the spaciousness of everything(reverb, panning, his vs. los and their presence in the mix, etc.) is perfect for the slow reveal of this awesome vibe

the spaciousness of everything(reverb, panning, his vs. los and their presence in the mix, etc.) is perfect for the slow reveal of this awesome vibe <3

The texture / timbre of the opening pad particularly is wonderful: how is that made?

Bummer of a title (bumming continues in parentheses).

The texture / timbre of the opening pad particularly is wonderful: how is that made? Bummer of a title (bumming continues in parentheses). [spoiler]Nice heart-beat in the kick drum! Very heavy / sorrowful tune, though: those higher-frequency pads are gut-wrenching. Is there a version w/o the drums (I like the percussion sounds, just curious what this would sound if it was just the kick, distorted a bit, but buried in the mix othewise.)[/spoiler]

I second Ilzxc - I really find the opening sound to be intriguing. It brings in a lot of mystery. Something like a whale singing under the ocean, and you can hear it on a little boat above the waves, lost in the fog. The kick sounds like a hearbeat. Or maybe it's an heartbeat that sounds like a kick, which would make sense considering the title.

It is very evocative, and triggers a lot of different emotions. That is a good track.

I second Ilzxc - I really find the opening sound to be intriguing. It brings in a lot of mystery. Something like a whale singing under the ocean, and you can hear it on a little boat above the waves, lost in the fog. The kick sounds like a hearbeat. Or maybe it's an heartbeat that sounds like a kick, which would make sense considering the title. It is very evocative, and triggers a lot of different emotions. That is a good track.

Engulfed by disgust in inability
Unable to escape, addicted to completion
A cage we've made, in solitude
But worth the struggle to find our way home

Engulfed by disgust in inability Unable to escape, addicted to completion A cage we've made, in solitude But worth the struggle to find our way home

thank you for listening and for your kind words

thank you very much. the track is 100% M8. the opening pad is WAVSYNTH. I just uploaded it to matey: https://www.impbox.net/matey/BUMMER%20PAD%201

that is so funny about the drums. I added that one kick with the reverb, and then the heart beat kick and I was conflicted about whether I should go full ambient or make something dancier. once I added the snare and the tinkly hats I felt like I had painted myself in a corner. I think it would definitely be better without them, or at least with the snare less regular or something. I can send you the bundle for sure!

thank you so much for listening and for your kind words! that is very generous of you

yes. that is basically exactly it.
so far this year is forcing me to make sense of stuff that was surfaced in 2020/2021 but I just kind of sat with, and I have to admit that it's just not working for me anymore. and at the same time, I set aside things from that time that I'm starting to miss, and starting to dust off.
(by the way I have been listening to FOOLS a LOT lately. I might have listened to Smilzo alone 100 times in the last couple of weeks. but now I'm focusing on Softrint more)

[quote=RajaTheResidentAlien]the spaciousness of everything(reverb, panning, his vs. los and their presence in the mix, etc.) is perfect for the slow reveal of this awesome vibe <3[/quote] thank you for listening and for your kind words <3 [quote=ilzxc]The texture / timbre of the opening pad particularly is wonderful: how is that made? [/quote] thank you very much. the track is 100% M8. the opening pad is WAVSYNTH. I just uploaded it to matey: https://www.impbox.net/matey/BUMMER%20PAD%201 [quote=ilzxc] Bummer of a title (bumming continues in parentheses). Nice heart-beat in the kick drum! Very heavy / sorrowful tune, though: those higher-frequency pads are gut-wrenching. Is there a version w/o the drums (I like the percussion sounds, just curious what this would sound if it was just the kick, distorted a bit, but buried in the mix othewise.)[/quote] that is so funny about the drums. I added that one kick with the reverb, and then the heart beat kick and I was conflicted about whether I should go full ambient or make something dancier. once I added the snare and the tinkly hats I felt like I had painted myself in a corner. I think it would definitely be better without them, or at least with the snare less regular or something. I can send you the bundle for sure! [quote=Kedbreak136]I second Ilzxc - I really find the opening sound to be intriguing. It brings in a lot of mystery. Something like a whale singing under the ocean, and you can hear it on a little boat above the waves, lost in the fog. The kick sounds like a hearbeat. Or maybe it's an heartbeat that sounds like a kick, which would make sense considering the title. It is very evocative, and triggers a lot of different emotions. That is a good track.[/quote] thank you so much for listening and for your kind words! that is very generous of you <3 [quote=gesceap]Engulfed by disgust in inability Unable to escape, addicted to completion A cage we've made, in solitude But worth the struggle to find our way home [/quote] yes. that is basically exactly it. so far this year is forcing me to make sense of stuff that was surfaced in 2020/2021 but I just kind of sat with, and I have to admit that it's just not working for me anymore. and at the same time, I set aside things from that time that I'm starting to miss, and starting to dust off. (by the way I have been listening to FOOLS a LOT lately. I might have listened to Smilzo alone 100 times in the last couple of weeks. but now I'm focusing on Softrint more)

