Oh my god those intro chords. Goodness gracious me, you've won over my heart for sure! Beautiful!

Oh my god those intro chords. Goodness gracious me, you've won over my heart for sure! Beautiful! <3

I can totally picture the high school gym with the lights dimmed while this song plays.  Nice change of pace.

I can totally picture the high school gym with the lights dimmed while this song plays. Nice change of pace.

Really nostalgic tune.  Totally on par with the vibe you were going for!

Really nostalgic tune. Totally on par with the vibe you were going for!

Encore très cool. J'aime beaucoup ta bass. very smooth! Je te pognerais bien une fesse et te licherais le cou en dansant la dessus.

Encore très cool. J'aime beaucoup ta bass. very smooth! Je te pognerais bien une fesse et te licherais le cou en dansant la dessus. :)

I love it when those drums come in. Is that gated reverb I hear?

I love it when those drums come in. Is that gated reverb I hear?

Good Jorb

Good Jorb

Lovely composition, nice to hear the sweet and gentle style back again. The mix is pretty well balanced, sounds great!

Lovely composition, nice to hear the sweet and gentle style back again. The mix is pretty well balanced, sounds great!

[img=PunBB bbcode test]https://66.media.tumblr.com/1baf2e14447b95191444265570ede956/tumblr_pli5z5nKSp1ssby0io1_400.gifv[/img]

Belle petite vibe

Belle petite vibe <3

Dude this is perfect, so prom.  Do you come up with the titles or the music first on your songs?   

Love the key change at the end too, that got me so jazzed up.

Dude this is perfect, so prom. Do you come up with the titles or the music first on your songs? Love the key change at the end too, that got me so jazzed up.

Thank you so much!

Thanks! I think it's awesome if you get that image too, that's pretty much what I had in my head while composing!

Ah ben la! Viens-tu danser un beau grand slow collé? hehehe

Gated reverb for life!! Thank you, I wasn't sure at first if I was going to bring the kick/snare into the mix but I just decided to make them wait a bit longer than usual this time

Thank you! Feels good to slow down a bit

Merci les gars!

Aah thanks man! Glad you liked that key change, I honestly couldn't resist doing that! Music first, title is usually the last thing that gets done! I have a bit of an idea where I'm heading when I start but it's more like images and feelings in my head than a definite title or plan, if that makes sense!

[quote=Mortistar]Oh my god those intro chords. Goodness gracious me, you've won over my heart for sure! Beautiful! <3[/quote] <3 Thank you so much! [quote=CosmicCairns]I can totally picture the high school gym with the lights dimmed while this song plays. Nice change of pace. [/quote] Thanks! I think it's awesome if you get that image too, that's pretty much what I had in my head while composing! [quote=Reilly Farrell]Really nostalgic tune. Totally on par with the vibe you were going for![/quote] [quote=djippy]Encore très cool. J'aime beaucoup ta bass. very smooth! Je te pognerais bien une fesse et te licherais le cou en dansant la dessus. :) [/quote] Ah ben la! Viens-tu danser un beau grand slow collé? hehehe [quote=Mission Crossing]I love it when those drums come in. Is that gated reverb I hear?[/quote] Gated reverb for life!! Thank you, I wasn't sure at first if I was going to bring the kick/snare into the mix but I just decided to make them wait a bit longer than usual this time :) [quote=hieme]Lovely composition, nice to hear the sweet and gentle style back again. The mix is pretty well balanced, sounds great![/quote] Thank you! Feels good to slow down a bit [quote=Procyon Lotor]Good Jorb[/quote] [quote=???][img=PunBB bbcode test]https://66.media.tumblr.com/1baf2e14447b95191444265570ede956/tumblr_pli5z5nKSp1ssby0io1_400.gifv[/img] Belle petite vibe <3[/quote] Merci les gars! <3 [quote=Chrisfoo]Dude this is perfect, so prom. Do you come up with the titles or the music first on your songs? Love the key change at the end too, that got me so jazzed up.[/quote] Aah thanks man! Glad you liked that key change, I honestly couldn't resist doing that! Music first, title is usually the last thing that gets done! I have a bit of an idea where I'm heading when I start but it's more like images and feelings in my head than a definite title or plan, if that makes sense! :)

Thank you! I did wax nostalgic quite a bit while working on this!

[quote=Reilly Farrell]Really nostalgic tune. Totally on par with the vibe you were going for![/quote] Thank you! I did wax nostalgic quite a bit while working on this!

Montreal vaporwave

Montreal vaporwave :D

Yeah this is definitely an 80's slow dance song.  Love it.  Nice work on this, you nailed it.

Yeah this is definitely an 80's slow dance song. Love it. Nice work on this, you nailed it.

