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Leverett

Leverett

Treviso, Italy
Joined : 4th Feb 2011 - 14 years ago
Last Online : 14th Feb 2025 - 6 months ago
Leverett comments on tracks

Leverett has posted 45 comments on other peoples tracks.

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Leverett
Leverett 26th Jan 2015 08:01 - 10 years ago

on Joyful Magnification ft ferryterry by promenade2239
This is so lovely, great choice of instruments and amazing smooth style.
Leverett
Leverett 22nd Jan 2015 11:42 - 10 years ago

on Honey Mango Heaven by StaticNomad
Impressive work. Great building, great atmosphere, and intriguing sounds. Lots of variety and style, here. I found miself tripping while listening to it. Worth any single second I spent listening ot it!
StaticNomad
StaticNomad replied 23rd Jan 2015 - 10 years ago
Hi. Glad you enjoyed it - all of the seconds and minutes, apparently.

That's very good to hear as I really do work hard on every bar, section, change, transition and so on. You particularly have to when dealing with lengthy, complex, varied tracks, as most of mine are.

I try hard to remove anything which isn't working and holding things up in any way. The flow of the whole thing is very important to me. However, I generally don't remove that much. Instead, when sections aren't working, I spend ages finding a way to make them work. Quite often that involves adding more elements and layers, which is partly why my stuff ends up so layered and complex.

But if a section feels a bit too awkward for the track, I quite often just leave it elsewhere on the timeline and then return and develop it into another track, with different ideas and sounds (whilst keeping some of them). That's really how I compose as I very rarely start a new track from scratch. I endlessly recycle projects I've been working on for years.

Tripping while listening can be good though be careful not to suffer any injuries.

Thanks again for your thoughts.

I still have one of your tracks marked as a Favourite.
Leverett
Leverett 16th Dec 2014 11:08 - 10 years ago

on Hardwood Down by kdlucas
Nice grooves and feel. The drum is a bit too thin imho, overall the tune needs more "fatness" to be more catchy and full. Still like it, though. Good work.
Leverett
Leverett 4th Dec 2014 10:37 - 10 years ago

on Stay featuring Farisha Haque by RichieWinn
You gave great justice to Farisha's amazing vocals with this track. Greatly produced, elegant and smooth. Definitely a great work.
RichieWinn
RichieWinn replied 4th Dec 2014 - 10 years ago
Hello Leverett

Thank you so much for your comments. I really appreciate you taking the time to stop by, listen and post them. Elegant and smooth are very rewarding so thank you very much.

Best

Richie
Leverett
Leverett 6th Nov 2014 15:48 - 10 years ago

on People by SeriouslyJoking
This is really interesting. Something's not clicking right in the mix, the kick don't snap enough and it lacks fatness, but the composing skills are brilliant for sure! Keep working on it!
Leverett
Leverett 28th Oct 2014 08:43 - 10 years ago

on Ibiza Chillout Deep House Track by Apieceoftofu
This is really good. Warming, deep, surrounding sounds filled with style in a smooth mix. The lead is a bit too dirty for the mood of the song, in my opinion, but It's probably just a matter of personal taste.

Beautiful, makes me want to get back to produce some deep house.
Apieceoftofu
Apieceoftofu replied 28th Oct 2014 - 10 years ago
Thanks man. I did fiddle with the lead quite a bit but decided to leave it a little on the edgier side. Thanks for the listen.
Leverett
Leverett 28th Oct 2014 08:39 - 10 years ago

on 2 weeks off by smallpaul
Great mood and intro. Intriguing key change, I'd effect it more to put more emphasis on it. Overall the arrangment seems to need a little work, I think that such a good tune deserves to be more catchy. As it is now, it tends to became a little repetitive. Still like it a lot :)
smallpaul
smallpaul replied 28th Oct 2014 - 10 years ago
Dance music repetitive?? Noooo!! Thanks mate but no, I am done with the track now and need to put it to bed. I did it quite a long time ago now and had it hanging around so I posted it so I could move on. Thanks for review anyway I will return the favour in due course.
Leverett
Leverett 27th Oct 2014 11:08 - 10 years ago

on So Deep ft KnowKontrol by RealProblemShuckers
Interesting use of slow vocals but I think they don't fit perfectly. I like the concept a lot but the arrangement doesn't work as planned, imho. Overall a better work on the mix would really pump the tune up. I liked the idea, thouhg, keep working on it!
Leverett
Leverett 2nd Oct 2014 16:26 - 10 years ago

on fusion1 ft ferryterry by promenade2239
very nice indeed! Beautiful sounds and atmosphere. A little too much low pass filter maybe but overall a great work!
promenade2239
promenade2239 replied 12th Oct 2014 - 10 years ago
Thanks a lot for your nice comment! Glad you liked this track. For some reason the bass range is quite low in my latest productions - thanks for pointing this! Greetings, Alex
Leverett
Leverett 2nd Oct 2014 15:58 - 10 years ago

