Searching for a sound
Hello. Looking for some advice. Have been making techno in ableton last few months using software only (serum, 303, juno, 808, 909, few other plugins and various samples, eg odd frequency). Have been also recording electric guitar and pedals to use in the tracks. Do mixing process myself and then send it to a professional mastering engineer.
Now, although I’m overall happy with the sound, I do feel that sometimes it does sound rather “digital”. Looking at some labels that I’m fond of, eg kntxt, their sound seems to be more “alive” and organic. I can’t exactly put my finger on what it is, although I suspect it is a mixture of processing, mixing and hardware.
With this in mind, I wondered if there is any sense in acquiring a few pieces of hardware and start implementing that in my production to make my sound more analogue and alive, or can I achieve the at with software and perhaps just need to get better plugins and learn more about processing their sound? Any advice on this, including what hardware or software you would recommend, would be greatly appreciated, or please direct me somewhere to learn more about processing to achieve my goal! Thanks in advance!