Hey Maj, this one is truly outstanding. One of my favorites of yours definitely. The mix of the really defined harmony, that moves in cool and interesting ways with the really sparse but percussive plucked strings and percussion hits gave it a very unique quality. Not like much I've heard recently. Well done!
Hey Maj, great stuff as ever. Could I ask, what synth sound did you use for the soloing you did over the entire track. I've started constantly hunting for cool synth sounds lol. The rhythmic energy it made with the scratchy note changes really added a lot of excitement.
Hey Cam.
Thanks mate.
Yes sure, The VST is Dune2 and the sound banks are Brute Sine RL with lots of manipulations.
I can send it to you if you wish.
Glad you like the track.
Maj
I'll have to give this weird inspiration idea a try, see what I can come up with. I read that first and as soon as I hit play I thought "yeah, that's appropriate". I'm kinda curious what synth/patches you're using to create that dark glitchy sound, if you wouldn't mind sharing!
I try to find weird inspirations whether it's something from my day job or seeing something online.
I used good bit of stock FL plug-ins/VSTs like EQ, Reverb, distructor, and I used flex for one of the sounds because I got lazy and it sounded good.
Outside that serum and massive helped a lot with the official sound designs. It's a very simple process and shockingly there's not a lot of tutorials on how to do it.
I'm getting real Hans Zimmer vibes from your work here. Could 100 percent be the score to a major movie. Also feel a certain kindred spirit with the string ostinato we hear throughout the piece. Really cool stuff you've made here!
Hey Maj, I'm starting to think we live in the same musical neighbourhood! Great work with this one, a really chill but still gripping theme. The melody has echoes of 'Summertime' by George Gershwin in it. Nearly started singing along with it a couple of time.
Yikes man, so sorry to hear about your friend. One of my really close friends was diagnosed this year too actually and sitting by without being able to DO anything to help is so frustrating. Your care and concern for her really do shine through in this song. From what you've said above it sounds like you were trying to say something deeper and more impactful than just the words you sang in this song and you definitely succeeded. Well done!
Conviction is a really good word for that vocal sample, and you support it very well without overwhelming it. It can be a tricky balance to strike between making an interesting musical surface for a vocal to sit in without overwhelming it and you pulled that off really well here.
Hey Maj, splendid track as ever. Really nice chill groove that's helping me unwind. All of the elements are very well balanced and give each other a lot of space to breathe in the mix. Another well crafted piece!
Hey Cam.
Thank you very much, mate.
Glad you like it.
BTW, I did another piano track, if you want I can send it to you to see if you can add something to it to upload as a duet. Please let me know if you want to do it.
Thanks again.
Maj
Hey Chris, I'm getting to this one kinda late but well done sir! Genuinely, I think your tracks are some of the best produced on this site. That's no dishonour to anyone else of course. But every instrument voice is so pristine and well balanced, and there are so many transients moving through the stereo space that it kept my ears perked the whole time. Respect.
Hi Cam, really appreciate your comments thanks. I played the lead guitar with my fingernail, no pick. I was surprised how much it changed the tone. Gave it this sharp attack then a soft finish with some harmonics in places. Anyway, that's by the by. Cheers man, Chris.
Hey Maj... so I'm just finishing up a piano based track I was planning to post in the next few days. So... thanks for beating me to the punch, jerk! lol, just kidding. Actually, I heard the clipping that Wayne alluded to but I don't think you should take it out. The repeating arpeggios in the left hand give this piece a somewhat minimalist quality, which I'm a HUGE fan of. (See my profile deets if you don't believe me) And the aesthetic is really cool, almost as if we've slipped a mic into the home of a pianist who doesn't know anyone is listening. Incidentally, so the story goes, that's how the first track of Harold Budd's 'La Belle Vista' was recorded. Brain Eno turned on his recording gear while Budd was improvising and didn't even know he was there.
Ahh, Cam very sorry mate.
Had I known I wouldn't upload this track.
Maybe next time we do a duet piano track mate.
Thanks for looking in my friend.
Thank you very much, Merry Christmas and a Happy new year to you and all your loved ones.
Maj
Hey man, very cool stuff. I'm not sure what future bass is exactly. But listening to this track I was very surprised by how sophisticated your harmonic choices were. There were a number of a non-diatonic chords placed together in a really natural and organic sounding way. I love harmony and it's always fun to hear things that I didn't expect. Great stuff!
