Where Is Heaven? (edit 3) [spooky dirge]

[ugo]

thanks to dave mckenic's new sample collection, and the comp he's running, i was inspired to finally write something.

*EDIT 3*
some pan and effects changes.

Where Is Heaven?
my guess is that this would be classified as some sort of spooky dirge.

everything up to 0:48 is from the demo set of dave's fizz n chips library. the samples are played with liveslice and kontakt 2, and are processed through metallurgy and kontakt 2's effects. at 0:48, i bring in a psudo theremin sound from string theory and several samples from altered states. other effects used...R2 reverb, anarchyFX spectral autopan.

-ugo

[polyslax]

Awesome ugo! Really interesting, hope you do expand on this!

[ugo]

im glad you dig it. i really enjoyed writing it. im going to work on it some more this weekend and see if i can turn it into a full length track. it might be tricky to keep it from getting too boring/sleepy though as it gets longer. i'll have to experiment and see what i come up with.

-ugo

[ugo]

i've just uploaded an extended version. let me know what you think.

-ugo

[mckenic]

Ugo - if you were female I'd ask you to marry me on the strength of this track...





... or at least spend the weekend @ my house

Seriously Sir!!!
Excellent stuff!!!

Dave

[ugo]

Ugo - if you were female I'd ask you to marry me on the strength of this track...

im glad you like it dave.
i of course still have the 2 minute version up for your demo/comp (the link in your thread) but feel free to use this longer version if you prefer.

-ugo

[Sickle]

I wish I could check this one out..I'll have my new machine sometime next week, so this will be a priority for me

cheers,
D

[ugo]

im looking forward to your comments/critiques donovan. i think you might dig this one. i havent written anything with a vibe quite like this one has in 4 years.

-ugo

[Sickle]

You had quite a few tracks from your earlier period that I felt you should have returned to anew.

Maybe we're thinking of the same material.

If so, I really look forward alot. Matter of fact, I'm about to hit the road here so I'll just start the download so it's here for me in the morning when I get to work.



Ciao,
D

[polyslax]

i've just uploaded an extended version. let me know what you think.

-ugo

Hey that's very cool ugo! Lot's of spooky atmosphere going on, great sounds!

What's all this talk of a demo/competition? Suppose I better check out Dave's site...

[rachmiel]

love it! very fun and sounds great. if i ever make a Monstrum compilation cd, this would *have* to be in it. :-) i would think about varying the bass line ... it's the only part of the piece that feels in-organic to me because it just repeats. wouldn't take much to make it interesting.

[ugo]

thanks guys, im glad you like the track.

What's all this talk of a demo/competition? Suppose I better check out Dave's site...

check this thread too.

i would think about varying the bass line ... it's the only part of the piece that feels in-organic to me because it just repeats. wouldn't take much to make it interesting.

i've been wondering about that too. the only minor change in it is at the 1/2 mark, where it only revereses its order. on one hand, its plodding and repetitiveness kind of suits the track, but on the other hand it could also be grounding it too much and holding it back. also the more i listen to it, the less happy i am with the way the latter half's atmospheres transition in. i like it when its all there, but the way it comes in doesnt feel smooth enough. the ending isnt quite right either.

i'll see if i can tweak this track some more today.

-ugo

[rachmiel]

> its plodding and repetitiveness kind of suits the track

yes ... but if you vary it just slightly (which you've done already, so slightly that i didn't even hear it!) but audibly it might add a layer of interest to the track that afficionados would appreciate? i'm hearing your reverse idea, but more audible: where each note has a strong reverse envelope. here's a very rough draft just so you see what i mean:

www.rachmiel.org/bass_variant.mp3

[mayan]

delicious audio-creepology...loads o' fun...thanks, ugo

[ugo]

delicious audio-creepology...loads o' fun...thanks, ugo

thanks

yes ... but if you vary it just slightly (which you've done already, so slightly that i didn't even hear it!) but audibly it might add a layer of interest to the track that afficionados would appreciate?

i've just posted up another new version (sorry donovan.) i've added a slight change up in the bassline that comes in after ever few measures of repeats. maybe it will help break up the monotony at least a little bit, without changing the feel. when experimenting i found that adding too much more variation in the notes seemed to make things feel less cohesive. (though that could have also have been due to my note choice.)

additionally i made one of the later drones (a low one) take longer to fade in and i changed its pitch so that it didnt fight the rest of the track quite so much. i shortened the shaker effect at the end too.

i'm hearing your reverse idea, but more audible: where each note has a strong reverse envelope. here's a very rough draft just so you see what i mean:

i was thinking more along the lines of reverse note order rather than an actual reversed sound. so it comes across as very similar but feels a bit different.

-ugo