I learned the same lesson in writing—sometimes the lines that I liked best did not serve the story as a whole, so they had to go. Love the way you use the bass in this track for the middle section - the way it mirrors the drums at first creates a really interesting dynamic.

I learned the same lesson in writing—sometimes the lines that I liked best did not serve the story as a whole, so they had to go. Love the way you use the bass in this track for the middle section - the way it mirrors the drums at first creates a really interesting dynamic.

Wow, really cool one this week.  Love the aggressive drums on this.  Also a lot of really cool stereo field stuff going on.  Well done!

Wow, really cool one this week. Love the aggressive drums on this. Also a lot of really cool stereo field stuff going on. Well done!

Great percussion, obviously.  The bass is awesome when it comes in.  I like how there's a little bit of an Eastern vibe to this with the synths and also it kind of gives me a little bit of spy music feel, too, at times.

Great percussion, obviously. The bass is awesome when it comes in. I like how there's a little bit of an Eastern vibe to this with the synths and also it kind of gives me a little bit of spy music feel, too, at times.

love this funky darkness

love this funky darkness <3 [img=funkydark]https://media.giphy.com/media/5Nx5shw7S3jK9n8OQG/giphy.gif[/img]

Toms don't get enough love tbh, and the bass is just killer
- Ebrit

Toms don't get enough love tbh, and the bass is just killer - Ebrit

the sound in here is so clear and present. right into the face. I wish I could learn from your high quality productions. congratulations for this brilliant mix.

the sound in here is so clear and present. right into the face. I wish I could learn from your high quality productions. congratulations for this brilliant mix.

its awesome. You can really feel the attention put to the drums, super cool climax

its awesome. You can really feel the attention put to the drums, super cool climax

Daaaang the drums are so awesome in this!  That reversed rise is mixed so nicely in the track too.  The synth that comes in around the 2:30 mark almost has a turntable vibe to it.  Like you were scratching the synth rather than playing it   Yais!

Daaaang the drums are so awesome in this! That reversed rise is mixed so nicely in the track too. The synth that comes in around the 2:30 mark almost has a turntable vibe to it. Like you were scratching the synth rather than playing it :) Yais!

This was a fun listen. Great title!  Interesting to hear about the editing process, why is adding always so much easier than subtracting!

This was a fun listen. Great title! Interesting to hear about the editing process, why is adding always so much easier than subtracting! [img=]https://media.giphy.com/media/Ggqa1eltvGXwk/giphy-downsized-large.gif[/img]

The drums certainly shine on this one, some nice energy from the synth stabs and wonky lead, agree with your description on removing parts, I felt that for the upcoming submission that the best part just didn’t fit with the rest.

The drums certainly shine on this one, some nice energy from the synth stabs and wonky lead, agree with your description on removing parts, I felt that for the upcoming submission that the best part just didn’t fit with the rest.

A quirky and fun journey.  Quite an enjoyable mix too!  Do you play the bass parts yourself?  Almost takes a Primus turn mid way.  Always a fun listen with your tracks.

A quirky and fun journey. Quite an enjoyable mix too! Do you play the bass parts yourself? Almost takes a Primus turn mid way. Always a fun listen with your tracks.

Learning the weekly lessons from making tracks is what it's all about, you learned a good one here, great reminder, glad you shared. I've experience that too. Sometimes I keep stuff in when I shouldn't out of spite and stubborness, but I know I'll have to tear it out if I ever want to track to be better. Love the drums on this, and the bass! Keith Moon was amazing. This sounds like somethin from a movie trailer: " unique breed of human, too weird to live, too rare to die." The text and the music I guess! i think a story is brewing here! Keith Moon brought back to life as a cyborg?