All I did was split the last chord into three. take 2nd edition of the chord, place it -1 semitone, take the third edition and place it a whole tone down. Kind just scratched my head for an hour and a half trying to make the last part more "interesting"
Hey Wayne, really enjoyed this one. The theremin tracks kinda took me by surprise, it was a few seconds before I was sure what I was hearing. But they compliment your usual style/instrumentation very well. A nice, pure counterpart to the hairy electric sound. I'd encourage you to explore this sound further, I think you're on to something. And of course, the lyrics are always good. It was fun to get away to sunny California from the drab and rainy Pacific Northwest for a couple minutes!
I bought a Moog Theremini theremin and have been experimenting with it in my music. Fun to play and it gives me some interesting sounds. I also like how it interacts with the guitar, like an organ with one sound and an ocarina almost with the other.
I've never been to California, seems like it would be nice to visit. We are starting our 7 months of nice weather here in florida after 2 hurricanes.
Tolles Zeug mein herr! Wish I spoke more German lol, hope that was correct. Anyway I admire your text setting in this song, there's a lot of lyrics and you make them sound very natural. I'll probably need to listen a few more times to make sure I understand all of them.
Oh d*mn! I thought I had this track pegged but that ending threw me a for a massive loop! I love the contrast between the chill, reverbed beats, clear synth licks and the simple but desperate growlings of the vocals. But that ending... man... that hit hard.
Well done lads! This sounds spacey as h*ll and I'm here for it. I wasn't entirely sure what would be meant by using the descriptor 'psychedelic' but now that I'm listening, it's completely appropriate. Your styles also compliment each other very well. Keep doing stuff together!
Hi Cam, oh yeah, you know, about the genre names... we (and I think a lot of others too) always have the same problem with that descriptor: you never totally fit into anything. We could have chosen "Fusion" but I hate that term...to me it always suggests a style of music I really don't want to be associated with. Then it's more "Psychedelic" ... that fits better and is far more authentic (at least in relation to me).
Thank you for listening and for your nice review,
Micky (also on behalf of Jynxz)
I tried listening and reading through the previous comments of this one at the same time. That turned out to be impossible lol. Really cool track man, I especially enjoyed the quiet intro actually. The way you bring different transients in and out of the convolution (at least I assume that's one of the things you were doing there lol) was incredibly delicate and very effective. You constantly kept me on my toes, I was never sure exactly where you would go from one moment to the next. Well done!
Very nice, very nice indeed. Simple, straightforward and jammy but I notice some subtle syncopation between the piano and e-piano that one might not notice initially. Great work.
I would never have known that the backing and vocals were composed separately. I think Paul hit the nail on the head (as he usually does) when he said that the loop was right "in the pocket". But I'd extend that out to the whole thing. Well done!
Oh so this is what reggae is going to sound like in the future... Cool! I'll take it. Sweet track mate, particularly enjoyed the trade off of synth voices throughout the song, kept it interesting while still giving each one a chance to shine. Very deftly handled.
Not like I'm an expert or anything but I think Neruda would've heartily approved of a music setting like this. Really fun song you've got here, pretty different than most stuff you hear on LM which is always nice!
If you'd like feedback I only have a couple of suggestions. But please feel free to disregard them if you don't agree! Honestly, the mix is really solid. I'd suggest bringing out the mids somewhat, and maybe adding a high shelf in side mode to give the track a bit more width.
I'd suggest bringing the level of the vocals down a touch. Your voice will continue to stand out well amongst the instruments while allowing you to bring up the volume of the mix. And finally, Paul is right, no need to hide your natural voice. I got the sense in a few places that you were backing off your air support a little bit, especially in the build-up to high notes. Keep the airflow consistent and your core engaged. Keep your foot on the gas as you go higher and it won't let you down.
Really great stuff! These are a few humble suggestions and please feel free to ignore them.
Those are super comments Cam! Thank you man!
- yeah I sort of didn't do anything about the mix, it's all standard; I try to get the music right before worrying about the mix too much as otherwise I get lost and frustrated ;)
You are absolutely right and I'll definitely do that. Thank you!
- the vocals are indeed way too loud, I hadn't heard that on my headphones - there's unfortunately something in my setup that makes me generally put some elements way too loud, so I need to re-evaluate that.
- love the feedback on the singing. I want to take singing lessons (now doing drum lessons) because this is the kind of advice I need. A friend also commented on phrasing, which was an eye opener.
