I really like the vibe of this one.  You've put those strings and brass to good use.  I think it's definitely good to venture out of our comfort zones once in a while.  In my younger days (a looooong time ago) I used to think synths were lame and guitars were where it was at.  I still like guitars, but I started playing with some synths and realized they were cool, too.  It's not the instrument, but how you use it.   

I really like the vibe of this one. You've put those strings and brass to good use. I think it's definitely good to venture out of our comfort zones once in a while. In my younger days (a looooong time ago) I used to think synths were lame and guitars were where it was at. I still like guitars, but I started playing with some synths and realized they were cool, too. It's not the instrument, but how you use it.

that drum beat is killer. glad you are following your bliss!

that drum beat is killer. glad you are following your bliss!

There's so much to get (fun)lost in ableton especially if you have the suite version.  I think I still haven't fooled around with every lil nook n cranny in there.  The beat sounds awesome and the string section really fills the space nicely.  I like how the stutters play off the beat too.  Nice work!

There's so much to get (fun)lost in ableton especially if you have the suite version. I think I still haven't fooled around with every lil nook n cranny in there. The beat sounds awesome and the string section really fills the space nicely. I like how the stutters play off the beat too. Nice work!

Like reading about your process, also like to use voice memos.
This is a cool one.

YEs YEs Yes to WB being about having fun and trying new things each week to learn and grow. And everything else you said about that. I enjoyed this!

Like reading about your process, also like to use voice memos. This is a cool one. YEs YEs Yes to WB being about having fun and trying new things each week to learn and grow. And everything else you said about that. I enjoyed this!

I appreciate the reminder to have fun with music, to explore and see where it goes, get a little messy with it. Good track. Oh, love the transition at 1:40. The breaks and gaps and choppy effects give the impression that the track is disjointed or fractured or something, but the melody and drums are strong enough to tie it all together... very cool! 

I appreciate the reminder to have fun with music, to explore and see where it goes, get a little messy with it. Good track. Oh, love the transition at 1:40. The breaks and gaps and choppy effects give the impression that the track is disjointed or fractured or something, but the melody and drums are strong enough to tie it all together... very cool!

Very interesting and unique blend of pop music, good flow and unexpected twists!  I like the choppy gated strings.

Very interesting and unique blend of pop music, good flow and unexpected twists! I like the choppy gated strings.

great strings!
are you playing a drum kit on this?  it sounds awesome!

great strings! are you playing a drum kit on this? it sounds awesome!

Thanks!
Playing an alesis e-drum kit. Pretty nice to play with the mesh heads, and quiet! In this case I recorded my playing from the edrums as midi and used the fave multi-sampled british vintage kit from a pack that comes with ableton suite. Messed with sounds a bit. Sometimes I use the edrum's onboard sampled sounds and record audio and mess with that.
I don't currently have full acoustic drum kit setup, and recording acoustic would be harder and disruptive to the sleeping wife in the next room, since I'm playing at night often!

[quote=orangedrink]great strings! are you playing a drum kit on this? it sounds awesome![/quote] Thanks! Playing an alesis e-drum kit. Pretty nice to play with the mesh heads, and quiet! In this case I recorded my playing from the edrums as midi and used the fave multi-sampled british vintage kit from a pack that comes with ableton suite. Messed with sounds a bit. Sometimes I use the edrum's onboard sampled sounds and record audio and mess with that. I don't currently have full acoustic drum kit setup, and recording acoustic would be harder and disruptive to the sleeping wife in the next room, since I'm playing at night often! :)

Strings are not bad! It's like the final scene of a feel-good family movie.

Drums at 1:44 are legit sick and I would love the deets! The swirly sounds around that time are cool too.

Wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment in the description!

Strings are not bad! It's like the final scene of a feel-good family movie. Drums at 1:44 are legit sick and I would love the deets! The swirly sounds around that time are cool too. Wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment in the description!

yes! this is awesome. enjoyed reading your writeup. i love the idea of using sounds you wouldn't normally use - excellent creative jumping off point. this has a sort of chaotic maximalist vibe, in the best way. your tracks are always fun to listen to.

yes! this is awesome. enjoyed reading your writeup. i love the idea of using sounds you wouldn't normally use - excellent creative jumping off point. this has a sort of chaotic maximalist vibe, in the best way. your tracks are always fun to listen to.

These strings are nice, you can probably keep them around
- Ebrit

These strings are nice, you can probably keep them around - Ebrit

You're not nothing, though Cool track, nice drumming!

You're not nothing, though ;) Cool track, nice drumming!

