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kurtnirvna · Post by **kurtnirvna** » Fri May 16, 2014 2:07 pm

I made a visualizer-style video for one of my newer tracks that I think came out fairly well. my first time doing anything like this, so it's certainly not perfect...

Full 720p video can be downloaded here (and I recommend it, since even "HD" youtube quality is sub-par) if anyone is interested.

GH · Post by GH » Mon May 19, 2014 8:00 am

Twentington · Post by **Twentington** » Mon May 19, 2014 6:59 pm

Working on this at the moment, pretty slow at 53 bpm but I'm fairly happy with the layering of sounds, there's a singing bell, some heavy wind, Tibetan chimes and an oscillator used for detecting bats at night which converts frequencies above 20khz into a range we can hear, along with a bunch of normal instrumentation too, opinions and feedback would be cool guys

kurtnirvna · Post by **kurtnirvna** » Mon May 19, 2014 9:01 pm

Twentington wrote:

this is beautiful! was not at all expecting the vocals. really great, mellow mix, and I love the bass line.

if I might offer a critique: I think the mix would benefit greatly if you pulled the main "drone" back in the mix once the vocals come in (or moved it up an octave). it takes up a lot of mid-high frequency space and makes the mix sound a little too busy. once the pretty little background melody comes in at 1:08, the drone just straight up gets in the way. once the drone drops out at 1:44, the mix immediately has more space and life.

either way, really great work overall!

Twentington · Post by **Twentington** » Mon May 19, 2014 9:42 pm

Thank you so much for listening, I know what you mean, the mid frequencies proved to be a bit of a bitch mixing it, especially the ending where theres about 6 different synths blended with the radio noises and singing bowl, I'll have to give it a try with the main pad during the vocal sections, I'm also unhappy with the sibilants on my vocal no matter how much I compress the S's and frequencies between about 7-10khz it doesn't come out right haha

kurtnirvna · Post by **kurtnirvna** » Tue May 20, 2014 12:26 pm

Twentington wrote:I'm also unhappy with the sibilants on my vocal no matter how much I compress the S's and frequencies between about 7-10khz it doesn't come out right

the vocal siblance never jumped out at me as being overpowering or obnoxious, for whatever that's worth. the unfortunate fact is that if you track with a bright mic with too much sensitivity in that range, no amount of processing will ever make it sound both natural and clean/not overpowering. however, you've obviously done a great job with what you had! I look forward to hearing future iterations (and new stuff, of course).

Perch · Post by **Perch** » Tue May 20, 2014 5:11 pm

did a quick improvisational piece. It's been a while since I actually sat down with a piano, probably the most lost I've gotten while recording in a while

https://soundcloud.com/wesley-cathon/the-teacher

The Telepathic Kid · Post by **The Telepathic Kid** » Wed May 21, 2014 4:11 am

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12063244/Help.mp3

this is where my head's been lately, thus no updates.

just making sound and noise experiments, and thus no soundcloud either. Just to keep y'all updated.

Left some soundcloud comments on people's shiz.

GH · Post by GH » Wed May 21, 2014 6:24 pm

The Telepathic Kid wrote:
Left some soundcloud comments on people's shiz.

Ditto.

Also @TTK: thems some nice textured alien space devil noises.

Elephant Face · Post by **Elephant Face** » Thu May 22, 2014 5:57 am

Twentington wrote:

Working on this at the moment, pretty slow at 53 bpm but I'm fairly happy with the layering of sounds, there's a singing bell, some heavy wind, Tibetan chimes and an oscillator used for detecting bats at night which converts frequencies above 20khz into a range we can hear, along with a bunch of normal instrumentation too, opinions and feedback would be cool guys

Pretty tune. It reminds me of Pure X.

DaveJ · Post by **DaveJ** » Sat May 24, 2014 2:26 pm

Did a little cover of Melissa Juice recently, still may need a bit of work, was just for fun and my first attempt at a cover

Hope I didn't butcher it ha

bearhead · Post by **bearhead** » Sat May 24, 2014 5:24 pm

I haven't been on here in a little bit, so forgive me.

