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Googly Smythe · Post by **Googly Smythe** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 3:06 pm

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annode · Post by **annode** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 3:12 pm

Some good ideas in this, but they just don`t add up for me.

(Funny how trains are always night trains)

Not always;
- Max Corbacho - Night Caravan

Speaking of trains...extra credit;
- Rev.AW Nix - Black Diamond Express To Hell Part 1

Googly Smythe · Post by **Googly Smythe** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 5:12 pm

annode wrote:Some good ideas in this, but they just don`t add up for me.

I know, but I didn't want to dump it...

annode · Post by **annode** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 5:33 pm

Ayorinde wrote:
annode wrote:Some good ideas in this, but they just don`t add up for me.
I know, but I didn't want to dump it...

I have folders filled with those.

Always a good idea to throw it against the Cafe wall to see if it sticks.

Allomerus · Post by **Allomerus** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 12:19 pm

Don't give up on this. I like the main themes, but not sure about the start... I would just start it from the part where the beat starts. The section from 3:00 is cool! The lead is very tasty!

Frantz · Post by **Frantz** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 3:07 pm

I think the composition is fine. I think the weak point is the sounds - they are kind of bland and generic. I would like to hear this with mostly analog-style synths.

Googly Smythe · Post by **Googly Smythe** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 5:51 pm

Frantz wrote:I think the composition is fine. I think the weak point is the sounds - they are kind of bland and generic. I would like to hear this with mostly analog-style synths.

I usually go overboard with analog so I went for "cooler" sounds (temperature-wise) this time, turning down cut-off freqs and the like. Hey ho!

Allomerus wrote:Don't give up on this. I like the main themes, but not sure about the start... I would just start it from the part where the beat starts. The section from 3:00 is cool! The lead is very tasty!

I'll do a version 3 - scrap the intros/outros, use Mono/poly and OP-X for all the sounds and beef up the beats... maybe!

Everyone - thanks for listening and taking the time to comment, appreciated.

DJMaytag · Post by **DJMaytag** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 9:18 pm

You've got some really good ideas going here, but they seem a bit disjointed. You could almost turn this jam into 2 or 3 different songs. The mixing seems pretty solid, BTW.

Googly Smythe · Post by **Googly Smythe** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 11:55 pm

DJMaytag wrote:You've got some really good ideas going here, but they seem a bit disjointed. You could almost turn this jam into 2 or 3 different songs...

That's the late 60's prog-rock-arrangements influence coming through!

DJMaytag wrote:...The mixing seems pretty solid, BTW.

Gawd, that's the hardest part, isn't it? I think I spend more mixing than creating.

layzer · Post by **layzer** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 12:55 am

DJMaytag wrote:The mixing seems pretty solid, BTW.

no. it needs more attention on giving the sounds their own space with muting parts out, panning and reverb.
as it is now, at times it sounds too dense with a bunch of sounds piled on each other.
after the 3:00 the high comp/limiting seems to muddy things up.

Googly Smythe · Post by **Googly Smythe** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 3:00 am

layzer wrote:
DJMaytag wrote:The mixing seems pretty solid, BTW.
no. it needs more attention on giving the sounds their own space with muting parts out, panning and reverb.
as it is now, at times it sounds too dense with a bunch of sounds piled on each other.
after the 3:00 the high comp/limiting seems to muddy things up.

Ayorinde wrote:Gawd, that's the hardest part, isn't it? I think I spend more mixing than creating.

See what I mean!

seismic1 · Post by **seismic1** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 8:36 pm

Did you ever listen to Ozric Tentacles '90s stuff? Their synth player (Seaweed) used to sound a lot like this.

Good work

Googly Smythe · Post by **Googly Smythe** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 1:11 am

My main influences are mostly from the 60's (or bands that started then) - Pink Floyd, Moody Blues, King Crimson, ELP, Tangerine Dream, Hawkwind, Yes, etc.

Glad you like this one!

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