Very much appreciated the helpful comments buddy! Keep em coming and no need to be careful - I have quite enough arrogance to handle a bit of helpful criticism ;)
D*mn, you were not kidding about this track being bass-heavy. That was a cool listen all the same though. I'm not sure I've even heard the term Phonk before now, but I loved the kinda 'horror' atmosphere you setup.
Hey Cru, this is a really cool track. The slightly out of tune piano sample and the way its edited actually makes the piece kinda tonally ambiguous. Please forgive the pretentious term but it's all I've got lol. Anyway this one challenged me and held my interest the whole time. Well done!
Back story: one of the Vlogs I watch on youtube always plays this detuned piano soft background music when she is not speaking. So to me, it's like the new elevator music. I wanted to incorporate synth sounds, even a nod to chiptune and opening with a Phonk like feel with that feelof the old-school beats and some new school mixing.
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Cam
I hope you had a good time and are fully rested now.
Thank you very much, my friend.
Glad you like it.
Maj
on Defeat by Maj2
Cam
Thanks mate.
Yes sure, The VST is Dune2 and the sound banks are Brute Sine RL with lots of manipulations.
I can send it to you if you wish.
Glad you like the track.
Maj
on Formly by Tilkz
Cam
I used good bit of stock FL plug-ins/VSTs like EQ, Reverb, distructor, and I used flex for one of the sounds because I got lazy and it sounded good.
Outside that serum and massive helped a lot with the official sound designs. It's a very simple process and shockingly there's not a lot of tutorials on how to do it.
I'm down to help anyway I can! I don't gate keep!
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Cam
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Cam
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Cam
Thanks, mate for the visit and the comment.
Glad you like it.
I hope you do sing in my next track.
Maj
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Cam
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Cam
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Cam
Thank you very much, mate.
Glad you like it.
BTW, I did another piano track, if you want I can send it to you to see if you can add something to it to upload as a duet. Please let me know if you want to do it.
Thanks again.
Maj
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Cam
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Hope all is well with you and yours buddy.
Cam
Had I known I wouldn't upload this track.
Maybe next time we do a duet piano track mate.
Thanks for looking in my friend.
Thank you very much, Merry Christmas and a Happy new year to you and all your loved ones.
Maj
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Cam
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Cam
I bought a Moog Theremini theremin and have been experimenting with it in my music. Fun to play and it gives me some interesting sounds. I also like how it interacts with the guitar, like an organ with one sound and an ocarina almost with the other.
I've never been to California, seems like it would be nice to visit. We are starting our 7 months of nice weather here in florida after 2 hurricanes.
Happy holidays!
Wayne
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Cam
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Great stuff as ever Maj!
Cam
Thank you for your great praise mate.
I am very grateful.
I'm really glad you like it.
Maj
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Cam
Thank you for listening and for your nice review,
Micky (also on behalf of Jynxz)
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Cam
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Cam
Thank you very much, my friend.
Ahh, it must be my ears mate, as you know old age is creeping like a bullet train.
I'm glad you like it.
Maj
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Cam
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Cam
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If you'd like feedback I only have a couple of suggestions. But please feel free to disregard them if you don't agree! Honestly, the mix is really solid. I'd suggest bringing out the mids somewhat, and maybe adding a high shelf in side mode to give the track a bit more width.
I'd suggest bringing the level of the vocals down a touch. Your voice will continue to stand out well amongst the instruments while allowing you to bring up the volume of the mix. And finally, Paul is right, no need to hide your natural voice. I got the sense in a few places that you were backing off your air support a little bit, especially in the build-up to high notes. Keep the airflow consistent and your core engaged. Keep your foot on the gas as you go higher and it won't let you down.
Really great stuff! These are a few humble suggestions and please feel free to ignore them.
Cam
- yeah I sort of didn't do anything about the mix, it's all standard; I try to get the music right before worrying about the mix too much as otherwise I get lost and frustrated ;)
You are absolutely right and I'll definitely do that. Thank you!
- the vocals are indeed way too loud, I hadn't heard that on my headphones - there's unfortunately something in my setup that makes me generally put some elements way too loud, so I need to re-evaluate that.
- love the feedback on the singing. I want to take singing lessons (now doing drum lessons) because this is the kind of advice I need. A friend also commented on phrasing, which was an eye opener.
Very much appreciated the helpful comments buddy! Keep em coming and no need to be careful - I have quite enough arrogance to handle a bit of helpful criticism ;)
Cheers,
B.
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