on Supermario Theme - Zeno Bootleg Remix by surya94
Oh, the memories.... good work!
surya94
surya94 replied 2nd Oct 2014 - 10 years ago
thanx...
i appreciate it
Leverett
Leverett 7th Jul 2014 08:53 - 11 years ago

on Je taime - I love You by RenzWilde
The ideas are all here, but to me the track lacks too much punch. For my taste you could have keep the 80s sounds and feel with a more powerful and "fat" mix and the tune would have be a total blast! It's not a shot on you, I really like your work, it's just a point of view, in my hopinion you should consider a more "contemporary" mix and master keeping the style and sounds.

For some reason Frankie Knuckles came to my mind while listening to this, and I think that you could easily achieve that kind of overall sound without changing too much the overall feel of the tune.

As I said, no shooting, just my two cents :)
RenzWilde
RenzWilde replied 7th Jul 2014 - 11 years ago
Thx dude. The comments are appreciated. I don't take anything you said the wrong way. Like a lot of people, except for maybe top pro producers I guess, I'm always trying to improve the sound. I use all the software I have and use what I've learned so far to try and get the best sound I can manage. It is what it is.

Thx again man :)
Leverett
Leverett 24th Jun 2014 07:40 - 11 years ago

on Feel The Rhythm by RenzWilde
This is cool in so many levels... the sounds are simply perfect for the style, and the song works very well. Great job.
RenzWilde
RenzWilde replied 26th Jun 2014 - 11 years ago
Thnx man. Definitely went for a certain sound.
Leverett
Leverett 21st May 2014 07:30 - 11 years ago

on Mojave Sunrise by Orlando51
Very good... but I didn't get the Fallout reference either :D
Orlando51
Orlando51 replied 21st May 2014 - 11 years ago
Damn...:)It seems I will have to change that bloody description...but thx alot for considering it good.:)

With appreciation_____Orlando
Leverett
Leverett 15th Apr 2014 10:00 - 11 years ago

on Dreams Come True by AviatOfficial
I like the bass line, but what happen to the beat around 0:45? it fades a little and then it never get back to the starting level. I'd try to work on the chords, maybe adding sounds in the harmonics... which chords it's up on you and the idea of tune that you have in mind :) Some soulful chord would fit very well, imho.

Keep it up!
AviatOfficial
AviatOfficial replied 16th Apr 2014 - 11 years ago
Thanks for listening....
I was wondering the same thing.The beats never come back to the same level after the bass-line kicks in.I think the Bass is dominating the beats.I will EQ the bass and lower its volume.
And yes I am working on some new synths and chord sequence....

Thanks for the feedback....!!
Leverett
Leverett 15th Apr 2014 08:39 - 11 years ago

on Turn Your Heart Around by Bathers
This is very old school. I like it a lot. It only lacks a little more energy in the mix, but overall it's a very good work!
Bathers
Bathers replied 15th Apr 2014 - 11 years ago
Hi Leverett

Thank you for stop and comment

Best wishes
Bathers
Leverett
Leverett 14th Mar 2014 10:46 - 11 years ago

on Im so Chic by djSmartfusion
Very prydz-like... nice production, overall. Good one!
djSmartfusion
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Leverett
Leverett 11th Mar 2014 11:09 - 11 years ago

on lets forget about my inconvincible father by ElenaSatine
very powerful and elegant at the same time... it's not easy to add beat to a full track, though, you should upload stems.
Nice work, however.
ElenaSatine
ElenaSatine replied 28th Mar 2014 - 11 years ago
:)
thank you much much for stopping by .
yes i know that's not very easy to add beat to this built track but i will send all needed materials
to collaborator .
thank you again :)
Leverett
Leverett 10th Mar 2014 09:43 - 11 years ago

on Mystic Fears by AviatOfficial
Lots of good ideas in this tune. Nice work. If I may suggest, sometimes the tune seems to get a little lost, it seems like it's just repeating the same loop without a purpose. The overall feel is great but it needs a more structured arrangement. I'd like the arp too but it became a little obsessive after a while. If you want to work on both these problems in one shot, I'd suggest to make a part where the arp fade out, and the whole composition gently rise with more rich pad and/or piano chords, just to "reverb out" and than finding new life with the arp again. It would make the tune more interesting to follow. There's a lot of nice parts in the tune already which "deserves" to be perfectioned :)

Keep it up!
AviatOfficial
AviatOfficial replied 10th Mar 2014 - 11 years ago
Thanks Leverett! Really appreciate the comment....
Soooo much to improve and awesome hints....
Actually I'm still trying to learn Ableton Live(it's the best DAW I have used) and surely will improvise the track....!!a
Leverett
Leverett 25th Feb 2014 07:42 - 11 years ago

on smooth operator by domr30
Wonderful sounds and mood. Great work, very smooth and stylish. Congratulations!
domr30
domr30 replied 28th Feb 2014 - 11 years ago
Merci pour Ce commentaire et l ecoute
Leverett
Leverett 28th Jan 2014 08:28 - 11 years ago

on Talk To Me aka Duet Triste by Orlando51
definitely interesting work. I think that guitar and violin both need some ambience effects (most of all guitars, which are very "dry" in the mix and doesn't blend very well), but there's a lot of potential here.
Orlando51
Orlando51 replied 28th Jan 2014 - 11 years ago
Ciao Leverett!

