Love the birbs! And definitely more zen-trash than speed-trash. The 1:15 change was fun too!

Love the birbs! And definitely more zen-trash than speed-trash. The 1:15 change was fun too!

Love the 8-track fullness, birbs and the black-key melodies.

Love the 8-track fullness, birbs and the black-key melodies. :)

Breaks and birbs! I agree with PeterM about the zen tone. Lots of perfect fifths? It's fun how it switches up into dancefloor rave for a bit and back into the chillout zone.

Breaks and birbs! I agree with PeterM about the zen tone. Lots of perfect fifths? It's fun how it switches up into dancefloor rave for a bit and back into the chillout zone.

Lovely rebirbs. Love that chill opening, and a fun change to uptempo halfway through.
Those super slow filter sweeps on the pads are a nice touch, they really help set the zen garden vibe right.

Lovely rebirbs. Love that chill opening, and a fun change to uptempo halfway through. Those super slow filter sweeps on the pads are a nice touch, they really help set the zen garden vibe right.

This has such a great feel! You may have used some of your other pieces as a jumping point, but this is very much its own thing. That organ/flute is HUUUUGE. Plus birbs and pentatonics! Temple of the open air indeed.

HOLY CRAP CAFFEINATED MIDDLE BREAK LIGHTSWITCH RAVE

Aaaaand we’re exhausted. Time to chill again.

THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN.

This has such a great feel! You may have used some of your other pieces as a jumping point, but this is very much its own thing. That organ/flute is HUUUUGE. Plus birbs and pentatonics! Temple of the open air indeed. HOLY CRAP CAFFEINATED MIDDLE BREAK LIGHTSWITCH RAVE Aaaaand we’re exhausted. Time to chill again. THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN.

It's like a dance party has broken out in the middle of a zen temple high up in the mountains.  Even monks like to party sometimes.

It's like a dance party has broken out in the middle of a zen temple high up in the mountains. Even monks like to party sometimes.

Old adventure  game vibes, total quest, challenge accepted quite the ride.

Old adventure game vibes, total quest, challenge accepted quite the ride.

The birbs they tweet!

Lovely game vibes.

I'm imagining a landscape in Japan with blossom and of course birbs.

The switch up in tempo is unexpected and then really lifts.

Good work.

The birbs they tweet! Lovely game vibes. I'm imagining a landscape in Japan with blossom and of course birbs. The switch up in tempo is unexpected and then really lifts. Good work.

The flute panning was a nice touch... I honestly wouldn't have even noticed it if you hadn't mentioned it... maybe I'm just too much of a piano player... but higher pitches belong to the right (◍´͈ꈊ`͈◍)

The flute panning was a nice touch... I honestly wouldn't have even noticed it if you hadn't mentioned it... maybe I'm just too much of a piano player... but higher pitches [i]belong[/i] to the right (◍´͈ꈊ`͈◍)

This is so fun and light. Starting from previous work is a good way to refine technique . The drum patterns in this are very playful. That energy shift at 1:15 is really nice too

This is so fun and light. Starting from previous work is a good way to refine technique :). The drum patterns in this are very playful. That energy shift at 1:15 is really nice too

This is so fun! I think it's funny that you said that there's not a lot of variety in this one because I'm here like "Wooooaaaah there's so much going on!" Love the flute and organ combo. It's giving Aang from ATLA vibing at the Southern Air Temple, especially the fast, more chaotic part. lol

This is so fun! I think it's funny that you said that there's not a lot of variety in this one because I'm here like "Wooooaaaah there's so much going on!" Love the flute and organ combo. It's giving Aang from ATLA vibing at the Southern Air Temple, especially the fast, more chaotic part. lol

Love this, the pickup around 1:30 is great the whole track sounds so lush

Love this, the pickup around 1:30 is great the whole track sounds so lush

Really enjoyed this one. All the switch ups kept me engaged. Good work, man! Shredding.

Really enjoyed this one. All the switch ups kept me engaged. Good work, man! Shredding.

MRDRCAT at it again r enjoying the evolution as the song goes on!
I also like the subtle drum variations and panning.in each section. Have no idea how you made the bird like sounds.

MRDRCAT at it again <3 r enjoying the evolution as the song goes on! I also like the subtle drum variations and panning.in each section. Have no idea how you made the bird like sounds.

