Nessus V7

I don't know what to say... I've been on this particular project for so long now it's hardly believable.
 
Much has changed, and not all for the best I'm sure.
 
I even dusted my crappy nearfields off to see if they could help in my polishing quest.
 
Anyways, here it is:-
 
https://soundcloud.com/synkrotron/nessus-v7
 
best of luck
 
cheers
 
andy

Nice track, well engineered, carefully picked voices, good composition, nice playing and a well constructed arrangement, what's not to like.

Very nice Any! Mix comes across very well and it is clear that you've spent a lot of time on this.
 
Regards,
Dan

Love it. Sounds very good indeed! Great job with the mix!

dcumpian
Very nice Any! Mix comes across very well and it is clear that you've spent a lot of time on this.

 
Hi Dan,
 
Thanks for having a listen 
 
Yeah, I did spend a lot of time on this... Good job it wasn't a paid for project LOL... I'd have been working for a pittance 
 

ohgrant
Lovey synth sounds and interesting interplay throughout. Retro in a way and very pleasant to hear.  

Hi Grant,
 
Thanks for taking time out to listen to Nessus 
 
That was all one synth by the way... I kind of forgot to mention that, because this is a "latest version." So everything was played by u-he's latest release Hive, except for EQ and Limiting.
 

clintmartin
Love it. Sounds very good indeed! Great job with the mix!

Hi Clint,
 
Thanks for stopping by and listening to my tune... Much appreciated 
 
There are still a few things I don't like about the mix, now that I've listened to it more myself, but sometimes you just have to say "enough is enough."
 

Vilovilo
Nice music ,I like the groove that the BIG basses bring.

Hi Olivier,
 
Thanks for listening to Nessus 
 
I was hoping the bass wasn't too overpowering this version... It's tough to work out though, through headphones, and even though I dusted off my nearfields to check the mix at the end, they're not that good... I think the low end response is a terrible 60Hz.
 
 
I really appreciate all the nice comments here... It can't be that easy listening to something that is electronic and doesn't even have lyrics, so, yeah... Thanks everyone 
 
cheers
 
andy

Thanks for taking the time to listen to Nessus Walt 
 
I still don't know where that came from to be honest. I am mostly, at the moment, resurrecting old discarded projects in an effort to get my creative juices flowing after a dormant year or more. I came across a demo track created by David Rosen and I thought, "what a great sounding synth," and after a quick play I purchased Hive for myself.
 
I then took the decision to create a piece completely using Hive, and Nessus was the result.
 
I had the main piece laid down and uploaded within a week, which is unusual for me, and then spent another two weeks or so polishing it, with the help from peeps here.
 
thanks again for listening,
 
cheers
 
andy

Waltenstein Studios
I have too many synths already, and need to learn how to better use what I've already got.

Hahaha, Walt, I know exactly what you mean (as do so many of us around these parts) 

Lynn
Anyway, you're doing a good job with what you have, and your inspiration is priceless.

Thanks again for your kind words Lynn 
 
I'm looking into that VRM thing. I've been aware of it for some time when I saw it in my local music store a couple of years ago. I didn't bother getting one at the time because I thought it would mess with my existing set-up. Next time I'm in town I'll see if they still stock them and I may make an impulsive purchase . Like you say, they're not too pricey...
 
cheers
 
andy

Hi James,
 
Thanks for listening to Nessus (version 7 - took me some time to get this polished LOL)

Andy,
All the right keyboard elements coming together to bring this production background and mix full circle. Some killer guitar sounds might work really well in this piece (I'm thinking Kirk Beaur's guitar sound, if he is still in the forum), but there are plenty of others as well. Truly a very valuable and well constructed piece of music. Very nicely done.
 
Peace and Blessings, John

Starise
The end result of all the efforts has paid off!

Thanks Tim, I'm glad you stopped by for a listen. I actually got the first pass done inside a week, but then spent the rest of the month putting it right. I'd love vocals on my tunes but I can neither write lyrics or sing, so I don't think that will happen any time soon.
 
Actually, I did do a song, some time ago, called Vast, that had vocals in it. I might upload that to SoundCloud soon. My lyrics, sung with computer generated vocals through a vocoder, so I need to look into doing that again some time, seeing as I recently invested in Vocodex.
 
Thanks again for listening 
 

theguitarplayer
Truly a very valuable and well constructed piece of music. Very nicely done.

Hi John,
 
Thanks for taking the time to listen to my electronic music, I really appreciate that. I do play guitar, but I'm not happy enough with my playing to include it in my music, but I'm working on it...
 

twisted6s
Well produced, bright and a slick groove.

Hi Tony,
 
Thanks for listening to Nessus... Listening to your songs I'm surprised you have the patience for my synthetic stuff 
 
 
Cheers again to everyone who has taken their time to listen to both versions of this tune on SoundCloud. 120 listened between the two, and my post here has managed to stay on the front page of the songs forum for almost a month now, thanks to you guys, and therefore helping its exposure.
 
andy

Hiya Bob,
 
Thanks for dropping in and listening to Nessus 
 
Your comments are much appreciated 
 
cheers
 
andy

this would work well as a soundtrack to any extreme sport that has long sections of mellow attack,
like powder skiing, or paragliding
 
i think the mix works fine, for the genre, which i really don't know much about...
like,
how much of this is actually played, and what is programmed, etc....
 
but it sounds good.
 

stevec
It might be a bit of an odd comment for a synth based track, but I really liked your bends.

Hi Steve, thanks for listening to Nessus and you following comments 
 
I created those bends in two ways. Some are bends created in real time with the pitch bend wheel and some ore more simply made by using legato and portamento together, again, in real time, although some I tweaked or added later in PRV.
 

batsbrew
how much of this is actually played, and what is programmed, etc....

 
Hi Rob 
 
I'm so glad that you popped in for a listen... I know you don't normally listen to this sort of "music" LOL!
 
You are right to pull me up on that issue and I have to admit that my performing abilities are somewhat lacking. I used to play in a band but my parts were relatively simple enough for me to "wing it."
 
My own music is mainly based around programmed synths, all within Sonar, that I will, now and then, "augment" (and I use that word loosely) with real time playing, that I invariably have to spend some time putting right afterwards.
 
I have always classed myself more as a "MIDIcian" than a musician, putting more effort into composing rather than playing, much to the annoyance of my missus. She is still waiting for me to serenade her with some Led Zepp stuff on my recently flamboyant purchase of a PRS Studio...
 
cheers
 
andy