10 Jul
2005
10 Jul
'05
5:06 a.m.
On Sat, 09 Jul, 2005 at 03:31PM -0700, Florin Andrei spake thus:
Some do, but not mine, unfortunately. When I used to dabble with VST
and other Windows sequencers, I really liked the randomization and
groove quantization features. Unfortunately, this isn't something
easily implemented in a tracker.
On Sat, 2005-07-09 at 12:42 +0100,
james(a)dis-dot-dat.net wrote:
Nice! I like the mood and the expression.
Here comes the exaggerated nitpicking:
I'm not sure what kind of effects you're using (reverb/chorus/...) but
they're a bit tight and dark. The soundstage is also a bit foggy and
crowded. Might be a side-effect of the low bitrate used in the Ogg file.
But it might be worth the effort to space it out a little bit: give a
better definition (individuality) to each sound and let the ear-candy
(effects) breathe a bit.
This is something I almost always forget to do. Everything is always
centre stage and stereo in my tracks is usually only from reverb.
Must remember to do this in future. Thanks for that.
I also think I hear something that sounds like nasty
distortion. Might
be amplitude overload at some stage (maybe at encoding to Ogg?) but
might actually be an effect (limiter?) that sounds like something went
wrong.
Maybe that's the desired result, but even so it might be a good idea to
make it less natural and convincing ;-) (e.g. like the difference
between a painting and a photo)
Distortion was most definitely used on purpose, but if you think
there's some that sounds out of place, then it could be something I
didn't put there. Can you be a little more specific? Which sound,
and where, is distorted? It could be that some of the sounds overlap
too much in frequency.
I starting to
think guitar lessons would be a good idea. I love using
them, but since I can't actually play, I have to do it the long way
and they always sound a bit too regular.
Yeah, the guitar sounds strange.
It would be nice if there was a button in any sequencer to slightly
randomize a track, not a lot, just VERY gently (more on velocity, less
or not at all on timing). That might take care of the robotic sound. Anyway, it also depends on the style. Kraftwerk
didn't seem to have
issues with robotic sounds. ;-)
True, but doing Kraftwek-style stuff now would perhaps be a bit
cheesy. Kinda like going back to mid-90's rave tracks and just
speeding up some old song or themetune and adding a break-kneck beat.
Although, now I've said it, I'd love to have a go at that. I have a
real soft spot for the old "bangin' choons". Where did I put that
Smart E's record?
Thanks for listening,
James
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