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xoxos · Post by **xoxos** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 2:19 am

http://www.xoxos.net/temp/a_thousand_years.mp3

i'm getting this off my plate atm, it could use a bit more here and there, but songs aren't always about that.

liqih · Post by **liqih** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 9:57 am

game? Definitely japanese to my ear, I like the huge kick and the melody,
is the voice 100% synthetic?

LXNDR1 · Post by **LXNDR1** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:15 am

great energetic tune

i'd also like to know what was used for the vocal effect

hectigonzalez · Post by **hectigonzalez** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 3:15 pm

Hahahahaha interesting sounding tune. The pan is very effective. What are the vocals made with? Is it a real voice autotuned? Cheers.

xoxos · Post by **xoxos** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 5:53 pm

the melody does have some japanese insiration (usual 'pops into your head' thing) and the 32nd note runs were culturally referenced

i'll probably start using them all over everything for a while until they're easy.

the difference in my usual production is that most synth parts are routed through distortion of some kind.. it stopped running in realtime on my 1.6g cpu a few parts ago

so the mix is a bit hairy.

the voice is syng2 (le) lead voice uses two instances an octave apart. lead thru modulation delay, backup thru mod delay ('iridescence') and xoxos phaser (sum of both routed thru static delay). i was almost tempted to do this one with autotune

ftr the voice is *always* syng2

Laguna Rising · Post by **Laguna Rising** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 6:43 pm

Cool track, I like the melodies and the feel, it really 'breaths' although all the instruments are 100 % synthetic.
Cheers

LXNDR1 · Post by **LXNDR1** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 9:24 pm

xoxos wrote:i was almost tempted to do this one with autotune

nah it sounds way better than autotuine, closer to talkbox due to probably resemblance of synthesis principles (for me talbox is always better, funkier)

but yet again it all depends on the approach, which if different probably could change the sound of autotune as well

xoxos · Post by **xoxos** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 5:04 pm

thanks

getting anima in synth tracks is the goal. i'd still like to mix it about, use a filter rise or swell here and there, get it to sound more like a blossom unfolding and give down people a hint of what new feels like.

djhippiehappie · Post by **djhippiehappie** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 5:38 pm

dude that is a sick beat and I completely understand where you're coming from with it. Sometimes music is more than the most produced beat, it's the most enjoyable sound. And you nailed it.

Keep doing what you do.

Thumbs up!

xoxos · Post by **xoxos** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 10:22 pm

djhippiehappie wrote: Keep doing what you do.

anways good advice

i'm glad you enjoyed it!

trancemo6 · Post by **trancemo6** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 4:49 pm

xoxos wrote:http://www.xoxos.net/temp/a_thousand_years.mp3

i'm getting this off my plate atm, it could use a bit more here and there, but songs aren't always about that.

Nice vocoder like sound! way funny. two thumbs up. The beat needs some reworking but everything else is superfunny. Me likes

xoxos · Post by **xoxos** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 8:57 pm

that sounds like you enjoyed it then! thanks for the siskel and ebert style review

PurpleCatfishBettie · Wed Nov 10, 2010 10:30 pm

This one is loaded with amazing twists and turns.

t00nz · Post by **t00nz** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 1:59 am

Very light and airy, japanese pop influenced.. really enjoyed it, cheers!

xoxos · Post by **xoxos** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:24 pm

thanks.. definately the objective here is to uplift the mood, probably like a lot of jpop

[happy] a thousand years