New Covalente Album & New cryophonik Song

Author
cryophonik
Max Output Level: -28 dBFS
  • Total Posts : 4724
  • Joined: 2006/04/03 17:28:17
  • Location: Elk Grove, CA
  • Status: offline
2015/10/03 15:58:37 (permalink)

New Covalente Album & New cryophonik Song

Long time, no see!  I've been busy working on an album for the past year-and-a-half on a new project with vocalist Amy Jane called Covalente and we just released our debut album titled "Two Worlds Combine." It's available as a digital download and CD from CD Baby, and you can stream it on our new website.  All of the songs were composed and recorded in Sonar (X3 and Platinum).
 
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/Covalente/
 
http://www.covalente-music.com/
 
Now that that's done, I'm turning back to my cryophonik project.  So, my friend Samone Marshalek and I pulled together this groovy little downtempo/chillout track. Download and enjoy. :)
 
https://soundcloud.com/cryophonik/breaking-on-the-inside-feat-samone-marshalek
 
In case you're interested, that track was made in Sonar Platinum w/Battery 4, Nord Lead 4, Access Virus TI2, Kurzweil PC3X, TruePianos, U-he Hive, and Omnisphere 2.

cryophonik   |   soundcloud  |   Facebook

Q6600 | GA-EP45-UD3P | Windows 7 64 | 8GB
Access Virus Keyboard TI2 | Kurzweil PC3X | NI Maschine

#1

10 Replies Related Threads

    Wookiee
    Rrrrugh arah-ah-woof?
    • Total Posts : 13306
    • Joined: 2007/01/16 06:19:43
    • Location: Akahaocwora - Village Yoh Kay
    • Status: offline
    Re: New Covalente Album & New cryophonik Song 2015/10/04 13:05:25 (permalink)
    Nice chilled vibe, good to see you back, mix comes across well here, thanks for sharing.

    Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain.
    Karma has a way of finding its own way home.
    Primary, i7 8700K 16Gigs Ram, 3x500gb SSD's 2TB Backup HHD Saffire Pro 40. Win 10 64Bit
    Secondary  i7 4790K, 32GB Ram, 500Gb SSD OS/Prog's, 1TB Audio, 1TB Samples HHD AudioBox USB, Win 10 64Bit
    CbB, Adam's A7x's - Event 20/20's, Arturia V6, Korg Digital Legacy, Softube Modular, Arturia Keylab-88, USB-MidiSport 8x8 
    #2
    synkrotron
    Max Output Level: -22.5 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 5263
    • Joined: 2006/04/28 16:21:21
    • Location: Warrington, UK
    • Status: offline
    Re: New Covalente Album & New cryophonik Song 2015/10/06 02:45:16 (permalink)
    Yeah... This is a good song. Nicely produced
     
    cheers
     
    andy

    http://www.synkrotron.co.uk/
    Intel Core™i7-3820QM Quad Core Mobile Processor 2.70GHz 8MB cache | Intel HM77 Express Chipset | 16GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 RAM | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM | 500GB Samsung 850 Pro SSD | 1TB Samsung 850 Pro SSD | Windows 10 Pro | Roland OCTA-CAPTURE | SONAR Platinum ∞ FFS| Too many VSTi's to list here | KRK KNS-8400 Headphones | Roland JP-8000 | Oberheim OB12 | Novation Nova | Gibson SG Special | PRS Studio
    #3
    kevinwal
    Max Output Level: -69 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 1066
    • Joined: 2007/07/27 19:07:43
    • Location: Rogers, AR
    • Status: offline
    Re: New Covalente Album & New cryophonik Song 2015/10/06 10:20:37 (permalink)
    What a singer! Nice playing on the keys too, this is going on my "must play at home on a good system" list. Thanks for this!
    #4
    emeraldsoul
    Max Output Level: -56.5 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 1858
    • Joined: 2009/01/02 23:16:43
    • Status: offline
    Re: New Covalente Album & New cryophonik Song 2015/10/06 21:07:15 (permalink)
    Really cool vibe. the bass is very prominent - what did you use for a mix on that? It comes through very, very clear, and doesn't get in the way. Really nice job on that!
     
    Cool call-and-response mixing of those vocals!!! Funny, when I try to compress my breath noises up off the noise floor, it doesn't sound as good as this!  :)
     
    excellent all the way 'round.
     
    cheers,
    -Tom

    A work in regress:
    www.studiusinterruptus.com
     
    Cornbread - video   audio
    A Very, Very Troubled Soul - video   
    Kilometers Davis - video   audio
    Mayans (Face in the Crowd) - video  audio
    The Sweet Slow Fade - video
    #5
    dcumpian
    Max Output Level: -34 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 4124
    • Joined: 2005/11/03 15:50:51
    • Status: offline
    Re: New Covalente Album & New cryophonik Song 2015/10/07 08:27:04 (permalink)
    This sounds great Dave! Really clear mix, nice open air for the vocals. Drums could use a little variation here and there, but otherwise this is very good.
     
    Regards,
    Dan
     

    Mixing is all about control.
     
    My music:
    http://dancumpian.bandcamp.com/ or https://soundcloud.com/dcumpian Studiocat Advanced Studio DAW (Intel i5 3550 @ 3.7GHz, Z77 motherboard, 16GB Ram, lots of HDDs), Sonar Plat, Mackie 1604, PreSonus Audiobox 44VSL, ESI 4x4 Midi Interface, Ibanez Bass, Custom Fender Mexi-Strat, NI S88, Roland JV-2080 & MDB-1, Komplete, Omnisphere, Lots o' plugins.    
    #6
    cryophonik
    Max Output Level: -28 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 4724
    • Joined: 2006/04/03 17:28:17
    • Location: Elk Grove, CA
    • Status: offline
    Re: New Covalente Album & New cryophonik Song 2015/10/09 11:35:49 (permalink)
    Thanks Wookie, Andy, and Kevin!  Sorry I'm so slow in responding, but as usual, finishing a song (and album!) means that I have to catch up on the things (like my job) that I've been putting off.  I will get back here this weekend and listen/comment on other songs.
     
    emeraldsoul
    Really cool vibe. the bass is very prominent - what did you use for a mix on that? 

