Fly Away

Latest that started out with an afternoon screwing around with Rob Papen's Blue II. Nothing too complicated here, but I had a lot of fun putting it together.
 
https://dancumpian.bandcamp.com/track/fly-away
 
or

https://soundcloud.com/dcumpian/fly-away
 
or

http://www.soundclick.com/player/single_player.cfm?songid=12894368&q=hi&newref=1
 
Any comments or suggestions are always welcome! Enjoy!
 
Regards,
Dan

Well,  Dan, you've got me totally stoked for our upcoming flight to San Francisco.
The rush of take-off, that pass through the first layer of clouds. It's all here.
I'm not too keen on the airport gig these days (it used to be fun), but the actual flying part still fascinates me.
I love viewing the world from 30,000 feet, and passing through the shadow of a sunset from a plane was one of the most breathtaking things I have ever seen.
This may not be terribly complex, but it captures the spirit of that.
Super clean and potent sound here. I like this a lot.

gusrogers
All sounds good Dan. Love that bass sound, clear and wide mix with a breezy tone. This piece most certainly flies.

Thanks Gus! Getting that bass up front without overwhelming everything was tricky. Took me nine mixes to get that right, lol. Glad you enjoyed it!
 
Regards,
Dan

 
 

noynekker
Dan, this is a very tastefully done track. I particularly like when the high vocal type sound kicks in around 1:20.
From a recording point of view I'm impressed how balanced it sounds . . . on my monitors those tricky mid range frequencies are most pleasing.
 
From the intro through the first 3 minutes this track is fresh and unpredictable.
I like the glissando in the bass line, not overdone, just right.
Considering that you started by messing around one afternoon with this, it turned out very well, your wealth of creativity really shines here.
 
I notice on the bandcamp site it's tagged as "edm" (Electronic Dance Music ?) is this a new genre for you ?

Thank you for the kind words! I've really been focusing on the mixing part of this craft and I'm glad the results are starting to show. Glad you like that bass! As I mentioned above, it was a tough nut to crack, for me.
 
I tag 'em like I see 'em. I don't stick to any genre, as you can tell if you've heard my other stuff. But this sounded "dance-y" to me and I felt it had a EDM quality to it. How would you tag it?
 
All the best,
Dan
 
 

Dan,
 
Sounds really good.   The mix is outstanding as is your use of reverbs in this piece.
 
Regards

Cool!! What a nice stereo mix! Sounds very very good on my system. Crystal clean and clear.  I love this

markno999
Dan,
 
Sounds really good.   The mix is outstanding as is your use of reverbs in this piece.
 
Regards

Thank you Mark! I think I'm finally getting the hang of that SSL bundle. It took me a while before I realized you only have to turn the knobs a tiny bit to get big changes, lol. I also added a couple of EQ's that have really helped me get a handle on some things that I was struggling with. Fabfilter's Pro-Q is really great to work with once you wrap your head around it.
 
Regards,
Dan
 

bayoubill
Cool!! What a nice stereo mix! Sounds very very good on my system. Crystal clean and clear.  I love this

Thank you! I like 'em wide...
 
Regards,
Dan
 

 
 

The Band19
What's that synth used in the beginning, and how is it panned back and fourth?
 
Not sure what "Rob Papen's Blue II" is? But I enjoyed your recording. I really like the lush synths used in the different freq spectrum, and the choir sounding voices. Again, not sure if this was just tracks you mixed, or some sounds you created. Either way, I thought it was pretty good for the genera. Good job Dano. 

Blue II is the second version VST synthesizer from Rob Papen. It really is a an awesome sounding synth. At the very beginning (the first 2 seconds), I took a snippet of the synth's audio after I bounced it, reversed it, added reverb, reversed it again (thanks Lynn!), then used a filter to generate the stutter effect and Waves H-Delay for the ping pong. After that, it is all Blue II, Omnisphere, Z3ta, Kontakt and my Triton. It's the first time I've had to load multiple instances of Omnisphere to get all the patches I needed, lol.
 
The vocal comes from Realivox Blue. Lots of blueness in this song. Realivox Blue is a Kontakt library of a singer recorded singing vowels, consonants and transitions between syllables. You create what she sings by typing phrases phonetically (for the most part). Lots of potential there, but it can be tricky to get the results you want.
 
I'll take it as a compliment that you thought I mixed prerecorded tracks...
 
Regards,
Dan
 
 

Wookiee
Nice stuff sounds well here.  

Thanks John!
 
Regards,
Dan
 

I'm out of my element here, but to me this just sounds lovely. You are obviously skilled at your craft, and I won't presume to give advice on mixing. Everything on this track is separated and audible, while still blending nicely with all the other sounds. I actually have a Pandora channel filled with New Age-y kind of stuff that sounds a tiny bit like "Fly Away," but I thought the point of the music was to disappear. Listening to this piece is an active - and enjoyable -- experience. I like it. Take it for what it's worth, coming as it does from an unreconstructed rocker.

Larry Jones
I'm out of my element here, but to me this just sounds lovely. You are obviously skilled at your craft, and I won't presume to give advice on mixing. Everything on this track is separated and audible, while still blending nicely with all the other sounds. I actually have a Pandora channel filled with New Age-y kind of stuff that sounds a tiny bit like "Fly Away," but I thought the point of the music was to disappear. Listening to this piece is an active - and enjoyable -- experience. I like it. Take it for what it's worth, coming as it does from an unreconstructed rocker.

Thank you Larry! Glad you enjoyed this!
 
Regards,
Dan

daryl1968
Really like this as a piece of music and technically the clarity in the mix is excellent. Nice one Dan

Thank you Daryl! I really appreciate the feedback.
 
Regards,
Dan

stevec
Just another "+1"!    Very cool synth tune and every layer is mixed so clean and, well, "airy".  
 
BTW, Miss Blue is working well for you.   I've only used her once so far and only for a few bars, so this makes me want to find a place for her in another tune.
 

Thanks Steve! She isn't easy to use, but once you get the hang of it, I think the results are pretty good. I'd like her sister to have a less operatic voice, but Blue will do for now :)
 
Regards,
Dan
 

rebel007
I will see the "lovely clarity" remarks and raise you a very nice mix. And what Larry said about you being very skilled at your craft. Nice work Dan.

Thanks Wayne! Getting better with every mix, I hope.
 
Regards,
Dan