hi doudei, I am a fan of your playing. I wish I could also do that in such an easy and nimble way as you did here - my touch seems to be quite different - more 'in the keyboard' and much heavier, something à la Keith Jarrett. Thats because of my former classical training.
Very fine retro-styled track, lot of fun. I enjoyed the production and the sound quality you get on your tracks. Congrats and Best, Alex
thanks Alex, i'm blushing a little!
i am not good at all technically, though.
can't even read sheet music, but that's no obstacle these days. like not having a fully equipped orchestra in your basement doesn't mean you can't orchestrate stuff in your underpants in front of the computer at 4AM on a wednesday morning.... :D
This is nice man =] has a cool groove to it. Especially when the bass comes in. Interesting sample too. Not what i pictured from reading the title, but pleasantly surprised. Short and sweet but i could listen to it on repeat!
Mate loving the funky jazzy vibe you got here, nothing to fault in anyway, really liking the whistling sound, just gives it something else, that you don't hear here on site, very enjoyable piece for the listener...Fav...Peace n Respect...Mosaic...
Savino ..wish everything goes fine with U beyond that
mon itor ...again such a hard orchestration ..innovative colourfull sounds & as Bear has told with a bit of Jaz/fusion vibe ..amazing as usual of yours & I'm sue finished version will surprise me (more ) ...Steve is right about Bass mov..
nice to find a new track of yours....your creative brain about selecting various color of the sounds is amazing ...
nice to find a new track of yours & as usual an imagery track ...take care...best wishes.__B
hello my brother.
it is a delight as always to read your descriptive notes - thank you! but above all i am happy to see you are still around here and among us.
email me if you have any new tracks i didn't check out so far, i'd love to listen so some unheard compositions.
and of course as always, if you could use some input or output for anything in the works: you know where to find me.
so long, all the best and take care!
hi again, very nice and clever work with loops... quite fast production though... I always like when someone says 'I will od something'... this site is run by a future outcome...haha!
anyway I am much enjoying your funky vibes... was listening also to your piano playing on Alicia Keys piano patches - its great! I admire such an efortless and laidback playing!
Alex
hey, Im much enjoying your funky stuff. great e piano little elements, female vox... acoustic guitar sounds perfect - with very nice and rich harmonics... excellent sound - no too much compress. and stuff...I like that. detailed work on the multi-layered composition - simply great!
nice Sunday to you,
Alex.
hey, thanks :)
i remotely know who steve reich is but it is safe to say i am not very familiar with his work.
i am happy you felt the vibes and thanks for letting me know, always appreciated.
Hey Savino, this is really nice work. Great jazz/fusion piece that took a lot of thought to put together. Like Steve suggested, I think mastering this will take care of a few of the issues some people have raised. I think the beautiful thing about jazz/fusion is the way people all interpret it differently. Personally, I was extremely impressed with what you have done here and I would not change a thing. I can tell you that this piece held my attention from start to finish. And I definitely added it to my favorites.
Really well done in all aspects. You have my admiration and respect. Thanks for sharing this. I hope all is well.
Well, that’s an interesting concept. It’s a better track title with the extra characters though not quite sure how you’re supposed to say it out loud. Good point about sleep being a waste of energy (time?) for machines.
Anyway, you should try having your lead Rhodes instrument’s notes switch to another instrument (or 10). The reason I think Danke felt the track was a bit too long is because you keep this lead part going for too long while you vary the bass and drums around it. So, it’s not really offering anything new so could work better being shorter. The track won’t feel as long if you vary things more.
A lot of my synth work comes from somehow coming up with a good bunch of notes and then trying out having them played by every instrument I have in the rack. Amazing how different the notes sound when played by a new type of instrument. So, I just load up a new device with the notes already copied to it and cycle through the thousands of presets I have. I actually use the Reason Factory Sound Bank a lot. Tons of great stuff in there.
Real shame Reason doesn’t let you mute notes in its sequencer lanes (something that has pissed me off for years!) though you could trigger the Reason synths from Studio One as I’m sure you can mute MIDI notes in there. Use muting of notes to make the quite busy playing you already have much sparser and less busy (fewer notes).
Anyway, if you give each different section more variety and character, the whole thing will be a lot better. But people already like it as it is so you’re definitely on the way to something good.