     
    The bass is a somewhat basic saw-bass that I made with Omnishphere 2/Trilian library with some moderate EQ and compression.
     
    emeraldsoul 
    Cool call-and-response mixing of those vocals!!! Funny, when I try to compress my breath noises up off the noise floor, it doesn't sound as good as this!  :)
     



    Thanks Tom!  Samone will be happy to hear that because it's intentionally what she was going for.  She really emphasized the breaths on purpose - so much that I had to automate the clip gain to lower them by ~5-6dB.  I think what also made them stand out was the filter.  In addition to EQ, I used a combination of low-pass and hi-pass filter (FabFilter Volcano) with a small amount of resonance on all of the vocals - the heavily filtered ones have a much narrower range b/t the low- and hi-pass.
     
    dcumpian
    Drums could use a little variation here and there, but otherwise this is very good.
     



    Thanks Dan!  Yeah, I can certainly see your point on the drums - they are pretty straightforward, aren't they? 
    post edited by cryophonik - 2015/10/09 11:54:20

    cryophonik   |   soundcloud  |   Facebook

    Q6600 | GA-EP45-UD3P | Windows 7 64 | 8GB
    Access Virus Keyboard TI2 | Kurzweil PC3X | NI Maschine

    #7
    Walt Collins
    Max Output Level: -69 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 1054
    • Joined: 2003/11/12 14:33:30
    • Location: Harleysville, PA
    • Status: offline
    Re: New Covalente Album & New cryophonik Song 2015/10/09 12:14:41 (permalink)
    Loved this track.  You're lucky to work with such a great vocalist.  And she's lucky to work with you. :)  Your bed tracks are smooth as silk.  Fantastic!

    Walt Collins - Downtempo & Ambient
    Bandcamp: https://waltcollins.bandcamp.com (FREE downloads),  SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/arcanor
    blog: "Seeking Enlightenment Through Electronic Music" - http://waltcollins.com/music
    I use Ableton, NI, AAS, Arturia, Spectrasonics, Cakewalk, Akai, Yamaha, Fender, Sony, Waves
    Windows 10, Tannoy, KRK, dbx DriveRack
    #8
    stevec
    Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 11546
    • Joined: 2003/11/04 15:05:54
    • Location: Parkesburg, PA
    • Status: offline
    Re: New Covalente Album & New cryophonik Song 2015/10/12 15:12:48 (permalink)
    Great sounding mix!   I like Walt's description - smooth as silk.   The airy/glassy reverb is so crystal clear and fits perfectly.     Oh, and good song too!  
     

    SteveC
    https://soundcloud.com/steve-cocchi
    http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=39163
     
    SONAR Platinum x64, Intel Q9300 (2.5Ghz), Asus P5N-D, Win7 x64 SP1, 8GB RAM, 1TB internal + ESATA + USB Backup HDDs, ATI Radeon HD5450 1GB RAM + dual ViewSonic VA2431wm Monitors;
    Focusrite 18i6 (ASIO);
    Komplete 9, Melodyne Studio 4, Ozone 7 Advanced, Rapture Pro, GPO5, Valhalla Plate, MJUC comp, MDynamic EQ, lots of other freebie VST plugins, synths and Kontakt libraries
     
    #9
    cryophonik
    Max Output Level: -28 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 4724
    • Joined: 2006/04/03 17:28:17
    • Location: Elk Grove, CA
    • Status: offline
    Re: New Covalente Album & New cryophonik Song 2015/10/14 01:39:16 (permalink)
    Thanks Walt and Steve! Really glad to hear that people are digging this one.  In related news, Samone and I decided to make a video for it.  My wife and I are both pretty serious (hobbyist) photographers, and I've always wanted to make music videos for each song that I finish, and so it begins.  I shot the footage of Samone and my wife and I did all the editing (Premiere Pro CC).  This is Samone's first attempt, too, and see has a pretty good knack for it IMO! 
     
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hpi4hsoCpc4
     

    cryophonik   |   soundcloud  |   Facebook

    Q6600 | GA-EP45-UD3P | Windows 7 64 | 8GB
    Access Virus Keyboard TI2 | Kurzweil PC3X | NI Maschine

    #10
    stevec
    Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 11546
    • Joined: 2003/11/04 15:05:54
    • Location: Parkesburg, PA
    • Status: offline
    Re: New Covalente Album & New cryophonik Song 2015/10/15 14:36:13 (permalink)
    Nice!  The video has a nice smooth, dreamy feel that matches up well with the music, and the edits look good   Oh, and it's not hard to watch.  
     

    SteveC
    https://soundcloud.com/steve-cocchi
    http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=39163
     
    SONAR Platinum x64, Intel Q9300 (2.5Ghz), Asus P5N-D, Win7 x64 SP1, 8GB RAM, 1TB internal + ESATA + USB Backup HDDs, ATI Radeon HD5450 1GB RAM + dual ViewSonic VA2431wm Monitors;
    Focusrite 18i6 (ASIO);
    Komplete 9, Melodyne Studio 4, Ozone 7 Advanced, Rapture Pro, GPO5, Valhalla Plate, MJUC comp, MDynamic EQ, lots of other freebie VST plugins, synths and Kontakt libraries
     
    #11
    Jump to:
    © 2025 APG vNext Commercial Version 5.1