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iDumi · Post by **iDumi** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 1:46 pm

this was started sometime in the summer/fall season of 2007 but never quite managed to see it through the end until today when it was all ridiculously clear.

this is a 5 minute and something, 78 bpm, bit glitchy, rather lush, downtempo piece.

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i will listen and badmouth your track if you do the same for mine.

dcfac73 · Post by **dcfac73** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:13 pm

Very nice. If I have to nit pick then it would be that the hi-hat seems (IMO of course)just a little off the beat at the start of the bar, and that kind of interferes with the groove a bit. But otherwise the production is v nice indeed.
I'd be interested in seeing a list of the gear you used.
Keep em coming.

iDumi · Post by **iDumi** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:16 pm

gear. what gear? just live 6 and a bunch of samples. finishing touches and final arrangement done in live 7. various fx but nothing fancy. i'm a heavy user of live's own fx and the kjaerhus classic suite.

dcfac73 · Post by **dcfac73** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:49 pm

iDumi wrote:gear. what gear? just live 6 and a bunch of samples. finishing touches and final arrangement done in live 7. various fx but nothing fancy. i'm a heavy user of live's own fx and the kjaerhus classic suite.

Impressive..it sounded like you played the guitar and flute live (they were the instruments if I recall correctly).
Nice mixing... it sounded very clear and not boomy or anything.

dcfac73 · Post by **dcfac73** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:52 pm

Actually I had a feeling you might have been using Live as sometimes it tends to
play loops that can sound a bit odd (that don't quite "groove"), this may account for that hi hat. This is of course my opinion, others may not have the same criticism.

iDumi · Post by **iDumi** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:02 pm

the hihat was intentionally left a bit offbeat. i had always hard quantized and fit everything to a 1/16 or 1/32 grid. then it all started to sound a bit robotic and i figured it could do with some irregularities.

a dude way smarter than me once said "beauty lies in imperfection"

HobbyCore · Post by **HobbyCore** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:20 pm

I love it. It's saved.

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 6:36 pm

Absolutely gorgeous! Very well balanced sonically. Delightfully strange in places, heart-felt in others. I don't hear an off beat hi-hat

Though I was looking forward to one. Great tune!

Thanks.
3am

Danno · Post by **Danno** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 6:46 pm

Yeah; very nice!

iDumi · Post by **iDumi** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 7:36 pm

thanks for the encouraging words. they're quite welcome after a 6 month walk down the uninspired lane.

Mrstew · Post by **Mrstew** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:04 pm

Hi,

I listen to it twice, very nice, the mood is kind of ''insecure'' !

Good work

taiwanizer · Post by **taiwanizer** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:33 am

+ 1 against the hihat. imho it's beyond the line between imperfection and deliberateness. I had it on the headphones where pan-positioning, too, is a little odd. Made me tilt to the right ...
Other than that: great work. dl'ed for deliberate repetitveness.

dcfac73 · Post by **dcfac73** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:46 am

iDumi wrote:the hihat was intentionally left a bit offbeat. i had always hard quantized and fit everything to a 1/16 or 1/32 grid. then it all started to sound a bit robotic and i figured it could do with some irregularities.

a dude way smarter than me once said "beauty lies in imperfection"

I think the word you may be looking for is "swing". I think Ableton should have lots of features to help make your rhythm "swing" a bit more. Something to do with quantizing- that is if you're unhappy with what you've done before. As I mentioned earlier the hi hat is the only aspect of the mix that was a little shall we say "out of place", and that's the only thing I would change- but I'm not you. The only real opinion that counts (ultimately) is your own.

PS Iam nitpicking and as someone mentioned before he/she didn't notice it.
PPS General opinion is that it's a great track

VicDiesel · Post by **VicDiesel** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:35 pm

Very cool stuff.

Victor.

polyslax · Post by **polyslax** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:59 am

Effing awesome buddy! Nice dark mood with a hint of melancholy, like the low end as well, the grainy guitar makes me feel at home and the beat is super tasty. I might have funked up the pan flute-y stuff a bit, but that's a wee nit. Good to hear some new stuff from you!

Edit: Oh, anyone who's having trouble with the hihat needs to just flex their sense of time a bit, it's really not a problem if you move your head the right way!

6 months since i started this. sorta glitchy. sorta nice.