"I am very curious to hear your suggestions on transitions"
Oh wow, where do I begin? So much to suggest - depends how much you want me to write.
I make music based on a lot of jamming and then editing so not actually composing sections in advance in a traditional compositional sense. So, I end up with loads of transitions that need to be made smoother.
Sometimes I end up playing a new little part to get me from one section to the next but often I use drum fills and effects to smoothe things out.
If the feel in going from one bit to the next is awkward, if you distract the listener by making things extreme and powerful, this can help. So, a massive drum fill at the end of a bar - or maybe adding big reverb. Or delay at the end of the bar that rings out and decays (spills over) into the next. With delay, you'll often want to control the feedback control to make the delay more intense. You can automate that so it doesn't get too out of control.
Scrutinise your samples and see if you can find little parts that you can cut out and then expand further - these can be used for transitions. With my guitar playing takes, I look for little incidental bits I never consciously planned and then chop these bits out to make fun little fills or even loop them as full parts. See the intro to my track Knee Deep In The Cosmic Overwhelm to hear just a small incidental bit of guitar looped up into its own groovy part.
Reusing your material and finding other ways to stretch it out provides real continuity to the piece and sort of glues things together. I'm kind of like a hip hop sample/cutup guy, except the samples are all my own playing (apart from some drum loops I use).
The stop-start things with the drums was OK here if you're going to legnthen the piece and then bring those drums in to be heard without so much stop-start.
I hope some of those suggestions help though it's difficult to advise people when you don't know their software, their level of knowledge of what you're suggesting and so on. Ask if you want me to clarify anything.
Well I must say that I'm very surprised that in 4 comments no one has mentioned Pink Floyd.
This is very, very reminiscent of their legendary Shine On You Crazy Diamond. It's that classic organ as well as the guitar.
Separately, I think Shine On You Crazy Diamond may be just about the most popular ever song in which it takes nearly 9 minutes (!!!) for the vocals to come in. Check it here:
Your track again: good beat that moves it away from PFloyd and I like the reverse vocals too.
They're all good elements though I think I would preferred a bit less start-stop with the beat. It's also way too short so you should lengthen this and then it will be more enjoyable. It's far out music (my favourite genre) so needs to be longer as this isn't long enough to really get into it and chill.
As for " I have [no] idea how to transition a song from a pad loop over to a different sound without losing the integrity of the song" I have loads of suggestions but will save them for another time.
I am very curious to hear your suggestions on transitions, as this is the reason for my track being so short. I will certainly work on the start-stop factor.
This is really cool, you put a few nice changes together and it has a new age music feel to me. I love this kind of music, atmospheric, ambient, a little trippy. I agree with sterixx, I wish it were longer, nice job!
Hello JJW, fresh air longing for I hear in this. You say not very good, this is great! It appears dark but I've never heard anything lighter. I saw a house with a downhill driveway, sun beating rays burn the floor, a woman walking down the driveway barefoot. She appears to look cold while all around is burning up. Eyes didn't lie. Very interesting piece and good loop usage. Your layering is just right. You should do more when time is available. Thank you for sharing. Peace.
Thanks friend! I really want to continue on this one, but I've exhausted all the loops in the 100bpm range which means now I have to hear for little snipits to slow or speed up in other bpms. Not sure how to continue this while breaking away from the repetitious pad but keeping the integrity of the song. Maybe the more I practice the more I'll understand how it works.
It's the listener's right to hear what they want to hear in a song, even if the artist had a different intention. I assure you there was no double message in this one- just me making a simple dubstep pella about something one feels in a relationship (although my beliefs can often come out in my work). Usually my double messages (not always faith based) can be heard in bigger projects.
Thank you so much! Sensual was what I was going for, but often with music it is hard for me to create the mood I envision unless it's vocals. It was a cool fluke that it worked here.
I am star-struck by you! Music like yours moves me everytime and makes me feel terribly inadequate when I write to it, which is great because it challenges me to do my best and keep improving. These lyrics were sort of a fluke, because I am really sick right now and it took a lot of control to sing this through the crap in my throat/nose (TMI). Glad you liked it.
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Oh wow, where do I begin? So much to suggest - depends how much you want me to write.
I make music based on a lot of jamming and then editing so not actually composing sections in advance in a traditional compositional sense. So, I end up with loads of transitions that need to be made smoother.
Sometimes I end up playing a new little part to get me from one section to the next but often I use drum fills and effects to smoothe things out.
If the feel in going from one bit to the next is awkward, if you distract the listener by making things extreme and powerful, this can help. So, a massive drum fill at the end of a bar - or maybe adding big reverb. Or delay at the end of the bar that rings out and decays (spills over) into the next. With delay, you'll often want to control the feedback control to make the delay more intense. You can automate that so it doesn't get too out of control.
Scrutinise your samples and see if you can find little parts that you can cut out and then expand further - these can be used for transitions. With my guitar playing takes, I look for little incidental bits I never consciously planned and then chop these bits out to make fun little fills or even loop them as full parts. See the intro to my track Knee Deep In The Cosmic Overwhelm to hear just a small incidental bit of guitar looped up into its own groovy part.
Reusing your material and finding other ways to stretch it out provides real continuity to the piece and sort of glues things together. I'm kind of like a hip hop sample/cutup guy, except the samples are all my own playing (apart from some drum loops I use).
The stop-start things with the drums was OK here if you're going to legnthen the piece and then bring those drums in to be heard without so much stop-start.
I hope some of those suggestions help though it's difficult to advise people when you don't know their software, their level of knowledge of what you're suggesting and so on. Ask if you want me to clarify anything.
Thank you for this! My level of knowledge is low and software sucks, but this is a good start.
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This is very, very reminiscent of their legendary Shine On You Crazy Diamond. It's that classic organ as well as the guitar.
Separately, I think Shine On You Crazy Diamond may be just about the most popular ever song in which it takes nearly 9 minutes (!!!) for the vocals to come in. Check it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZDMcn33F4Q
Your track again: good beat that moves it away from PFloyd and I like the reverse vocals too.
They're all good elements though I think I would preferred a bit less start-stop with the beat. It's also way too short so you should lengthen this and then it will be more enjoyable. It's far out music (my favourite genre) so needs to be longer as this isn't long enough to really get into it and chill.
As for " I have [no] idea how to transition a song from a pad loop over to a different sound without losing the integrity of the song" I have loads of suggestions but will save them for another time.
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Ghosty and chilly sounds, i really like it.
cheers Frank
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