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Re: Gypsy Dream
2013/10/12 10:08:19
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Very good! Nice mix man, you did a great job on the entire production. No suggestions here...keep doing what you do.
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Re: Gypsy Dream
2013/10/12 10:18:05
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Re: Gypsy Dream
2013/10/12 10:20:24
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I really like the bass in this, sound great!
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Re: Gypsy Dream
2013/10/12 10:54:13
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Very good! Nice mix man, you did a great job on the entire production. No suggestions here...keep doing what you do.
Thanks Clint! Regards, Dan
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Re: Gypsy Dream
2013/10/12 10:57:43
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All the best
Jan
Thank you Jan! Regards, Dan
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Re: Gypsy Dream
2013/10/12 11:00:37
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Serious_Noize!
I really like the bass in this, sound great!
Bobby
Sometimes hard synths are easier to work with. The bass is, for the most part, my "old" Triton. The real-time knobs are a really cool way to modify the sound after I record the initial MIDI. The organ part is also the Triton, heavily modified by a stack of plugins, lol. Thanks for the listen! Regards, Dan
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Re: Gypsy Dream
2013/10/12 12:17:49
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Think this would work in a club.
For just listening I found the relentless thump and other percussion overwhelmed the other instruments which, for me, was a shame as they sounded interesting.
Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Gypsy Dream
2013/10/12 18:52:01
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Wookiee
Think this would work in a club.
For just listening I found the relentless thump and other percussion overwhelmed the other instruments which, for me, was a shame as they sounded interesting.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for listening! It really did start out as a dance track then morphed into a mix of dance and something more organic, so the thump was intentional. But I do understand where you are coming from. :) Regards, Dan
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Re: Gypsy Dream
2013/10/12 19:17:49
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Gypsys tramps and thieves... But every night all the men would come around? And lay their money down. I liked it, I wasn't a huge fan of the plug you have doing your synth violin. It was cool though when it got going really fast there. I would also recommend work to improve the drums/percussion.
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Re: Gypsy Dream
2013/10/13 08:22:02
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I would also recommend work to improve the drums/percussion.
Thanks for listening Robby! In what way do the drums/perc not work for you? Truly would like to know... Best Regards, Dan
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Re: Gypsy Dream
2013/10/13 08:50:10
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Hi Dan,
I found this track late last night (CET) yesterday and really liked it. Listening the 2nd time today, it sounds even better... great!
I think that simple 4 on the floor kind of beat works fine here. It leaves space for all the other elements.
That violin sneaking in towards the end of the track is awesome!
Keep on keepin' on,
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Re: Gypsy Dream
2013/10/13 10:42:41
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Hi Dan,
I found this track late last night (CET) yesterday and really liked it. Listening the 2nd time today, it sounds even better... great!
I think that simple 4 on the floor kind of beat works fine here. It leaves space for all the other elements.
That violin sneaking in towards the end of the track is awesome!
Keep on keepin' on,
Thanks for the kind words! Regards, Dan
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Re: Gypsy Dream
2013/10/13 14:33:00
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That's a nice breezy, upbeat tune Dan. Reminded me of China Crisis a little. Melodic and interesting, plenty of details to keep the interest up.
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Re: Gypsy Dream
2013/10/13 20:39:30
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That's a nice breezy, upbeat tune Dan. Reminded me of China Crisis a little. Melodic and interesting, plenty of details to keep the interest up.
Thanks James! Appreciate the comments, and I still listen to China Crisis...lol. Regards, Dan
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Re: Gypsy Dream
2013/10/14 13:20:25
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Great stuff Dan! I'm trying to learn more about EDM, ambient, etc. and Gypsy Dream is an inspiration to me. Your textures and transitions are smooth as silk. I also love your understated driving beat as well as the organic sounding violin leads. Awesome!
I've been playing around with Omnisphere lately. It's a beast! It will need some serious taming, but I see a huge potential there. Gotta keep trying to get my head around it. :)
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Re: Gypsy Dream
2013/10/14 13:43:54
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Really like this Dan.
Did someone mention China Crisis? What a great band...
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Re: Gypsy Dream
2013/10/14 15:15:20
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lovely hypnotic song. I really dig the female vocals who really create a "dreamy" feel!