This so makes me want to crack out my M8 and get better with it! Great job!

This so makes me want to crack out my M8 and get better with it! Great job!

i picture a kid at the playground, determined to have fun even though it's raining
and birbs!

i picture a kid at the playground, determined to have fun even though it's raining and birbs!

Gotta have birbs. Thanks for the kind words!

Gotta make it easier on myself somehow!

Ha ha I wasn't sure about the fast bit - it definitely didn't fit, but I wanted to do it anyway, so it's there for better or worse.

If I have pads or drones, you can BET I'm throwing a slow LFO on the filter. They have to breathe!

Hee hee thanks for the encouragement - I suppose I can't really rip myself off, only refine previous ideas! And as soon as I saw "lightswitch rave" all I could think of was: THE SYSTEM...IS DOWN

Well, monks did make wine and beer, so I think the parties were wilder than we would assume...

Oh yeah! I hadn't even thought of that angle! It's dangerous to go alone, take this....birb

Thank you! I was kinda only thinking "outside" but "outside...IN JAPAN" is way cooler.

Exactly! Higher notes ALWAYS belong to the right. I'm not (that much of) a monster.

I very much appreciate the kindness - "energy shift" sounds more charitable than "I felt like shoehorning an uptempo bit for no reason."

Super cool! I guess I get too into the weeds and start thinking it all sounds the same. It doesn't occur to me that someone will actually hear it for the first time as a whole and not as the massive backlogue of iterations I went through.

Lushness is one of my main goals - I want to be able to make stuff sound big and grand, and most of the time I crank out plunky pop tunes because that's what I enjoy listening to. The two don't always go hand in hand.

I have never been accused of shredding, so I will ride this compliment for a while if that's okay!

Getting variety in my drums is usually a blind spot for me (it's the same 16-bar loops as I work on the track, with one of the last things I do being fills and other drum tweaks to make it less samey). I'm happy to hear I managed it this time! As for the bird sounds, It's just a sine wave with really fast volume, cutoff, pitch, and amp sim modulations. The pitch and volume have a fast but not immediate attack, and I have a table running that note switches pretty quickly for warble.

I am constantly trying to get better with the M8 - this thing is DEEP! Very worth the effort, so I fully support your M8 endeavours!

Being that kid, I totally get it! And birbs tend to like a good rain, so I'm sure they're digging the playground as well, just for different reasons.