You're right about acoustic guitars, but the track is not completely finalised yet, so some tweaking on the sound still has to be done. But when it comes to violin...the sound is dry strictly on purpose (my firm personal choice). But thx alot for opinion and advice...appreciate it very much!:)

Alla prossima...Orlando
Leverett
Leverett 21st Nov 2013 09:05 - 11 years ago

on Uplift your mind by Polyfronetic
That's a good listening. Great sounds, a very well done mixing and good ideas. Thumbs up.
Polyfronetic
Polyfronetic replied 21st Nov 2013 - 11 years ago
Thanks for the positive feedback, I am pleased if you like the music. :)
Leverett
Leverett 11th Nov 2013 08:48 - 11 years ago

on Cave In by Striddy2
I wasn't thinking about speeding up the tempo, but simply doubling the beats... the sound would keep the same speed, but the beats IMHO would fit much better. But as I said, it's a matter of taste :)
Striddy2
Striddy2 replied 11th Nov 2013 - 11 years ago
Oh okay I see. I guess it's worth experimenting with. Just to see how it would turn out.

If I send you the stems, maybe you could remix it.
Leverett
Leverett 11th Nov 2013 08:45 - 11 years ago

on Saz Mandolla BagPipe attempt by deciBel
I’d make a shorter intro: from 6th second you could jump straight to 25th, 26th second. Like three bars from the first drum loop and one bar from the second one, to launch the mandola, for example.
It’s not a written rule, but lots of times if you have a loop which goes for 4 bars followed by another one which goes for another 4 bars, you can “melt” them keeping the first going for 3 bars and the second for the last bar: it often “launches” the following part very well.

You could do something like that between 1:04 and 1:26, for example.
deciBel
deciBel replied 11th Nov 2013 - 11 years ago
at last I'm so good to see someone has ben agree with me abouT duration of this ethnic trial of mine ,and before everything an exclusive thnx for your attention and shared idea in commenT.
yes it's lOoOng ..good to see U've underestood iT..
regarding seconds 7 to 26 , I underestand your idea , buT
if U pay alittle more attention U'll underestand @ 11thsecond another percusive line is added to the first line,and then @18th second both these membranophonic lines are changed to 2 new one & then music goes to second 26.and I thaughT if I delet this parT , listener will miss hearing how 2 percussive asian membranophone(percussive in fact)line can be add together and change to 2 new one.
and abouT 1:04 to 1:26 , I like your idea again .
but maybe my mix is not good enough or U haven;t lustened tracj by headphone . strumming intruments playes to riff that are very similar to eachother ,buT there are 2 different note in them .this difference is such little that we can ignore it .and I'm gratefull of your worthy attention & usefull comment.I ain't change this version here in looperman cause I have not that mood , buT I'll ignore that 22seconds and will send U too a verion of thaT.
anad about melting loops in 3th bar line , I can underestand if U may don't know much about persian music & literature,as I don't know much about Italian ethnic instruments & musical form and literature , buT We should follow some harmonic rules in Persian music , for example riff proression should be couple_couple and executed in couple bars.we may can do that obvious idea of yours easily in pop and rock , buT persian music follows persian literature and has such exclusive rules like couple progressions.
thnk U very much colleague Leverett.right now when I'm replying U , totaly 21 id have commented for this trial and yours is most usefull of them . thnx and best wishes.___Behnam
Leverett
Leverett 11th Nov 2013 08:34 - 11 years ago

on Cave In by Striddy2
if I may suggest, this tune is calling for some speed . You have it all here, the sounds, the atmosphere, the sourroundings... I'd definitely try to put up a photek-like beat on it. On your taste, though. Keep it up :)
Striddy2
Striddy2 replied 11th Nov 2013 - 11 years ago
Thanks for the feedback. I don't think kicking up the tempo of the song would fit. I appreciate your suggestion.

I just really wanted to make a song that you can listen to and it calms you. You know, just relaxing.

It's a lot different from all my other songs.
Leverett
Leverett 7th Nov 2013 17:44 - 11 years ago

on Licence To Kill - Instrumental by CakezZ
Impressive. I'd expect a little more power in the base, but still impressive work. Well done man.
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