[Dream] N0.6 - I just can't think of a title.

[Doofus McFluoro]

Hey Bud.. yeah I just got home from a stressfull job interview when I wrote
the last mail... I dont think I expressed myself in the way that you
deserved. Basicly projecting my emotions of frustration a bit LOUD. Hey we
talked about this last time we saw eachother. I see you as having a lot of
talent and i'd like you to develop it but I just see you getting so bogged
down with the technicalities.

The more I am learning the more I am realising how simple it should be. You
just have to start with good quality stuff.. bass line and kick are
primary.. they have to be crispy crisp. You can go a long way with that...
the hats have to ride above. Good samples... get ride of any low grade shit
you have floating about. thats why I want you to come over... I have some
stuff for you to take. I've got so much good stuff since getting back to
London... you wouldnt believe it. With these building bricks the end product
sounds so much better.  rather than spending hours mixing naff kicks to try
to get a good one... or pissing about trying to find the one non wooly hat
sample in a field of fluffy cymbal sheep.

One you get that right the rest of the stuff you do will just sit on top
nicely (with a dab of e.q).

You know all in all the tune wasnt bad.. it just lacks definition and its
all a bit monophonic.  But it rolls nicely and the breaks were in the right
place ensuring I didnt get bored even though its 8 mins long. It just needs
some ear baffling stuff to go with it.

So sorry if the previous e-mail was a bit blunt... we've been friends so
long and I forget this is a public forum. Come on over though and I wil show
you what I mean.  Bring your samples.

Doof ;)-""


On 3/9/07, Kudos <kudos.dream at ntlworld.com> wrote:
>
> Doofus McFluoro wrote:
> > Olls,
> >
> > My opinion (and thats all it is) you should try to complete trax
> > quicker cos this track would have been great in 2003. It just sounds a
> > bit dated now... the kick is a bit lame y'know and the trak sounds a
> > bit woooly/reverby. Aside from that it is listenable and remains
> > mildly interesting throughout in a proggy sort of way.  Production
> > needs crisping up a bit IMHO. Needs to be more stuff that baffles the
> > ear.
> >
> > Lenka likes it it though so maybe its just my taste (you know how hard
> > I like it)
> >
> > Dude come up one weekend and we can have a production session and swap
> > some tips.
> >
> Personally I don't like most of the latest Psytrance which has come out
> over the last 2 years.  I liked it when I was progressive.  Now it's all
> gone too HYPER, OTT and NEVER comes down to rest for a breather (or is
> that just the way the DJ's mix these days?).  I don't think I want to
> get my music like the current stuff.  I could do some dark stuff though,
> but I'm liking the shiny-polished sound without it having to much
> information.
>
> I've got real problems sorting out the bass-end of things because I've
> got crap speakers, and I've switched from Audiophile2496 to the lovely
> Behringer UCA202 which has a narrower frequency response I think.
>
> This track is confusing cos I've been working on it at a faster tempo -
> there's been some sample-rate muddle.  I think I was working in 48Khz
> while this project is actually 44.1 - it's really confusing.  I prefer
> the faster version.
>
> I'm just trying to get my mixes cleaned up, and simplified.  I know
> there's ways to make some amazing sounds without using up half the
> system resources just for one special part.  I don't want to sound TOO
> clinical, but OTOH I don't want to let things get too muddy that isn't
> space for things to breath.  Getting a nice loud puchy clear mix is what
> I've been looking into a lot lately and obviously there's still room for
> improvement.  I'm slowly getting there (and I could probably have
> learned what I have in a week intensive training at college).
>
> Yeah, I  must come up to see you soon - I'll bring my Ozonic and record
> some MIDI for you!  How's the TI? Have you dusted it off yet since I
> last saw it coated in weeks/months of non-use?
>
> Olly
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