Rob Garza

Mentioned in this March 31, 2020 XLR8R download article/interview for “Floating Inside My Bones (Floating Breaks Mix)", which was reposted by Ableton.

You often use a “call and response” technique where your sounds play off of one another. In tracks 10 and 11, you have two organs with similar yet contrasting timbres. How do you go about finding sounds that work well together like this?

The first organ sound was made in u-he’s Diva synthesizer. Then I found the Organ5 Vibrato Instrument Rack inside of Live. I wanted to create this ethereal sound, which, when layered with pads, gives a super lush vibe. A lot of it is about relying on your ear when finding the right sounds to play off of each other.

Mentioned in this March 31, 2020 XLR8R download article/interview for “Floating Inside My Bones (Floating Breaks Mix)", which was reposted by Ableton.

Track 12 features some lush, wide pads that cut really well through the mix. What was your approach to making this sound?

These pads were from the Arturia Jupiter 8V software synth. With this mix, I really wanted to do something that harkens back to the old days, when Thievery Corporation first started. At the time, I was listening to artists that inspired me, like Kruder & Dorfmeister, Fila Brazillia, and people like that. I wanted to create that kind of atmosphere and I think those pads really take you back to that time.

Mentioned in this March 31, 2020 XLR8R download article/interview for “Floating Inside My Bones (Floating Breaks Mix)", which was reposted by Ableton.

In track 13, you’ve introduced a plucked guitar melody at bar 33. Here you have used the Guitar Palm Legacy Instrument Rack in Live 10 Suite which holds two instances of Tension, Live’s physical modelling string synthesizer, along with a chain of effect devices. You’ve then added some additional processing with Amazing Noise’s Max for Live device Outer Spaces and recorded the effect’s signal into Track 14. Can you tell us a bit about why you did that?

Yes, I really love that effect because it gives a different quality of reverb and space, which adds a really cool atmosphere on top of what you already have. It really is a go-to for me.

Mentioned in this March 31, 2020 XLR8R download article/interview for “Floating Inside My Bones (Floating Breaks Mix)", which was reposted by Ableton.

On track 15, you have this “Sweep Audio” sound. Can you tell us about this one?

I was actually in the back of a tour van when I was making this sound. I used Arturia’s Modular V soft synth.