This is a beat I made for the weekly beat battle on MPC Forums.

Perch · Post by **Perch** » Sat May 24, 2014 6:16 pm

DaveJ wrote:Did a little cover of Melissa Juice recently, still may need a bit of work, was just for fun and my first attempt at a cover Hope I didn't butcher it ha

cool work, man! one of my favorites from that album

bearhead wrote:I haven't been on here in a little bit, so forgive me.

This is a beat I made for the weekly beat battle on MPC Forums.

This is insane! absolutely love the flute, and how pretty much every other tonal sound takes cues from it, like when to pause and when to bloom a bit. you've got a fan

DaveJ · Post by **DaveJ** » Sat May 24, 2014 6:18 pm

Perch wrote:
DaveJ wrote:Did a little cover of Melissa Juice recently, still may need a bit of work, was just for fun and my first attempt at a cover Hope I didn't butcher it ha

cool work, man! one of my favorites from that album

bearhead wrote:I haven't been on here in a little bit, so forgive me.

This is a beat I made for the weekly beat battle on MPC Forums.
This is insane! absolutely love the flute, and how pretty much every other tonal sound takes cues from it, like when to pause and when to bloom a bit. you've got a fan

Cheers Perch, meaning to maybe fix up the drums, but was just for fun and need to do some of my own stuff ha. Congrats on the artwork bud, big fan as you know!!

bearhead · Post by **bearhead** » Sat May 24, 2014 6:31 pm

Perch wrote:
bearhead wrote:I haven't been on here in a little bit, so forgive me.

This is a beat I made for the weekly beat battle on MPC Forums.
This is insane! absolutely love the flute, and how pretty much every other tonal sound takes cues from it, like when to pause and when to bloom a bit. you've got a fan

Thanks for the kind words! Honestly, a lot of that was all by surprise. I didn't naturally intend for those things to go in and out like they did. That was more or less a happy accident, the way it all came together.

ShaneAnthony · Post by **ShaneAnthony** » Tue May 27, 2014 7:24 pm

Nothing, ha!

FernieCanto · Post by **FernieCanto** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 11:43 am

Here is an initial rough draft of my current project, Making Amends:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_GlnCh8mQA

This is actually a complete remake of a piece of music I wrote ten years ago, as a 75-minute-long composition. That first section is pretty much unchanged, but it's only the beginning. Feedback appreciated.

Scyye · Post by **Scyye** » Fri Jun 13, 2014 11:13 am

http://soundcloud.com/scyye/reflector-demo/

Early version of a new track I'm working on, check it out if you like!

The Telepathic Kid · Post by **The Telepathic Kid** » Fri Jun 13, 2014 1:58 pm

Fernie - I liked the mix of acoustic guitar and drums with electronics. I dunno if the synth sounds are that... good? I mean I know its a draft but still. The rhythms were nice though.

scyye - I thought it started out kinda plain, though I liked the percussion. Then that jumpy arp synth thing came in and I liked that. There's also some nice harmonies going on with the chords.

747Music · Post by **747Music** » Fri Jun 13, 2014 6:05 pm

The Telepathic Kid wrote:Fernie - I liked the mix of acoustic guitar and drums with electronics. I dunno if the synth sounds are that... good? I mean I know its a draft but still. The rhythms were nice though.

scyye - I thought it started out kinda plain, though I liked the percussion. Then that jumpy arp synth thing came in and I liked that. There's also some nice harmonies going on with the chords.

Nick, you are a fantastic fella ya know. After all these years you're still popping in to honestly critique and thus help out with peoples music. And people should listen closely, cuz you're a talented musician yourself, with a good ear. I've always been a fan of your work and musical suggestions. You were the one who first introduced me to Tame Impala all those years ago. I guess I just wanna say thanks.

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