Make this album. I will buy it.

Make this album. I will buy it.

I do not even know where to begin. This is a triumph in ways I don't feel educated enough to describe.
I don't know where I am, but I am there now. Big weird Akira vibes.
Just wow.

I do not even know where to begin. This is a triumph in ways I don't feel educated enough to describe. I don't know where I am, but I am there now. Big weird Akira vibes. Just wow.

Whoah, this is wild! All the complexity dovetails together so nicely. Just a joy to explore.

Whoah, this is wild! All the complexity dovetails together so nicely. Just a joy to explore.

Dude I'm so glad you got to catch all of that praise for this live in weeklymeets, because this song completely deserves every bit of praise it got and more. This was such a crazy and inventive idea, and it sounds so good. Easy favorite, for sure.

Dude I'm so glad you got to catch all of that praise for this live in weeklymeets, because this song completely deserves every bit of praise it got and more. This was such a crazy and inventive idea, and it sounds so good. Easy favorite, for sure.

I said this in the chat, but it needs to be repeated: this is the most amazing work of art that I have ever heard on Weekly Beats. Phenomenal. Favorited.

I said this in the chat, but it needs to be repeated: this is the most amazing work of art that I have ever heard on Weekly Beats. Phenomenal. Favorited.

I have no idea what I just listened to but that was a blast. You're really hitting your stride here!

I have no idea what I just listened to but that was a blast. You're really hitting your stride here!

Such great work. Are both voices synthv? I feel like that’d take me hours and hours to program. I didn’t even have time to automate expression on strings and you made all of this!

Such great work. Are both voices synthv? I feel like that’d take me hours and hours to program. I didn’t even have time to automate expression on strings and you made all of this!

You’d be surprised how little manual work this takes. I don’t think I edited the expression much - they just sound like that. I did handwrite the melody and then retyped it to feed the midi into the program. I think the ease of use is a big reason I got it and these two voices especially. I mainly plan to make them sing gibberish phonics, not full vocal leads in english.

I’m happy you had a blast

An amazingly kind comment from someone making some of the best WB tracks. Yesterday’s track was seriously soooo good.

❤️ again.

Happy I could make you think something is wild! You are at the pinnacle of what I want to do with the M8, so you are a big inspiration right now. Yesterday’s track was amazing.

I’m happy you’re okay with being lost! I need to relisten to the Akira OST, but you’re probably right that some of that is in my blood. Also, I shared your song with a metalhead friend and they loved it. Said it was awesome.

[quote=monstret]Such great work. Are both voices synthv? I feel like that’d take me hours and hours to program. I didn’t even have time to automate expression on strings and you made all of this![/quote] You’d be surprised how little manual work this takes. I don’t think I edited the expression much - they just sound like that. I did handwrite the melody and then retyped it to feed the midi into the program. I think the ease of use is a big reason I got it and these two voices especially. I mainly plan to make them sing gibberish phonics, not full vocal leads in english. [quote=Water_Feature]I have no idea what I just listened to but that was a blast. You're really hitting your stride here![/quote] I’m happy you had a blast :) [quote=Paisleyfrog]I said this in the chat, but it needs to be repeated: this is the most amazing work of art that I have ever heard on Weekly Beats. Phenomenal. Favorited. [/quote] An amazingly kind comment from someone making some of the best WB tracks. Yesterday’s track was seriously soooo good. [quote=dadboy]Dude I'm so glad you got to catch all of that praise for this live in weeklymeets, because this song completely deserves every bit of praise it got and more. This was such a crazy and inventive idea, and it sounds so good. Easy favorite, for sure. [/quote] ❤️ again. [quote=deeckzeven]Whoah, this is wild! All the complexity dovetails together so nicely. Just a joy to explore.[/quote] Happy I could make you think something is wild! You are at the pinnacle of what I want to do with the M8, so you are a big inspiration right now. Yesterday’s track was amazing. [quote=BarristerPlong]I do not even know where to begin. This is a triumph in ways I don't feel educated enough to describe. I don't know where I am, but I am there now. Big weird Akira vibes. Just wow.[/quote] I’m happy you’re okay with being lost! I need to relisten to the Akira OST, but you’re probably right that some of that is in my blood. Also, I shared your song with a metalhead friend and they loved it. Said it was awesome.

thank you so much for sharing!

[quote=evanericksonmusic] I’m happy you’re okay with being lost! I need to relisten to the Akira OST, but you’re probably right that some of that is in my blood. Also, I shared your song with a metalhead friend and they loved it. Said it was awesome.[/quote] <3 thank you so much for sharing!

I already commented on this track pretty extensively during the weeklymeets stream, but let me just say again: this strange combination of opera meets Akira soundtrack meets Philip Glass is the most unexpected and wonderful piece I've heard this year. Really original while staying firmly outside of atonal experimental noisy musique concrète that's rarely pleasant to actually listen to.

So, great stuff. No notes, five stars.

I already commented on this track pretty extensively during the weeklymeets stream, but let me just say again: this strange combination of opera meets Akira soundtrack meets Philip Glass is the most unexpected and wonderful piece I've heard this year. Really original while staying firmly outside of atonal experimental noisy musique concrète that's rarely pleasant to actually listen to. So, great stuff. No notes, five stars.

I can't believe how rich and complex this is while still staying very easy and pleasant to listen to. It's like trying a new food that absolutely blows away your taste buds and becomes your new obsession.

I can't believe how rich and complex this is while still staying very easy and pleasant to listen to. It's like trying a new food that absolutely blows away your taste buds and becomes your new obsession.

Neat stuff! Out of curiosity, is the use of vocaloid a stylistic choice? Or one born out of necessity?

