I would certainly be safe from putting my foot in my mouth if I wrote with pencil and paper.
Nobody could read it! (Including me, a day or two later.)On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 1:07 PM, Louigi Verona <louigi.verona@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Barney, thanks for the review! It was very interesting to read, I rarely get feedback on my music, especially that detailed ;)
Two things to comment. One - I am not a very good sound engineer so while I do learn and my productions become better and better, overall I do need services of a sound engineer or a tutor. I do get that sometimes from my friend who is a sound engineer. He did specifically help me out with Uranium, however, fixed version did not make it to the album since the eq plugin we used crashes on project reopen and I had to release the tune as it is.
Two. This album aimed for the 1990-1994 trance feel. That explains 303 without distortion. I actually like 303 without distortion. So I guess no use comparing it to mixing techniques of today as I specifically listened to 1990s trance music collections when preparing for the album.
Cheers and super thanks again for the review!
L.V.
On Oct 29, 2013 10:19 PM, "Barney Holmes" <djbarney@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Quoting Louigi Verona <louigi.verona@xxxxxxxxx>:
Those guys should check out my album, this is exactly why I made it - to
promote Linux Audio and to show that you can do this kind of music on it:
http://www.louigiverona.ru/?page=projects&s=music&t=another_reality
Hello. This is great ! Reminds me of my copy of "trancentral four a trip to goa. In the mix with Tsuyoshi Suzuki", Doof, Bass Chakra, etc ...
http://www.discogs.com/Tsuyoshi-Suzuki-Trancentral-Four-A-Trip-To-Goa/master/45007
I notice music productions rarely contain logo's of services and/or applications used to produce them, but films and video games do ... Nvidia and Avid logo's !
Here is my "review" of your album keeping Linux audio use in mind.
Note I was listening to this with an ear attuned to the production techniques and mastering heard on places like Proton Radio - http://protonradio.com/ - and recent mixes such as The Konstrukt by Danny Oliveira a talented Miami/Brazilian DJ/Producer - https://soundcloud.com/dnyo/sets/the-konstrukt
Elementary Waves ... problem with intro. not as high quality as later on in the track, but gets good ~3:30 minutes where you start using the sample.
A note here. 303 and Distortion ? Distortion filter can make a massive difference to the 303 sound. The 303 in Rebirth could do some REALLY strange things, don't know how that compares to a real 303 because I've never used one, but plan to get a 303 clone - http://greatsynthesizers.com/en/general-en/2013/03/bass-bot-tt-303-the-new-roland-tb-303/
Another reality. Nice use of synth !
Production in this one - this is gonna be honest, but please remember I'm taking something in isolation here, and only this track. Percussion sounds are too regimented (think of those bad MIDI demo's that come with some software) and need to be made more dynamic, richer and randomised - see blog post - http://djbarney.wordpress.com/2013/10/27/generating-synthesised-drums-and-percussion-in-linux-using-yoshimi/
Incredible Things - hey breakbeat ! Again there's some fine detail and depth missing in the breakbeat. But this track sounds nicely upbeat with good use of sample and composition.
Solar Traveller - hang on, this break beat is MUCH better. You should probably look into exactly why that is, and keep on doing it. Rolling !
Seaside - sorry got distracted when listening to this one. I'll go back to this later.
North Pole - I can hear this one being played on Proton Radio - http://protonradio.com/ - and it would stand up nicely amongst all the other tracks.
Acid Astronautic - love the 303 in this, very spacey. Goa Trance. the drum/percussion could maybe be a bit more dynamic or randomised but that may just be my own personal listening tastes.
Uranium - this is a good rich sounding 303 line that starts this. This is the best one. This should be first track on your album if you ask me. It really sounds like it could have been produced on Mac, Windows or Linux, or a recording studio.
Was thinking some more about this. I think in a lot of track production the trick is the final mix down and mastering that gives everything that "silky smooth" sound. It's a work of art like a painting, a well designed building or a cordon blue/Gourmet meal - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gourmet
Thanks for your album ! This is exactly where I am heading at the moment. I want to produce quality dance music that will enhance people's life's and help them. I started thinking of producing music to be much like starting a good bakery. If it tastes and smells good then it will sell. If I start putting the Linux logo on my releases, well I don't know yet ;) You have also inspired me to look at modular synths (Linux of course) for modelling the 303 sounds, and building the PCF filter in Propellerhead Rebirth which I've never seen anything else do. There are circuit diagrams available for the 303 which can be worked from. I'll also check out Nekobee :)
DJ Barney
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