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After I released my video on the Expressive E Osmose synth I was super surprised at how much everyone loved the song in it, Cloud Collapse, so I thought I'd make a video sharing all about its production and writing -  watch here! You can also stream the song here and as a patron you get access to a high quality download of the song here

As always I'd love to hear your thoughts about the video or the song in a comment!

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"Cloud Collapse" out on all major platforms! https://fanlink.to/andrewhuang-cloudcollapse Subscribe → http://bit.ly/subAndrewHuang Learn music production with my online class: http://studio.com/andrew Merch! https://teespring.com/stores/andrewismusic Support my work on Patreon and be the first to get all my new music: http://patreon.com/andrewhuang Chapters 0:00 Intro & context 0:49 Coming up with the chords 1:18 Weird song structure 1:30 Verse 1 2:25 Chord map / Solo 1 / Guitar FX 5:10 Verse 2 / Ear candy / Vocal production 10:02 Bach section / Hymn and Solo 2 section 11:40 "Secret" section / Synths / Samples 14:08 Vocoder / Vocal FX 15:38 Reverse reverb 16:32 Verse 3 17:53 Guitar inspiration 18:46 Solo 3 19:40 Arupt ending 20:32 My response to the response ★ FOLLOW ME HERE ★ Instagram http://instagram.com/andrewismusic TikTok https://vm.tiktok.com/weEbNK/ Facebook http://facebook.com/andrewismusic Twitter http://twitter.com/andrewhuang ★ LISTEN TO MY MUSIC ★ Spotify http://spoti.fi/2pF0qRB Apple https://music.apple.com/us/artist/andrew-huang/130057628 Bandcamp http://bit.ly/2oRWCby Tidal https://tidal.com/browse/artist/4956795 ★ GEAR ★ Disclosure: Most of these are affiliate links - if you buy anything through them (even if it's not the linked item) I'll receive a small percentage, which helps support my channel. My most used plugins https://www.pluginboutique.com/articles/1780?a_aid=51e478dc Ableton https://www.ableton.com/shop/live/?affiliate=TlTs9eL4 Keyboard https://bit.ly/2MH4xbN Headphones - lots of hype https://amzn.to/2JmTmDK Headphones - low latency wireless https://amzn.to/3Ap5Qnx Headphones - super pro omg https://amzn.to/2VOcmjz Modular (North America) https://www.pntrac.com/t/TUJGR0tHS0JHSUZFSE1CR0hMRUZL Modular (Europe) https://tidd.ly/3bNzKb9 Small audio interface https://amzn.to/2H7x4mx Big audio interface https://bit.ly/33r0SER Analog preamp/comp https://bit.ly/2RvrYIe Ableton Push https://www.ableton.com/shop/push/?affiliate=TlTs9eL44 How I learned synthesis https://bit.ly/2PROCoT Lav mic https://amzn.to/3ssEZ66 Main camera https://amzn.to/3FngomP 2nd camera http://amzn.to/2aHkv35 I use Distrokid to get my music on streaming platforms - get 7% off your first year here: http://distrokid.com/vip/huang ★ SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL MY TOP PATRONS ★ Oriol Ribera JAMIyin Y Jeff Hoffman James Dai Patrice Breton Gnare rd1994 Sean Corbett Luke Gilliam Kaitlin Sebbage Silas Reaper Kristopher Charles Daniel Coleman Tobias Gurdan -- If you're new here, my name is Andrew Huang and I'm a musician who works with many genres and many instruments - and I've also made music with many things that aren't instruments like balloons, pants, water, and dentist equipment. For more info visit my website: http://andrewhuang.com You can also stream and download my 40+ albums and EPs at http://andrewhuang.bandcamp.com or check out my other videos at http://youtube.com/andrewhuang Thanks for watching today and a big hug to you if you share this video with someone!

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Anonymous

I really liked cloud collapse! Rarely do we see rock from you outside of FOO and Sonic Boom so this was a lovely treat. Love hearing such creative tracks from you Andrew!

Alexandre Enkerli

“Make the stuff you wanna make even if you think other people are not gonna like it.” Yes! Wholeheartedly! It’s an important lesson that we need to keep repeating ourselves, especially if your creative endeavour is tied to your identity. It’s probably true that (Prog) Rock fits more, in context. It might be the right kind of complexity for your audience, which presumably skews towards people who have more than a surface level understanding of music. There’s something to be said about nostalgia, in this song. Or a “retro” character. Which makes the song tap into the brains of people who’ve heard such music in the past and could be ear-opening for those who haven’t. It’s the right mix of familiarity and uniqueness. Specifically, your synthing is reminiscent of much which came in the past without being overplayed. The solos really sound like Steve Winwood in sound, technique (bending), and even melodic structure. The through-composed aspect brings narrativity to the song. In previous cases, that might not have worked as well. Because context. There were instances like that in your (in)famous series faking space travel. In that case, it might have been less striking because a story was unfolding on the screen, anyway. In terms of your singing, it’s unclear what made people react differently. Maybe those who have an issue with it didn’t listen to this song or neglected to leave a comment. Maybe the heavy processing on your voice was enough to satisfy people’s need. Maybe you’ve improved your singing. Personally, I feel there’s some of that involved. Your singing recently has felt more visceral, to me (even the dry signal). I’d say the same about Sonic Boom. It’s like you found your medium.

Andrew Huang

Thanks! Yeah I did so much rock in my younger days I guess I kind of moved on for a while!