I could find imagine finding Japanese singers on short notice might be a prohibitive problem, unless you're willing to throw money at the problem. But would you have preferred that?

If you'll permit me some feedback:

Overall I thought the mix was a bit dark and receded sounding. With the female vocaloid being considerably louder than the rest. And I thought the climax of the piece didn't quite hit as hard as I think it perhaps should have. The noise riser isn't enough in my opinion. Maybe you're deliberately leaving space for the choir one day. But I think the climax from around 4m00s to 5m30s would have more impact if the sound opens up there. And would get a bit louder. Musically the intensity is there, but socially it's not. At least not for me.

Lastly, overall you're mix/master is kinda quiet. And it's not like you're using the dynamic range that it affords you. The mix still sounds squeezed.

This of course all how I perceive it, so do with it what you will. And I hope you don't mind me sharing it with you. I do think your tune is good and interesting. Rock on!

Neat stuff! Out of curiosity, is the use of vocaloid a stylistic choice? Or one born out of necessity? I could find imagine finding Japanese singers on short notice might be a prohibitive problem, unless you're willing to throw money at the problem. But would you have preferred that? If you'll permit me some feedback: Overall I thought the mix was a bit dark and receded sounding. With the female vocaloid being considerably louder than the rest. And I thought the climax of the piece didn't quite hit as hard as I think it perhaps should have. The noise riser isn't enough in my opinion. Maybe you're deliberately leaving space for the choir one day. But I think the climax from around 4m00s to 5m30s would have more impact if the sound opens up there. And would get a bit louder. Musically the intensity is there, but socially it's not. At least not for me. Lastly, overall you're mix/master is kinda quiet. And it's not like you're using the dynamic range that it affords you. The mix still sounds squeezed. This of course all how I perceive it, so do with it what you will. And I hope you don't mind me sharing it with you. I do think your tune is good and interesting. Rock on!

I do like vocaloid, and I am enjoying using it. Collaborating is not an easy thing for me with my health right now. Still in the early stages of messing with it. I figured getting some characters like an actual anime girl and this opera guy were unique enough to justify the software, rather than buying a generic pop singer.

Pretty new to mixing, metering, and how to make spectral space for sounds to pop through. Definitely feel you on the climax. I’ll say this: it was a LOT less impactful a day before submitting. There is still some work I’d have to do before releasing this track. This is also month 1 of integrating an ipad into my setup, so the way to balance / the FX I am using / the MIDI workflow is gonna take some time. I’m still not sure I have the right plugins for some of the job. I even ran out of tracks which was making it harder to keep adding tension to the big rise. I’m not sure I’m versed in electronic music enough yet to know how to make builds like this hit hard. It was much easier to do with notation.

I appreciate the comments.

[quote=electronic_tiger]Neat stuff! Out of curiosity, is the use of vocaloid a stylistic choice? Or one born out of necessity? I could find imagine finding Japanese singers on short notice might be a prohibitive problem, unless you're willing to throw money at the problem. But would you have preferred that? If you'll permit me some feedback: Overall I thought the mix was a bit dark and receded sounding. With the female vocaloid being considerably louder than the rest. And I thought the climax of the piece didn't quite hit as hard as I think it perhaps should have. The noise riser isn't enough in my opinion. Maybe you're deliberately leaving space for the choir one day. But I think the climax from around 4m00s to 5m30s would have more impact if the sound opens up there. And would get a bit louder. Musically the intensity is there, but socially it's not. At least not for me. Lastly, overall you're mix/master is kinda quiet. And it's not like you're using the dynamic range that it affords you. The mix still sounds squeezed. This of course all how I perceive it, so do with it what you will. And I hope you don't mind me sharing it with you. I do think your tune is good and interesting. Rock on![/quote] I do like vocaloid, and I am enjoying using it. Collaborating is not an easy thing for me with my health right now. Still in the early stages of messing with it. I figured getting some characters like an actual anime girl and this opera guy were unique enough to justify the software, rather than buying a generic pop singer. Pretty new to mixing, metering, and how to make spectral space for sounds to pop through. Definitely feel you on the climax. I’ll say this: it was a LOT less impactful a day before submitting. There is still some work I’d have to do before releasing this track. This is also month 1 of integrating an ipad into my setup, so the way to balance / the FX I am using / the MIDI workflow is gonna take some time. I’m still not sure I have the right plugins for some of the job. I even ran out of tracks which was making it harder to keep adding tension to the big rise. I’m not sure I’m versed in electronic music enough yet to know how to make builds like this hit hard. It was much easier to do with notation. I appreciate the comments.

You’re really carving out your own genre at this point and I’m sat for the ride I’m always curiously anticipating what I’ll hear week after week and you continue to surprise! - this one and ‘the club in my pillow’ are my personal favorites.

You’re really carving out your own genre at this point and I’m sat for the ride :) I’m always curiously anticipating what I’ll hear week after week and you continue to surprise! - this one and ‘the club in my pillow’ are my personal favorites.

I mean ... this is a frenetic opera in all the best imaginable ways. Brilliant. Kind of at a loss for words here. Though I think this could be the soundtrack to some Matthew Barney film piece in a heartbeat. Just awesome. A live choir would be amazing ... assuming they were up to the challenge, lol. Great stuff.

I mean ... this is a frenetic opera in all the best imaginable ways. Brilliant. Kind of at a loss for words here. Though I think this could be the soundtrack to some Matthew Barney film piece in a heartbeat. Just awesome. A live choir would be amazing ... assuming they were up to the challenge, lol. Great stuff.

Oh man, what an adventure!  Cool song!

Oh man, what an adventure! Cool song!