Desert (the re-mixed edition)
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- KVRAF
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- 3508 posts since 12 May, 2011
- KVRAF
- 1609 posts since 28 Oct, 2005 from Finland
Nice soundtrack and ambiance.. hot day has gone and a cool night has come to the desert. The caravan has settled down to resting on an oasis. Sounds good
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- KVRAF
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- 3508 posts since 12 May, 2011
Thanks, much appreciated!markkuja wrote:Nice soundtrack and ambiance.. hot day has gone and a cool night has come to the desert. The caravan has settled down to resting on an oasis. Sounds good
While I like your description, the landscape is actually an icy one!
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 3508 posts since 12 May, 2011
Uploaded a video for the masochists among you. Just an image panned and zoomed. Gives a surprisingly good feeling of movement.
Desert
Desert
- KVRAF
- 11474 posts since 13 Mar, 2009 from UK
This is a beautiful piece of music. The soundset is almost perfect, but I think that the vocals are putting out a bit too much power in the first half between 500-1000Hz. I tried it on three different speaker/amp combinations and it was quite noticeable. I think you also have some clipping distortion on your master bus in the second part when the 'tron comes to the fore. Apart from these quibbles, I really liked this one.
Good work
Good work
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- KVRAF
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- 3508 posts since 12 May, 2011
After reading this I had a listen - and it sounded crap. I don't know how this got past the quality control department. So embarrassing.seismic1 wrote:... the vocals are putting out a bit too much power in the first half between 500-1000Hz. I tried it on three different speaker/amp combinations and it was quite noticeable. I think you also have some clipping distortion on your master bus in the second part when the 'tron comes to the fore. Apart from these quibbles...
Anyway, I soon discovered that the reverb on the solo voice (Ew Voices of Passion - Bulgarian) was on - I usually turn this off, but I must have turned it back on. It really increases the output. So, turned it off, turned down all the track faders by 3 dBs (Cubase VCA controllers to the rescue) and reduced the input to the last (of three ) limiter by 2 dBs. As a final touch, I removed the automated fade out at the end.
Whew!
Also, it seems that there is a fair amount of "beating" between the frequencies of the solo voice and the alto/sopranos. No idea how to solve that without re-writing the parts so that they don't clash. Hey ho!
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Thanks for listening!
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- KVRAF
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- 3508 posts since 12 May, 2011
Thanks for listening and taking the time to comment. Sometimes I even take notice of them! (see Seismic1's comments.)Allomerus wrote:Beautiful soundscape Ayorinde!
Nice harmonic shifts.
Well done.
- KVRAF
- 11474 posts since 13 Mar, 2009 from UK
The latest mix is a big improvement imhoAyorinde wrote:After reading this I had a listen - and it sounded crap. I don't know how this got past the quality control department. So embarrassing.seismic1 wrote:... the vocals are putting out a bit too much power in the first half between 500-1000Hz. I tried it on three different speaker/amp combinations and it was quite noticeable. I think you also have some clipping distortion on your master bus in the second part when the 'tron comes to the fore. Apart from these quibbles...
Anyway, I soon discovered that the reverb on the solo voice (Ew Voices of Passion - Bulgarian) was on - I usually turn this off, but I must have turned it back on. It really increases the output. So, turned it off, turned down all the track faders by 3 dBs (Cubase VCA controllers to the rescue) and reduced the input to the last (of three ) limiter by 2 dBs. As a final touch, I removed the automated fade out at the end.
Whew!
Also, it seems that there is a fair amount of "beating" between the frequencies of the solo voice and the alto/sopranos. No idea how to solve that without re-writing the parts so that they don't clash. Hey ho!
ps
Thanks for listening!
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- KVRian
- 950 posts since 30 Nov, 2004
found it a bit unsettling, maybe a bit too much ! but great job nonetheless
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- KVRAF
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- 3508 posts since 12 May, 2011
Sorry, it's supposed to be unsettling!Jesse Gorter wrote:found it a bit unsettling, maybe a bit too much ! but great job nonetheless
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 3508 posts since 12 May, 2011
Thanks! I still don't know how I managed to cock it up the first time.seismic1 wrote:... The latest mix is a big improvement imho
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- KVRian
- 645 posts since 4 Nov, 2013 from Vancouver, Canada
Lovely stuff. I see that there was a previous controversy about the mix, but from what I'm hearing right now, everything is sitting very nicely. And it is a beautifully evolving, quite relaxing but also slightly mysterious track. Thanks for sharing!
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- KVRAF
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- 3508 posts since 12 May, 2011
Merci beaucoup, mon amie!davidstiles wrote:Lovely stuff. I see that there was a previous controversy about the mix, but from what I'm hearing right now, everything is sitting very nicely. And it is a beautifully evolving, quite relaxing but also slightly mysterious track. Thanks for sharing!
The original mix was sh*te. Bad day in the studio!
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- KVRian
- 950 posts since 30 Nov, 2004
Great job you did there!Ayorinde wrote:Sorry, it's supposed to be unsettling!Jesse Gorter wrote:found it a bit unsettling, maybe a bit too much ! but great job nonetheless