Percussive / foley Trap sound design

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Hey there, i'm new to this forum, and have been searching for ages now about this topic. So, we all know what trap music is at this stage, but i'm looking for some advice on how to approach making this kind of foley /percussive sound design trap. There aren't many artists that make this type of creative trap music nowadays, so it's hard to find advice on the production flow necessary to make this kind of stuff. Of course everyone has his own creative workflow, but i'm trying to get a better understanding of the sound design more than anything else. Below i'll link a few songs from artists so you understand what i'm on about. In the drop's you can hear mostly atonal percussive sounds arranged in such a way they make a melody out of them, and it sounds so cool. I'm used to making more melodic future bass kinda music, but really want to get in to making this type of sonically advanced music. It's also funny, i have the producer sumthin sumthin on my facebook, and we have grown rather fond of eachother, and he even agreed to teach me some of his tricks over skype, but he keeps blowing me off, so iv'e resorted to fellow producers on forums such as this one If anyone makes this type of music, some insight regarding this sound design would be much appreciated.. Thanks in advance!


https://soundcloud.com/rauthentic/bloom
https://soundcloud.com/rauthentic/sumthin-sumthin-plastic-nest-hq-premiere
https://soundcloud.com/sumthinsumthin/reign
https://soundcloud.com/blakeskowron/valentine-her-blake-skowron-remix-2 (I think most of the drop in this song is mostly just a metallic bass, but definately some percussions in there)
 
Please do not bump your own posts/threads. It is against the rules and will have to be removed next time.

With that out of the way, what is it you want to know? He starts each piece with a pad or feedback loop type of sample, does a fairly conventional build, and then has a beat and a "melody' made of somewhat non-traditional/industrial sounds (I say somewhat non-traditional, because this is not a new technique, it goes back to the dawn of modern recording technology, i.e., musique concrete, and has resurfaced in various ways-- tape loops, sampling, etc. many times since).

* https://www.google.com/#q=musique+concrete&*&dobs=musique concrete&spf=384

Try creating a normal melody or rhythm pattern like you usually would. When that is complete, make a copy and start a new track (if you like what you created with the original and don't want to lose it). then, on the copy, _change all of your sounds to something entirely different_; metallophones, a bass sample pitched-up (or down), voices, electric tool samples (such as a drill or air compressor), or any combination of the above. Listen back. Tweak. lather, rinse, repeat.
 
rhythmgj said:
Please do not bump your own posts/threads. It is against the rules and will have to be removed next time.

With that out of the way, what is it you want to know? He starts each piece with a pad or feedback loop type of sample, does a fairly conventional build, and then has a beat and a "melody' made of somewhat non-traditional/industrial sounds (I say somewhat non-traditional, because this is not a new technique, it goes back to the dawn of modern recording technology, i.e., musique concrete, and has resurfaced in various ways-- tape loops, sampling, etc. many times since).

* https://www.google.com/#q=musique+concrete&*&dobs=musique concrete&spf=384

Try creating a normal melody or rhythm pattern like you usually would. When that is complete, make a copy and start a new track (if you like what you created with the original and don't want to lose it). then, on the copy, _change all of your sounds to something entirely different_; metallophones, a bass sample pitched-up (or down), voices, electric tool samples (such as a drill or air compressor), or any combination of the above. Listen back. Tweak. lather, rinse, repeat.
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I'm sorry, i didn't know it was too against the rules. That being said thanks for your input. Of course all of this makes sense when listening to these sounds, but sometimes things are easier said than done, especially when you are turning regular sounds into more advance sounding effects, if that makes any sense. Also, The video i found from the link you send me is fascinating.. It's awesome to see how they approached sampling back in the late 70's-80's..
 
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