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Cupz · Post by **Cupz** » Sat Aug 16, 2014 10:06 am

Broken_Drum wrote:Messing around with a couple of harpsichord recordings I made before I finished Uni has resulted in this. It's by no means complete. I'm not sure what direction to take the track in really.

This is really good! The harpsichord makes it sound really otherwordly. The only thing I dislike is the synthpatch that plays that melody in the second half. For half a second I was thinking "cliche", after I was magically blissed at what happened from 0:48 to 1:00, Right after that sharp feedback-ish sound that sends chills down the spine there is a desonant chord that almost sounds like orchestral strings. That is very well done! Make it more like that, and the synth less like what allot of musicians here want to sound like, you could make some deserted sounds of Giorgio de Chiriconian proportions.

Cupz · Post by **Cupz** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 11:39 pm

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/976 ... adeens.mp3

A beat, a bass and 30+ automation tracks.

Torn n Frayed · Post by **Torn n Frayed** » Mon Aug 18, 2014 7:05 pm

First thing I've done with some sounds from my new toy, the OP 1. Started with a midi sequence recorded off of it into Logic. Love that it transmits all of the echoes and delays of a synth patch in midi to use on other sounds. A game changer for me!

Broken_Drum · Post by **Broken_Drum** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 1:09 am

Cupz wrote:
Broken_Drum wrote:Messing around with a couple of harpsichord recordings I made before I finished Uni has resulted in this. It's by no means complete. I'm not sure what direction to take the track in really.

This is really good! The harpsichord makes it sound really otherwordly. The only thing I dislike is the synthpatch that plays that melody in the second half. For half a second I was thinking "cliche", after I was magically blissed at what happened from 0:48 to 1:00, Right after that sharp feedback-ish sound that sends chills down the spine there is a desonant chord that almost sounds like orchestral strings. That is very well done! Make it more like that, and the synth less like what allot of musicians here want to sound like, you could make some deserted sounds of Giorgio de Chiriconian proportions.

Thanks man! Really appreciate it.

Thanks for pointing out the synth sound. I wasn't 100% convinced of the timbre myself and felt it was a little too artificial. I'm thinking of replacing it with some prepared guitar.

Cupz wrote:https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/976 ... adeens.mp3

A beat, a bass and 30+ automation tracks.

I also really liked this. Love the way that the automation gradually shifts throughout. It's a completely different approach but it reminds me of Ben Frost's 'Theory of Machines' in which the bassline and kit become gradually more distorted until they collapse in on themselves.

Torn n Frayed · Post by **Torn n Frayed** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 9:43 pm

I think I sorted out some of those radio sounds on the Cosecha clues using the OP 1. A long and at times too loud an idea I made today using the Op 1's tape speed tricks and 5 midi parts layered and mixed using different sounds from a few synths;

Perch · Post by **Perch** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:35 pm

I have been sitting on this recording for a bit, figured I'd toss it up since it was just a quick sketch so to speak. It doesn't translate in the music or anything, but when I made it I wanted it to be a soundtrack to a dream I had about finding a weird room at the bottom of a lake. Just something really lofty I guess. fun stuff!

Elexen · Post by **Elexen** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 8:26 pm

NEW INDIFFERENT SPACES. IS8 CUMMING 2015.

747Music · Post by **747Music** » Mon Sep 08, 2014 12:46 am

I finally got out of a long slump and am working on a few tunes. heres a couple previews:

https://soundcloud.com/747music-1/tyler ... ectly-test

and

https://soundcloud.com/747music-1/tyler ... rance-test

Twentington · Post by **Twentington** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 1:15 pm

I'm approaching finishing 2 tracks at the moment. I've also just done a rebranding of my sound cloud and other profiles. Please give it a listen, any critiques are welcome, advice I've received on here before has been really productive so I look forward to it

circleofthesun · Post by **circleofthesun** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 2:14 pm

https://soundcloud.com/trance-biz
some new tunes

Perch · Post by **Perch** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 4:09 pm

Elexen wrote:NEW INDIFFERENT SPACES. IS8 CUMMING 2015.

This was pretty great, I love the video too. I've always been a fan of minimal, sort of dissonant hip-hop stuff. I was just listening to dj krush this morning, was a pretty smooth transition to this.

747Music wrote:I finally got out of a long slump and am working on a few tunes. heres a couple previews:

and

These pieces feel really bleak, especially the first with those kinda haunting vocals. Definitely feel like they could be in a soundtrack to a really dark 80s film or something. Glad you're out of your slump!

