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TIME WILL TELL

By PeterM on September 29, 2024 12:23 am

I set out to make a hopeful song this week. I think it ended up being a mix of regret and hope combined. Like maybe someone made a difficult decision, took action, and now they are moving forward with life hopeful for the future, but without knowing if they have done the right thing. Only time will tell.

Also, I ended up breaking out of the 4 bar / 8 bar paradigm and made this song with a 5 bar pattern. It ended up making the song feel fresh (to my ears at least). Maybe it is that extra bar that makes me feel like there is some uncertainty to the feeling I get from this. Not sure, but I like the result.

It feels crazy that we're at the 3/4 mark of this awesome 52 week endeavour. I did not really think I would make it this far. I knew I wanted to, but I also know I don't always stick with stuff like this. So I'm feeling pretty pleased to have made it this far. I also know that the next three months have some heavy schedule items already, so it'll be a challenge to keep this going. But right now, I'm feeling pretty good about it!

Congrats everyone on making it this far! Can't wait to hear your stuff this week!

Cheers!

You got this. Use what you've learned the past 9 months to stick the landing.
This sounds fairly minimal. If that was not intended, perhaps a slight change in workflow can help push the final 3 months.
Go wild, fuck shit up. Time will tell.

Also, minimal as it is, it sounds real nice.
- Devieus

This feels super fresh!!! Damn, this is great! I had a REALLY nice time stopping what I was doing to just pay close attention here and hear the tiny little layers and sub-voices you created. This is immensely pretty!
And I totally can se what you're saying when you mention hopefulness and also maybe regret. this turned out really pretty. And yeah, these explorations outside of the more common 4 bar loop really pay off. Like I said at the top, this feels super fresh, and I think this might be one of the (many) reasons why.
Great job!!!

dig the 5 bar experiment. Definitely feeling fresh. Congrats to 3/4 of the year down! I never thought I'd stick with something like this either but it's been a fun ride. Keep it up!

it's just such a lovely late night vibe. driving, feeling the heaviness of the world. change is coming, we just can't see it clearly yet
thanks, Peter. really love this one

Devieus wrote:

You got this. Use what you've learned the past 9 months to stick the landing.
This sounds fairly minimal. If that was not intended, perhaps a slight change in workflow can help push the final 3 months.
Go wild, fuck shit up. Time will tell.

Also, minimal as it is, it sounds real nice.
- Devieus


Thanks! Yeah, this one is meant to be reserved, a bit cautious, but hopeful. Week 40's track hits a bit harder and, I also tried a new workflow out of necessity, so hopefully that shakes things up a bit! Thanks for listening!

jegasus wrote:

This feels super fresh!!! Damn, this is great! I had a REALLY nice time stopping what I was doing to just pay close attention here and hear the tiny little layers and sub-voices you created. This is immensely pretty!
And I totally can se what you're saying when you mention hopefulness and also maybe regret. this turned out really pretty. And yeah, these explorations outside of the more common 4 bar loop really pay off. Like I said at the top, this feels super fresh, and I think this might be one of the (many) reasons why.
Great job!!!


Thanks! I spent a decent amount of time trying to get some subtle ambience effects on this one, so I'm pleased that you took the time to listen to that aspect of the song!

SQF wrote:

dig the 5 bar experiment. Definitely feeling fresh. Congrats to 3/4 of the year down! I never thought I'd stick with something like this either but it's been a fun ride. Keep it up!


Yeah, congrats to you too. It has indeed be a fun challenge! Thanks for listening and I'm looking forward to the rest of the year!

jwh wrote:

it's just such a lovely late night vibe. driving, feeling the heaviness of the world. change is coming, we just can't see it clearly yet
thanks, Peter. really love this one


Thank you! I love that description. That's what I was feeling with this one too, but you put it into words!

Thanks everyone! It always feels a bit like the void has at least a few sets of ears when these comments show up! It means a lot.

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