YELLOWBRICK - NEW BASS/NO RUMBLE

 
Hi I'm back with my new upgraded song , used to be called Carnival and renamed it YELLOWBRICK . 
  
http://soundcloud.com/electronic-blueice/yellowbrick
 
This is it folks , I'm done my tennis elbow is killing me !! Better follow doctor orders and let it rest , maybe work on some drum tracks for some new upcoming music .
 
It is what it is , hope you like it this time around !
Radio

I like a lot of things about this song.  The synth sounds are just right for this, and the drums sound good, as well.  The chord progression is out of the ordinary which held my attention throughout.  However, I just could not hear the bass in this except for the bass drum.  I feel this needs more low end to be complete.  Otherwise, this is a winner.

Lynn


I like a lot of things about this song.  The synth sounds are just right for this, and the drums sound good, as well.  The chord progression is out of the ordinary which held my attention throughout.  However, I just could not hear the bass in this except for the bass drum.  I feel this needs more low end to be complete.  Otherwise, this is a winner.

 Thanks for taking time out for a second listen and thanks for your comments and suggestion on the bass track .
I might have to find another bass sound that will stand out a bit more , I did switch out the bass synth sound the second time around and I also have compression added to that track too .
I might have to monkey around with that part of it and see what I can do to get a better bass sound .
 
Thanks Buddy !
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Sounds good James. I get a 'Japan' vibe from it (the band, not the country), I could imagine David Sylvian singing over this.

Hey James
GREAT tune! Percussion work is stellar. +1 on the 'Japan' vibe.

Kev

Just a suggestion, but you might layer a bass sound with a sharp attack over one with less of an attack.  I think it would help to hear the initial attack to counter the bass drum.  I would also pan the bass drum away from the bass synth like an 11 o'clock-1 o'clock spread.  Hope this helps.

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Lynn


I like a lot of things about this song.  The synth sounds are just right for this, and the drums sound good, as well.  The chord progression is out of the ordinary which held my attention throughout.  However, I just could not hear the bass in this except for the bass drum.  I feel this needs more low end to be complete.  Otherwise, this is a winner.

 Thanks for taking time out for a second listen and thanks for your comments and suggestion on the bass track .
I might have to find another bass sound that will stand out a bit more , I did switch out the bass synth sound the second time around and I also have compression added to that track too .
I might have to monkey around with that part of it and see what I can do to get a better bass sound .
 
Thanks Buddy !
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Lynn


Just a suggestion, but you might layer a bass sound with a sharp attack over one with less of an attack.  I think it would help to hear the initial attack to counter the bass drum.  I would also pan the bass drum away from the bass synth like an 11 o'clock-1 o'clock spread.  Hope this helps.

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Lynn


I like a lot of things about this song.  The synth sounds are just right for this, and the drums sound good, as well.  The chord progression is out of the ordinary which held my attention throughout.  However, I just could not hear the bass in this except for the bass drum.  I feel this needs more low end to be complete.  Otherwise, this is a winner.

Thanks for taking time out for a second listen and thanks for your comments and suggestion on the bass track .
I might have to find another bass sound that will stand out a bit more , I did switch out the bass synth sound the second time around and I also have compression added to that track too .
I might have to monkey around with that part of it and see what I can do to get a better bass sound .
 
Thanks Buddy !
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Thanks Lynn , I'll have to try those suggestions out over the week-end .
 
Cheers!
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jamesg1213


Sounds good James. I get a 'Japan' vibe from it (the band, not the country), I could imagine David Sylvian singing over this.

Thanks James ! Hey leave me a youtube link to that Band , never heard of them .

Here y'go;

Japan - Taking Islands In Africa

Japan - Quiet Life

drumstixkev


Hey James
GREAT tune! Percussion work is stellar. +1 on the 'Japan' vibe.

Kev

Thanks Kev , glad you enjoyed my drum track . I spent a few days off and on working on the whole track before I even started working on the music .
I really need to buy some new drum addons for my Addictive drums , they make a cool hard rock drum series addon I really liked for my Addictive drum software .
Maybe first thing in May I can afford to buy a few new addons because the stuff I have been working with for so long is getting old to me .
 
Starting this April I start building my new AMD PC , I have been buying new parts for this build for a year now . I'm just waiting for my new hard drive to come in from Newegg in April and then I can start building it .
What does that mean it means I'll be able to run some better sounding synth software , this computer is going to be so much faster .
Might even think about buying Sonar X1 once its up and running , maybe by the end of summer I can invest in Sonar X1.
 
Hey thanks again for the listen Kev , thanks for the comments !
Radio

Good job radio!  Drums sound great and I like the instruments.  I'm with Lynn on the bass.  I like the creativity.  

Rimshot

Rimshot


Good job radio!  Drums sound great and I like the instruments.  I'm with Lynn on the bass.  I like the creativity.  

Rimshot

Thanks Rimshot , see what I can't do with the bass track over the week-end .
 
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jamesg1213


Here y'go;

Japan - Taking Islands In Africa

Japan - Quiet Life

  Cool , I'll check them out thanks !
     
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jamesg1213


Here y'go;

Japan - Taking Islands In Africa

Japan - Quiet Life

  Cool , I'll check them out thanks !
     
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Very cool band , sort of electronica Bowie sound . I could handle vocals like that , thanks for sharing that with me James !
 
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Hi everyone , Lynn I used your suggestions and added more bass to the entire song . To simply put it I added more bass tracks and changed the synth bass sound to something else plus I panned each track left/right 30% each way .

Thats pretty much it for this song , time to move on thanks !
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You have enough low end now to hold up the Empire State Building.

Lynn


You have enough low end now to hold up the Empire State Building.

