KVR Audio

Gucky · Post by **Gucky** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 12:32 pm

After a musical pause of 4 months I made my first title on my new computer.
It is a tribute to Kraftwerk but it is not a copy of the Kraftwerk music.
I tried to make a mix of some styles from Kraftwerk, Electro, Thomas Dolby, Anthony Rother and my own style.

Here is the music:
new version (many little changes):
http://www.4shared.com/file/44964846/85 ... nd_11.html

old versions:
http://www.4shared.com/file/44820358/c6 ... nd_07.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/44725422/aa ... nd_03.html

I used Genesis, Predator, Sylenth 1, Hypersonic 2 and Grove Agent 2
for the song.

I would be very happy to get some commnents from you.

Jazzyspoon · Post by **Jazzyspoon** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 4:09 pm

Sounds good in reference to the influences. The only useful crit I could make is the kick is kind of buried somewhere in there. I liked the vocal parts (they really give this a Kraftwerk feel) and the guitar sound that comes in around the mid point of the song.
Thanks for sharing, Gucky.
Welcome back.

dark_virus · Post by **dark_virus** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 5:51 pm

I like the overall goal of this song. Dramatic and epic just like the influences. But I think the mix needs some improvement:

1 - a little cut on the mids

2 - the kick is almost unaudible, like the above poster stated. But I think it's more to do with the main synth. I'd low it down a bit, increase the bass volume and change the kick drum sound, to a TR707-like bassdrum (with a good transient). In truth, I can hear it thumping on my mind!

3 - the vocals are correct. And very cool!

I think this piece has lots of potential!!

folderol · Post by **folderol** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 6:12 pm

Thought you'd been very quite for a while!

I agree with the others. A good start but the kick needs to be much clearer.

Gucky · Post by **Gucky** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 6:29 pm

Hi Jazzyspoon, dark_virus, folderol
many thanks for your tips!!!
I will try to make a better kick.

Bonteburg · Post by **Bonteburg** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 6:40 pm

I pretty much agree with the others, looking forward to the next version!

Gucky · Post by **Gucky** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:16 pm

Hi to all,
here is my next version:

http://www.4shared.com/file/44820358/c6 ... nd_07.html

I hope that the kick is now better for you.

VicDiesel · Post by **VicDiesel** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:18 pm

Kick? Who needs kick....

You have to be very white to need a kick to find the rhythm in this track.

But seriously, it sounds glorious. Really cool.

Victor.

Gucky · Post by **Gucky** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:15 pm

Any comment to the new version?

sloworm · Post by **sloworm** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 3:50 pm

whoa this is cool.! This is from the album "In the mix" right? I can't remember. Anyway. Very awesome track, I like the synth sweep up, and the percs... very good job!

Gucky · Post by **Gucky** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:29 pm

Hi sloworm,
thanks for your comment.

I don't know the album "in the mix".
So I hope its a composition of my own with some Kraftwerk style elements.

dark_virus · Post by **dark_virus** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:11 am

Gucky wrote:Any comment to the new version?

Yep! Sounds better to me! The kick seems to be in right place now!

It's very good as is. But I'd increase the bass bottom, and low the main synth just a little.

And something I'm hearing now (listening on crappy headphones) is that your upper freqs are a little too loud. Winamp freq spectrum shows very "active" on the right corner...

But don't get me wrong. The song is very cool! I can imagine it bombing on a 80's party, and people doing robotic choreographies!

Polite Company · Post by **Polite Company** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:00 am

Great track definitely worthy of our favorite German robots. I agree with dark_virus though that the mix is a tad brash, and on the whole I would prefer a slightly drier mix i.e. not quite as much 'verb and a little less feedback on the delay. Again though great track. And for some reason it also reminds me a little bit of Air.

Gucky · Post by **Gucky** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:15 am

Many thanks to all your tips.
For the new version I made many little changes:
1. Compression of the bass to get more bass
2. Change tambourin with a shaker sound to lower the high frequencies.
3. Reducing the stereo effect of the delay on the voices.
4. Make guitar more mono to get a better stereo panorama for the other
instruments in the mix.
5. Lower the reverb time from 8 sec to 6 sec to get a dry sound.
6. and some little changes I can't remember.

I am not sure whether the funk guitar is loud enough. What do you think?

Her is the new version:
http://www.4shared.com/file/44964846/85 ... nd_11.html

I would be very happy to get your comments.
Its helps me very much.

dark_virus · Post by **dark_virus** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:09 pm

Wow! Can't wait to hear the new version!! The "7" is on my MP3 already!

I'm at work right now, and can't DL anything. But I'll put some thoughts here, later!

Tribute to Kraftwerk "Computer is the sound"