The drums smack so well with intensity. I really dig the groove. This is a trip that gets better as we near the end. the bass and other elements really fill out the track well.

The drums smack so well with intensity. I really dig the groove. This is a trip that gets better as we near the end. the bass and other elements really fill out the track well.

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Really cool stuff. How does the toy megaphone thing work? The effect is really interesting.

Really cool stuff. How does the toy megaphone thing work? The effect is really interesting.

Those drums really tie the whole thing together, the megaphone is maybe a bit low, but still audible

Those drums really tie the whole thing together, the megaphone is maybe a bit low, but still audible

I like how the synths groove around those fast paced drums. Nice work!

I like how the synths groove around those fast paced drums. Nice work!

What a cool beat. The bassline is driving too. You managed to keep this energy the whole song through, even did expend it with the clever melodies left and right. nice surprising track this week.

What a cool beat. The bassline is driving too. You managed to keep this energy the whole song through, even did expend it with the clever melodies left and right. nice surprising track this week.

Branching out to the dark synth side I see. The main synth rhythm and whisper vocal is a bit unsettling in a good way. I like the playful synth noodling that comes in and evolves into some serious pads and layers at the end.  Ends strong!

Branching out to the dark synth side I see. The main synth rhythm and whisper vocal is a bit unsettling in a good way. I like the playful synth noodling that comes in and evolves into some serious pads and layers at the end. Ends strong!

Thanks!  It was for sure fun to ride that groove.

Thanks for another awesome gif!

It's just this miniature little toy with about 4 settings on it that each change the sound of your voice in a different way.  You talk into one end and pull a trigger and the altered sound comes out the other end.  I can't remember where I got it from.  I've had it for several years now.  I think maybe I saw it in a gift shop somewhere when I was on vacation, but I'm not sure.  It's a fun little toy though.

Thanks!  I wanted the megaphone to be a more subtle effect.  There, but not really the focal point.

Thanks!  It's nice to just ride a groove sometimes.

Thanks!  Hopefully I can pull out a couple surprises once in a while.

I've been having fun with the microkorg so far this year.  I'm sure I'll keep using it so don't be surprised to see a few more dark synth excursions. 

[quote=Anon_Buster]The drums smack so well with intensity. I really dig the groove. This is a trip that gets better as we near the end. the bass and other elements really fill out the track well.[/quote]Thanks! It was for sure fun to ride that groove. [quote=emily][img]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia1.giphy.com%2Fmedia%2FShizn1a4Fir0k%2Fgiphy.gif&f=1&nofb=1[/img][/quote]Thanks for another awesome gif! [quote=hent03]Really cool stuff. How does the toy megaphone thing work? The effect is really interesting.[/quote]It's just this miniature little toy with about 4 settings on it that each change the sound of your voice in a different way. You talk into one end and pull a trigger and the altered sound comes out the other end. I can't remember where I got it from. I've had it for several years now. I think maybe I saw it in a gift shop somewhere when I was on vacation, but I'm not sure. It's a fun little toy though. [quote=Devieus]Those drums really tie the whole thing together, the megaphone is maybe a bit low, but still audible[/quote]Thanks! I wanted the megaphone to be a more subtle effect. There, but not really the focal point. [quote=Tone Matrix]I like how the synths groove around those fast paced drums. Nice work![/quote] Thanks! It's nice to just ride a groove sometimes. [quote=Q-Rosh]What a cool beat. The bassline is driving too. You managed to keep this energy the whole song through, even did expend it with the clever melodies left and right. nice surprising track this week.[/quote]Thanks! Hopefully I can pull out a couple surprises once in a while. [quote=NWSPR]Branching out to the dark synth side I see. The main synth rhythm and whisper vocal is a bit unsettling in a good way. I like the playful synth noodling that comes in and evolves into some serious pads and layers at the end. Ends strong! [/quote]I've been having fun with the microkorg so far this year. I'm sure I'll keep using it so don't be surprised to see a few more dark synth excursions.

That drum beat is epic, so groovy and raw. It drives the track with authority. It makes me wonder how different this track would sound with a very different beat.
Is that a sheep at 2:26??? Or it's a synth that sounds just like a sheep.

I really like this track, how it mixes the organic drums and the synths.

That drum beat is epic, so groovy and raw. It drives the track with authority. It makes me wonder how different this track would sound with a very different beat. Is that a sheep at 2:26??? Or it's a synth that sounds just like a sheep. I really like this track, how it mixes the organic drums and the synths.

Wow, that synth sequence is wild.  Love the energy on this one, I totally get the jolty jittery vibe from it.

Wow, that synth sequence is wild. Love the energy on this one, I totally get the jolty jittery vibe from it.

Yeah, I bet it would sound pretty different with a different beat or no beat at all.  That sound at 2:26 actually recurs throughout the track.  Pretty much after every other time I whispered "jolts and jitters" I made an "AAAA" sound through the toy megaphone.  Just to add a little tiny extra detail. 

Thanks!  This was a fun jolty jittery one to do.

[quote=Kedbreak136]That drum beat is epic, so groovy and raw. It drives the track with authority. It makes me wonder how different this track would sound with a very different beat. Is that a sheep at 2:26??? Or it's a synth that sounds just like a sheep. I really like this track, how it mixes the organic drums and the synths.[/quote] Yeah, I bet it would sound pretty different with a different beat or no beat at all. That sound at 2:26 actually recurs throughout the track. Pretty much after every other time I whispered "jolts and jitters" I made an "AAAA" sound through the toy megaphone. Just to add a little tiny extra detail. [quote=Chrisfoo]Wow, that synth sequence is wild. Love the energy on this one, I totally get the jolty jittery vibe from it.[/quote]Thanks! This was a fun jolty jittery one to do.

Those drums do tie it together, I like this groove. The synths are great, the title fits so well. Sampled drums? played live? Right amount of chaos and then grounding from the bass and drums, it works. Synth melody is a good hook.
So ever since your song last week I keep  thinking about the word "crepuscular" I read it in a book too so it's stuck in my head. A head word worm. I'm still going to find your story, I have a note, looking forward to it!

Those drums do tie it together, I like this groove. The synths are great, the title fits so well. Sampled drums? played live? Right amount of chaos and then grounding from the bass and drums, it works. Synth melody is a good hook. So ever since your song last week I keep thinking about the word "crepuscular" I read it in a book too so it's stuck in my head. A head word worm. I'm still going to find your story, I have a note, looking forward to it!

Just a cool beat I found on a free virtual drum set I downloaded.  "Crepuscular" has been in my head, too, since I had to use it, but so did the other people in the contest so I've been seeing it pop up a lot in their stories and poems.

[quote=miraclemiles]Those drums do tie it together, I like this groove. The synths are great, the title fits so well. Sampled drums? played live? Right amount of chaos and then grounding from the bass and drums, it works. Synth melody is a good hook. So ever since your song last week I keep thinking about the word "crepuscular" I read it in a book too so it's stuck in my head. A head word worm. I'm still going to find your story, I have a note, looking forward to it![/quote]Just a cool beat I found on a free virtual drum set I downloaded. "Crepuscular" has been in my head, too, since I had to use it, but so did the other people in the contest so I've been seeing it pop up a lot in their stories and poems.

that dotted bass pulse, for lack of a better term, was hot

that dotted bass pulse, for lack of a better term, was hot

I was having fun playing bass notes on the microkorg and turning the knob back and forth to make them kind of pulsate.

[quote=orangedrink]that dotted bass pulse, for lack of a better term, was hot[/quote]I was having fun playing bass notes on the microkorg and turning the knob back and forth to make them kind of pulsate.