Learning the weekly lessons from making tracks is what it's all about, you learned a good one here, great reminder, glad you shared. I've experience that too. Sometimes I keep stuff in when I shouldn't out of spite and stubborness, but I know I'll have to tear it out if I ever want to track to be better. Love the drums on this, and the bass! Keith Moon was amazing. This sounds like somethin from a movie trailer: " unique breed of human, too weird to live, too rare to die." The text and the music I guess! i think a story is brewing here! Keith Moon brought back to life as a cyborg?

I guess WB ate my comment -- I remember this one well. Absolutely love the way the bass is mixed both very close and dry on this, makes the tune imo. The naturalistic approach to the drums here is also quite, quite remarkable -- are those samples / recordings or are these tracked? (I can tell the 3:20 type beat is tracked, what about like 2:50?)

I guess WB ate my comment -- I remember this one well. Absolutely love the way the bass is mixed both very close and dry on this, makes the tune imo. The naturalistic approach to the drums here is also quite, quite remarkable -- are those samples / recordings or are these tracked? (I can tell the 3:20 type beat is tracked, what about like 2:50?)

Right, these are catalyst lines. And the good thing is that we can re-use catalyst after the reaction has completed!

Thank you very much for the nice comment!

Right, the arpeggio synth has some eastern vibe, I am not sure what scale I used there but I'll need to revisit.

Thank you!

Toms don't get enough love indeed! I like how Keith Moon did not even bother with a hihat - it was a lot of toms and crashes!

I think this is mainly using a lot of good samples. I never manage to get a good sound using my own analogue recordings but cleanly recorded and EQed samples mix themselves. Thank you for the comment!

Thank you!

Yes I love that moody synth, it can have so much character. I use it in a lot of tracks and depending on how you play it, it really can morph into a different animal but always brings a lot of interesting sound texture to the track.

Thank you for the nice comment!

Thank you. The editor work is important when we create these tracks, and it's also hard because we have so little time for weekly beats and usually a good editing process benefits from having rested ears.

Ah yes the slap bass has a primus influence for sure. This is a recorded bass. I like playing bass but am not good and tight enough to play these slaps very appropriately. So i just go lazily with the programming approach.

Haha that quote actually was from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter referring to Dr Gonzo, his flamboyant attorney. Even when we reach the singularity and we have machines that can run circles around us humans in any field, they still won't be able to understand how the brain of someone like keith moon worked.

Thank you for the nice comment! There are a lot of samples from splice - the section before 2:50 is a sample of hand percussions, played by a very real human and delicately recorded by the sampler pros on splice. The 3:20 is indeed tracked. Using real recordings of really good percussionist always sounds so much better. And there are so many percussions that have a different texture - from hand percussion to chinese cymbals, etc. It's just a matter of finding the right color.