There was a softrint video in the works with an animator, but it fell through due to lack of funds

[quote=license][quote=RajaTheResidentAlien]the spaciousness of everything(reverb, panning, his vs. los and their presence in the mix, etc.) is perfect for the slow reveal of this awesome vibe <3[/quote] thank you for listening and for your kind words <3 [quote=ilzxc]The texture / timbre of the opening pad particularly is wonderful: how is that made? [/quote] thank you very much. the track is 100% M8. the opening pad is WAVSYNTH. I just uploaded it to matey: https://www.impbox.net/matey/BUMMER%20PAD%201 [quote=ilzxc] Bummer of a title (bumming continues in parentheses). Nice heart-beat in the kick drum! Very heavy / sorrowful tune, though: those higher-frequency pads are gut-wrenching. Is there a version w/o the drums (I like the percussion sounds, just curious what this would sound if it was just the kick, distorted a bit, but buried in the mix othewise.)[/quote] that is so funny about the drums. I added that one kick with the reverb, and then the heart beat kick and I was conflicted about whether I should go full ambient or make something dancier. once I added the snare and the tinkly hats I felt like I had painted myself in a corner. I think it would definitely be better without them, or at least with the snare less regular or something. I can send you the bundle for sure! [quote=Kedbreak136]I second Ilzxc - I really find the opening sound to be intriguing. It brings in a lot of mystery. Something like a whale singing under the ocean, and you can hear it on a little boat above the waves, lost in the fog. The kick sounds like a hearbeat. Or maybe it's an heartbeat that sounds like a kick, which would make sense considering the title. It is very evocative, and triggers a lot of different emotions. That is a good track.[/quote] thank you so much for listening and for your kind words! that is very generous of you <3 [quote=gesceap]Engulfed by disgust in inability Unable to escape, addicted to completion A cage we've made, in solitude But worth the struggle to find our way home [/quote] yes. that is basically exactly it. so far this year is forcing me to make sense of stuff that was surfaced in 2020/2021 but I just kind of sat with, and I have to admit that it's just not working for me anymore. and at the same time, I set aside things from that time that I'm starting to miss, and starting to dust off. (by the way I have been listening to FOOLS a LOT lately. I might have listened to Smilzo alone 100 times in the last couple of weeks. but now I'm focusing on Softrint more)[/quote] There was a softrint video in the works with an animator, but it fell through due to lack of funds

here I feel lot of emotions from your track. it offers a very fragile screaming soul and a beat that has almost a broken human heartrhythm. the title fits to this hopelessness. One of my favorite of yours.

here I feel lot of emotions from your track. it offers a very fragile screaming soul and a beat that has almost a broken human heartrhythm. the title fits to this hopelessness. One of my favorite of yours.

such an emotional soundscape - intense & lovely!

struggling to make time/brainspace to focus on the beats too - hope this week went smoother for you
- i'm procrastinating working on mine right now

[img]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2F68.media.tumblr.com%2F3273c3087fb4f722f52e6744df77af20%2Ftumblr_ognt4n3fXq1tcarlro1_r3_500.gif&f=1&nofb=1[/img] such an emotional soundscape - intense & lovely! struggling to make time/brainspace to focus on the beats too - hope this week went smoother for you - i'm procrastinating working on mine right now ;)

wow, thank you very much. screaming is a good word.

thank you very much. I was definitely feeling the feels.

this week definitely went (weirdly) smoother. I procrastinated too, or at least I moved very slowly with setting things up. when I finally really got down to business, things lined up really quickly, though. I hope it worked out for you, too!

