Some real good chill, easy-listening. I like the choice of the E piano, and I think the bass suits the song nicely. I agree, I like that Weeklybeats pushes me to just pull out ideas and see what sticks in the moment, but it'll be nice to sift through some of these projects and flesh out the ones that have more potential. The best part about all this is having lots of original material and ideas to work with later on.

Some real good chill, easy-listening. I like the choice of the E piano, and I think the bass suits the song nicely. I agree, I like that Weeklybeats pushes me to just pull out ideas and see what sticks in the moment, but it'll be nice to sift through some of these projects and flesh out the ones that have more potential. The best part about all this is having lots of original material and ideas to work with later on.

Woo!  I actually really like the bass and the pulse that it has.  Nice track.  I hear you about the "falling back" into old tropes, but another way to look at it is that you are mastering techniques and then ideally, once you have those down, you venture out into new territory and that's the new "fall back technique"!  :-)

Keep it up!

Woo! I actually really like the bass and the pulse that it has. Nice track. I hear you about the "falling back" into old tropes, but another way to look at it is that you are mastering techniques and then ideally, once you have those down, you venture out into new territory and that's the new "fall back technique"! :-) Keep it up!

This is perfect as is; the bass is supportive without being overpowering.

This is perfect as is; the bass is supportive without being overpowering.

I've been using Landr too and sometimes it mystifies me with the choices it decides to make and it can be frustrating sometimes trying to "correct" them, but I agree I think the bass actually works well in this track.  And falling back on styles is also a way to build up a signature sound.

I've been using Landr too and sometimes it mystifies me with the choices it decides to make and it can be frustrating sometimes trying to "correct" them, but I agree I think the bass actually works well in this track. And falling back on styles is also a way to build up a signature sound.

Thank you all. On listening to the track again, I'm not sure it merits your positive comments, but I thank you nonetheless for taking the time to listen and comment! Really appreciate it

[quote=Pyure]Some real good chill, easy-listening. I like the choice of the E piano, and I think the bass suits the song nicely. I agree, I like that Weeklybeats pushes me to just pull out ideas and see what sticks in the moment, but it'll be nice to sift through some of these projects and flesh out the ones that have more potential. The best part about all this is having lots of original material and ideas to work with later on.[/quote] [quote=orangedrink]Woo! I actually really like the bass and the pulse that it has. Nice track. I hear you about the "falling back" into old tropes, but another way to look at it is that you are mastering techniques and then ideally, once you have those down, you venture out into new territory and that's the new "fall back technique"! :-) Keep it up![/quote] [quote=Jim Wood]This is perfect as is; the bass is supportive without being overpowering.[/quote] [quote=CosmicCairns]I've been using Landr too and sometimes it mystifies me with the choices it decides to make and it can be frustrating sometimes trying to "correct" them, but I agree I think the bass actually works well in this track. And falling back on styles is also a way to build up a signature sound.[/quote] Thank you all. On listening to the track again, I'm not sure it merits your positive comments, but I thank you nonetheless for taking the time to listen and comment! Really appreciate it :)

The bass is alright, it's in a place where it doesn't overpower everything despite the decay.

If you feel like you're plateauing, perhaps you could consider a different angle. Your drums, perhaps, are found wanting.

The bass is alright, it's in a place where it doesn't overpower everything despite the decay. If you feel like you're plateauing, perhaps you could consider a different angle. Your drums, perhaps, are found wanting.

Hypnotic. Love the piano. I echo your thoughts, and good points from commenters here .. especially about honing in on signature sound. I've been craving to work on other aspects but focus my time on the weekly new songs. Funny though, last year in a WB "off year", I thought I'd go back and work the previous years WB songs, but rarely did ... just jammed with people and got some piles of sounds for this year, which is OK but the weekly deadline is the motivation I needed to actually do things.

Hypnotic. Love the piano. I echo your thoughts, and good points from commenters here .. especially about honing in on signature sound. I've been craving to work on other aspects but focus my time on the weekly new songs. Funny though, last year in a WB "off year", I thought I'd go back and work the previous years WB songs, but rarely did ... just jammed with people and got some piles of sounds for this year, which is OK but the weekly deadline is the motivation I needed to actually do things.

Please sign me into those previous comments!

I think there's something more that "working quickly". Some of those techniques stick with you and never leave, so even when I've thought "I'm making the same track over and over" you discover it sounds different.

About the bass, my 2 cents of advice are: a) return to the good old sinewave/squarewave with filter and b) repitch everything like they used to do in 90's hiphop. You could bounce parts of the track and lower the pitch of them, even without timestretch, so double the duration. Maybe it's not a proper composer approach but I found it always gives you a starting point. You could then chop that "false" low frequency track and build a different harmony with it. I do it really often with synths, piano leads ...

Good thing is that will take seconds in Ableton

Please sign me into those previous comments! [quote=miraclemiles]Funny though, last year in a WB "off year", I thought I'd go back and work the previous years WB songs, but rarely did ... just jammed with people and got some piles of sounds for this year, which is OK but the weekly deadline is the motivation I needed to actually do things. [/quote] I think there's something more that "working quickly". Some of those techniques stick with you and never leave, so even when I've thought "I'm making the same track over and over" you discover it sounds different. About the bass, my 2 cents of advice are: a) return to the good old sinewave/squarewave with filter and b) repitch everything like they used to do in 90's hiphop. You could bounce parts of the track and lower the pitch of them, even without timestretch, so double the duration. Maybe it's not a proper composer approach but I found it always gives you a starting point. You could then chop that "false" low frequency track and build a different harmony with it. I do it really often with synths, piano leads ... Good thing is that will take seconds in Ableton :) [img]https://media.giphy.com/media/JxYcC04MT2Noc/giphy.gif[/img]

Thanks for the in depth advice. I will have a play around with your suggestions!

[quote=laguna] About the bass, my 2 cents of advice are: a) return to the good old sinewave/squarewave with filter and b) repitch everything like they used to do in 90's hiphop. You could bounce parts of the track and lower the pitch of them, even without timestretch, so double the duration. Maybe it's not a proper composer approach but I found it always gives you a starting point. You could then chop that "false" low frequency track and build a different harmony with it. I do it really often with synths, piano leads ... Good thing is that will take seconds in Ableton :) [img]https://media.giphy.com/media/JxYcC04MT2Noc/giphy.gif[/img] [/quote] Thanks for the in depth advice. I will have a play around with your suggestions!