Naxos - GeorgeGavoyannis - Georgegavoyannis

30th Jul 2014 10:02 - 12 years ago
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Description : First real electronic song i've produced. Here is the soundcloud link. I am seriously open to any collab. If anyone would like to do a remix just holla ;)
*If you want a download here is the link* https://soundcloud.com/georgegavoyannis

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StaticNomad
StaticNomad 31st Jul 2014 04:12 - 12 years ago
Fine work for a first electro track.

Are you aware that the first bassline (eg 0:21) is a lot like the extremely classic song Sweet Dreams by the Eurythmics? No problem as it's great but I think they're pretty much the same notes.

1:06 I like it when it gets going in this uptempo funky style. Melodic and you can dance to it.

139 that lead is OK but not playing a sound I like. Not bad, just not my sort of thing but some other people will love it so I'm just being honest.

0:20, 0:24 and 0:2 there are some obvious audio pops as the audio cuts out. Would be better if you could smooth out those stops there.

I think the drums actually sound fine here. Yes, I think FreeRad just meant that you should increase their volume. Or decrease the volume of everything else. That will "bring them forward in the mix".

Good luck with it as you're onto something good here. Much better than my first track all those years ago!
georgegavoyannis
georgegavoyannis replied 31st Jul 2014 - 12 years ago
Hi Static,
Thank you so much for taking the time to listen. I really value your input!
I actually didn't notice the similarity to the song 'Sweet Dreams' until my friend heard my song and asked "Hey, is this Eurythmics" :D
At 1:39 I'll have to agree with you, even I wasn't too sure on that sound, but to be completely honest my main problem is creating synth and bass sounds that i like. I'm working with Logic 9 (soon to upgrade to Pro X) and i use the EX24 and ES2 synths but i find it really difficult to tweak them to a sound that 'flows' and fits into the mix.

At 0:20 and 24 and so on I actually muted the other tracks to create that sort of "cliffhanger" effect but i think it would have worked better if i'd just muted the drums and kept some of the auxiliary synths going. I agree it doesn't sound very smooth.
I will continue to work on sorting out the drums as it seems to be the thing everyone has picked up on.

Once again thank you very much for the help Static!
All the best, George
EricMilligan
EricMilligan 31st Jul 2014 02:53 - 12 years ago
Hey, George. Welcome to Looperman! This is a very listenable track. Hard to believe that it is your first effort at production. Way better than anything I produced when I started. I've also checked out your tracks on Soundcloud, although I rarely go there anymore because the community here at Looperman just provides much more helpful advice and feedback, not to mention acapellas and loops, remix possibilities, and colab opportunities. Anyway, I was impressed with what I heard and I think you should consider posting at least some of those tracks to looperman as well. You seem to have a nicely developing sense of melody, which is something I really value. On your chord progressions, you might try experimenting with using different inversions of the chords so the progression is a bit more seamless and you don't have to jump around on the keyboard as much. I thought that "Santo" might benefit from that technique, although it was a track that I liked at lot just as it was. Another thing, you have used some pretty extreme panning on some sounds. I have mixed feelings about that. I used to pan different instruments as much as 90 degrees left or right, but I got advice here that generally I should not go beyond about 30 or so. I think it depends on the effect you want to achieve, but I've followed the advice for the most part and I think the tracks do gel better that way. Anyway, keep posting your stuff. I look forward to hearing more of what you do.
georgegavoyannis
georgegavoyannis replied 31st Jul 2014 - 12 years ago
Hey Eric,
Thank you so much for your feedback! As a new artist all this advice should really help me pin down my style and sort out my mixing skills!
The panning is a good point because it seems to make the song a little harder to listen to so i think ill be careful with that on the next track. I'm also going to write down some more chord progressions to keep the next track from sounding to repetitive but i'll also try to keep it from being to complex.
Once again thank you for your time, helping me with what to improve.
All the best,
George
brillbilly
brillbilly 30th Jul 2014 22:33 - 12 years ago
Welcome from me man!

I wish we had an EDM genre section here,as sometimes what we create is not quite Trace,not quite Dance and not only Electronic lol

This is a great piece of EDM man and i love EDM.!

The start reminded me of Eurymics..Sweet Dreams which i love.!

The only tip i can offer is the same as FR offered,and thats just bring your Kick brum out a bit more,just to give it that extra thump,well thats all i would do lol

Nice work man!

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georgegavoyannis
georgegavoyannis replied 30th Jul 2014 - 12 years ago
Thanks for the feedback! I promise for the next song I'll get the kick drum singing through the mix! :D
I've followed you on soundcloud and am listening to your sounds.
Many thanks,
George
FreeRadical
FreeRadical 30th Jul 2014 12:10 - 12 years ago
This is pretty good, you've got the melodies sorted out and it sounds nice and clean but the kick is a little too far at the back of the track. I like the whooshing stab noises and it's got a great summer time feel to it.
I enjoyed the track, just bring the drums forward in the mix.
FR
georgegavoyannis
georgegavoyannis replied 30th Jul 2014 - 12 years ago
Thanks man, :)
When you say bring the drums foraward are we talking, a bit more gain?
George

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