[quote=Q-Rosh]here I feel lot of emotions from your track. it offers a very fragile screaming soul and a beat that has almost a broken human heartrhythm. the title fits to this hopelessness. One of my favorite of yours.[/quote] wow, thank you very much. screaming is a good word. [quote=emily][img]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2F68.media.tumblr.com%2F3273c3087fb4f722f52e6744df77af20%2Ftumblr_ognt4n3fXq1tcarlro1_r3_500.gif&f=1&nofb=1[/img] such an emotional soundscape - intense & lovely! struggling to make time/brainspace to focus on the beats too - hope this week went smoother for you - i'm procrastinating working on mine right now ;)[/quote] thank you very much. I was definitely feeling the feels. this week definitely went (weirdly) smoother. I procrastinated too, or at least I moved very slowly with setting things up. when I finally really got down to business, things lined up really quickly, though. I hope it worked out for you, too!

This is powerful, yes emotional. I think one of my faves of yours recently too. I love what you said about doing something that brings joy. I think ideally that's what the creation process should always bring, unless it's like a job or something, then it should bring like, money.

This is powerful, yes emotional. I think one of my faves of yours recently too. I love what you said about doing something that brings joy. I think ideally that's what the creation process should always bring, unless it's like a job or something, then it should bring like, money.

thank you very much.

agreed. it's weird, though. like... WB is dope cos it keeps your song building chops up. but for me that's only like 10% or less of the music making process and maybe even the least interesting part. and the tools that are best for that (m8 for me) are maybe the most boring tools, even though they're super dope in their own ways. but at the same time, when I'm working, walking around, riding the bus, etc. I'm listening to tunes, so it seems irrational or something to not be working on that. and the tools that bring me the most joy do not lend themselves as easily to completing songs.

but maybe it's not the songwriting tools that don't bring me joy so much as the fact that I don't have as good of chops on them, or as many chops with making songs themselves - like, I am much more prone to build a synth patch from scratch than I am to just grab a couple ready-to-go samples and get the thing done. it is maybe just a matter of self-discipline, time management, restraint (i.e. knowing when things are "good enough"), and good old practice.

at the same time, I could probably build songs on the "fun" tools too, it just takes more time and creativity. so I have this long-term conflict between making the fun stuff more productive, and making the productive stuff more fun.

it's probably healthiest, most fun, and most productive to just say "horses for courses" and let them all coexist and use the right tool for the job. M8 for WB, Elektrons and monosynths for our jams, and all the nerdy shit like SC and TT/euro for Flash Crash or whatever other live code things. someday maybe I'll figure out how to combine them.

[quote=miraclemiles]This is powerful, yes emotional. I think one of my faves of yours recently too. I love what you said about doing something that brings joy. I think ideally that's what the creation process should always bring, unless it's like a job or something, then it should bring like, money. [/quote] thank you very much. agreed. it's weird, though. like... WB is dope cos it keeps your song building chops up. but for me that's only like 10% or less of the music making process and maybe even the least interesting part. and the tools that are best for that (m8 for me) are maybe the most boring tools, even though they're super dope in their own ways. but at the same time, when I'm working, walking around, riding the bus, etc. I'm listening to tunes, so it seems irrational or something to not be working on that. and the tools that bring me the most joy do not lend themselves as easily to completing songs. but maybe it's not the songwriting tools that don't bring me joy so much as the fact that I don't have as good of chops on them, or as many chops with making songs themselves - like, I am much more prone to build a synth patch from scratch than I am to just grab a couple ready-to-go samples and get the thing done. it is maybe just a matter of self-discipline, time management, restraint (i.e. knowing when things are "good enough"), and good old practice. at the same time, I could probably build songs on the "fun" tools too, it just takes more time and creativity. so I have this long-term conflict between making the fun stuff more productive, and making the productive stuff more fun. it's probably healthiest, most fun, and most productive to just say "horses for courses" and let them all coexist and use the right tool for the job. M8 for WB, Elektrons and monosynths for our jams, and all the nerdy shit like SC and TT/euro for Flash Crash or whatever other live code things. someday maybe I'll figure out how to combine them.