A damn good composition with some damn good instrument choices. The Pretty in Pink still is perfect for this, haha!

A damn good composition with some damn good instrument choices. The Pretty in Pink still is perfect for this, haha!

Big hair, unsure prom date, punch bowls, this song comes on and everything turns out a-ok.

Big hair, unsure prom date, punch bowls, this song comes on and everything turns out a-ok.

aaaaand key change. Stop pulling my heart strings, damnit!

aaaaand key change. Stop pulling my heart strings, damnit!

And by sleeves I mean track!

[url="https://miralamb.tumblr.com/post/47606259388"][img]https://media.giphy.com/media/6cSbzTwM969Jm/giphy.gif[/img][/url] And by sleeves I mean track!

J'avoue qu'avec le bpm all the way down pis la beurré de reverb c'est presque vaporeux! D'ailleurs j'aimerais ça faire une ou deux tracks de vaporwave au courant de l'année! A suivre

Cheers!!

Many thanks! I spent quite a bit of time selecting the instruments and trying things. There was a bit of D-50 Pizzagogo in there at some point. It had to gogo (pardon the pun) but I'm sure I'll find a place for it in another compo

I'm sorry! I had to put the key change, had to! I figured it would fit right in with all the nostalgic feelings

Why thank you! I was googling for an appropriate gif response, didn't think I would find the best prom dress in the galaxy, but behold:

[quote=Pheek]Montreal vaporwave :D[/quote] J'avoue qu'avec le bpm all the way down pis la beurré de reverb c'est presque vaporeux! D'ailleurs j'aimerais ça faire une ou deux tracks de vaporwave au courant de l'année! A suivre :) [quote=coreytrev0r]Yeah this is definitely an 80's slow dance song. Love it. Nice work on this, you nailed it.[/quote] Cheers!! <3 [quote=mikememo]A damn good composition with some damn good instrument choices. The Pretty in Pink still is perfect for this, haha![/quote] Many thanks! I spent quite a bit of time selecting the instruments and trying things. There was a bit of D-50 Pizzagogo in there at some point. It had to gogo (pardon the pun) but I'm sure I'll find a place for it in another compo :D [quote=Jokinen]Big hair, unsure prom date, punch bowls, this song comes on and everything turns out a-ok. aaaaand key change. Stop pulling my heart strings, damnit! [/quote] I'm sorry! I had to put the key change, had to! I figured it would fit right in with all the nostalgic feelings ;) [quote=Ipaghost][url="https://miralamb.tumblr.com/post/47606259388"][img]https://media.giphy.com/media/6cSbzTwM969Jm/giphy.gif[/img][/url] And by sleeves I mean track! [/quote] Why thank you! <3 I was googling for an appropriate gif response, didn't think I would find the best prom dress in the galaxy, but behold: [img]https://media.giphy.com/media/u3HDBK9KSsJ5m/giphy.gif[/img]

Sounds incredible.  Can't imagine what the missing drum track would add but I love how sparse the drum arrangement is.  That one clave sunk back in the mix taking a reverb bath is to die for! Elements of your production remind me of the Human League's "Crash" album.  Not a favorite, but the production was impeccable and super polished. Great title as well! Fits the vibe and nostalgia and I I could definitely see this as the sound track for an 80s teen movie.  The Korg M1 patches sounds are really full. Great work!

Sounds incredible. Can't imagine what the missing drum track would add but I love how sparse the drum arrangement is. That one clave sunk back in the mix taking a reverb bath is to die for! Elements of your production remind me of the Human League's "Crash" album. Not a favorite, but the production was impeccable and super polished. Great title as well! Fits the vibe and nostalgia and I I could definitely see this as the sound track for an 80s teen movie. The Korg M1 patches sounds are really full. Great work!

Thank you so much! I needed to give Crash a re-listen cause it's been a while; the separation/mixing is indeed phenomenal! I'll definitely try to take cues from them, and to be even remotely compared to that level of production is humbling, so big thanks again!

I'm not sure which version you listened to but I uploaded the fixed one in the description, the only real change is that the original upload is missing a generously reverberated TR707 rimshot throughout the first 2/3 of the track. Alternately if the link in the description is not popping up I'll paste it here, if you fancy a relisten!
https://drive.google.com/open?id=15s70MQggDBJ93WVaMtX0prM6vrYLCnZh

