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Shifting Sands and Dancing Winds

By ngineer on January 13, 2020 12:01 am

Decided to try my hand with some imagery like some other titles I've seen around on WB smile This is an instrumental I finished that I ran out of time before any vocals stuck with. Fortunately, I'm really happy how the beat turned out!

Bangin' track! never felt i missed any vocals!

Wisefire wrote:

Bangin' track! never felt i missed any vocals!

hehe. I would have to spend some real time working on vocals to fit this tune tongue

The beat's just fine all its own, the lead's doing a great job carrying it.

Really nice use of the organ!

The delay rolling off that upper melody slathers everything in just the right amount of ambiance while that beat breathes throughout, really dig it.

Devieus wrote:

The beat's just fine all its own, the lead's doing a great job carrying it.

Took a lot of carving away at the beat, I don't think I've ever programmed a better drums arrangement before yikes Lead was a happy last minute addition relatively smile


Gab Manette wrote:

Really nice use of the organ!

Thanks! It had a really nice timbre and I tried to vary it up a lot. If I had time I would have like to try applying some vibrato

ViridianLoom wrote:

The delay rolling off that upper melody slathers everything in just the right amount of ambiance while that beat breathes throughout, really dig it.

Hehe I'm happy I experimented with the delay. Thanks!

Nice vibes here - digging the drum programming and the bass + lead. Nice instrumental!

lysdexic wrote:

Nice vibes here - digging the drum programming and the bass + lead. Nice instrumental!

Thank you! I'm glad somebody pointed out the bassline. I just listened to Lithium Flower the other day and had to do a little melodic bass, even if it's got nothing on the Yoko Kanno line.

those high siren synths hit hard!

zirafa wrote:

those high siren synths hit hard!

Thanks! A CC sample of an actual old fashioned police siren I tuned up to A iirc smile

Think its this one!

https://freesound.org/people/CGEffex/sounds/121902/

Those drums though!

onlyjokinen wrote:

Those drums though!

lysdexic wrote:

Did you try it from mobile as well? It worked when I got home to my pc! I liked your gif better when I opened it by hand big_smile

ngineer wrote:
lysdexic wrote:

Did you try it from mobile as well? It worked when I got home to my pc! I liked your gif better when I opened it by hand big_smile

yep from mobile, doesn't seem to be a "preview comment" option

Lovely soaring portamentos and arps.  Very dreamy.  Bass and drums are real tight as well. Nice work!

NWSPR wrote:

Lovely soaring portamentos and arps.  Very dreamy.  Bass and drums are real tight as well. Nice work!

smile very thankful!

Ooh, loving those drums, and the groove, then that bass drops and I'm in! Nice one, goes well with that title!

miraclemiles wrote:

Ooh, loving those drums, and the groove, then that bass drops and I'm in! Nice one, goes well with that title!

Thanks I really appreciate it! Will have to check your page in a bit smile

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