Really enjoyed this, felt very cozy during

Really enjoyed this, felt very cozy during

Has a bright northern lights vibe

Has a bright northern lights vibe

Feeling the warmth on this one. Non-linear represent!

Feeling the warmth on this one. Non-linear represent!

Really well done balancing the amount of change and modulation to keep it fresh without losing its simplicity. It kept me engaged the whole way through. Perfectly portrays the atmosphere of the photo in the description.

Really well done balancing the amount of change and modulation to keep it fresh without losing its simplicity. It kept me engaged the whole way through. Perfectly portrays the atmosphere of the photo in the description.

It is a nice relaxing piece of music. Like it

It is a nice relaxing piece of music. Like it

yeah beautiful track!  very enjoyable.

yeah beautiful track! very enjoyable.

It's really cool. This would have been really hard for me to not add percussion to. I mean, the track is so good that you could go so many different directions with it.. and they could all have such different vibes.. but It also totally stands on it's own.. which is awesome and fascinating to me. It definitely makes me feel like I probably am trying to do too much in my tracks.. But I also feel like this track is probably doing a LOT of subtle things.. It just doesn't feel crowded or overwhelming, while still feeling quite complex. I like it a lot.

It's really cool. This would have been really hard for me to not add percussion to. I mean, the track is so good that you could go so many different directions with it.. and they could all have such different vibes.. but It also totally stands on it's own.. which is awesome and fascinating to me. It definitely makes me feel like I probably am trying to do too much in my tracks.. But I also feel like this track is probably doing a LOT of subtle things.. It just doesn't feel crowded or overwhelming, while still feeling quite complex. I like it a lot.

thank you! winter vibes for sure!

yass lol!

thanks so much! i spent way too long trying to pick the photo for this week lol, ended up choosing this one which is actually from just a couple weeks ago. i'm glad it's a good fit

thank you thank you!

ahh it's true. lots to say here. this did have a few layers of a clicky percussion thing but i scrapped it in favour of simplicity. i wanted all the timbral variations to come through clearly and the clicks were kinda obscuring it. it does bother me just a little to put out a track with literally NO low end. pretty hard to get new elements in tune with a track like this as the tuning of the main sample "instrument" is all over the place. so it kinda had to just be this, or else turn into something that would take a lot longer to produce, which kinda defeats the purpose.

on a personal note ultimately i think this was a good choice for week 4 - if january did have a "theme" it was that each week's track contrasted the last in some way. week 1 - chill vibez, simple beat, hidden subtle details; week 2 - chaotic, frenetic beat with everything right up front; week 3 - simple beat again, over-the-top maximalist layering with tons of hidden stuff, and super bass heavy; week 4 - relatively simple palette, entirely hi- and midrange, subtle details but not hidden. tldr- thanks for your comment and yes definitely sometimes less is more, but there are so many great ways to make tracks

[quote=pashapear]Really enjoyed this, felt very cozy during[/quote] [quote=ineff]Has a bright northern lights vibe[/quote] thank you! winter vibes for sure! [quote=N_ronvaldez]Feeling the warmth on this one. Non-linear represent![/quote] yass lol! [quote=v0]Really well done balancing the amount of change and modulation to keep it fresh without losing its simplicity. It kept me engaged the whole way through. Perfectly portrays the atmosphere of the photo in the description.[/quote] thanks so much! i spent way too long trying to pick the photo for this week lol, ended up choosing this one which is actually from just a couple weeks ago. i'm glad it's a good fit :) [quote=Q-Rosh]It is a nice relaxing piece of music. Like it[/quote] [quote=Holzter]yeah beautiful track! very enjoyable. [/quote] thank you thank you! :D [quote=zeropass]It's really cool. This would have been really hard for me to not add percussion to. I mean, the track is so good that you could go so many different directions with it.. and they could all have such different vibes.. but It also totally stands on it's own.. which is awesome and fascinating to me. It definitely makes me feel like I probably am trying to do too much in my tracks.. But I also feel like this track is probably doing a LOT of subtle things.. It just doesn't feel crowded or overwhelming, while still feeling quite complex. I like it a lot. [/quote] ahh it's true. lots to say here. this did have a few layers of a clicky percussion thing but i scrapped it in favour of simplicity. i wanted all the timbral variations to come through clearly and the clicks were kinda obscuring it. it does bother me just a little to put out a track with literally NO low end. pretty hard to get new elements in tune with a track like this as the tuning of the main sample "instrument" is all over the place. so it kinda had to just be this, or else turn into something that would take a lot longer to produce, which kinda defeats the purpose. on a personal note ultimately i think this was a good choice for week 4 - if january did have a "theme" it was that each week's track contrasted the last in some way. week 1 - chill vibez, simple beat, hidden subtle details; week 2 - chaotic, frenetic beat with everything right up front; week 3 - simple beat again, over-the-top maximalist layering with tons of hidden stuff, and super bass heavy; week 4 - relatively simple palette, entirely hi- and midrange, subtle details but not hidden. tldr- thanks for your comment and yes definitely sometimes less is more, but there are so many great ways to make tracks :)

Magical, creates a sense of wonder, I got lost in it. Fits with the picture so well, that feeling of looking out at an intriguing landscape with the light just right. Thank you. I like reading about your process. I have multiple things going at once too, WB is so great to actually get one of the out the door, which always feels good.

Magical, creates a sense of wonder, I got lost in it. Fits with the picture so well, that feeling of looking out at an intriguing landscape with the light just right. Thank you. I like reading about your process. I have multiple things going at once too, WB is so great to actually get one of the out the door, which always feels good.

really enjoyed this track, felt wintery and yet welcoming. nicely done!

really enjoyed this track, felt wintery and yet welcoming. nicely done!

Love how bouncy it all feels. Lovely panning

Love how bouncy it all feels. Lovely panning