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Posted: **Thu Oct 26, 2006 7:35 pm**

New track, B@Love

Tried to exchange the hat parts by the newly acquired Elektron Machinedrum, but I wasn't sure it got better.
I have to study the machine deeper first, so I hope new tracks will be more minimal and tekno.
Hope you enjoy anyway, it's kind of playing with changing between 4/4 and 6/4-over4/4

cheers.

Posted: **Thu Oct 26, 2006 8:36 pm**

Truly kickin, cobber. Love the 2/4 - 6/8 stuff. You're getting a great energy level in the mix too.

Little Leonard rocked out to this also - we did a robot/superhero dance to it

Posted: **Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:15 pm**

Posted: **Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:30 pm**

Groovin´ yeah thanks...

Posted: **Fri Oct 27, 2006 12:42 am**

oh yeah! this is going straight into my party folder thanks

Posted: **Fri Oct 27, 2006 8:09 am**

good balanced composition I think, nothing really "pops" out, but I think that's the desired effect. The triplet sections are executed very naturally. Great for a passive listen at the workplace.

Posted: **Fri Oct 27, 2006 8:22 am**

Soundin' good Hubird.

I'd maybe end it @ 04.37 though !!

Posted: **Fri Oct 27, 2006 9:58 am**

excellent! glad we got this upload thing worked out- I wouldn't have wanted to miss this

Posted: **Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:56 pm**

thanks guys for this warm bath, thank you John for fixing it so damn fast

@ Ken, 'nothing really pops out' : not untrue, good obeservation

I did three serious attemps to find that one melodical smart thing to give it that warm 'female' finishing touch.
Shroomz recently describes so well the problems you have to face then, and without starting to hussle the arrangement I was not able to find something that couldn't be missed.
So i decided to keep what I had.
I consider rhythmic fun elements like playing with 'time settings' over parts as 'male', so I still regret it.
No, I will not add that (un)famous one-tone-Solina-hi-strings part, unless the A&R manager asks me for

@ Shroomz, you're probably right, but I can leave that to the dj.
Like it is now, he could use the track as a latest one, as it silences very slowly to zero db

Probably not realistic, as it isn't the killer track that justifies it to be the very last track of a set

cheers.

Posted: **Fri Oct 27, 2006 2:17 pm**

ferris? bueller?

perfection. could be different but not better.

Posted: **Fri Oct 27, 2006 6:31 pm**

garyb wrote:ferris? bueller?

now I give it up, what does thát mean??

Perfection?
There's always a point where changes to a mix make it another mix...
It still can be that that other mix is a better one...
I discovered from ducumentaries that painters have the same dilemma, when do you stop?
They often work on several projects at the same time, as the paint has to dry for a next action.
Sounds terrible to me, but probably the contrary is the case.

thanks for your nice comment

Posted: **Fri Oct 27, 2006 11:12 pm**

it's kinda archetypal. a good example of the thing that it is.

reminds me of the ferris bueller's theme song, the movie.

Posted: **Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:20 am**

hey hubrid,I love all your electronic stuff....

thats exactly the sound I want to hear when I go to a goa party....

nice to have some guys in this forum that do the same style....

I like all electronic stuff:

from trance to goa.....

an this track is nice

Posted: **Sun Dec 31, 2006 7:27 am**

Superb Huub
I wish I'd had this on my journey up to Scotland - the miles would've flown by.

Love everything about it.

Shows how complex minimalist needs to be sometimes.

Everyone should have this at their New Years Eve party

Posted: **Tue Jan 09, 2007 6:27 am**

A wonderful example of talent there mate. Of course, it wasn't Scope cards alone that created such splendour. I'd be interested in knowing what Mastering techniques you follow... or is that a Taboo question?
Don't mean to be nosey... I'd sleep soundly at night if I could knock out some beats as cool as those. Nice work man

Posted: **Tue Jan 09, 2007 1:49 pm**

mixing? really nothing spectacular!
The MachineDrum is 12 bits, I even didn't use the Creamware platform at all, as I'm preparing switching to two macs.
(Have ADAT connection working already, waiting now for Cubase SX3 (OSX!!

) and a MoniSwitch KVM

)

So I just spend some time on volume mixing (most important part), eq-ing (BlueTubes in particular), and sparely applied two reverbs (long and short) and a bit of delay.
Oh yeah, a limiter was involved, just to cut the small spikes every now and then.
Thanks for your positive comment

Posted: **Fri Feb 09, 2007 8:56 am**

Very interesting use of cross-rhythms there (I just made that term up!

)

I'd definitely get down and boogey if'n this came on at a club! I'm at work at the mo', so I might get some funny looks if I 'got down'...

Posted: **Sat Feb 10, 2007 1:31 pm**

jump up and get down!