The Storm Outside (V2) - StephenPotter

27th Jun 2010 21:36 - 16 years ago
Description : Heres something a little more relaxing I did. The intro pads and wind were made with kore player, and so were the drums. The guitar is FL slayer with some delay on it, and thats about it for the moment!

Again I've recycled one of my older melodies into a better, newer song. Only I don't think I've changed Trance to Chillout before.
EDIT! OK I've updated this track by getting rid of some of the ambience in the background, changing the delay, and changing the way the drums come in.

Hope you enjoy!

Ste :)

Comments (10)

If you have time take a listen and give StephenPotter some feedback.

n0mad23
n0mad23 4th Aug 2010 21:44 - 16 years ago
Very cool and provocative work here. Like jahknow, I'm totally enamored with that arpegiated key running throughout. I find there's kind of a melancholy vibe going on here that really connects to a common human experience that's both powerful and inspiring.

My constructive criticism is this - please consider using this as a proto-draft, or as a inspirational launching point. In other words, consider not revising this one, but using everything you've learned to do another more polished and lengthy piece as I think it'll be a personal masterpiece.

Have to fave it despite myself (it's way too short to be satisfying), as it's really that inspired and that good!
StephenPotter
StephenPotter replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
An idea of using this as a prototype/protodraft/idea seems like a really good one right now.

" I find there's kind of a melancholy vibe going on here that really connects to a common human experience that's both powerful and inspiring."

I think thats what I first felt (or similar) when I first did this track.

Thanks for the review and the fav!

Ste :)
Mosaic
Mosaic 31st Jul 2010 13:15 - 16 years ago
Hey Ste

Mate what a intro, so loving it, hey could just listen to the intro all day just on its own, very nice laid back beat mate, nice synths or Fx's, another excellent piece from the talent dude call Ste...instant fav from you my friend...Peace and respect Ste...Estefano...ONLY downside IT'S NOT LONG ENOUGH sorry for shouting but man this needs to be longer, so love it...:-(
StephenPotter
StephenPotter replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Another unfinished song from me I think, I am working on this one (as well as what I think and the speed of a thought, plus a few new ones)

I'm glad that you like my tracks, thanks for the review and the fav!

Ste :)
Nosleeves
Nosleeves 25th Jul 2010 17:24 - 16 years ago
I like the slow windy intro,its has a feeling of relaxing in a room on a cold winter night but its nice a toasty on the inside.

very chill out and good to listen too.

well made

PEACE LOVE AND SCREEPLAYS FOREVER
StephenPotter
StephenPotter replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
I'm glad that you enjoyed this one, always feels good to get some comments on a song. The feeling you described there was exactly the sort of feeling I wanted the listener to get, so thanks for that.

Thanks for the review!

Ste :)
KooLKYLE
KooLKYLE 23rd Jul 2010 08:51 - 16 years ago
i like chill out and i like this song nice mellow intro you should try using a big ping pong pan on the echos of the start synth.. the beat is good decent amount of reverb but you should try layering the kick with a deeper one then break the song down to a good outro insted of it just ending or add more stuff like pianos and strings etc :)
StephenPotter
StephenPotter replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Maybe I will do that if I change the genre, but its the simplicity of this song which is what made me proud of this one, as JahKnow pointed out in his review. I'll change the kick, and work on this track soon, but I got other tracks to do, I need to upload!

Also, schools out for six weeks :P

Thanks for the review and the fav!

Ste :)
JohnBoutilier
JohnBoutilier 11th Jul 2010 12:46 - 16 years ago
I liked the track a lot. One thing perturbed me though, I thought it ended too soon lol. Seriously, it is a pleasant piece to listen to and I look forward to listening to more of your tracks in the near future.

Peace

John
StephenPotter
StephenPotter replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks John, you look good in red! I don't think I've reviewed any of your songs so I'll go and return the favour.

Ste :)
jahknow
jahknow 4th Jul 2010 17:14 - 16 years ago
A man after my own heart. I love that arpegiated key riff. That makes for a nice song in itself. Like the minimalism you kept in tact here. Ambient doesn't need a femal Enya vocal overdub or a cheesy string pad played over it all. This weird ambience that I love a lot.

Nice work mate.
StephenPotter
StephenPotter replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Really, this is the first song I've made that I've kept simple, the rest of my songs have a lot more layers in. As for cheesy string pads, I normally love them, but I didn't think they would fit in with this one, so it looks like I did a good thing there.

Thanks for the review! I still like dance before the throne, its still a song I want to listen to a lot, but I don't want to fill your play thing with my face. I'd happily buy it.

Ste :)
Cybertooth
Cybertooth 2nd Jul 2010 21:13 - 16 years ago
im getting some clicks on the left side, it cuts off short, and it sounds a bit empty at times (though maybe thats a chillout thing, or maybe just me). its got some good ideas though, the guitar and "wind" are good examples
StephenPotter
StephenPotter replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
The empty parts I think is when one of the vsts I used failed to render the sound properly, don't know why it did or how to fix it because it works inside Fl but doesn't render the sound.

The guitar I had a lot of fun with the delay, and the wind was pretty simple to make.

Thanks again for another review my friend!

Ste :)
xXSecretScienceXx
xXSecretScienceXx 29th Jun 2010 04:54 - 16 years ago
this is a good chill tune man......i dont make chill stuff so i dont know how to give advice....but its cool nonetheless
StephenPotter
StephenPotter replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
I'm exactly the same when it comes to reviewing dubstep tracks... "erm... the bass is wobbly?"

Thanks for the review!

Ste :)
brassmonkeyltd
brassmonkeyltd 28th Jun 2010 20:32 - 16 years ago
nice, trippy guitar. love it when the drums kick in half through.
StephenPotter
StephenPotter replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks for the review and the Fav! The guitar is a actually FL slayer with delay on it, and the drums are kore player with reverb.

Ste :)
phantomhim
phantomhim 27th Jun 2010 22:42 - 16 years ago
Cool track, some good melodies in here. Keep at it star.
StephenPotter
StephenPotter replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks for the review! Should be working on this one some more tonight as well.

Ste :)

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