7 Dec
2015
7 Dec
'15
8:57 p.m.
Hi, Happy Listers!
My new song "Carrier Phone <https://youtu.be/yu3eTXVvepo>" is fresh out,
live now at https://youtu.be/yu3eTXVvepo and even buyable at
http://manyrecords.com?album=21&song=1 :)
It's been a wild ride. Working with QMidiArp (LV2 plugin version) can
get a bit hard on the nerves ;) there is definitely /something/ inside.
On the news front
* There is only *11 tracks*, of witch 3 are just for drums ;
* My old AKG d125 mic (listed as "vintage" on the internets!) has
replaced the "Studio Project B1" Chinese Neumann copy that I've used
a lot last year, and that I can't even hear anymore (hiss!) Stay
away from those ;
* The drums are /actually played/ on my Toy MIDI DrumKit
<http://linuxfr.org/users/philippemc/journaux/jouer-de-la-musique-avec-des-jouets-rockband-drums>
but yeah, heavily MIDI-edited afterward ;
* The big (250Mg) Fluid GM2 soundfont that is available all through
debian sound really good, if you don't use it yet, try it ;
* I used a new toy: VEX <http://www.anticore.org/jucetice/?page_id=8>
a 3 oscillator "subtractive waveROM synth" that is very stable and
exposes everything to automation ;
* There is a "remix" of that song coming soon. Well, a litteral fork
of the session ;
* QTractor is getting better and better. This new "direct access"
mixer strip feature allows for a more natural workflow, the name of
the game being "never open a plugin GUI" :)
It is mixed down through Jamin, with the basic default preset. I'm not
/entirely/ satisfied with the mix/master, I think it lacks the oomph of
my last song "Off the Grid <https://youtu.be/Q4B0_38bICo>". I hate that
accidental part of the mixing process, and the heterogeneous feel it
gives to the album. Otoh, certain cult albums of mine do sound like many
sessions put together: XTC's "Skylarking", Magazine's "Secondhand
daylight" or Alain Bashung's "Play Blessures"... Oh well.
As always, thanks a lot for your critical listening :)
Phil
7 Dec
7 Dec
10:39 p.m.
Yassin Philip, Dec 7 2015:
Hi, Happy Listers!
My new song "Carrier Phone <https://youtu.be/yu3eTXVvepo>" is fresh out,
live
now at https://youtu.be/yu3eTXVvepo and even buyable at
http://manyrecords.com?album=21&song=1 :)
Hey hey Philip,
nice song again! Interesting mix in impressions. That old school disco reminiscence and
modern dance music. Only the vocals sound slightly off, not in key, but in production. A
little hollow somehow. Vocals always seemed to be the most difficult part in my own
experiments though and normally your vocal production sounds good to me. Thanks for
sharing! Please keep up the frequency of your output.
...
Ta-ta
----
Ffanci
* Homepage: https://freeshell.de/~silvain
* Twitter: http://twitter.com/ffanci_silvain
* GitHub: https://github.com/fsilvain
11:57 p.m.
Yassin Philip wrote:
Hi, Happy Listers!
My new song "Carrier Phone <https://youtu.be/yu3eTXVvepo>" is fresh out,
live now at https://youtu.be/yu3eTXVvepo and even buyable at
http://manyrecords.com?album=21&song=1 :)
It's been a wild ride. Working with QMidiArp (LV2 plugin version) can
get a bit hard on the nerves ;) there is definitely /something/ inside.
On the news front
* There is only *11 tracks*, of witch 3 are just for drums ;
* My old AKG d125 mic (listed as "vintage" on the internets!) has
replaced the "Studio Project B1" Chinese Neumann copy that I've used
a lot last year, and that I can't even hear anymore (hiss!) Stay
away from those ;
* The drums are /actually played/ on my Toy MIDI DrumKit
<http://linuxfr.org/users/philippemc/journaux/jouer-de-la-musique-avec-des-jouets-rockband-drums>
but yeah, heavily MIDI-edited afterward ;
* The big (250Mg) Fluid GM2 soundfont that is available all through
debian sound really good, if you don't use it yet, try it ;
* I used a new toy: VEX <http://www.anticore.org/jucetice/?page_id=8>
a 3 oscillator "subtractive waveROM synth" that is very stable and
exposes everything to automation ;
* There is a "remix" of that song coming soon. Well, a litteral fork
of the session ;
* QTractor is getting better and better. This new "direct access"
mixer strip feature allows for a more natural workflow, the name of
the game being "never open a plugin GUI" :)
It is mixed down through Jamin, with the basic default preset. I'm not
/entirely/ satisfied with the mix/master, I think it lacks the oomph of
my last song "Off the Grid <https://youtu.be/Q4B0_38bICo>". I hate that
accidental part of the mixing process, and the heterogeneous feel it
gives to the album. Otoh, certain cult albums of mine do sound like many
sessions put together: XTC's "Skylarking", Magazine's "Secondhand
daylight" or Alain Bashung's "Play Blessures"... Oh well.
As always, thanks a lot for your critical listening :)
Phil
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Hi!
Thanks for sharing the details of your production ;)
Great production! Nice arrangement, good sounds and good vocals, Nice to
see Qtractor mentioned and used to such great potential. If I were to
offer any opinion I'd like a little more crispness and presence on the
vocal and the snare drum. I realize electronic music is all about that big
electronic snare sound and I do like where it sits in the mix I'd just
like to hear a little more edge on it after the initial attack, anyway
please take those as VERY minor comments, all in all very well done!
Glen
8 Dec
8 Dec
12:26 a.m.
On 07/12/2015 22:57, Glen MacArthur wrote:
Hi!
Thanks for sharing the details of your production ;)
Great production! Nice arrangement, good sounds and good vocals, Nice to
see Qtractor mentioned and used to such great potential. If I were to
offer any opinion I'd like a little more crispness and presence on the
vocal and the snare drum. I realize electronic music is all about that big
electronic snare sound and I do like where it sits in the mix I'd just
like to hear a little more edge on it after the initial attack, anyway
please take those as VERY minor comments, all in all very well done!
Thanks a big
lot Glen (I basically agree with you, the snare could sound
better) and to everybody who commented on my previous song!
Phil
Glen
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