[quote=NWSPR]Sounds incredible. Can't imagine what the missing drum track would add but I love how sparse the drum arrangement is. That one clave sunk back in the mix taking a reverb bath is to die for! Elements of your production remind me of the Human League's "Crash" album. Not a favorite, but the production was impeccable and super polished. Great title as well! Fits the vibe and nostalgia and I I could definitely see this as the sound track for an 80s teen movie. The Korg M1 patches sounds are really full. Great work![/quote] Thank you so much! I needed to give Crash a re-listen cause it's been a while; the separation/mixing is indeed phenomenal! I'll definitely try to take cues from them, and to be even remotely compared to that level of production is humbling, so big thanks again! :) I'm not sure which version you listened to but I uploaded the fixed one in the description, the only real change is that the original upload is missing a generously reverberated TR707 rimshot throughout the first 2/3 of the track. Alternately if the link in the description is not popping up I'll paste it here, if you fancy a relisten! ;) https://drive.google.com/open?id=15s70MQggDBJ93WVaMtX0prM6vrYLCnZh

I wish I could download your brain. You clearly know so much about synths and sound design, arrangement, composition and everything. It's pretty remarkable. Keep it up Gab.

I wish I could download your brain. You clearly know so much about synths and sound design, arrangement, composition and everything. It's pretty remarkable. Keep it up Gab.

You are giving me the warm fuzzies, thank you so much! I can't copy my brain but I can tell you that the best trick I've found regarding synths is to get out there and figure out the exact synths in the songs you like and to not stop until you have it at your fingertips.

Let's say you really like the synths in Enya's stuff. A quick google and you'll find she's used the Roland Juno 60 and the D50 a lot. From there if you're not familiar with those, you can research what these synths sound like and how they work. If you find that it's the D50 that makes you tick, you go and find out if you can recreate its sound without having an actual D50. It might be available as an official VST, a very close clone, samples, etc. Then once you have that sound you were looking for, compare it to the source and check if there was added delay/reverb/other effects, how it's played in the track, is it modulated or fixed, is it played staccato, etc etc. At this point you've learned a crapload of stuff AND you have a sound that you've been excited about, now available for you to create with. Anyways sorry for the wall of text but that's pretty much how I operate!

[quote=ngineer]I wish I could download your brain. You clearly know so much about synths and sound design, arrangement, composition and everything. It's pretty remarkable. Keep it up Gab.[/quote] <3 You are giving me the warm fuzzies, thank you so much! I can't copy my brain but I can tell you that the best trick I've found regarding synths is to get out there and figure out the exact synths in the songs you like and to not stop until you have it at your fingertips. Let's say you really like the synths in Enya's stuff. A quick google and you'll find she's used the Roland Juno 60 and the D50 a lot. From there if you're not familiar with those, you can research what these synths sound like and how they work. If you find that it's the D50 that makes you tick, you go and find out if you can recreate its sound without having an actual D50. It might be available as an official VST, a very close clone, samples, etc. Then once you have that sound you were looking for, compare it to the source and check if there was added delay/reverb/other effects, how it's played in the track, is it modulated or fixed, is it played staccato, etc etc. At this point you've learned a crapload of stuff AND you have a sound that you've been excited about, now available for you to create with. Anyways sorry for the wall of text but that's pretty much how I operate!

love it!

[img]https://media.giphy.com/media/rx81YTju5O8eY/giphy.gif[/img] love it!

Great info and something ill start doing!! Thanks!

Great info and something ill start doing!! Thanks!

A sweet sweet melody lifts the us prom goers up with just enough tasty percussion to sway, and touch puffy sleeves, to. Fun change of pace indeed. We don't know what the future has in store ... but tonight we'll sway on the gym floor. Cool reply about finding the synths you like, good advice. Fun fact, I met my now wife at a party at my house we called "punk rock prom". Had streams and balloons and a band play called the All Girl Summer Fun Band. The only song I remember now was called Charm Bracelet. Good times.

A sweet sweet melody lifts the us prom goers up with just enough tasty percussion to sway, and touch puffy sleeves, to. Fun change of pace indeed. We don't know what the future has in store ... but tonight we'll sway on the gym floor. Cool reply about finding the synths you like, good advice. Fun fact, I met my now wife at a party at my house we called "punk rock prom". Had streams and balloons and a band play called the All Girl Summer Fun Band. The only song I remember now was called Charm Bracelet. Good times.

xD. This made me smile right away. It's so on point. Hammer + nail.

xD. This made me smile right away. It's so on point. Hammer + nail.

Can picture this at the end of a movie, right as the two lovebirds get together and dance as the credits roll.

Can picture this at the end of a movie, right as the two lovebirds get together and dance as the credits roll. :)

Perfect mission! You nailed the feeling, even known to a scandinavian thanks for the endless 80´s movies that were shown here as well I am not sure if this really needs those drums you muted, we all can hear them in our minds Very impressive, again...

Perfect mission! You nailed the feeling, even known to a scandinavian thanks for the endless 80´s movies that were shown here as well :) I am not sure if this really needs those drums you muted, we all can hear them in our minds :) Very impressive, again...

