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Sky Factor

By Perplex On on August 17, 2014 9:49 am

Played a bit with Ableton's neglected Analog this week. Sequenced with StepPolyArp on the iPad. Beats are coming from Seekbeats (iOS) and Maschine. Enjoy!


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Nice! I love the interlocking arpeggios and the ducked pads. Sounds like you're really trying out your synths to explore them deeper, something I always shy away from. Also, the picture is awesome.

Also, do you use a looper for your voice?

Excellent synth work! I feel like I'm constantly overlooking Analog. Such a great track to get someone to take another look. Nice work!!!

HOLY shit perplexon is here and isnt going to move. Those arps and sidechains are perflex synchronicity interweaving a network of movement.

The vocal samples also deserves its own merit a perfect mix in stereo and placement.

you got me wet 

I echo the above comments. This is absolutely superb, and your voice fits perfectly.

großartig, indeed! beats, synths, vocals. big!

I echo Vince's echo (is there a delay application for appreciative comments?). Also agree about the relative neglect of Analog.

Even the comments are side-chained perfectly! smile  But seriously, I enjoyed how the track has a pulsating feel as if it's breathing.  The arps and vocals are hypnotizing. I always enjoy hearing your drum skillz punch thru the track. Excellent work! smile

okay I haven't gotten to the bulk of this song yet but I already want to know what you used to make the picture. smile

Alright I got to the vocals and this song is officially super rad!

that just blew my toupet off. sir.

Wow, this is so awesome and rich and complex!. You never cease to wow me week after week! Fav'd

Amazing music that sounds great in headphones! Your composition is off the charts and the mix is perfectly polished

colorful grey wrote:

Nice! I love the interlocking arpeggios and the ducked pads. Sounds like you're really trying out your synths to explore them deeper, something I always shy away from. Also, the picture is awesome.

Thank you so much! In fact i'm using the "in the box" plugins (like Analog, Operator etc) very rarely, but instead of wasting time searching for the ultimate synth plugin it could be better to take a look at these guys first. Because they could sound pretty good, too.
And regarding the voice: No, i'm not using any looper ( note to myself: this is another device in ableton sure worth a look smile ) but a seperate track for every clip. So i can mix them like desired (e.g. panning, different fx and fx sends etc etc). I guess this would be not possible with one instance of a looper.

Barham Beireis wrote:

Excellent synth work! I feel like I'm constantly overlooking Analog. Such a great track to get someone to take another look. Nice work!!!


Same goes for me, after playing some hours with it i'm sure this guy is worth a closer look! Thanks for listening!

Mr Mort wrote:

HOLY shit perplexon is here and isnt going to move. Those arps and sidechains are perflex synchronicity interweaving a network of movement.

The vocal samples also deserves its own merit a perfect mix in stereo and placement.

you got me wet

This is the reason i'm making music smile (except for the money and the fame, hah!)
You're very welcome!

kineticturtle wrote:

okay I haven't gotten to the bulk of this song yet but I already want to know what you used to make the picture. smile


Thanks a lot for listening! Regarding the picture: It's an actual foto i took on a short trip last week + processed with an iOS app called Fragment. Hope that helps!

donnyjankowski wrote:

Amazing music that sounds great in headphones! Your composition is off the charts and the mix is perfectly polished


Thank you so much for listening! Technically i think the mix could be more polished, but that's maybe my never ending annoying perfectionism. smile

cfurrow wrote:

Wow, this is so awesome and rich and complex!. You never cease to wow me week after week! Fav'd


I'm feeling really honored! Same goes for your wonderful compositions.

vinpous wrote:

I echo the above comments. This is absolutely superb, and your voice fits perfectly.

katarrhakt wrote:

großartig, indeed! beats, synths, vocals. big!

Jim Wood wrote:

I echo Vince's echo (is there a delay application for appreciative comments?). Also agree about the relative neglect of Analog.

Thank you so much! This really means a lot to me!

A beautiful melding of sounds and voice.  Works really well.  Kind of a shoegazer vibe to it.

I can't say anything that hasn't already been said.  Faved.

Wow, really really sleek (in the best possible way!) looking forward to relistening to this with headphones!

Oooooooh--very nice sounds with Analog!  Excellent melody lines, and I also really like the slow-attack pulsing going on, which really takes this to a trippy place. Great voice, as well!

I don't know if I can add anything that hasn't already been said in the other comments here but I definitely dig the pulse-like effect and the synth sounds.

holy shitfuck.... :0...
this is awesome!!
I love the artwork!! - How was that made???
I'm not usually one for commenting and all that, but you guys left a comment on something I did and so I had a sneaky little perv over your stuff... really inspiring to see what ya'll are doing... even more exited that your actually a band and look like you have a live element....

anyway... keep on rocking that sweet abstract ambiance

yo boie P

jeez dude good stuff agaaaainnn lol keep at it!

PhillipeGrishin wrote:

holy shitfuck.... :0...
this is awesome!!
I love the artwork!! - How was that made???
I'm not usually one for commenting and all that, but you guys left a comment on something I did and so I had a sneaky little perv over your stuff... really inspiring to see what ya'll are doing... even more exited that your actually a band and look like you have a live element....

anyway... keep on rocking that sweet abstract ambiance

yo boie P

Thanks a lot for stopping by! And even more for commenting! Glad you like it! Regarding the artwork: It's an actual foto i took on a short trip last week + processed with an iOS app called Fragment. Cheers!

is that how you made the artwork on Naive as well.. (all the way back in week 2 or something?)

PhillipeGrishin wrote:

is that how you made the artwork on Naive as well.. (all the way back in week 2 or something?)


I think so, yes smile

O.M.G
...
just got the app...
...

omg!! check out this artwork we made for a remix I did earlier on in the year - it is totally inspired by yall

https://31.media.tumblr.com/8b85693a47c34a483e84f546992efb15/tumblr_inline_mzrc5fuyI11rt2j8s.jpg

PhillipeGrishin wrote:

O.M.G
...
just got the app...
...

omg!! check out this artwork we made for a remix I did earlier on in the year - it is totally inspired by yall

https://31.media.tumblr.com/8b85693a47c34a483e84f546992efb15/tumblr_inline_mzrc5fuyI11rt2j8s.jpg

smile very nice!!! I like it!

Wonderful!

Beautiful track, your voice works perfectly in this. I love how this has a laidback vibe although the track has a lot of energy.

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