After Break ♪(๑ᴖ◡ᴖ๑)♪

[ChameleonMusic]

Updated version...

11 secs - that high sustained 'ping' has a tiny bit of harshness around the 4kHz area?...might be higher?

just thoughts...nothing more...

The descending piano motif (which I love)...I kept wanting it to extend a little bit further down each time and finally explode into a full line?

Also...the underlying harmonies are quite static at the moment and that short sharp piano motif is ripe for some different implied chords underneath it...massive possibilities with such a simple riff!

I'm gonna shut up and more importantly shut the lid on my piano!

[eassae]

Updated version...

11 secs - that high sustained 'ping' has a tiny bit of harshness around the 4kHz area?...might be higher?

just thoughts...nothing more...

The descending piano motif (which I love)...I kept wanting it to extend a little bit further down each time and finally explode into a full line?

Also...the underlying harmonies are quite static at the moment and that short sharp piano motif is ripe for some different implied chords underneath it...massive possibilities with such a simple riff!

I'm gonna shut up and more importantly shut the lid on my piano!

Yep, I hear it. Thanks.

I'm feeling kind of stuck with the writing on this one. I tried a bunch of stuff out this morning, but it was one of those days, so I started the loop thing. Probably best to put it a way for a little bit then come back to it.

[ChameleonMusic]

Updated version...

11 secs - that high sustained 'ping' has a tiny bit of harshness around the 4kHz area?...might be higher?

just thoughts...nothing more...

The descending piano motif (which I love)...I kept wanting it to extend a little bit further down each time and finally explode into a full line?

Also...the underlying harmonies are quite static at the moment and that short sharp piano motif is ripe for some different implied chords underneath it...massive possibilities with such a simple riff!

I'm gonna shut up and more importantly shut the lid on my piano!

Yep, I hear it. Thanks.

I'm feeling kind of stuck with the writing on this one. I tried a bunch of stuff out this morning, but it was one of those days, so I started the loop thing. Probably best to put it a way for a little bit then come back to it.

Yeah, I sometimes get those creative blocks when trying to develop music past a certain point and often find the best way to get past it is to do something else entirely....a totally different piece...just take a complete break from my studio for a couple of days...sometimes just try a different angle on the piece itself... doesn't really matter, I suppose, as long as I let my brain 'breakout' as such!

[tomtom1]

and more importantly shut the lid on my piano!

oh nooooooooooo.... he was "doodling" along again... boy. no. bad habit.
no chocolate for 1 week.

Probably best to put it a way for a little bit then come back to it.

sometimes this works best. i know it from my work. i have the best ideas for concerts, new pieces to practice, new improvisations in my holidays... (but that's sometimes prolematic too )

btw. what is your inspiration?
which artists? i can't say much to your music. i simply don't know anything similar. is it noir-jazz, free-jazz?

[ChameleonMusic]

oh nooooooooooo.... he was "doodling" along again

Sort of a bad habit / good habit in one....definitely keeps my ear sharp!

[eassae]

btw. what is your inspiration?
which artists? i can't say much to your music. i simply don't know anything similar. is it noir-jazz, free-jazz?

That's a hard question to answer even for myself. I never set out to be in any specific genera. I've always listened to all kinds of music. Usually I start every track with a piano and work out a basic melodic line or some chords, then I just start playing with different synths and plugins till I have a track that I like.

Some of my favorite genera that I frequently listen too are 70s classic rock, prog rock and punk, Classical(I've really been into Shostakovich lately and always lot of Beethoven and Chopin), 80s New Wave, Hip Hop(new and old, but Gift of Gab is the best, RIP. I still dig the Beastie Boys a lot), IDM of course(Aphex, Square Pusher, Vibert), anything from Moonshine Records in the 90s, European electronic(the worlds ending but I'm dancing stuff like Apoptygma Berzerk and VNV Nation), 90s Grunge, POP before 2000. I really like the Australian band Plini right now. Leonard Cohen and Nina Simone are always in heavy rotation. I actually don't listen to a ton of jazz? I could go on and on…Almost forgot, got to give a shout out to Danny Elfman—Oingo Boingo and his new stuff, the film stuff too, are really good IMO…Also, a more recent electronic musician that I'm digging right now is Iglooghost.