Drums are fantastic, keep exploring and experimenting, that is the fun of life, like the chopped up strings starting at 1:59. 

Drums are fantastic, keep exploring and experimenting, that is the fun of life, like the chopped up strings starting at 1:59.

Enjoyed this! These orchestral sounds are great, the sonic treatment you’ve laid on everything gives a nice vintage vibe.  For some reason I’m reminded of tape loop compositions where there is a rolling collage of sound combinations.   The drums really pull it all together, nice beat.

Enjoyed this! These orchestral sounds are great, the sonic treatment you’ve laid on everything gives a nice vintage vibe. For some reason I’m reminded of tape loop compositions where there is a rolling collage of sound combinations. The drums really pull it all together, nice beat.

Explosive and clean! Really nice composition! Well done!

Explosive and clean! Really nice composition! Well done!

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Thank you! Yeah, its awesome how we can expand and evolve over time. Exactly right - not the instrument but how its used!

Hey thanks glad you liked the beat, I had fun playing it, and following my bliss for the week

So true! I feel like there's years worth of exploring to do in there, and more keeps coming, I'm a Live superfan for sure. Cool you noticed the stutters, I added those late and wanted to kind of mess up the strings somehow. Thanks for listen and comment, appreciate it!

Thank you! Yeah, voice memos are great. Glad you enjoyed and related to the words and are also having fun and trying new things here!

Thanks very much! Yeah, if its not fun and there's no exploring and experimenting, its not worth it right? unless its a day job too or something, which is not my situation. Yeah I was trying to break things up and add some disjointed-ness to this, glad you noticed and thought it still kept together enough though. 

Thank you. I hadn't thought pop consciously, but yeah, I see what you mean for sure! Yeah went for the choppy and gated to give it something beyond just basic strings, glad you liked, thanks.

Haha, well you know me, all about the feel good family movies, hahaha. Kidding, but also I probably have watched my share with the kiddos over the years. Drums right there were just band pass filter, Ableton's Auto Filter. But the big tom hits and the phasing effect I had on there too did some magic I think. Cool you feel the sentiment, and thanks for the listen, appreciate it.

Yes, I love to sit down and just look for something in Ableton I've never used, or download some free pack someone made and play with it, always seem to create something maybe I wouldn't have expected. I think chaotic maximalist is exactly what I end up with often, glad it works a lot of the time, but one day I gotta try minimalist too Glad you enjoy, I appreciate the comment!

Hey, thanks. I think they will stick around the back pocket now. It's pretty neat to be able to have strings in a box. Thanks for listening!

Hey thanks, appreciate it. yeah I should say, I don't create just one style, that's more what I was getting at I think.

Thank you! Will do, keep on keeping on and exploring for sure, it really is the fun of life. And yes, more chopping things up too!

Awesome thanks! I wanted a kind of vintage, or just grittier, dirtier vibe, glad you liked! Cool thought about the tape look compo, and collage, I think that's how I kind of think as I'm moving ideas into arrangements sometimes. And glad you liked the beat too, though I'd love to hear what you'd play over it too! Nice to see your comment, thanks. I have been loving your creations each week. I'll comment on YouTube on them

Thanks a lot, appreciate it!

This is too cute, I like these critters! Thanks!

