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Xnah · Post by **Xnah** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 5:19 pm

As always, it doesn't fit any style (it's a bit trance/techno/electro-fusion with an 80's eurodance feel).

Gear: Massive (4x), Absynth, Melodyne, Firebird, MicroTonic. Vocals by Xnah (no samples).

The mix is more flat than before I started mixing

but I'm packing my suitcase for travel now, and when I get back FAWM 2007 will have started (www.fawm.org), I won't have time to correct this song then.

Xnah: Massive TakeOff

mayan · Post by **mayan** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:11 am

hey, man...that is friggin' hoppin' - great. Yeah, the mix feels a bit static in a way but the tune was GREAT!!

Xnah · Post by **Xnah** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:10 pm

mayan wrote:hey, man...that is friggin' hoppin' - great. Yeah, the mix feels a bit static in a way but the tune was GREAT!!

Thanks

. Maybe I shouldnt have sold my MPL Pro... suddenly my mixes suck

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mellotronaut · Post by **mellotronaut** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:12 pm

Quite groovy! I like the sounds and the rhythm: Great tune!
The mix sounds well here, btw.

Greetings from GC

Xnah · Post by **Xnah** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:00 pm

mellotronaut wrote:Quite groovy! I like the sounds and the rhythm: Great tune!
The mix sounds well here, btw.

Greetings from GC

Thanks

. If it sounded well now, you can imagine how it sounded before

... But maybe my ears were just strained after hours of listening to the same Massive sounds.

And now it's only a few more hours to the start of fawm

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Bonteburg · Post by **Bonteburg** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:18 pm

hehee...
Nice and weird, very cold and aloof-sounding.
I love the speech synth! It's a veritable hookline.

Why is the kick so ashamed of itself? It's almost non existant.

It's also kind of short, before you start to feel how cool it really is, it's over.

This could be a real stomper!

Marco

Klemperer · Post by **Klemperer** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:39 pm

Nice song! I like the beginning much, and the rhythm that sets in. Nicely mixed for me too.

Jeremy_NSL · Post by **Jeremy_NSL** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:55 pm

I liked it alot! Nice sounds and composition.

Personally, for me the mix could have been a little bit drier on the reverb and maybe used synced delay instead. As well some of the Massive stuff probably could be eq'd a bit... Still very nice

Klemperer · Post by **Klemperer** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:04 pm

Jeremy_NSL wrote:
Personally, for me the mix could have been a little bit drier on the reverb and maybe used synced delay instead. As well some of the Massive stuff probably could be eq'd a bit... Still very nice

To me those remarks are incredibly useful, as while learning to mix and master it's nice to hear different opinions (just to ask yourself next time, "is it too much reverb on track X" or so. That said, I like the way Hans mixed it

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valley · Post by **valley** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 2:42 am

I really like this. The kick seems a little flabby and lacking in punch for my tastes, but the tune in general is infectious as hell.

danielmm · Post by **danielmm** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:07 am

valley wrote:I really like this. The kick seems a little flabby and lacking in punch for my tastes, but the tune in general is infectious as hell.

I really like that edgy squelchy bit throughout. Needs to get pumpin though I think. I agree that the kick needs to rise up!
Mix doesn't sound too bad to me.

Someone's gonna do a killer remix while your out I bet!

dano

Xnah · Post by **Xnah** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 8:59 am

Thanks you all for the feedback. Maybe I should really rework this (after February). The drums are indeed a bit underdeveloped :s, it could use some more Stylus RMX

... And the vocals... it's me + Melodyne, and the line was mostly ironic, after my wife and I listened to some tune on MTV that had the vocal sample 'ready for takeoff' included, while it made no sense at all for that song.

Anyway it seems like my recent music study efforts (= watching TMF and MTV a lot the last few weeks) is paying off

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Jazzyspoon · Post by **Jazzyspoon** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 4:08 pm

There's some good looking sounds in there. The drums could use the same love you gave to the keyboards, for sure. But its a decent listen. Thanks for sharing
Jazzyspoon

Xnah · Post by **Xnah** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:42 am

Jazzyspoon wrote:The drums could use the same love you gave to the keyboards, for sure.

You have a nice and inspiring way of saying that

. Thanks.