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  • I’m learning Running Up That Hill right now to perform, and “bland” has to be as close to “objectively” incorrect as anything musical can be. The sound is so novel and unique.

    The amount of time and effort and research and diving into deep synth menus to recreate that sound is kinda insane.

    Start with a cello sample. Set the pitch envelope to start with a lower pitch, then quickly slide up to the actual note. Cut off the amp envelope fairly quickly. Make both of those happen slower when lower keys are played. Then delay in some super specific way I still don’t quite understand, and reverb too.

    Not to mention the structure of the song is difficult as hell (for me at least) to memorize, it’s not quite typical verse chorus back and forth

    I can understand not liking it, but calling it bland is pretty wild to me