KVR Audio

Soniccat · Post by **Soniccat** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 2:11 am

My latest track for you to listen to.

http://www.sonicera.com/Deco%20Echo.mp3

Hardware:
Alesis Ion
Korg Wavestation
Yamaha DX200
DSI Evolver
Oberheim Matrix 6r
Korg Kaoss Pad
Electrix Mo-FX
TC Electronic M300
Alesis Midiverb II

Software:
Dimension
M42
VSampler
Sonitus reverb, delay, and eq
Ohmboys

experimental.crow · Post by **experimental.crow** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 4:03 am

grabbing ...
will listen and comment tomorrow ...

good to see you back ...

mystahr · Post by **mystahr** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:34 am

And another return to the Café

Welcome back Bruce

I'd say you had some new baby's to the gear-list too looking at the culprits you used.

About the only thing I could really add here is that it is just beautiful but at first glance appears to be not as dynamic as I hoped it would be; so I'm turning up the volume for the second run.
And a louder listen reveals a lot of dynamics, where my initial feeling now gets a bit more specific; in the sense that what I am missing is the power of silence really in the dynamical sense. It's a bit too filled up as I feel it where silence can bring so much more tension to this.

Still; all this aside. There's some awesome soundscapes happening here and it just is great to hear from you again

experimental.crow · Post by **experimental.crow** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:08 pm

having had several listens: ...

your production is pristine , and lush ...
the scope of this track is massive , and looming ...
i love the way the lower registers are fully represented ...

i don't seem to have the misgivings regarding dynamics that mjark has evinced ; i love the way you have moved the dynamic elements to the edge of perception ...

fitch · Post by **fitch** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:14 pm

massive is totally the right description .. i love this soniccat

i can imagine some lush space orientated visuals to go with this as well ..

i think there is plenty of scope in the dynamic range too .. there are crescendos, sweeps, subtle changes etc.. i like it ..

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:18 pm

ooh this is lovely in the bass freqs

love the way its all sits nicely in the mix yet still allows that "throbbe" to be heard

more!

respirator · Post by **respirator** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:30 pm

Amazing understated darkness. Very cool piece.

Soniccat · Post by **Soniccat** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:39 pm

mystahr wrote:And another return to the Café

Welcome back Bruce

I'd say you had some new baby's to the gear-list too looking at the culprits you used.

About the only thing I could really add here is that it is just beautiful but at first glance appears to be not as dynamic as I hoped it would be; so I'm turning up the volume for the second run.
And a louder listen reveals a lot of dynamics, where my initial feeling now gets a bit more specific; in the sense that what I am missing is the power of silence really in the dynamical sense. It's a bit too filled up as I feel it where silence can bring so much more tension to this.

Still; all this aside. There's some awesome soundscapes happening here and it just is great to hear from you again

Thanks Mark, I see what you mean about the dynamics although I was focuaing on the drone here maybe a bit more modulation in certain parts would do the trick. But at this point I think the piece is done, I have already started a new track.

I am glad to be back, just don't have dsl yet so it is like living in the dark ages. Dial-up sucks.

Soniccat · Post by **Soniccat** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:41 pm

normal wrote:having had several listens: ...

your production is pristine , and lush ...
the scope of this track is massive , and looming ...
i love the way the lower registers are fully represented ...

i don't seem to have the misgivings regarding dynamics that mjark has evinced ; i love the way you have moved the dynamic elements to the edge of perception ...

Thanks norm, I had some distortion pop up in an earlier mix but I think that is tamed now. as I said my focus was on the drone so I was working the Kaoss pad parts around that, I guess that worked well enough.

Soniccat · Post by **Soniccat** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:44 pm

fitch wrote:massive is totally the right description .. i love this soniccat

i can imagine some lush space orientated visuals to go with this as well ..

i think there is plenty of scope in the dynamic range too .. there are crescendos, sweeps, subtle changes etc.. i like it ..

Thanks fitch, Yea space visuals would be cool. Maybe someday I'll get that soundtrack commission for nasa. I tend to think spaceyness all the time so I am ready for it.

Soniccat · Post by **Soniccat** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:45 pm

vurt wrote:ooh this is lovely in the bass freqs
love the way its all sits nicely in the mix yet still allows that "throbbe" to be heard

more!

Thanks John, was playing with the Kaoss pad on this one and it allows for a comfortable mix.

Soniccat · Post by **Soniccat** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:47 pm

respirator wrote:Amazing understated darkness. Very cool piece.

Thanks respirator, glad you enjoyed.

Deco Echo