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<a name="planetz-file"></a><a href="http://www.planetz.com/Pulsar/files/mus ... .mp3"><img src="/forums/images/listen_icon.gif" border="0" alt=" Song"> Song</a><BR> <a name="planetz-tag"></a>Genre: Electronic<BR> <a name="planetz-tag"></a>Uses: Pulsar Effects,Pulsar Mixers<BR> kensuguro<BR> _____________________________________<BR><BR> Futuresque sounding house track. It's kind of chill, but also has a strong pushing energy of some sort. I especially like the break, very smooth.

Great production and arrangement on this one.
Can you tell us a bit about what you used on this please.

I enjoyed the breakdown section - great sounds in there.
You're on a roll - trying to capture some of your energy
Cheers

intheass for kicks,
sampletank for hats
cubase freebie a1 synth for everything else

pretty versatile synth eh?

I also have a phaser on the reverb channel.

textbook.

as always, good job.

well done Ken
Nice and adequat compromise between your aspirations and the floor.
I would call this house!

Tho I would have made other choices in the details

The pumpin effect, is that because of the
tightly lengthened open hihat, or is it (aimed) compresession?

I guess the latter, then I would smooth out the release time of the open hat a bit.
And, the kick's volume still could profit from a little bump, on power the track will sound bigger/wider if the synth(s) (not the special stuff) stay a little behind the beat.
Now they are fighting with it.
By nature you always will hear them, at any volume.

Therefor I always have an Optimaster slightly working during the creating process, to catch this balance between beat and synth scapes also after mastering.

last: I'm not convinced about the 'room' you put on the hihats and or claps etc.

You get more depth in the mix keeping them clean (just ER's?), and also it's a style thing if you ask me.
I always find it sounding more 'honest', but that's esthetics.

I once realized that electronic music isn't about creating the right room but to create a tastefull 'non-space'.
Lets not forget,, in a hall there IS already much 'hall'

nice track anyway, wish I was that fast
cheerz.
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<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: hubird on 2005-11-29 18:24 ]</font>

thanks for the detailed review. Great advice.
you're right, the hats are pumping from the compression. What do you mean smooth out the release? Like, the "pump" sounds a bit abrupt?

Also, wasn't too clear about what you mean about the space:

last: I'm not convinced about the 'room' you put on the hihats and or claps etc.

you mean like how the elements fit together in the fequency domain, or more of a spatial pan/reverb sound field kind of way?

Anyway, I'm concentrating very much these few days, and the process seems to be paying off very well.

Nice track reminds me of Kraftrwerks Tour de France

On 2005-11-29 18:57, kensuguro wrote:
Like, the "pump" sounds a bit abrupt?

...more of a spatial pan/reverb sound field kind of way?

yes/yes

thanx. working on the hats especially.. the more I concentrate, the harder it is to find a sweet spot, especially when I have multiple percussion in the higher end.