EricMilligan

Hey, Spuds. I've been enjoying your tracks. I've got a lot to learn from you I think. I can hear how you handle the kind of things you critiqued in my track, at least I think I can. Your tracks just sound a lot better. One request: It would be great to read a detailed comment from you on one of your tracks (e.g. this one) about how you constructed it, how you approached the mix, what you side-chained, etc. That would be really valuable I think.

Regards from snowy Ottawa

Eric

Bonjour, Laurent! This track was a pure delight! It was great to hear true musicianship. Thanks so much for allowing downloads. Have added it to my iTunes playlist. I don't recognize the names of your fellow musicians on the track. Are they Looperman members as well? I was very impressed (and envious! ) :)

A great Deep House track! Pulls you right along. That's one of my favourite EDM genres. That and Trance.

You did a really good job on this. I was interested in your comment that in a club (I've never been to one which probably explains why I suck at making this kind of music)all people want is beats, builds, and bass. :) That's good to know. I always worry that my EDM tracks don't contain enough variation.

Very very nice, Dirtzilla! I see from your profile that you are fans of Parliament and Earth Wind and Fire. Very good taste! :). You really got the groove going on this one. I think Joseph (JosephFunk) would appreciate it. He's really good at this stuff as well.

Regards from Ottawa

Eric

Really cool vibe for sure! Hypnotic. Bass part was really good. Reminded me a bit of Yello at first. I was captivated all the way through!

Eric

You have composed a very, very nice piece of music, Masanori. Piano part is really nicely done. I ca see from your comments that you have a good idea of how to approach this kind of music. I will need to read them carefully so that I can learn from you. I can definitely see this being used in a film. Has a "Bridges of Madison County" feel to it. Music in that film was composed by Clint Eastwood.

Very nice. I agree with Crucethus' comment You've got a very nice chord progression going with this track and your arrangement made it work really well. I particularly liked the melody lines you introduced. I'm big on melody. This track sounds like it was made for vocals.

Well, that definitely added to the holiday cheer! :)

Just kidding.

Yes, pretty depressing lyrics. Kind of a musical "reality sucks" vibe going. Great singing and backing track. I really liked the low intensity, intimate approach to the vocals. It worked really well.

Definitely Sergio Leone-worthy material, Jamid. Like Humps said, The Good, The Bad, and the Hobbit! :). I loved it! You did a great job with the arrangement, introducing new instruments and weaving the main themes in and out. Very well done!

Very very nice track, Neuromancer! Loved the groove. I guess I missed this one when you first posted it. Good mix, too. Like BadNputs, I just keep bobbing my head for the whole thing. Loved the Rhodes. I need to figure out those chords! :)

Hi, Kyle. Thanks for posting this track. Kind of unusual on Looperman. Real instruments!!!!

I really enjoyed the track and especially your vocals. It is a really pretty melody and I'm very big on melody.

I finally found somebody who does more processing than I do on vocals! :) Major difference is that you apparently can really sing!

I did like the song a lot. Personally, I would like to hear a version with a simpler backing track, highlighting acoustic guitar, and less processing on your singing. Less epic. More intimate. The strings were a nice touch, I'd keep them in the mix.

Hi, Joe. I really enjoyed this remix. Haven't listened to the original version, but liked this one a lot! I agree with you, Stephanie did really nice vocals on it. I see that you've got all sorts of detailed comments from other members. Crucethus' comments are great. I wish I got that kind of attention and advice on my tracks. I liked the mix. I did think the level of the drums could be scaled back a bit in the mix and still keep the driving dance feel that it has. If the high hats are on a separate track, I'd dial them back and maybe roll off the higher frequencies a bit with an EQ. But, that's probably a matter of taste. I'm recognizing more and more as I listen to tracks from Looperman members, that I'm definitely stuck in an "old school" zone. I had someone tell me once that my stuff sounded "old school" and I didn't realize at the time that he wasn't giving me a compliment! :)

Very, very cool track, Silverman! I really liked all the variation you worked into the track. Mix was excellent. I especially like the ending section which started around 4:33. Really closed off the track nicely.

Hi, Zion. Nice track. I agree with Jamid and Silverman. This would work a whole lot better if you remixed it, dropping all levels down so it doesn't flatline at the max. I was taught that if the mix really isn't working, start over and pull all the faders down to the bottom of their range. Then start bringing the up one by one, but don't let your overall main stereo output levels get any hotter than -3db. Preferably a lot lower. I must admit, I hate starting over, particularly when I've locked in volume automation on the individual instrument tracks in a project, but sometimes it is the best solution.

Sorry, Jamid. Typo on your name.

Hi, Jamie. Very nice, tasty, track! I must particularly compliment you on the mix. Clean, decent dynamic range, different parts nicely situated within the frequency spectrum. I was very impressed. Track has a nice bubbly feel to it! :)

Definitely keep going with this one, Sheensheep! I think you are communicating the feeling/mood really well. I don't think you really need the "yeh" samples in it. I very much like the fact that you have a wide range of dynamics in the track. Makes it much more interesting to listen.

Really, really nice work, Ludwigbroo! You clearly know how to make good dance music. Percussion parts were great. I think it might help to reduce the amount of side chain compression on the chorus part (also suggested by others), but I was impressed by how you handled that. It worked well in the arrangement.

Loved this track. Just had to download it. So sorry I missed it 5 years ago. But I think that's when I first joined Looperman and was still finding my way around. Your track was suggested from the Looperman "you might also like these tracks" feature. I haven't noticed that before.

Did you manage find a vocalist for it? For me, I hear a really good female R&B singer on it. A melody line immediately jumped right out for me. When that happens, I know for sure that it is a great track. Will now need to check out your other stuff.

I totally understand your thinking on downloads, Paul. I have also noticed that some of the tracks I like best on Looperman aren't available for download. I was thinking this might be out of concern that somebody would take them and re-purpose them for commercial use without permission. I thought that your "Fire of Love" track had that kind of potential.

I'd certainly be interested in getting a MP3 version of the track and also, if it isn't too much trouble, the lyrics. I'll PM you with my email coordinates.

Eric

Hey, Paul. Haven't been on Looperman for a while. Just listened to your track. Really liked the groove. Good vocals! I'm not sure what Balzac meant by "more depth". I thought the instrumentation was just right for the track.

If you are ever interested, I've got an additional melody line that would work as a verse, to add a bit more variation to the track. Would have done a quick demo to send you but wasn't able to download the track.

Anyway, really enjoyed this one!

Nice track. I particularly liked the strings, which took me by surprise at first. The mix was very good I think. Each part nicely separately. I immediately thought it sounded a bit like a Gotan Project track, which is a high compliment. They are great. I do have one suggestion. I think you should consider introducing some additional structure with diffrerent chord sequences. This is such a good foundation. You should build on it.

Eric

Very interesting track, Allochtune! I like the jazzy feel. Nice beat in behind - ties in really well with the piano work. So, you need to tell us. What is it with lawyers in the Netherlands making electronic dance music? Law school must be really different. Over here in Canada, my view always was that law school was specifically designed to beat all the creativity out of you and crush any artistic sensibility that remained. Took me years to recover! :)

I really liked this track, Mike. The beat was great and it contrasted really well with the very dreamy sounding synth overlay. Not sure if that's really the right way to describe it all, but that's how I heard it. Lots of interesting, subtle touches that kept coming in, keeping my interest up throughout the entire track. Nicely done!

Eric

Lovely piece. I am very impressed. Really interesting chord progressions. I wish I knew enough to do that. I would have no idea where to go, or how.