KVR Audio

fälten · Post by **fälten** » Tue Jan 12, 2021 10:23 pm

Hi kvraudio,

This is made with Arturia Mini V as main instrument and Reason as daw.
https://soundcloud.com/faltenmusic/analog-090

have a listen,

peace!
fälten

ChameleonMusic · Post by **ChameleonMusic** » Tue Jan 12, 2021 11:35 pm

Really enjoyed it...warm, punchy, driving groove...somehow relaxing and slightly disturbing at the same time.

Frequency content-wise - sounds quite bass heavy for the most part...deliberate I assume?
Maybe a little touch of mid/side processing might've just tidied up that touch of muddiness...the bass seemed quite 'wide'?

Wasn't 100% sure about the wash of sound at around 3 mins - sudden influx of high frequencies that then just fade out again...I thought it was gonna build even more maybe at that point?

fälten · Post by **fälten** » Tue Jan 12, 2021 11:59 pm

ChameleonMusic wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 11:35 pm Really enjoyed it...warm, punchy, driving groove...somehow relaxing and slightly disturbing at the same time.

Frequency content-wise - sounds quite bass heavy for the most part...deliberate I assume?
Maybe a little touch of mid/side processing might've just tidied up that touch of muddiness...the bass seemed quite 'wide'?

Wasn't 100% sure about the wash of sound at around 3 mins - sudden influx of high frequencies that then just fade out again...I thought it was gonna build even more maybe at that point?

Thanks mate,

yes there is chorus on the bass as well.
at 3 minutes there is a reverb, i might change the eq on that.

appreciate the good points and listening.
My music tend to be bass heavy so ill probably never get pass that

Best regards
fälten

Bansaw · Post by **Bansaw** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 1:20 am

Nice thick bass. Personally I'd drop that bass out and put more space in here and there.
I liked the mix, had some dimension to it.

fälten · Post by **fälten** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 8:27 am

Bansaw wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 1:20 am Nice thick bass. Personally I'd drop that bass out and put more space in here and there.
I liked the mix, had some dimension to it.

Thank you!
Yes good point again i think.
I Will keep on producing.

Looking forward to listen to tracks here.

Cheers!

layzer · Post by **layzer** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 8:36 am

frequency spectrum balance of the mix is far too bass heavy. IMO
good sounds though...

edit: i just read above you saying your music tends to be bass heavy,
thats all well and good for you, but most people find a more
balanced mix more comfortable to listen to, much like
most people are annoyed when the tint on the television
has too much red, green, or blue. where you can say is the
bass, mid and treble in music.

recursive one · Post by **recursive one** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:01 am

Sounds really nice. Good groove and right vibe.

It might be indeed too bass heavy but to me this sounds like a deliberate choise rather than a mixing error. The mix sounded fine overall.

fälten · Post by **fälten** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 2:19 pm

recursive one wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:01 am Sounds really nice. Good groove and right vibe.

It might be indeed too bass heavy but to me this sounds like a deliberate choise rather than a mixing error. The mix sounded fine overall.

layzer wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 8:36 am frequency spectrum balance of the mix is far too bass heavy. IMO
good sounds though...

edit: i just read above you saying your music tends to be bass heavy,
thats all well and good for you, but most people find a more
balanced mix more comfortable to listen to, much like
most people are annoyed when the tint on the television
has too much red, green, or blue. where you can say is the
bass, mid and treble in music.

Thank you for feedback.
Heres one more;
arturia Mini V and Reason.

https://soundcloud.com/faltenmusic/ar_ana030

layzer · Post by **layzer** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 3:15 pm

fälten wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 2:19 pm Heres one more;
arturia Mini V and Reason.

https://soundcloud.com/faltenmusic/ar_ana030

still too bass heavy.
if you look at the freq spectrum balance you can see it as
well as hear it.
here is a spectrum analysis where i have drawn a thick
yellow line showing how the balance SHOULD be.... with
that much low end, the mids and highs need more volume
to balance the spectrum out.

Effectsworks · Post by **Effectsworks** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 3:41 pm

This is great! A nice rolling dark track.

Bass is perfect for the genre I would think. But then, I love heavy bass.

Perhaps some of the stabs could be a touch louder? Just so they are not getting lost. But that's really a subjective thing tbh.

Good stuff!

fälten · Post by **fälten** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 4:52 pm

Effectsworks wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 3:41 pm This is great! A nice rolling dark track. Bass is perfect for the genre I would think. But then, I love heavy bass.

Perhaps some of the stabs could be a touch louder? Just so they are not getting lost. But that's really a subjective thing tbh.

Good stuff!

layzer wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 3:15 pm
fälten wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 2:19 pm Heres one more;
arturia Mini V and Reason.

https://soundcloud.com/faltenmusic/ar_ana030
still too bass heavy.
if you look at the freq spectrum balance you can see it as
well as hear it.
here is a spectrum analysis where i have drawn a thick
yellow line showing how the balance SHOULD be.... with
that much low end, the mids and highs need more volume
to balance the spectrum out.

Thanks effectsworks i will check that out

appreciate the info layzer, good to know.

Ii will see if i can tame my bassmania in the future mate

thanks!
good knowledge here.

Fälten

wagtunes · Post by **wagtunes** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 5:20 pm

I understand that this is the genre, make a beat with a bass and some noises and play it for 5 minutes. So I'll ignore the musical composition and just comment on the mix. I agree, a little bass heavy but personally, for whatever reason, I don't mind it because that bass is so damn cool sounding. The breakdown did help a little bit on breaking up the monotony.

I don't think I'll ever develop a taste for this genre. Sorry.

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 5:22 pm

Techno is repetitive, definitely. It's part of the genre. I take it for what it is.

Good stuff.

Bulbizarre · Post by **Bulbizarre** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 5:35 pm

I disagree that the balance "should" be in any way as in the end it is a matter of taste, however I definitely think it is too bass heavy. You mixed on Seinheiser headphones or something ? To me the bass should be like 3 db lower.

layzer · Post by **layzer** » Thu Jan 14, 2021 12:26 am

Bulbizarre wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 5:35 pm I disagree that the balance "should" be in any way as in the end it is a matter of taste, however I definitely think it is too bass heavy. You mixed on Seinheiser headphones or something ? To me the bass should be like 3 db lower.

oh, so you would be able to enjoy loud music where all you hear is the
bass from the apartment next door? i lived next to someone that
did that once. management evicted him because he wouldnt stop it.
people SHOULD learn that a frequency spectrum balance IS very important. as well as dynamic range when it comes to a mix.
the low end on this song does sound good, but there is just not enough
mids and highs to compliment it, thus the imbalance. that is all i'm pointing out to all you professional techno producers.

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