see here for the correct version of the mix, this was just the first 20 minutes
http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=348303&highlig ht=
preliminary work in progress in a style that i don't usually do, need advice on what is missing, structure, sounds, etc

not really mixed, no mastering at all

http://k004.kiwi6.com/hotlink/38m0h73j34/01_deadmouse.mp3
Last edited by Muzik 4 Machines on Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:44 pm; edited 3 times in total

I assume this is suppose to mimic a deadmau5 style track? You're kind of far off, it actually has little correlation to his music. If that's what you're shooting for I can give some specific pointers. As a basis, you should listen to a lot more progressive style tracks for reference.

i think for 20 minutes it'S a good start lol
not really trying to do deadmau5, just in the style of the things i hear from my downstairs neighbourg at 3am almost every night

but yeah, if you want to give me pointers i'll take them

Well what sets deadmau5 apart from other artists is his distinct use of very very few elements in his songs, and using his arrangements to keep the interest, even though very little is being added/removed. Progressive house is notable for having a constant feeling of rising and falling. Generally you'll get very few bars of not feeling like the entire tune is constantly increasing in energy. To get this you program the lead timbre to have a very pulsing rhythm, as well as have a lot of modulation that rises upward every very bars, and then resets and rises up again.

http://youtu.be/A67GQgoiinM?t=2m42s

Listen to how many elements are going on in the lead and the drums, very few. But the lead will constantly be evolving upward in energy, and then resetting with a very minor thing added, so that the next rise has slightly more energy. This continues until the breakdown where everything resets.

as i said, 20 minutes, no mix, no automation yet, but i'll try to make it rise when i'll do the automation passes (should be up in like an hour if call stay that quiet)

i actually, like it. drums are good, synth pattern is catchy. can't see no reason to make it sound like DM. experiment with selecting right sounds as the pads sound very cheap. if you like you can send me the midi parts and can try to make you my version as an example. but true it's nothing like DM at that shape

all pads/synths besides bass are presets from ableton live, bass is FM8
drums are a mix of ableton kit with my own kick and snares layered in

i dont want to be deadmau5, i just gave it this title cause the bass "burst" on the last up beat of the easure reminded me of him

schroedingers mouse?

then no probs possibly i didn't get what you meant. anyway as i said with right sounds, fxing and arrangement it will fit club well

exactly, i was not able to know if it was dead or alive unless someone observed it, that's why i posted it here

you shoulda just listened to some deadmau5 and decided yourself
but yea its not deadmau5y at all

i never said anywhere it was meant to be deadmouse, it's just a temp title cause you know, file89834 was a bit lame

here's the latest version
http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4905890#490589 0

Alivem0us3

on my last studio album, i made livEleph4nt

btw for those not going to the v2 thread, here's the "mix" before i left from work, i will let it marinate and when vacation comes i'll put together an album with all the good "work songs" i made this last year or so

http://k004.kiwi6.com/hotlink/et8e44hugc/01_schrodinger_s_mo use.mp3