Twentington wrote:I'm approaching finishing 2 tracks at the moment. I've also just done a rebranding of my sound cloud and other profiles. Please give it a listen, any critiques are welcome, advice I've received on here before has been really productive so I look forward to it

Really clean recording on this! especially the guitar, I never have luck finding a happy spot to record guitar haha. I was really getting into the part about 2 min in where the higher synth comes in with your "oooh's" also really nice bass work, I feel like I could listen to that last minute of instrumentation when it becomes more apparent for a lot longer. I think I could say all the same things about this second piece you have. I like how the drums skitter a little bit here and there. This is totally subjective, and you might find it a bit obtrusive in your song writing, but I could really dig a more rhythm oriented break in here somewhere. Like a part where everything fades out but the bass and the drums. But that's just me, I love that stuff haha. Awesome stuff! Really cool to hear more singing on this thread

circleofthesun wrote:https://soundcloud.com/trance-biz
some new tunes

I don't know if I can say anything that encompasses everything here, as they are all pretty diverse. Hyperreal feels the most directed, but I could also just be thinking that since it has the most consistent sound all the way through. Some of the pieces get really busy, Like with floor 138 I was really into the initial part, and the pretty subtle-ness kinda gets a little lost in the second half. That could be your whole point though, so as with any of my rambling, it's totally subjective. I like how much exploring is going on here, though

Alright, haha I wanted to contribute a bit of discussion before swoopin' in and dropping my stuff off.
https://soundcloud.com/wesley-cathon/raring
The harp I recorded isn't mixed as well as I'd like it to be, but I had a load of fun recording most of stuff on here. Coooolcool

747Music · Post by **747Music** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 11:31 pm

Thanks for the comments Perch! The song you posted was not what i was expecting at all. I was pleasantly surprised with a chill tune with loads of character. the flute stole the show for me. great work!

Twentington · Post by **Twentington** » Sun Sep 21, 2014 9:47 am

thanks for the kind comments Perch, the second track isn't quite finished yet the drums i wanted to reprogram and I've rather hastily mastered it to put on sound cloud but its really brought the bass up, I was listening to it on trips on Friday night to evaluate it all and only noticed how loud the bass is then haha - some more work on that this week I think.

Just out of interest, a lot of people make music on here, but has anyone got some good tips for promoting yourself and getting more listeners?

Twentington · Post by **Twentington** » Sun Sep 21, 2014 9:52 am

Perch wrote: Really clean recording on this! especially the guitar, I never have luck finding a happy spot to record guitar haha.

Oh and the guitars! I used to use an SM57 all the time on my cab but always found the tone to be really sharp sounding and a bit more difficult to mix.

I did some session work for a guy called Phil Bush a few years back (he engineered the smiths first album and did quite a lot of work for the BBC in the 80's) - on my cabs in that session we used a Cascade Fathead microphone which sounded perfect, I only just got round to buying/affording one of these recently and it makes guitars (and acoustic interments) sound like butter haha

http://www.cascademicrophones.com/casca ... ad-ii.html

I use it on all my guitars now!

747Music · Post by **747Music** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 10:39 pm

Hey twoism! I figured I'd share this teaser. It's something really different from what I've done in the past. I hope you guys like it and there will be more to come soon.

https://soundcloud.com/747music-1/grey-fox

Twentington · Post by **Twentington** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 7:08 am

747Music wrote:Hey twoism! I figured I'd share this teaser. It's something really different from what I've done in the past. I hope you guys like it and there will be more to come soon.

https://soundcloud.com/747music-1/grey-fox

GREY FOX?!?!?!

It sounds delightfully ominous!

747Music · Post by **747Music** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 3:01 pm

Twentington wrote:
747Music wrote:Hey twoism! I figured I'd share this teaser. It's something really different from what I've done in the past. I hope you guys like it and there will be more to come soon.

https://soundcloud.com/747music-1/grey-fox

GREY FOX?!?!?!

It sounds delightfully ominous!

I wasn't expecting someone to get the reference so quickly. Nice work lol. And thank you.

Twentington · Post by **Twentington** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 9:43 pm

an old one (sticking with the MGS theme:

"this is snake, I'm in front of the disposal facility. Excellent snake, age hasn't slowed you down one bit!"

747Music · Post by **747Music** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:56 pm

Twentington wrote:an old one (sticking with the MGS theme:

"this is snake, I'm in front of the disposal facility. Excellent snake, age hasn't slowed you down one bit!"

I love it! The song is nice n' chilled. And naming it after MGS2 is just fantastic, lol. I remember renting it the day it came out and playing, and beating it, in one sitting. The part where the colonel starts malfunctioning scared the crap outta me. It must've been around 3 or 4 am at this point. Good times.

Nice work!

Cupz · Post by **Cupz** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 11:58 am

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9761645/dasman.mp3

First track I'm making here in groningen. Done with 5 euro headphones. Can anyone with descent monitors tell me what its like? Sounds like paracat or what?!

____twoism

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