[quote=CosmicCairns]I really like the vibe of this one. You've put those strings and brass to good use. I think it's definitely good to venture out of our comfort zones once in a while. In my younger days (a looooong time ago) I used to think synths were lame and guitars were where it was at. I still like guitars, but I started playing with some synths and realized they were cool, too. It's not the instrument, but how you use it. [/quote] Thank you! Yeah, its awesome how we can expand and evolve over time. Exactly right - not the instrument but how its used! [quote=jwh]that drum beat is killer. glad you are following your bliss![/quote] Hey thanks glad you liked the beat, I had fun playing it, and following my bliss for the week :) [quote=Tone Matrix]There's so much to get (fun)lost in ableton especially if you have the suite version. I think I still haven't fooled around with every lil nook n cranny in there. The beat sounds awesome and the string section really fills the space nicely. I like how the stutters play off the beat too. Nice work![/quote] So true! I feel like there's years worth of exploring to do in there, and more keeps coming, I'm a Live superfan for sure. Cool you noticed the stutters, I added those late and wanted to kind of mess up the strings somehow. Thanks for listen and comment, appreciate it! [quote=myfirstpunksong]Like reading about your process, also like to use voice memos. This is a cool one. YEs YEs Yes to WB being about having fun and trying new things each week to learn and grow. And everything else you said about that. I enjoyed this![/quote] Thank you! Yeah, voice memos are great. Glad you enjoyed and related to the words and are also having fun and trying new things here! [quote=codydjango]I appreciate the reminder to have fun with music, to explore and see where it goes, get a little messy with it. Good track. Oh, love the transition at 1:40. The breaks and gaps and choppy effects give the impression that the track is disjointed or fractured or something, but the melody and drums are strong enough to tie it all together... very cool! [/quote] Thanks very much! Yeah, if its not fun and there's no exploring and experimenting, its not worth it right? unless its a day job too or something, which is not my situation. Yeah I was trying to break things up and add some disjointed-ness to this, glad you noticed and thought it still kept together enough though. [quote=Entropica]Very interesting and unique blend of pop music, good flow and unexpected twists! I like the choppy gated strings. [/quote] Thank you. I hadn't thought pop consciously, but yeah, I see what you mean for sure! Yeah went for the choppy and gated to give it something beyond just basic strings, glad you liked, thanks. [quote=license]Strings are not bad! It's like the final scene of a feel-good family movie. Drums at 1:44 are legit sick and I would love the deets! The swirly sounds around that time are cool too. Wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment in the description![/quote] Haha, well you know me, all about the feel good family movies, hahaha. Kidding, but also I probably have watched my share with the kiddos over the years. Drums right there were just band pass filter, Ableton's Auto Filter. But the big tom hits and the phasing effect I had on there too did some magic I think. Cool you feel the sentiment, and thanks for the listen, appreciate it. [quote=hhuwoa]yes! this is awesome. enjoyed reading your writeup. i love the idea of using sounds you wouldn't normally use - excellent creative jumping off point. this has a sort of chaotic maximalist vibe, in the best way. your tracks are always fun to listen to.[/quote] Yes, I love to sit down and just look for something in Ableton I've never used, or download some free pack someone made and play with it, always seem to create something maybe I wouldn't have expected. I think chaotic maximalist is exactly what I end up with often, glad it works a lot of the time, but one day I gotta try minimalist too :) Glad you enjoy, I appreciate the comment! [quote=Devieus]These strings are nice, you can probably keep them around - Ebrit[/quote] Hey, thanks. I think they will stick around the back pocket now. It's pretty neat to be able to have strings in a box. Thanks for listening! [quote=blighters_rock]You're not nothing, though ;) Cool track, nice drumming![/quote]Hey thanks, appreciate it. yeah I should say, I don't create just one style, that's more what I was getting at I think. [quote=Jason Nijjer]Drums are fantastic, keep exploring and experimenting, that is the fun of life, like the chopped up strings starting at 1:59. [/quote] Thank you! Will do, keep on keeping on and exploring for sure, it really is the fun of life. And yes, more chopping things up too! [quote=Monstrosus]Enjoyed this! These orchestral sounds are great, the sonic treatment you’ve laid on everything gives a nice vintage vibe. For some reason I’m reminded of tape loop compositions where there is a rolling collage of sound combinations. The drums really pull it all together, nice beat. [/quote] Awesome thanks! I wanted a kind of vintage, or just grittier, dirtier vibe, glad you liked! Cool thought about the tape look compo, and collage, I think that's how I kind of think as I'm moving ideas into arrangements sometimes. And glad you liked the beat too, though I'd love to hear what you'd play over it too! Nice to see your comment, thanks. I have been loving your creations each week. I'll comment on YouTube on them :) [quote=ScanianWolf]Explosive and clean! Really nice composition! Well done![/quote] Thanks a lot, appreciate it! [quote=emily][img]https://media.giphy.com/media/rIdj5s9Ead7osqcuih/giphy.gif[/img][/quote] This is too cute, I like these critters! Thanks!

i love how joyfully driven this is, the positivity is infectious(nice work on the mixing and mastering too)!

i love how joyfully driven this is, the positivity is infectious(nice work on the mixing and mastering too)! <3

Thanks so much, I'm glad that came through to you, that makes me happy.

[quote=RajaTheResidentAlien]i love how joyfully driven this is, the positivity is infectious(nice work on the mixing and mastering too)! <3[/quote] Thanks so much, I'm glad that came through to you, that makes me happy. <3

Really like the drum beat/sound here.  There's groove and good push/pull type dynamics with that heavy compression on some of it.

Dig the gritty strings too.  Some loft aesthetic.

Really like the drum beat/sound here. There's groove and good push/pull type dynamics with that heavy compression on some of it. Dig the gritty strings too. Some loft aesthetic.