this is really great! (i think the soft-clipping brought out a crispy crunchy i like in the highs from saturation, while the kick and other stuff keep it nicely warm and fuzzy in the lows and mids: just a beautiful mix of analog and digital(if my ears don't deceive))
and it's got that uniquely perfect, spastic & uplifting vibe i love most of all in so many of all your greatest tracks

this is really great! (i think the soft-clipping brought out a crispy crunchy i like in the highs from saturation, while the kick and other stuff keep it nicely warm and fuzzy in the lows and mids: just a beautiful mix of analog and digital(if my ears don't deceive)) and it's got that uniquely perfect, spastic & uplifting vibe i love most of all in so many of all your greatest tracks <3

It is a sick beat and sounds great. I 100% trust in your ears and your experience.

It is a sick beat and sounds great. I 100% trust in your ears and your experience.

The rhythmic grooves sound great. Reminds me of Plaid's "Thank", also timbre-wise somehow.

No shame in not finishing a project in one week. You finished this one after putting it down December, no? Some things need time to bake.

Nitpick: I'm missing a bona-fide bassline here. That would complete the track.

The rhythmic grooves sound great. Reminds me of Plaid's [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TL2bS5rgWM]"Thank"[/url], also timbre-wise somehow. No shame in not finishing a project in one week. You finished this one after putting it down December, no? Some things need time to bake. Nitpick: I'm missing a bona-fide bassline here. That would complete the track.

I do like those noises. This is quite groovy. Those "marimba" are nice over those chords too. Well played.

I do like those noises. This is quite groovy. Those "marimba" are nice over those chords too. Well played.

maybe it's just the genres i listen to/write in but i don't think this one is mixed too hot, nor that live compressor with soft clipping is cheating (if it were i'd be cheating every single week lol, nearly every track in my ableton sessions have a compressor and/or saturation)

if the core of your track weren't solid, not even the blessing of compression would give it the sauce that your track has

i think the gripes you have with the melody could easily be "fixed" easily, but i dig it as it currently is! the more percussive elements have a great groove and a great feel to them, and i'm a big fan of the chords on the synths. i do agree with rplktr, a subtle and sparse bassline that weaves into and complements the percussion would be icing on the cake. good work!

maybe it's just the genres i listen to/write in but i don't think this one is mixed too hot, nor that live compressor with soft clipping is cheating (if it were i'd be cheating every single week lol, nearly every track in my ableton sessions have a compressor and/or saturation) if the core of your track weren't solid, not even the blessing of compression would give it the sauce that your track has i think the gripes you have with the melody could easily be "fixed" easily, but i dig it as it currently is! the more percussive elements have a great groove and a great feel to them, and i'm a big fan of the chords on the synths. i do agree with rplktr, a subtle and sparse bassline that weaves into and complements the percussion would be icing on the cake. good work!

Nice groove! I like the little mallet bell and zipping. Those chords tie it together nicely. Great little sounds squirreling about are fun. Doesn't sound too hot to me.

Nice groove! I like the little mallet bell and zipping. Those chords tie it together nicely. Great little sounds squirreling about are fun. Doesn't sound too hot to me.

Sounds great, loved this!

Sounds great, loved this!

thank you Raja spastic & uplifting is what I know how to do

thank you Q-Rosh

I could see that! I think I end up doing Plaid-y things a lot without thinking about it. I used to listen to their first 3 albums all the time, so it must have rubbed off on me a lot

funny thing, I was getting ready to export stems of this and thought about adding a bass and for some reason I thought I'd just leave it off for this one. pretty weird for me since I pretty much always have one unless I'm doing my noise thing.

thank you!

I appreciate that, I love the way your stuff sounds, so that means a lot coming from you.

thank you my dude!

thank you very much!

[quote=RajaTheResidentAlien]this is really great! (i think the soft-clipping brought out a crispy crunchy i like in the highs from saturation, while the kick and other stuff keep it nicely warm and fuzzy in the lows and mids: just a beautiful mix of analog and digital(if my ears don't deceive)) and it's got that uniquely perfect, spastic & uplifting vibe i love most of all in so many of all your greatest tracks <3[/quote] thank you Raja <3 spastic & uplifting is what I know how to do :D [quote=Q-Rosh]It is a sick beat and sounds great. I 100% trust in your ears and your experience.[/quote] thank you Q-Rosh <3 [quote=rplktr]The rhythmic grooves sound great. Reminds me of Plaid's [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TL2bS5rgWM]"Thank"[/url], also timbre-wise somehow. No shame in not finishing a project in one week. You finished this one after putting it down December, no? Some things need time to bake. Nitpick: I'm missing a bona-fide bassline here. That would complete the track.[/quote] I could see that! I think I end up doing Plaid-y things a lot without thinking about it. I used to listen to their first 3 albums all the time, so it must have rubbed off on me a lot :) funny thing, I was getting ready to export stems of this and thought about adding a bass and for some reason I thought I'd just leave it off for this one. pretty weird for me since I pretty much always have one unless I'm doing my noise thing. [quote=djippy]I do like those noises. This is quite groovy. Those "marimba" are nice over those chords too. Well played. [/quote] thank you! [quote=offbrand]maybe it's just the genres i listen to/write in but i don't think this one is mixed too hot, nor that live compressor with soft clipping is cheating (if it were i'd be cheating every single week lol, nearly every track in my ableton sessions have a compressor and/or saturation) if the core of your track weren't solid, not even the blessing of compression would give it the sauce that your track has i think the gripes you have with the melody could easily be "fixed" easily, but i dig it as it currently is! the more percussive elements have a great groove and a great feel to them, and i'm a big fan of the chords on the synths. i do agree with rplktr, a subtle and sparse bassline that weaves into and complements the percussion would be icing on the cake. good work![/quote] I appreciate that, I love the way your stuff sounds, so that means a lot coming from you. [quote=miraclemiles]Nice groove! I like the little mallet bell and zipping. Those chords tie it together nicely. Great little sounds squirreling about are fun. Doesn't sound too hot to me. [/quote] thank you my dude! <3 [quote=nedsferatu]Sounds great, loved this![/quote] thank you very much!