[quote=hent03]I learned the same lesson in writing—sometimes the lines that I liked best did not serve the story as a whole, so they had to go. Love the way you use the bass in this track for the middle section - the way it mirrors the drums at first creates a really interesting dynamic.[/quote] Right, these are catalyst lines. And the good thing is that we can re-use catalyst after the reaction has completed! [quote=Chrisfoo]Wow, really cool one this week. Love the aggressive drums on this. Also a lot of really cool stereo field stuff going on. Well done! [/quote] Thank you very much for the nice comment! [quote=CosmicCairns]Great percussion, obviously. The bass is awesome when it comes in. I like how there's a little bit of an Eastern vibe to this with the synths and also it kind of gives me a little bit of spy music feel, too, at times.[/quote] Right, the arpeggio synth has some eastern vibe, I am not sure what scale I used there but I'll need to revisit. :) [quote=RajaTheResidentAlien]love this funky darkness <3 [img=funkydark]https://media.giphy.com/media/5Nx5shw7S3jK9n8OQG/giphy.gif[/img][/quote] Thank you! :) [quote=Devieus]Toms don't get enough love tbh, and the bass is just killer - Ebrit[/quote] Toms don't get enough love indeed! I like how Keith Moon did not even bother with a hihat - it was a lot of toms and crashes! [quote=Q-Rosh]the sound in here is so clear and present. right into the face. I wish I could learn from your high quality productions. congratulations for this brilliant mix.[/quote] I think this is mainly using a lot of good samples. I never manage to get a good sound using my own analogue recordings but cleanly recorded and EQed samples mix themselves. Thank you for the comment! [quote=PieBaron]its awesome. You can really feel the attention put to the drums, super cool climax[/quote] Thank you! [quote=Tone Matrix]Daaaang the drums are so awesome in this! That reversed rise is mixed so nicely in the track too. The synth that comes in around the 2:30 mark almost has a turntable vibe to it. Like you were scratching the synth rather than playing it :) Yais![/quote] Yes I love that moody synth, it can have so much character. I use it in a lot of tracks and depending on how you play it, it really can morph into a different animal but always brings a lot of interesting sound texture to the track. [quote=Monstrosus]This was a fun listen. Great title! Interesting to hear about the editing process, why is adding always so much easier than subtracting! [img=]https://media.giphy.com/media/Ggqa1eltvGXwk/giphy-downsized-large.gif[/img][/quote] Thank you for the nice comment! [quote=Jason Nijjer]The drums certainly shine on this one, some nice energy from the synth stabs and wonky lead, agree with your description on removing parts, I felt that for the upcoming submission that the best part just didn’t fit with the rest.[/quote] Thank you. The editor work is important when we create these tracks, and it's also hard because we have so little time for weekly beats and usually a good editing process benefits from having rested ears. [quote=rdomain]A quirky and fun journey. Quite an enjoyable mix too! Do you play the bass parts yourself? Almost takes a Primus turn mid way. Always a fun listen with your tracks.[/quote] Ah yes the slap bass has a primus influence for sure. This is a recorded bass. I like playing bass but am not good and tight enough to play these slaps very appropriately. So i just go lazily with the programming approach. [quote=miraclemiles]Learning the weekly lessons from making tracks is what it's all about, you learned a good one here, great reminder, glad you shared. I've experience that too. Sometimes I keep stuff in when I shouldn't out of spite and stubborness, but I know I'll have to tear it out if I ever want to track to be better. Love the drums on this, and the bass! Keith Moon was amazing. This sounds like somethin from a movie trailer: " unique breed of human, too weird to live, too rare to die." The text and the music I guess! i think a story is brewing here! Keith Moon brought back to life as a cyborg?[/quote] Haha that quote actually was from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter referring to Dr Gonzo, his flamboyant attorney. Even when we reach the singularity and we have machines that can run circles around us humans in any field, they still won't be able to understand how the brain of someone like keith moon worked. [quote=ilzxc]I guess WB ate my comment -- I remember this one well. Absolutely love the way the bass is mixed both very close and dry on this, makes the tune imo. The naturalistic approach to the drums here is also quite, quite remarkable -- are those samples / recordings or are these tracked? (I can tell the 3:20 type beat is tracked, what about like 2:50?)[/quote] Thank you for the nice comment! There are a lot of samples from splice - the section before 2:50 is a sample of hand percussions, played by a very real human and delicately recorded by the sampler pros on splice. The 3:20 is indeed tracked. Using real recordings of really good percussionist always sounds so much better. And there are so many percussions that have a different texture - from hand percussion to chinese cymbals, etc. It's just a matter of finding the right color.

very cool drum programming, but i'm curious as to what the favored bit that you had that you deleted?

also we should plan a time to get together on a WB call, I miss you! (and the other people too)

Whaaaaaaaat the heck this is so weird to look at!

very cool drum programming, but i'm curious as to what the favored bit that you had that you deleted? also we should plan a time to get together on a WB call, I miss you! (and the other people too) [quote=Monstrosus] [img=]https://media.giphy.com/media/Ggqa1eltvGXwk/giphy-downsized-large.gif[/img][/quote] Whaaaaaaaat the heck this is so weird to look at!