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ThePresent · Post by **ThePresent** » Mon May 16, 2016 6:58 pm

lentferj wrote:one question: where do you guys get the images from that you use for your songs on soundcloud?

Get a gorgeous artist to do her thing

z.prime · Post by **z.prime** » Mon May 16, 2016 7:38 pm

... OSC 79, again, not really EDM. /end shameless plug

bjporter · Post by **bjporter** » Mon May 16, 2016 8:12 pm

Don't forget OSC#1 !

z.prime · Post by **z.prime** » Mon May 16, 2016 8:14 pm

... speaking of which, the past 5 or 6 pages don't have the archive.org player, is there an issue?

RichardSemper · Post by **RichardSemper** » Mon May 16, 2016 8:38 pm

ThePresent wrote:
lentferj wrote:one question: where do you guys get the images from that you use for your songs on soundcloud?
Get a gorgeous artist to do her thing

Thats what I do

Actually me and Jen usually use screenshots, our own photos and drawings, and she mashes them up nicely in a photo editor for me. (I bought her some roses for the last one)

doctorbob · Post by **doctorbob** » Mon May 16, 2016 11:01 pm

Hi, in line with BJ's notes about entries ... hehe ... here's my first draft of my entry. 28 instances of Podolski in Reaper. This version has no volume automation yet, this is just a "levels mix" to see what you all think ...

Enjoy ...

dB

https://soundcloud.com/doctorbob/doctor ... 7-podolski

7angram · Post by **7angram** » Mon May 16, 2016 11:45 pm

lentferj wrote:one question: where do you guys get the images from that you use for your songs on soundcloud?

Except for one, all of my images are CC photos from the the Hubble telescope. There are a ton of CC images on the web if you go looking. Like some of the other guys on here, I am a professional artist, but I have been too lazy to do anything from scratch

Actually, it is awesome to see some monster artists like Jasinski and Taron on here participating in the OSC...and they also happen to create amazing music.

I am planning on remixing and remastering my 7 OSC tracks to date and calling it an album(with me being enamoured to all things 7) , so I will eventually get around to doing some original artwork for them

Julian Ray · Post by **Julian Ray** » Tue May 17, 2016 12:38 am

lentferj wrote:one question: where do you guys get the images from that you use for your songs on soundcloud?

I usually use some of my fractal artworks - fits well for ambient, abstract, dark themes

Saukar30 · Post by **Saukar30** » Tue May 17, 2016 2:06 am

Thanks gentlemen (& ladies... ntot oo sure if there are any for the suggestions!

bjporter wrote: Some ideas to get there:

#1 - Put extra time into it
#2 - Post your progress here a lot, and ask what sucks about it, and what can be improved, or suggestions (be mentally prepared for that kind of criticism with open mind).
#3 - Make the track memorable. Preferably add a nice melodic factor, and lots of cool parts
#4 - Good percussion helps, but not always.
#5 - Use 2 or 3 reference tracks of good quality, comparable to your style, and try and compare the mixing to yours (using spectral analysis, amplitude analysis, and your ears). Also compare sounds, and vibe.
#6 - Instead of posting a 5 minute prototype... try working on 30 seconds to 1 minute and make it sound amazing (maybe it would be like the chorus of your song) and polished. Then you can just stretch it out, add more parts, automation and you've got your tune.
#7 - catchy intro

1.. Definitely
2... Haven't tried to get opinions before (go figure). I guess I could post a couple of examples up. I used to produce for more people than myself & I'm used to harsh criticism so no worries there.
3... That's usually my goal. I'm used to doing music for other people and they usually want me to dumb it down more. I have to remember here I can be as extravagent as I wish

4 & 5.... I suually work the hardest on the percussion for OSCs. However, I rarely reference other songs. This is a good tip!
7... Thanks... that's why we have 30 days to gel on it.

Good suggestions, Bjporter. I'll put a couple of examples up tomorrow & think of some references tracks.

bjporter · Post by **bjporter** » Tue May 17, 2016 2:35 am

bjporter · Post by **bjporter** » Tue May 17, 2016 2:36 am

Saukar30 wrote:Thanks gentlemen (& ladies... ntot oo sure if there are any for the suggestions!

Good suggestions, Bjporter. I'll put a couple of examples up tomorrow & think of some references tracks.

Also see Jasinski's article here on How to win: http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic ... 4#p6115044

rghvdberg · Post by **rghvdberg** » Tue May 17, 2016 9:19 am

progress so far including awesome hand drawn artwork (shamelessly stolen from the internet

)
made some comments on soundcloud
all the parts are there (for now)
order of parts not decided yet
transitions are minimal, will work them out after order is decided

struggling with making a tom sound ...

https://soundcloud.com/rghvdberg/osc87- ... sometghing

rghvdberg · Post by **rghvdberg** » Tue May 17, 2016 9:21 am

bjporter wrote:
Saukar30 wrote:Thanks gentlemen (& ladies... ntot oo sure if there are any for the suggestions!

Good suggestions, Bjporter. I'll put a couple of examples up tomorrow & think of some references tracks.
Also see Jasinski's article here on How to win: http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic ... 4#p6115044

being talented helps a lot

Laxplanet · Post by **Laxplanet** » Tue May 17, 2016 12:14 pm

lentferj wrote:one question: where do you guys get the images from that you use for your songs on soundcloud?

I uh, I stole it...

Laxplanet · Post by **Laxplanet** » Tue May 17, 2016 12:25 pm

Thinking of re doing the Mix/Master on my track, might be time to go pro on soundcloud.

One Synth Challenge #87: Podolski by U-he (Jasinski Wins!)