Hey thats great ! All the tourist will be happy now , thanks for the heads up .
 
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Lynn


You have enough low end now to hold up the Empire State Building.

+1000000
 There is so much rumbling on my headphones I can barely get past it.

jamesyoyo

Lynn


You have enough low end now to hold up the Empire State Building.

+1000000
 There is so much rumbling on my headphones I can barely get past it.
 
Yea it does sort sound that way in the Bass track , it is most likey the Bass synth sound I picked out or the panning . Maybe I will switch it out again and see if that helps any , thanks James !
 
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Thanks JamesYoYo for your input , I changed out the RoundWorm Bass for the Wooden Bass and then remixed all the bass tracks I had for the entire song .
In my piano section I added alittle reverb to soften up the bass some and no reverb added in all the other bass track sections .

I'm pretty happy with it now , in my headphones and in my monitor speakers it sounds pretty clean .

Thanks ! Radio

James,
I didn't hear the previous version(s) but this sounds good with my Sony ear budz.

Hi radio, 

I like it but it is really booming.  If the bass was on the first floor, the kick is on 10 levels below!  Maybe less around 30-50 hz on the kick and more on 80-120 for the bass.  Bass still seems light but the kick is boom box.  I really like your piece.  Good going and sticking with it.

Rimshot

Scottytunes


James,
I didn't hear the previous version(s) but this sounds good with my Sony ear budz.
 
 
Thanks Scotty , I have to ask are you listening to this song on your laptop out on the road ?
Ear budz not something you would use a home so you must be out and about , anyway thanks for the listen .
 
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Rimshot


Hi radio, 

I like it but it is really booming.  If the bass was on the first floor, the kick is on 10 levels below!  Maybe less around 30-50 hz on the kick and more on 80-120 for the bass.  Bass still seems light but the kick is boom box.  I really like your piece.  Good going and sticking with it.

Rimshot

Thanks Rimshot , after finishing this up I started on another music project . I'm working on some music to pump iron with , new excerise music for my summer fitnest plan .
This week I'm buying this excerise equipment called " THE RACK " , looks like an over size walker for a senior made of steel .
This thing is cool and can give you those rock solid abs you always wanted and lots more , a total gym workout for the price of $99.99 . Was $239.00 and priced reduced now that its in the store like Target and WalMart and some other places  .
 
Anyway the music I'm creating is pretty cool , great sounding drum track so far and should shred the pounds right off of me in now time listening to music and using THE RACK .
 
Thanks Again for the comments on this version !
Radio

Maybe a bit of rumble.  I'm on the monitors but am going to the headphones.  Do you have a bass guitar?  I'm not hearing the electronic melodies as prominently as I usually do in your music.  This is on its way though.

Take a bow.  The bass is tamer this time yet supports the other instruments.  So much has to do with the different ways we listen to all these mp3s, doesn't it?  Regardless, good song.  BTW, did you use Rapture?

Hey James.  You must have fixed the problem because it all sounds good to me, and that is even on this cheap laptop that I am borrowing.
Nice work!
 
Freddy J

evadianepug


Maybe a bit of rumble.  I'm on the monitors but am going to the headphones.  Do you have a bass guitar?  I'm not hearing the electronic melodies as prominently as I usually do in your music.  This is on its way though.

Sorry Warren for a slow reply , been down with a cold for two days plus I started a new excerise music project for this new excerise equipment called THE RACK . Plan on burning off some belly fat this summer , hopefully losing a good thirty-four pounds so I need some really cool ecerise music to load in my MP3 to workout with .
 
To answer your question all I use is my keyboard and some bass synth sounds from Rapture 8.5 I use .

Lynn


Take a bow.  The bass is tamer this time yet supports the other instruments.  So much has to do with the different ways we listen to all these mp3s, doesn't it?  Regardless, good song.  BTW, did you use Rapture?

Thanks Lynn yea I used a Bass synth from my Rapture 8.5 , I should had use something from either Dimension  or Dimension  LE . Anyway I'm working on a new pet music project now for myself and my MP3 player , excerise electronic music pump me up lose the pounds music !
Got to lose thirty four pounds by the end of this summer so I need some fat burning music to excerise to .
 
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Freddy J


Hey James.  You must have fixed the problem because it all sounds good to me, and that is even on this cheap laptop that I am borrowing.
Nice work!
 
Freddy J

Thanks Freddy for the listen and comments !
 
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cool stuff, as ever your command of sound programming is excellent. needs a hook to keep the ear if used as a standalone track, but as video music is excellent

mgh


cool stuff, as ever your command of sound programming is excellent. needs a hook to keep the ear if used as a standalone track, but as video music is excellent

Hey thanks ! I try to make improvements on every song but not all songs are equally the same but the more you work at anything the better you become over time .
 
Thanks for the listen and comments !
Radio

Very cool track!! Overall level could be a bit louder, that being said well done !!

cool groove.. love the sound of the drums & piano...

Very creative tune - kept my interest.

This is real nice, James.  I'm impressed! 

twisted6s


Very cool track!! Overall level could be a bit louder, that being said well done !!

Hey thanks , sorry for the slow reply back , busy week and week-end !

notnat


cool groove.. love the sound of the drums & piano...

Thanks for the listen and comments on this tune , sort of slacking off a bit now taking care of person at home business but I do have another one I'm messing around with .
 
Thanks again ! Radio

CLEAN


Very creative tune - kept my interest.
 
Hey thanks Buddy , had alittle go-around-with the bass track but can't have everything perfect I guess .
 
Thanks ! Radio

Janet


This is real nice, James.  I'm impressed! 

Hey Janet thanks for taking timeout for this tune of mine , glad you enjoyed it !
 
   Cheers ! Radio