It's so sweet. I agree the missing drum wasn't huge, but it did provide a bit of power to it.

It's so sweet. I agree the missing drum wasn't huge, but it did provide a bit of power to it.

Most welcome! Let me know what you discover!

What a lovely story! Good times indeed, those are memories to be cherished

Thank you! I'm a carpenter today hehehehe

Yay, thank you! That's what I was aiming for

Thank you so much! Here too, prom isn't as huge of a thing as it is in the states. I have the same source as you for that feeling hehehehe, actually never been to prom!

Thanks! It would probably have been fine without it in the end but it was bugging me

[quote=kaedo sevaada][img]https://media.giphy.com/media/rx81YTju5O8eY/giphy.gif[/img] love it![/quote] <3 [quote=ngineer]Great info and something ill start doing!! Thanks![/quote] Most welcome! Let me know what you discover! :D [quote=miraclemiles]A sweet sweet melody lifts the us prom goers up with just enough tasty percussion to sway, and touch puffy sleeves, to. Fun change of pace indeed. We don't know what the future has in store ... but tonight we'll sway on the gym floor. Cool reply about finding the synths you like, good advice. Fun fact, I met my now wife at a party at my house we called "punk rock prom". Had streams and balloons and a band play called the All Girl Summer Fun Band. The only song I remember now was called Charm Bracelet. Good times. [/quote] What a lovely story! Good times indeed, those are memories to be cherished :) [quote=Anon_Buster]xD. This made me smile right away. It's so on point. Hammer + nail.[/quote] Thank you! I'm a carpenter today hehehehe [quote=hent03]Can picture this at the end of a movie, right as the two lovebirds get together and dance as the credits roll. :)[/quote] Yay, thank you! That's what I was aiming for :) [quote=Ashen Simian]Perfect mission! You nailed the feeling, even known to a scandinavian thanks for the endless 80´s movies that were shown here as well :) I am not sure if this really needs those drums you muted, we all can hear them in our minds :) Very impressive, again...[/quote] Thank you so much! Here too, prom isn't as huge of a thing as it is in the states. I have the same source as you for that feeling hehehehe, actually never been to prom! [quote=Devieus]It's so sweet. I agree the missing drum wasn't huge, but it did provide a bit of power to it.[/quote] Thanks! It would probably have been fine without it in the end but it was bugging me :D

I can't believe this is the first track you have used a dx7 sound. Suits your music perfectly.

I can't believe this is the first track you have used a dx7 sound. Suits your music perfectly.

I'm a sucker for 80s nostalgia, especially anything specifically from 1986.  I was 8 years old but sooo many memories of movies, tv, sports etc then.  Those opening chords instantly transported me back.  I agree with everyone, it evokes instant-prom scene with that DX7.  Bravo!

I'm a sucker for 80s nostalgia, especially anything specifically from 1986. I was 8 years old but sooo many memories of movies, tv, sports etc then. Those opening chords instantly transported me back. I agree with everyone, it evokes instant-prom scene with that DX7. Bravo!

This is the sounds of Cyndi Lauper's tears... in the rain... falling on puddles... reflecting moonlight!!! Perfection

This is the sounds of Cyndi Lauper's tears... in the rain... falling on puddles... reflecting moonlight!!! Perfection

Thank you! I've been meaning to get the DX7 in a track, it'll be back before long I think

thank you very much! I'm really happy that I could transport you back for a song

Ah, that's such a cool image! thank you!

[quote=Ryan]I can't believe this is the first track you have used a dx7 sound. Suits your music perfectly. [/quote] Thank you! I've been meaning to get the DX7 in a track, it'll be back before long I think :D [quote=Tone Matrix]I'm a sucker for 80s nostalgia, especially anything specifically from 1986. I was 8 years old but sooo many memories of movies, tv, sports etc then. Those opening chords instantly transported me back. I agree with everyone, it evokes instant-prom scene with that DX7. Bravo![/quote] <3 thank you very much! I'm really happy that I could transport you back for a song :D [quote=Podling]This is the sounds of Cyndi Lauper's tears... in the rain... falling on puddles... reflecting moonlight!!! Perfection [/quote] Ah, that's such a cool image! thank you!

I've just listened the Google Drive version with period-perfect drum fills. You Sir really nailed the sound of the eighties!

I've just listened the Google Drive version with period-perfect drum fills. You Sir really nailed the sound of the eighties! [img]https://media.giphy.com/media/ZgRj2EXu3BmTXiEzcy/giphy.gif[/img]

This is so good. you bring back the spirit of the 80ies. thank you.

This is so good. you bring back the spirit of the 80ies. thank you.