A chillout track I just added to my Soundcloud page here.


Any comments/suggestions appreciated.

This is a lovely piece of music that definitely has a soothing effect on the listener.  The production is smooth, and makes this the perfect music for stressful situations.  Too bad you can't put this in a bottle.

Hey Ultra...  Nice!  Very relaxed here!  I've always liked the "wire" sound (which is what I think this is..but then again, I'm listening to a laptop...)
I like the rhythm crossfade at 1:44.  A chord change in there somewhere would have topped it off for me.  But then again, maybe I need to learn more about this genre, 'cuz I'm always wanting a song to "go somewhere", and I've noticed a lot of chill songs don't.

Also, nice "call and answer" kind of groove.

Thanks Lynn and Tony for your comments.

Tony :  I'm not sure what you mean by a couple of things ...  "wire" sound ... and "call and answer" ??   

The "wire" sound was a type of "voice" a couple of vintage synths made popolar back in the day.  I know Yamaha had a good one made with FM synthesis (DX-7), and I think the  PPG Wave synth had some 'wire-sounds" in it too.  I'm sure others did as well, but I don't know them.

"Call and Answer" to me is where a musical phrase is played on one instrument, and "answered" with (or followed by) a complimentary phrase by another...sort of in a repetitive fashion.  I think it's cool because it adds motion and variety to the groove.

TB

Thanks for the reply ---- re the "wire" sound: I'm not sure exactly which sound you refer to, or if its a general overall sound you meant ... but, most of the synth sounds in the track come from Omnisphere, plus a bit of FM8 and Absynth.   Stylus RMX for the drum sounds.

Hey Ultra... I just listened again on real speakers, not my laptop.  It made a difference...LOL...  Maybe there's no "wire wave" synth in it... could be like a Strat sound perhaps??  Cool percussion parts too.

What do you think about bringing up the bass a db or 2??

It kind of meanders on a bit but very pleasant. Nice production.