garybrun
nnnnnn 19. Paul Hard Castle
Took me back in time... love the groove.

 
Hey thanks for taking the time to listen Gary!  I looked up your reference to "19" and found this on YouTube.  I can see there are some similarities there!  Although 19 is quite a bit more political, while Mind the Gap is... well... meaningless? :)  In any case, thanks for the complimentary comparison!

Very good production as usual. Cool tune. Did you play the instruments? Or are they loops? Good work!

clintmartin
Very good production as usual. Cool tune. Did you play the instruments? Or are they loops? Good work!

Thanks Clint!  No audio loops were used in this song.  It was mostly synths, although I do admit there were one or two arpeggiations and some MIDI loops for the drums that I used.  Here is my track list:

1. z3Ta+2 "Club Organ DSF" (arpeggiator)
2. Battery "Nein Oh Nein Kit" (I think there were 9 different MIDI loops that I edited together)
3. Massive "Swagga" (performed)
4. Reaktor - GoBox - "Hold the Line" (beatbox, edited)
5. Massive "Acid Raw" (performed)
6. Rapture "Acid Guitar Solo" (arpeggiator)
7. Kontakt "Street Knowledge Kit" (MIDI loops to add a little more rhythm underneath)
8. Battery "Nein Oh Nein Kit" (performed, just to add some extra hi-hat)
9. AAS Player "Far East Radio" (performed)
10. licensed audio sound clip "Mind the gap"
11. Stratocaster guitar (performed, using Guitar Rig "Country Twang Driven")
12. Ibanez humbucker guitar (performed, using Guitar Rig "Stoned Rhythm")
13. another electric guitar track that I decided to leave out
14. Massive (created my own patch for this "bass stutter" sound, and performed)

As you can see, I've been favoring Native Instruments Komplete recently. ;)

There's something nice and homely about the very British sounding "Mind the Gap" announcement, which is pretty cool for someone coming from PA...
 
It has a great 90's vibe, it works very well as a composition and is produced immaculately.
 
Who cares what genre it is, this is good music. Period.

Jonbouy
There's something nice and homely about the very British sounding "Mind the Gap" announcement, which is pretty cool for someone coming from PA...
 
It has a great 90's vibe, it works very well as a composition and is produced immaculately.
 
Who cares what genre it is, this is good music. Period.

Thanks so much Jonbouy!  I'm glad you liked it!
 
As for the title (and announcement), I was previewing clips from my immense licensed audio archives (The General) and was looking for something "train" sounding.  When I heard the PA announcer with his "mind the gap" warning I was immediately hooked and had to place it into the song. :)  I figured it would resonate with Brits (and others) and maybe make the song a little more memorable, i.e. whenever they actually heard a similar announcement in a train station.

Hi Walt, I listened and tried to like this, I failed, sorry ; )  Needs more guitar !
 
Rik

Rikkie
Hi Walt, I listened and tried to like this, I failed, sorry ; )  Needs more guitar !
 
Rik

Hehe, well thanks for trying Rik! :)  I will try to put more guitar into my next song. ;)

Waltenstein Studios

clintmartin
Very good production as usual. Cool tune. Did you play the instruments? Or are they loops? Good work!

Thanks Clint!  No audio loops were used in this song.  It was mostly synths, although I do admit there were one or two arpeggiations and some MIDI loops for the drums that I used.  Here is my track list:

1. z3Ta+2 "Club Organ DSF" (arpeggiator)
2. Battery "Nein Oh Nein Kit" (I think there were 9 different MIDI loops that I edited together)
3. Massive "Swagga" (performed)
4. Reaktor - GoBox - "Hold the Line" (beatbox, edited)
5. Massive "Acid Raw" (performed)
6. Rapture "Acid Guitar Solo" (arpeggiator)
7. Kontakt "Street Knowledge Kit" (MIDI loops to add a little more rhythm underneath)
8. Battery "Nein Oh Nein Kit" (performed, just to add some extra hi-hat)
9. AAS Player "Far East Radio" (performed)
10. licensed audio sound clip "Mind the gap"
11. Stratocaster guitar (performed, using Guitar Rig "Country Twang Driven")
12. Ibanez humbucker guitar (performed, using Guitar Rig "Stoned Rhythm")
13. another electric guitar track that I decided to leave out
14. Massive (created my own patch for this "bass stutter" sound, and performed)

As you can see, I've been favoring Native Instruments Komplete recently. ;)

Impressive! I always like to know if the artist is playing or assembling on these songs. I love it when musicians play the music ya know! Hahaha. Great job.

Cool track! Everything fits really well and the sound is spot on. Lead synth has a nice "round" tone that's edgy enough but not too much, if you know what I mean. I really liked the guitar break, the sound was a lot different from the rest of the track but fit right in.
Great job!

rscain
Cool track! Everything fits really well and the sound is spot on. Lead synth has a nice "round" tone that's edgy enough but not too much, if you know what I mean. I really liked the guitar break, the sound was a lot different from the rest of the track but fit right in.
Great job!

Thanks rscain!  Yeah, I've found a few really nice synth sounds, although I can only take so much credit for that.  There are so many good patches out there that often the hardest part is summoning the patience to find one that's good.  Thanks too for your comment about the guitars.  At first that bit was just a drum solo, but I thought it needed something more.  After I added the guitars I wasn't quite sure if they fit with the rest of the song, but lately I think I agree with you - I like the contrast they add.