[quote=PeterM]Love the birbs! And definitely more zen-trash than speed-trash. The 1:15 change was fun too![/quote] Gotta have birbs. Thanks for the kind words! [quote=dr0ptpacket]Love the 8-track fullness, birbs and the black-key melodies. :)[/quote] Gotta make it easier on myself somehow! [quote=parappayo]Breaks and birbs! I agree with PeterM about the zen tone. Lots of perfect fifths? It's fun how it switches up into dancefloor rave for a bit and back into the chillout zone.[/quote] Ha ha I wasn't sure about the fast bit - it definitely didn't fit, but I wanted to do it anyway, so it's there for better or worse. [quote=Dustsucker]Lovely rebirbs. Love that chill opening, and a fun change to uptempo halfway through. Those super slow filter sweeps on the pads are a nice touch, they really help set the zen garden vibe right.[/quote] If I have pads or drones, you can BET I'm throwing a slow LFO on the filter. They have to breathe! [quote=Paisleyfrog]This has such a great feel! You may have used some of your other pieces as a jumping point, but this is very much its own thing. That organ/flute is HUUUUGE. Plus birbs and pentatonics! Temple of the open air indeed. HOLY CRAP CAFFEINATED MIDDLE BREAK LIGHTSWITCH RAVE Aaaaand we’re exhausted. Time to chill again. THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN. [/quote] Hee hee thanks for the encouragement - I suppose I can't really rip myself off, only refine previous ideas! And as soon as I saw "lightswitch rave" all I could think of was: THE SYSTEM...IS DOWN [quote=Cosmic Cairns]It's like a dance party has broken out in the middle of a zen temple high up in the mountains. Even monks like to party sometimes.[/quote] Well, monks did make wine and beer, so I think the parties were wilder than we would assume... [quote=mzunguko]Old adventure game vibes, total quest, challenge accepted quite the ride.[/quote] Oh yeah! I hadn't even thought of that angle! It's dangerous to go alone, take this....birb [quote=NickLong]The birbs they tweet! Lovely game vibes. I'm imagining a landscape in Japan with blossom and of course birbs. The switch up in tempo is unexpected and then really lifts. Good work.[/quote] Thank you! I was kinda only thinking "outside" but "outside...IN JAPAN" is way cooler. [quote=Napear]The flute panning was a nice touch... I honestly wouldn't have even noticed it if you hadn't mentioned it... maybe I'm just too much of a piano player... but higher pitches [i]belong[/i] to the right (◍´͈ꈊ`͈◍)[/quote] Exactly! Higher notes ALWAYS belong to the right. I'm not (that much of) a monster. [quote=muhamor]This is so fun and light. Starting from previous work is a good way to refine technique :). The drum patterns in this are very playful. That energy shift at 1:15 is really nice too[/quote] I very much appreciate the kindness - "energy shift" sounds more charitable than "I felt like shoehorning an uptempo bit for no reason." [quote=Dyrt Dyzyrt]This is so fun! I think it's funny that you said that there's not a lot of variety in this one because I'm here like "Wooooaaaah there's so much going on!" Love the flute and organ combo. It's giving Aang from ATLA vibing at the Southern Air Temple, especially the fast, more chaotic part. lol[/quote] Super cool! I guess I get too into the weeds and start thinking it all sounds the same. It doesn't occur to me that someone will actually hear it for the first time as a whole and not as the massive backlogue of iterations I went through. [quote=EME]Love this, the pickup around 1:30 is great the whole track sounds so lush[/quote] Lushness is one of my main goals - I want to be able to make stuff sound big and grand, and most of the time I crank out plunky pop tunes because that's what I enjoy listening to. The two don't always go hand in hand. [quote=tevan-svnsxo]Really enjoyed this one. All the switch ups kept me engaged. Good work, man! Shredding. [/quote] I have never been accused of shredding, so I will ride this compliment for a while if that's okay! [quote=sugar.export]MRDRCAT at it again <3 r enjoying the evolution as the song goes on! I also like the subtle drum variations and panning.in each section. Have no idea how you made the bird like sounds. [/quote] Getting variety in my drums is usually a blind spot for me (it's the same 16-bar loops as I work on the track, with one of the last things I do being fills and other drum tweaks to make it less samey). I'm happy to hear I managed it this time! As for the bird sounds, It's just a sine wave with really fast volume, cutoff, pitch, and amp sim modulations. The pitch and volume have a fast but not immediate attack, and I have a table running that note switches pretty quickly for warble. [quote=digtacos]This so makes me want to crack out my M8 and get better with it! Great job![/quote] I am constantly trying to get better with the M8 - this thing is DEEP! Very worth the effort, so I fully support your M8 endeavours! [quote=jwh]i picture a kid at the playground, determined to have fun even though it's raining and birbs![/quote] Being that kid, I totally get it! And birbs tend to like a good rain, so I'm sure they're digging the playground as well, just for different reasons.

Drum variation definitely achieved! Also thanks for the inside scoop! Modulation on wave tables is something I want to lean into.

[quote=sugar.export]MRDRCAT at it again <3 r enjoying the evolution as the song goes on! I also like the subtle drum variations and panning.in each section. Have no idea how you made the bird like sounds. [/quote] Getting variety in my drums is usually a blind spot for me (it's the same 16-bar loops as I work on the track, with one of the last things I do being fills and other drum tweaks to make it less samey). I'm happy to hear I managed it this time! As for the bird sounds, It's just a sine wave with really fast volume, cutoff, pitch, and amp sim modulations. The pitch and volume have a fast but not immediate attack, and I have a table running that note switches pretty quickly for warble. [/quote] Drum variation definitely achieved! Also thanks for the inside scoop! Modulation on wave tables is something I want to lean into.

what a ride... missed your stuff! really awesome.

what a ride... missed your stuff! really awesome.

Yup, a track like getting an unknown indie game on steam sale and actually enjoying much more than the price tag would have you guessed.

[quote=NickLong]Lovely game vibes.[/quote] Yup, a track like getting an unknown indie game on steam sale and actually enjoying much more than the price tag would have you guessed.