very good review of Paul stretch very inspiring 🙏🎩

@kenneth1767 4 жыл бұрын

I kept thinking of OMD's Joan of Arc and the other tracks of their album Architecture & Morality. Textures of mysterious ancient places.

@ozzy3ml 3 жыл бұрын

love paulstretch, it's amazing.

@nelsonfilho6587 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!!

@synchro505 4 жыл бұрын

The possibilities are endless.

@ProvineStudios 4 жыл бұрын

That's nice!

@dafingaz 4 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@1hamin1 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Guy for sharing the existence of this fantastic software that will be very useful. I've found the ports for Mac that works on Catalina too, if you'd like I'll share the links.

@andrewreeds1524 4 жыл бұрын

5:46 Is it weird that I heard that Flute sound as if it was coming from my home or maybe do I have bad earphones?

@helloimrobin 4 жыл бұрын

I can totally see this being the title theme for a horror movie, imagining a drone shot flying in over a clear lake in a quiet forest and this droning sound hits just as the title comes on...

@timogronroos4642 4 жыл бұрын

Or "Bladerunner 3"

@DannySullivanMusic 4 жыл бұрын

This broke the curse of 2020! 😁😁😁

@armin.hierstetter 3 жыл бұрын

Guy!!!! Your AC will not do anything for you IF YOU DO NOT CLOSE THE FRICKING DOOOOOOOOOOOOOR! (and windows)

@DemonChild_111 4 жыл бұрын

Stinkin genius!

@anonagain 4 жыл бұрын

Guy - as a fellow bird lover I have to ask - have you tried it on bird calls? The results are amazing (and can be very musical). If you haven't already, use it on a Great Horned Owl call - instant horror movie. :) Thanks for the reminder about this software - I had forgotten about it!

@ThinkSpaceEducation 4 жыл бұрын

That's a great idea

@bjh3661 4 жыл бұрын

Asking composers in the comments:- is Guy's energy-level a pre-requisite for success? I've also noticed the composer Christian Henson from Spitfire has vitality in shed-loads. Do these two composers seem normal to you? Are you cut from a similar cloth? I'm asking because I literally know nobody like this in real life.

@TheYongqi 4 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing they're not always like this, noone can keep that kind of energy up 24/7. But having a positive outlook on life and striving to be a happy and good person is always worth it, so there's that. I'm a composer and i'm nowhere like these guys, totally laid back and not super talkative. Take a look at John Powell and you see a more dry person (perks of being british) being a successful composer.

@charlie1872 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Guy, just came across your video and it is fascinating. I have always been interested in amazing stuff like this, I have a couple of guitars which I don’t play very well but I maintain an interest . I also have model railways which I show on KZfaq and am interested in adding some bang to my intros, this might be a way. So I will give it a go. Thanks for sharing👍🎸🎺🎤🎧🎹🎼🎻

@chrismoule7242 4 жыл бұрын

"Am I regressing??" We all are, sir. Rapidly. And "Thinks" was, if I remember rightly, Bluebottle from The Goon Show.

@AirwaveMusic 4 жыл бұрын

I use it all the time to recycle old music in new music, combine mild stretch with pitch freq shift and after export reverse

@deadairnetwork9300 3 жыл бұрын

This guy gets it. 😍

@hfiguiere 4 жыл бұрын

He is not unknown. Nasca Octavian Paul started ZynAddSubFX (in 2002), an amazing Open Source software synthesizer!

@DarkSideofSynth 4 жыл бұрын

Great synth but hardly anyone not using either Linux or LMMS knows about it. I did not about Stretch, though.

@mrchris8846 3 жыл бұрын

This is another ruse. Its been around for many years. It was originally called convolution reverb. Its free in Audacity and many other programs have similar effects which are also free. You can achieve the same effect very easily on many hardware keyboards as well.

@xanataph 3 жыл бұрын

I use it Audacity all the time. But usually on voices and with quite mild stretch ratios like 1.5-2.0 for radio sting stuff. It is even cool to process something with it set on 1.0 just to get the artefacts. It's a similar sound to a reverse reverb, but without all the phaffing around. :)

@cornerliston 4 жыл бұрын

Brian Eno hade the humour to stretch the Windows 95 startup sound by 4,000 % with Paul Stretch. I tried the same thing with Apple's startup sound at 2,400 %. Not as fun but still.

@franklinkoo3468 4 жыл бұрын

Kinda sounds like an ambient horror riff of the Godfather theme. Like if Michael Corleone was the Thing for the whole trilogy. Good video, Guy.

@6581punk 4 жыл бұрын

There's a whole world of sonic potential out there in processing samples. But for whatever reason people expect big expensive analogue synths or euro-rack to give them magical sounds.