! means "not" and ++ means increment, so it's read as "while not asleep, increment sheep".
this code is syntactically correct but has one big flaw.
the general form of a while loop is while(condition_is_met)do_something; and it will execute do_something repeatedly as fast as possible until condition_is_met becomes untrue.
every machine running this code will just increment sheep for the rest of their uptime.
good point you make with instrument variety. i feel like i should experiment more with sound design and be more patient with experimenting.
generally i tend to have way too much release/tail on everything in the beginning of all new tunes and i should make more use of fine tuned envelopes early on. i get carried away quickly.
i have to check out how i can get reason device patch browsing via midi keyboard.
the abilty to mute individual notes is also something i would love to have in reason, it can be annyoing with multiple lanes.
also cloned clips would be very nice. you clone a clip, then edit either of the clones, the other clones automatically synchronize with the edited clip.
as always useful suggestions. thanks, i appreciate it!
hey Charlene
it's good to hear from you and i'm fine, thanks!
great to see you enjoyed this and i hope you are doing fine too.
all the best for now and i'll see you around :)
it's nice to meet you!
thanks for stopping by and letting me know. i am happy you liked this :)
i liked your track! if you feel like working on it some more and could use some assistance just drop me a few lines.
if i would not respond after a week it is likely i didn't get it or overlooked some messages. in such scenarios feel free to resend until i manage to respond.
Did anyone say it, yet? Okay, I'm gonna say it. This is without a doubt your best work YET!!!! When I get lost in a tune, I know something or somethings are definitely in the pocket...needless to say I got LOST in the tune! The fact that this is a work in progress speaks to your awesome chops.
this is awesome. def gonna download. this is like. happy future joy jazzurp in a cup. really makes you feel good and popping. almost like it's own new style. just goodness all through. well done.
advice? get a badass chick to rap on it. could be amazing.
There is so much great sounds all mashed in , and just the type of track to chill out in the sunshine . Great melody's and percussion and all over great mix . Love it
This is s very relaxing track Doudei.
Kinda what you would play after many hours of heavy dnb and dubstep to ready your ears again for the outside world.
Keep at it man. - B
Well I love all the sounds 1st of all super clean sounds all arounds...
But I do find that the Acoustic and the keys, at the top of the song
when the play the same phrase, in the turnaround chord of that phrase
they seem out of tune, with one another
Sounds as if the guitar is playing a minor and the keys are playing a diminished or a major 9th...
Believe me it just a little thing that tweaked my ear, I may be wrong in
saying so, but you asked for truth...
I love the work you've put into this, it shows you're talented....
oh good catch, you got some nicely calibrated ears it seems. will check that out, thanks.
please feel free to point out any errors like that whenever you hear them, i'd appreciate that a lot.
thanks a lot for your kind and useful comment!
on why cant they stand the sunlight by doudei
OVERALL QUALITY = VERY COOL!
Keep up the work, man.
-R.P.S
on why cant they stand the sunlight by doudei
Very fine retro-styled track, lot of fun. I enjoyed the production and the sound quality you get on your tracks. Congrats and Best, Alex
i am not good at all technically, though.
can't even read sheet music, but that's no obstacle these days. like not having a fully equipped orchestra in your basement doesn't mean you can't orchestrate stuff in your underpants in front of the computer at 4AM on a wednesday morning.... :D
on why cant they stand the sunlight by doudei
RAMPA\\\
on while not asleep increment sheep by doudei
Mate loving the funky jazzy vibe you got here, nothing to fault in anyway, really liking the whistling sound, just gives it something else, that you don't hear here on site, very enjoyable piece for the listener...Fav...Peace n Respect...Mosaic...
on while not asleep increment sheep by doudei
mon itor ...again such a hard orchestration ..innovative colourfull sounds & as Bear has told with a bit of Jaz/fusion vibe ..amazing as usual of yours & I'm sue finished version will surprise me (more ) ...Steve is right about Bass mov..
nice to find a new track of yours....your creative brain about selecting various color of the sounds is amazing ...
nice to find a new track of yours & as usual an imagery track ...take care...best wishes.__B
it is a delight as always to read your descriptive notes - thank you! but above all i am happy to see you are still around here and among us.
email me if you have any new tracks i didn't check out so far, i'd love to listen so some unheard compositions.
and of course as always, if you could use some input or output for anything in the works: you know where to find me.
so long, all the best and take care!
on while not asleep increment sheep by doudei
on One for Joe by doudei
on One for Joe by doudei
anyway I am much enjoying your funky vibes... was listening also to your piano playing on Alicia Keys piano patches - its great! I admire such an efortless and laidback playing!
Alex
on One for Joe by doudei
That brass is awesome...I go for the loop section!
