http://kim.apinavuori.net/avp/gootti2.ogg
Ok, comments? Should I put in more silly parts, this is awfully serious IMHO :/ I love the ending... The pitched toasting is there really just to have some vocals there, I think I'll replce them with some cut-up electro shiit. hmm they do sound great through the vocoder...
guitars by a friend of mine, the rest is samples & synths. (Hastur is the name of their band...Can't remember the name of this track, it's just that they recorded on my comp and the riffs were laying around<g>)
Untitled remix for Hastur [psychedelic trance metal]
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 1262 posts since 15 May, 2002 from Finland
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- KVRist
- 360 posts since 27 Jul, 2004 from Cologne/Germany
Good mix. Could imagine that as a secret hit for late night hours in some obscure club somewhere.
Sounds good on my speakers. I'm not sure I really get the transition around 0:33, but that might be just me
What do you mean eith "silly parts"? To me it sounds neither silly nor serious. It just sounds danceable
Regards,
Tommy
Sounds good on my speakers. I'm not sure I really get the transition around 0:33, but that might be just me
What do you mean eith "silly parts"? To me it sounds neither silly nor serious. It just sounds danceable
Regards,
Tommy
Some music here
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 1262 posts since 15 May, 2002 from Finland
Mm yes the transition is a bit awkward, it's supposed to be surprising, but now the 1 beat guitar part before the tune kicks of is a bit off :/
Mm I mean like the weird calypso-reggae-breaks-whatever trickery at around 3-4min or so. And all kinds of mindtwist tweaks and twiggles...
Does the bass kick? I don't have a proper sub or even monitors at home, and my room acoustics are really bad. I think the kick sounds a bit weak, but often I've found that when I make them loud enough at home, they tend to be TOO bass heavy on a big PA in a party...
Mm I mean like the weird calypso-reggae-breaks-whatever trickery at around 3-4min or so. And all kinds of mindtwist tweaks and twiggles...
Does the bass kick? I don't have a proper sub or even monitors at home, and my room acoustics are really bad. I think the kick sounds a bit weak, but often I've found that when I make them loud enough at home, they tend to be TOO bass heavy on a big PA in a party...
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 1262 posts since 15 May, 2002 from Finland
Oh btw I just listened to robotic2.mp3 on your site, great! Is there a full-length version somewhere?
The melodies were just wonderful... The percussions could be a bit different, now they just sounded like some drum machine's preset kit played dry instead of sounds you specificially selected for this tune, if you get what I'm trying to express... Anyway, reminded me both of Jarre and old SID music, which must be a good thing :)
The melodies were just wonderful... The percussions could be a bit different, now they just sounded like some drum machine's preset kit played dry instead of sounds you specificially selected for this tune, if you get what I'm trying to express... Anyway, reminded me both of Jarre and old SID music, which must be a good thing :)
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- KVRAF
- 2106 posts since 31 Dec, 2002 from London, UK
guitar is a bit too straight imo. Acid lines kicks arse as usual. Would like a harder snare. Kick could be a bit harder. The ragga style mc'ing is a nice touch. I'm not too keen on the trickery stuff but that's just me. The violin is also a great addition.
Nice tune.
Nice tune.
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- KVRist
- 360 posts since 27 Jul, 2004 from Cologne/Germany
I burned it on CD and had a listen on my stereo. Mix seems ok, a bit low level, though. As I had the WAV I applied a bit of multiband compressing which definitely made a difference. But after all, it depends a lot on taste. A bit of Spectralive took it further, might be slightly ovedone, though 
It's really a matter af taste ...
The percussion is Drumatic and for a tune called "Robotic" I deliberately chose those machine sounds and beats. Maybe some day I'll get back to it, though I tend to be bored by my tunes and forget about them once they are done
Regards,
Tommy
A bit of Spectralive took it further, might be slightly ovedone, though It's really a matter af taste ...Glad you liked it. But no, it was done for a KVR contest (May) and there is only the two minute versionTaika-Kim wrote:Oh btw I just listened to robotic2.mp3 on your site, great! Is there a full-length version somewhere?
The melodies were just wonderful... The percussions could be a bit different, now they just sounded like some drum machine's preset kit played dry instead of sounds you specificially selected for this tune, if you get what I'm trying to express... Anyway, reminded me both of Jarre and old SID music, which must be a good thing
The percussion is Drumatic and for a tune called "Robotic" I deliberately chose those machine sounds and beats. Maybe some day I'll get back to it, though I tend to be bored by my tunes and forget about them once they are done
Regards,
Tommy
Some music here
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 1262 posts since 15 May, 2002 from Finland
I deliberately didn't compress the sound very much.
That's what the volume knob on your amp is for.
I don't praticularily like the way music is (de!)produced these days... Kiling dynamins doesn't really serve any other purpose than poor audio systems and instant appeal to amateurs.
Not that I'm a pro, and I have overcompressed my music to death in the past, but lately I've started to grow increasingly tired of the way new psychedelic trance mostly sounds like, for example. And I won't even go to the topic of chart hits that are so roughly limited that actually there is serious distortion in the music.... Just take a look at the waveforms of some recent electronic music pieces and before long you'll start to see some really ugly passages...
That's what the volume knob on your amp is for.
I don't praticularily like the way music is (de!)produced these days... Kiling dynamins doesn't really serve any other purpose than poor audio systems and instant appeal to amateurs.
Not that I'm a pro, and I have overcompressed my music to death in the past, but lately I've started to grow increasingly tired of the way new psychedelic trance mostly sounds like, for example. And I won't even go to the topic of chart hits that are so roughly limited that actually there is serious distortion in the music.... Just take a look at the waveforms of some recent electronic music pieces and before long you'll start to see some really ugly passages...
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 1262 posts since 15 May, 2002 from Finland
But the problem is that when people listen to music on their system, the tracks which are more silent tend to sound "badly produced" to many. You wouldn't believe how easily people have given me "wow that's a really pro sound" when actually the tune has been squashed to death. Well not here, but on some other forums...
AND there's the matter of incompetent people setting up soundsystems in small parties. It's always possible that the compressor in the PA is set to all hell, so it's better to have some space to play with rather than send a very closely limited track AGAIN through some bad ass compression.
I have sometimes noticed how my very old tracks that tend to PEAK at around -3db sound better than the new ones in some situations and spaces :/
AND there's the matter of incompetent people setting up soundsystems in small parties. It's always possible that the compressor in the PA is set to all hell, so it's better to have some space to play with rather than send a very closely limited track AGAIN through some bad ass compression.
I have sometimes noticed how my very old tracks that tend to PEAK at around -3db sound better than the new ones in some situations and spaces :/
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- KVRist
- 360 posts since 27 Jul, 2004 from Cologne/Germany
Well, usually I try to find a compromise. Increasing loudness without squashing the sound. As you say, if it's too quiet it's perceived as unprofessional. Not, that my mixes sound professional when they are louder 
Oh well, modern times ...
Regards,
Tommy
Oh well, modern times ... Regards,
Tommy
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