[eassae]

I forgot all the drum & bass stuff as well. I was a huge fan of most of the stuff that came out of Liquid Sky records in the 90s. I really like any melodic electronic I guess.

[tomtom1]

I forgot all the drum & bass stuff as well. I was a huge fan of most of the stuff that came out of Liquid Sky records in the 90s. I really like any melodic electronic I guess.

That's a pretty long list. How did you discover them? e.g. Iglooghost? Never heard of him before.
Listened to some tracks.

[eassae]

That's a pretty long list. How did you discover them? e.g. Iglooghost? Never heard of him before.
Listened to some tracks.

I've always just been into music. I was a DJ in my early 20s, so I did a lot of crate digging in both my home state and I would take roadtrips to Southern California every once in a while. As for the non electronic stuff I'm not sure, I've always just looked out for all types of music. What I wrote above barely covers it. In terms of inspiration, it all inspires me, but I never set out to sound like another artist that I like. Usually when I'm really in productive writing groove, I listen to almost no other music.

[seismic1]

I don't think this is "fractured". I didn't hear the original upload, but the version I'm listening to now (sn_79.4) sounds right on the money to me. It's very concise. I like the punchy, warm kick and the hats. The music has an air of mystery about it, and manages to tell a story during the 3 minute running-time. Great sounds and mix.

Good work

[eassae]

I don't think this is "fractured". I didn't hear the original upload, but the version I'm listening to now (sn_79.4) sounds right on the money to me. It's very concise. I like the punchy, warm kick and the hats. The music has an air of mystery about it, and manages to tell a story during the 3 minute running-time. Great sounds and mix.

Good work

Thanks seismic1. Happy New Year!

[htcnext2]

Still wondering how you do the sounds on your recordings (hardware or software?). The violins sound nice, overall good work!

[eassae]

Still wondering how you do the sounds on your recordings (hardware or software?). The violins sound nice, overall good work!

It's all software. The only hardware synth I own is a Moog Mother 32, and I barely ever use it, because I like the sound I get out of The Legend softsynth better, and I find software easier to work with. For orchestra I use mostly Native Instruments plugins(I have the ultimate collection). I also use EastWest stuff, but much less than I used to.

Learning to use distortion plugins has really helped me improve my overall tone imo. PSP Vintage Warmer, Trash, Soundtoys Radiator and Decapitator, are some of my favorites. In terms of reverbs, I love the Valhalla stuff, especially vintage verb and shimmer. I use H-delay from Waves a lot. For dynamics and eq, FabFilter is my favorite. On my mix bus I love to use waves vinyl without any crackle and the Lindell TE-100 eq, and I can't forget The Glue.

I do have an older zoom recorder that I use to make many of my percussion sounds and sometimes other elements as well.

My favorite softsynths include: PhasePlant(my number one right now), Zebra, Diva, Repro, The Legend, Serum, Absynth, Massive, I just started using Massive X, I use some of the Reaktor stuff.

For everything, synth and signal processing, I never use presets and always start from an init patch. I also almost never save the patches that I make so I have to do something different every time.

[htcnext2]

Interesting collection of soundtools you've got. I see the pros of your workflow, when you primarily use software. I often tend to use vsts, too, although I acquired some hardware recently. That said, one gets ahead faster with software instead of tuning and tweaking hardware synths/drums.. but the experiment with 'hands on' music hardware is great also.

[eassae]

but the experiment with 'hands on' music hardware is great also.

One of the reasons I've focused primarily on software is that I've moved a lot, Including two overseas locations where I sold almost everything I owned before relocating. I was literally down to two duffel bags that held all my worldly possessions at one point. Also, there's not a ton of room in my current NYC apartment.

I definitely don't look down in anyway on hardware, it just doesn't fit with my life.