Respect, Danke
the loops are linked in the description, enjoy :)
on while not asleep increment sheep by doudei
nice Sunday to you,
Alex.
thanks for your nice feedback, i appreciate it.
nice to see you also appreciated the dynamics and slight entropy :)
much obliged!
on A well meant suggestion to lighten the fsck up by doudei
Franco
happy you liked it :)
on A well meant suggestion to lighten the fsck up by doudei
greetings,
A.
on Dance for the Morning by doudei
in there.
Brilliant piece anyway!
on Dance for the Morning by doudei
are you listening to steve reich by the way?
i can feel the vibes.
greetings:)
A.
i remotely know who steve reich is but it is safe to say i am not very familiar with his work.
i am happy you felt the vibes and thanks for letting me know, always appreciated.
on while not asleep increment sheep by doudei
Really well done in all aspects. You have my admiration and respect. Thanks for sharing this. I hope all is well.
Bear
life is good at the moment, thanks! very busy but never bored.
thanks a lot for your charming words, i'm motivated to polish it up.
all the best wishes my friend
on while not asleep increment sheep by doudei
Anyway, you should try having your lead Rhodes instrument’s notes switch to another instrument (or 10). The reason I think Danke felt the track was a bit too long is because you keep this lead part going for too long while you vary the bass and drums around it. So, it’s not really offering anything new so could work better being shorter. The track won’t feel as long if you vary things more.
A lot of my synth work comes from somehow coming up with a good bunch of notes and then trying out having them played by every instrument I have in the rack. Amazing how different the notes sound when played by a new type of instrument. So, I just load up a new device with the notes already copied to it and cycle through the thousands of presets I have. I actually use the Reason Factory Sound Bank a lot. Tons of great stuff in there.
Real shame Reason doesn’t let you mute notes in its sequencer lanes (something that has pissed me off for years!) though you could trigger the Reason synths from Studio One as I’m sure you can mute MIDI notes in there. Use muting of notes to make the quite busy playing you already have much sparser and less busy (fewer notes).
Anyway, if you give each different section more variety and character, the whole thing will be a lot better. But people already like it as it is so you’re definitely on the way to something good.
I look forward to an improved version.
this code is syntactically correct but has one big flaw.
the general form of a while loop is while(condition_is_met)do_something; and it will execute do_something repeatedly as fast as possible until condition_is_met becomes untrue.
every machine running this code will just increment sheep for the rest of their uptime.
good point you make with instrument variety. i feel like i should experiment more with sound design and be more patient with experimenting.
generally i tend to have way too much release/tail on everything in the beginning of all new tunes and i should make more use of fine tuned envelopes early on. i get carried away quickly.
i have to check out how i can get reason device patch browsing via midi keyboard.
the abilty to mute individual notes is also something i would love to have in reason, it can be annyoing with multiple lanes.
also cloned clips would be very nice. you clone a clip, then edit either of the clones, the other clones automatically synchronize with the edited clip.
as always useful suggestions. thanks, i appreciate it!
on while not asleep increment sheep by doudei
on while not asleep increment sheep by doudei
Hope all is well on your end! Take care
-Charlene
it's good to hear from you and i'm fine, thanks!
great to see you enjoyed this and i hope you are doing fine too.
all the best for now and i'll see you around :)
on while not asleep increment sheep by doudei
Maybe you could check out my track? I'm looking for any and all feedback and criticism, I'm new to recording.
Thank you and seriously nice work,
Lyndsay Rini
it's nice to meet you!
thanks for stopping by and letting me know. i am happy you liked this :)
i liked your track! if you feel like working on it some more and could use some assistance just drop me a few lines.
if i would not respond after a week it is likely i didn't get it or overlooked some messages. in such scenarios feel free to resend until i manage to respond.
on while not asleep increment sheep by doudei
on while not asleep increment sheep by doudei
Love & Light,
Mykael
i am thrilled to read how much you already enjoyed it!
love and light to you too my friend
on while not asleep increment sheep by doudei
advice? get a badass chick to rap on it. could be amazing.
on while not asleep increment sheep by doudei
on while not asleep increment sheep by doudei
Kinda what you would play after many hours of heavy dnb and dubstep to ready your ears again for the outside world.
Keep at it man. - B
on while not asleep increment sheep by doudei
But I do find that the Acoustic and the keys, at the top of the song
when the play the same phrase, in the turnaround chord of that phrase
they seem out of tune, with one another
Sounds as if the guitar is playing a minor and the keys are playing a diminished or a major 9th...
Believe me it just a little thing that tweaked my ear, I may be wrong in
saying so, but you asked for truth...
I love the work you've put into this, it shows you're talented....
Peace...TG.
please feel free to point out any errors like that whenever you hear them, i'd appreciate that a lot.
thanks a lot for your kind and useful comment!