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Re: Gypsy Dream
2013/10/14 19:02:35
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Great stuff Dan! I'm trying to learn more about EDM, ambient, etc. and Gypsy Dream is an inspiration to me. Your textures and transitions are smooth as silk. I also love your understated driving beat as well as the organic sounding violin leads. Awesome!
I've been playing around with Omnisphere lately. It's a beast! It will need some serious taming, but I see a huge potential there. Gotta keep trying to get my head around it. :)
Thanks Walt! Omnisphere is great. It's the first VST that would ever make me even consider going soft-synth only. The violin is a Kontakt library that I fed through an amp to give it some grit, then ran through a chorus and delay. Tried to get that Jean-Luc Ponty sound. Thanks for the comments on the transitions; that took days of mixing and tweaking to get smooth. Glad it turned out well. Regards, Dan
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Re: Gypsy Dream
2013/10/14 19:11:04
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Really like this Dan.
Did someone mention China Crisis? What a great band...
Thank you Daryl! Regards, Dan
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Re: Gypsy Dream
2013/10/14 19:13:40
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lovely hypnotic song. I really dig the female vocals who really create a "dreamy" feel!
Thanks Thomas! That vocal really shaped the song for me as well... Regards, Dan
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Re: Gypsy Dream
2013/10/14 20:04:16
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The violin is a Kontakt library that I fed through an amp to give it some grit, then ran through a chorus and delay. Tried to get that Jean-Luc Ponty sound. Thanks for the comments on the transitions; that took days of mixing and tweaking to get smooth. Glad it turned out well.
Ah, yes. Session Strings. Another library I need to spend more time exploring.
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Re: Gypsy Dream
2013/10/14 21:35:48
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Actually, it is a library by Embertone called "Friedlander Violin". It's a really responsive solo violin library, that the sample guys would cringe if they knew how I abused their beautiful samples, lol.
Regards,
Dan
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Re: Gypsy Dream
2013/10/14 21:40:28
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Very nice Dan and you did get a Jean Luc Ponte sound if you ask me, I have everyone of his albums. Although his violin would stick out more the backing tracks seemed to flow nicely like his work flows. You did a great job with the arrangement and instrumentations. The mix sounded great and every was nice and smooth. Great piece you have hear.
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Re: Gypsy Dream
2013/10/15 06:48:52
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Very nice Dan and you did get a Jean Luc Ponte sound if you ask me, I have everyone of his albums. Although his violin would stick out more the backing tracks seemed to flow nicely like his work flows. You did a great job with the arrangement and instrumentations. The mix sounded great and every was nice and smooth. Great piece you have hear.
Peace and Blessings, John
Thank you John! Regards, Dan
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Re: Gypsy Dream
2013/10/15 09:16:57
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I too like this production. It offers more than just a beat and synth parts - it is spatial and has nice creativity. I would have liked the violin more natural sounding - it has some sharp peaks that are a little distracting. Drums could use some fills here and there but no big deal.
Nice work.
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Re: Gypsy Dream
2013/10/15 13:42:34
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Rimshot
I too like this production. It offers more than just a beat and synth parts - it is spatial and has nice creativity. I would have liked the violin more natural sounding - it has some sharp peaks that are a little distracting. Drums could use some fills here and there but no big deal.
Nice work.
Rimshot
I brought the violin up and down to emphasize certain phrases. May be a bit too aggressive in one or two spots. I'll likely tweak the mix over the weekend because the staccato claps are starting to bug me a little (I hear it now Robby). I'm going to remove some and push them back a bit, particularly during the first half. I'll take another critical listen to the violin as well. Thanks! Regards, Dan
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Re: Gypsy Dream
2013/10/15 14:21:51
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Well done Dan on the whole project. Enjoyed listening to this x2......all the wonderful tones filled up my headphones very nicely......very nicely mixed.
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Re: Gypsy Dream
2013/10/15 19:13:08
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Well done Dan on the whole project. Enjoyed listening to this x2......all the wonderful tones filled up my headphones very nicely......very nicely mixed.
Thanks Mesh! Regards, Dan
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