Well, I've gone all soundscapey this past week (probably due to the enthusiasm for such around these parts). So, I give you:
Kick The Gong Around
128 bit .mp3
13.2 mb
Yup, it's rather long (14+ minutes), but it wouldn't be a proper soundscape otherwise! If you have the time please check it out and leave a comment.
If you're curious about the title, check here:
http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.p ... e=19980211
Cheers!
Polyslax - Ambient Track - Kick The Gong Around
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 8072 posts since 12 Dec, 2003 from Canada
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 8072 posts since 12 Dec, 2003 from Canada
Anybody had a chance to take this out for a spin, or is the length putting people off? Maybe I'll add 'ambient' to the thread title so it's more clear.
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suburban grilla suburban grilla https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=31256
- KVRian
- 636 posts since 29 Jun, 2004 from dogbed
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- addled muppet weed
- 105769 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
nice and subdued piece, quiet and still in parts very relaxing, as for length...
is there such a thing as too long?
if there is i havent heard that track yet
is there such a thing as too long?
if there is i havent heard that track yet
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- KVRAF
- 1927 posts since 30 Oct, 2003 from Frolicking in Dirac's Ocean
gorgeous opium dream of a piece...of course, I've never had the opportunity to actually kick the gong around so I'm extrapolating but still...I feel like someone has smeared vaseline on the lens of my third eye and I'm moving through a very dense though transparent atmosphere...kinda the same feeling I get from listening to javanese gamalan (I know it's different music but same feeling for me).
No, not too long at all...a wonderous place to inhabit for 14+ minutes.
No, not too long at all...a wonderous place to inhabit for 14+ minutes.
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suburban grilla suburban grilla https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=31256
- KVRian
- 636 posts since 29 Jun, 2004 from dogbed
barely there underwaterscape...
Sits in the back of the mind and reminds you of its presence once in a while.
Sits in the back of the mind and reminds you of its presence once in a while.
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- KVRAF
- 1955 posts since 5 Sep, 2003 from Denmark
Very quiet (perhaps normalise and slightly compress the mixdown?) but very, very beautiful. You drift along on a fascinating and pleasureable journey.
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- KVRAF
- 2991 posts since 22 Dec, 2004
Hi polyslax
Nice tones, distortion, resonance, etc. Could you expand on the process for this track?
Nice tones, distortion, resonance, etc. Could you expand on the process for this track?
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 8072 posts since 12 Dec, 2003 from Canada
Thank you all for listening and posting your comments! It means a great deal to me and I really appreciate it.
@respirator: yes, you know I did several mixes with more of a mastering approach but I didn't really like the way they sounded. In the end I slapped a slight bit of compression across the master to give it some glue and left it quieter and a bit more dynamic. I didn't explore a lot of options though so it may be that I'll revisit ways to bring the levels up a bit.
@ Genetic_Junk: Thanks for your interest, I'll try and synopsize this for you...
First, I considered this kind of a one-off, so I didn't keep a proper series of incremental change files and I didn't even record to midi, everything went straight to audio. I recorded about a dozen long (ie. 300-400 bars) tracks of Tassman 4, really playing the knobs as I went. A number of these were sent for re-processing through Tassman fx, again playing the fx knobs as I went. I believe some Nitro and PSP MD608 were used here as well. I also recorded 1 Kontakt track which was doubled, fx put on the double, then the 2 tracks mixed through a bus with MD608 and recorded to another track. I also recorded 3 tracks of µTonic which were heavily effected with Tassman fx and MD608.
After that it was a matter of placing the tracks in the proper sequence and riding the faders to try and create a final mix that was interesting.
Actually, I did record 1 additional track which is not in this mix. I played my acoustic guitar through the following effect chain... Quad Frohmage->MD608->MinimonstaFX... sounded great but I couldn't really get the track to gel with the mix... I'll save it for something else though!
Big thanks again to all.
@respirator: yes, you know I did several mixes with more of a mastering approach but I didn't really like the way they sounded. In the end I slapped a slight bit of compression across the master to give it some glue and left it quieter and a bit more dynamic. I didn't explore a lot of options though so it may be that I'll revisit ways to bring the levels up a bit.
@ Genetic_Junk: Thanks for your interest, I'll try and synopsize this for you...
First, I considered this kind of a one-off, so I didn't keep a proper series of incremental change files and I didn't even record to midi, everything went straight to audio. I recorded about a dozen long (ie. 300-400 bars) tracks of Tassman 4, really playing the knobs as I went. A number of these were sent for re-processing through Tassman fx, again playing the fx knobs as I went. I believe some Nitro and PSP MD608 were used here as well. I also recorded 1 Kontakt track which was doubled, fx put on the double, then the 2 tracks mixed through a bus with MD608 and recorded to another track. I also recorded 3 tracks of µTonic which were heavily effected with Tassman fx and MD608.
After that it was a matter of placing the tracks in the proper sequence and riding the faders to try and create a final mix that was interesting.
Actually, I did record 1 additional track which is not in this mix. I played my acoustic guitar through the following effect chain... Quad Frohmage->MD608->MinimonstaFX... sounded great but I couldn't really get the track to gel with the mix... I'll save it for something else though!
Big thanks again to all.
