SunRay (Melodic/Vocal Trance)
- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 360 posts since 12 Mar, 2005
Imagine:
Walking outdoors, a bit of a cloudy day. You come to a hold and gaze upon the sky.
The clouds slightly open up before you and a ray of sunlight gently hits your face.
Close your eyes and feel the warmth of the sun.
Longing for the summer.
Tip: Headphones and a slight bump on the volume
This was my first go at Shevannai which I won with the Call to Arms Charity fund raiser
Tags: EDM, Trance, Dance, Elven, Vocal
Track length: 6:14
Construction time: ~5 evenings over a 2 week period.
Hope you enjoy! Thanks for listening
SunRay Direct MP3 link
SunRay @ Bandcamp
SunRay @ Soundcloud
Walking outdoors, a bit of a cloudy day. You come to a hold and gaze upon the sky.
The clouds slightly open up before you and a ray of sunlight gently hits your face.
Close your eyes and feel the warmth of the sun.
Longing for the summer.
Tip: Headphones and a slight bump on the volume
This was my first go at Shevannai which I won with the Call to Arms Charity fund raiser
Tags: EDM, Trance, Dance, Elven, Vocal
Track length: 6:14
Construction time: ~5 evenings over a 2 week period.
Hope you enjoy! Thanks for listening
SunRay Direct MP3 link
SunRay @ Bandcamp
SunRay @ Soundcloud
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- KVRAF
- 10398 posts since 3 Apr, 2002 from Austin, TX USA
Very nice! I liked the vocals and how they were mixed in. A very well-done tune, perfect to listen to while I'm waking up this morning!
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- KVRAF
- 4590 posts since 7 Jun, 2012 from Warsaw
That's your task to make it work on every sound systemTip: Headphones and a slight bump on the volume
Nice arrangement and atmosphere, but sounds quite like 1997-1998. Very synthetic sounds and low loudness. Certainly could use some modern technique.
The vocal is great indeed.
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Tricky-Loops wrote: (...)someone like Armin van Buuren who claims to make a track in half an hour and all his songs sound somewhat boring(...)
Tricky-Loops wrote: (...)someone like Armin van Buuren who claims to make a track in half an hour and all his songs sound somewhat boring(...)
- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 360 posts since 12 Mar, 2005
Thankswoolyloach wrote:Very nice! I liked the vocals and how they were mixed in. A very well-done tune, perfect to listen to while I'm waking up this morning!
I used the melody of the vocals in the pad chords with some sidechain for the transition.
Jumping from the synth melody directly to the vocal was quite abrupt ^^
Also I put a somewhat simplified vocal on the background fading in slowly.
Oh it does, I just prefer the separation you get in this tune on headphones.DJ Warmonger wrote:That's your task to make it work on every sound system
Funnily that is the year I stopped making music. Started again this year so I guess I have to catch upDJ Warmonger wrote:Nice arrangement and atmosphere, but sounds quite like 1997-1998. Very synthetic sounds and low loudness. Certainly could use some modern technique.
Loudness is something I struggle with allot. I use ReaXcomp as multiband compressor on master followed by Waves L1. I kept dynamic range around 8-9 at the busy parts (TT DR meter).
Busy looking for some mastering tutorials since I really need to learn more in that area.
Thanks for the comments.
- Banned
- 10196 posts since 12 Mar, 2012 from the Bavarian Alps to my feet and the globe around my head
Nice song but it has a rather melancholic vibe, so I would call it "Lost in the Mountains" or something like that...
Regarding the loudness: could be more but on the other hand I like it that it's not over-limited and distorted like most modern tracks.
Regarding the loudness: could be more but on the other hand I like it that it's not over-limited and distorted like most modern tracks.
- KVRAF
- 4590 posts since 7 Jun, 2012 from Warsaw
Me too, I hate when they distort and when they are oversaturated. It is possible, however, to achieve powerful and clean sound at the same time. It is difficult, but gradually getting there Still, to ever try, you need to hear some tracks as reference.Regarding the loudness: could be more but on the other hand I like it that it's not over-limited and distorted like most modern tracks
Optimal dynamic range for generic trance is 5 dB, so I aim at 5+ on DR meter after all the limiting.
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Tricky-Loops wrote: (...)someone like Armin van Buuren who claims to make a track in half an hour and all his songs sound somewhat boring(...)
Tricky-Loops wrote: (...)someone like Armin van Buuren who claims to make a track in half an hour and all his songs sound somewhat boring(...)
- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 360 posts since 12 Mar, 2005
Interesting..Tricky-Loops wrote:Nice song but it has a rather melancholic vibe, so I would call it "Lost in the Mountains" or something like that...
How about:
Wandering through a lush forest mountain side, you have no idea where to go.
You come to a hold and gaze upon the sky. The clouds slightly open up before you and a ray of sunlight hits your face.
Close your eyes and feel the warmth of the sun. After opening them again realizing you still have no idea where you are.
I thought of the name during a late night listening session and while I was just staring at my computer's desktop the wallpaper changed to one with a ray of sunlight coming through a cloud. - That'll do
I'll push it a bit more next oneDJ Warmonger wrote:Optimal dynamic range for generic trance is 5 dB, so I aim at 5+ on DR meter after all the limiting.
- KVRAF
- 11506 posts since 13 Mar, 2009 from UK
I liked it. It doesn't sound squashed. All of the instruments come through the mix very well. I love the pads, synths and vox. The bass has a nice warm sound and the melodies and arrangement are great. I've just played this through my UX2/Rokits and my rDac/FMJ A19/773s and the overall sound is very clean and pleasant indeed.
Good work
Good work
- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 360 posts since 12 Mar, 2005
I created a simple video to go with the song on Youtube.
Hope you like it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khVn6jR1Gks
Hope you like it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khVn6jR1Gks
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- KVRist
- 47 posts since 7 Apr, 2009 from Belgrade, Serbia
Very nice work and superb production. I don't think it is not so loud, it sounds just perfect.
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- KVRer
- 14 posts since 16 Nov, 2013 from United Kingdom
It does sound a little dated but nostalgia seems to be pretty hot in dance music at the moment so that might not be bad. It has a really clean sound and I like all the levels. I wouldn't say that it is melancholic myself, it does have a thoughtful vibe to it though. I look forward to hearing some more tracks now that you are back in the game.
- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 360 posts since 12 Mar, 2005
Thank you.Darko A. wrote:Very nice work and superb production. I don't think it is not so loud, it sounds just perfect.
Indeed, when I was working on the melody it reminded me of the "Synthesizer Greatest" cassettes I had in my younger years. I know the sound is very simple (mainly a slight unison'd pulse with a panflute mixed in softly) but somehow it just fits the song. I tried a lot of different sounds but kept returning to the simple one.olliehay wrote:It does sound a little dated but nostalgia seems to be pretty hot in dance music at the moment so that might not be bad.
Much more to comeolliehay wrote:I look forward to hearing some more tracks now that you are back in the game.