We just finished working on this track and were very satisfied with the results. Everything was made with the Cubase pluggins and instruments. Special thanks to Retrologue for sounding so damn good!
Hope you dance music fans like it!
We just finished working on this track and were very satisfied with the results. Everything was made with the Cubase pluggins and instruments. Special thanks to Retrologue for sounding so damn good!
Hope you dance music fans like it!
This sounds really good, especially for using just the vstiās included in Cubase.To me the only thing to address is the repetition in parts and possibly bringing in a new sound Steiny should license this track for promo use.
Thanks man! I appreciate the comment. Definitely wouldnāt mind if Steinberg made me an offer
Yeahā¦sounds ok ( youāve done well with the Cubase stuff ) but I agree with Mr Mā¦lot of repetition goin on and no real tune to latch on toā¦Kevin
Appreciate the comment! When you say there is āno real tune to latch on toā are you talking about melody or about arrangement or something else? Do you think it is something that is missing or something that has too much of?
Weāll take in any feedback!
Basically I would consider what you have as a very good backing track for a song, I donāt mean to be hard but out there in the pop/club/dance world itās about songs, I know there are always exceptions to a rule but generally speaking itās about songsā¦or a very strong catchy line, synth/piano/guitarā¦whateverā¦put a tune and a lyric on there and youāve really got something, if somebody can whistle the tune theyāve just heard your getting somewhere, best to you, Kevin
I take it that when you say āsongā you are referring to lyrics. In that case, yeah we left it pretty open to interpretation. The song is part of a portfolio we are working on to showcase to local artists who are interested in collaboration. We felt that attaching a theme or lyrics would take away from that.
A song isnāt just ālyricsā ā¦itās also a tune which I also referred to in my comment, I think this is the first time Iāve heard someone say that a theme ie 'tune" or lyrics would take something away from a piece of music, maybe Iām missing something regarding your aims with this piece and I mean no disrespectā¦just trying to help a fellow musoā¦good luck with it and any future stuff, Kevin
No disrespect at all man, I appreciate you taking the time to comment. I think you just misinterpreted my post. In no way I think lyrics or theme would take away from a song. What I said is that it would take away from the creative liberty of the other artists we are trying to collaborate with. If we give them a subject then that is already something they have no creative input on.
We are not singers or songwriters so we feel our songs are better left open to the interpretation of other musicians who are better off in these areas.
Sounds good to me mate, nice effort
The production on it sounds good and clear. I think introducing some more electronic sounds for colour as it progresses would be better. I actually really like the main hook part staying on the same chord and then the faster changes, but it stays on that same first chord for a bar too long. Thatās my main criticism. My ears expect the chord changes to come in a bar earlier to have the desired affect.
I also liked the way it built back up into it around 3/4.
Yeah, reckon I misunderstood your aimsā¦sorry about that and good luck with your projectā¦Kevin
Thanks man!
Thanks for listening man, glad you think it sounds clear. We spent some time making sure everything fitted well together.
I know what you mean about the riff, though. Its a little tricky one since its actually an 11/4 odd time signature. The thing is that its playing over the 4/4 on the drums so it kinda tricks you into thinking its a 4/4. I tried bringing that little hook a bar earlier but it would change the whole feel of the riff so I opted to leave it like that.
I can see how it might sound odd though, since our ears are so used to the 4/4.
Iāve always loved the Perfecto sound; for me itās quintessential traveling music. Although Iām pretty much a dilettante, it seems to be the two underlying techniques of this music are repetition with subtle changes, and break sections. You nailed both of these I think
Nice work! Very clean!
This is totally 100% NOT my kind of music, and yet I am fascinated by it and the production of it. In this particular case I think you made something pretty cool, and I really liked the way it drops out and fades back in at certain points - thatās a cool effect.
Really cool man, Iād be proud if I could make something like that.