A Probe of Meditation

ChrisWerner · Post by **ChrisWerner** » Thu Aug 15, 2002 12:14 pm

This file has expired and is no longer available here. The owner of the topic can re-upload the file, or post a link to an off-site file. <a name="planetz-tag"></a>Genre: meditative <a name="planetz-tag"></a>Uses: PlusarMixer M-Tron(thx for this) Cubase Reaktor copyright © 2002 Christian Werner _____________________________________ This one should be a DemoTrack of meditative music.
If I´m lucky with this I could produce a whole CD.
Please tell me what you think.

Post by **Neil B** » Fri Aug 16, 2002 5:02 am

Thanks for making my day!!
Although I'm only listening to it at work via Winamp & rubbish headphones, this is superb.
It reminds me of Jonn Serrie and Michael Neil (superb artist).
Parts also remind me of an album called "Western Spaces" (Kevin Braheny? I can't remember).
But most of all it reminds me of Tangerine Dream and "Mysterious Semblance at the Strand of Nightmares", complete with moody mellotrons. It gave me the same buzz as listening to classic TD tracks.
Keep up the good work.

How do you get those moody chords?? 7ths??
Love it

ChrisWerner · Post by **ChrisWerner** » Fri Aug 16, 2002 7:10 am

Thanks Neil,
My TD experience starts with the double CD DreamSequence. Maybe it colored my music a bit

In the first part I played F# C# G# on the Strings, it could be results in C#sus4..

2nd Part I played D#m A#m and D# with F# and G#
Hope it´s right.
CU

Nestor · Post by **Nestor** » Sat Aug 17, 2002 5:45 am

For now,and because I do not have time, I want to say: FANTASTIC!!! FANTASTIC!!! FANTASTIC!!! AND... FANTASTIC!!! I'ts just amazing... I'm going to come back cos I have many things to tell you and even more to ask for... It's just too much for me, I'm completely in love with it! 0)

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Retro · Post by **Retro** » Sat Aug 17, 2002 6:25 am

I've just given this track the ultimate test and listened to it while in meditation (I meditate often but not usually with music). Beautiful work, it really took me places!

Just one question though: There seems to be a lot of clipping. Has something gone wrong during the MP3 encoding perhaps? I hope it's not my MP3 player!

Nestor · Post by **Nestor** » Sun Aug 18, 2002 2:20 pm

I don’t know where to start here... This song has really impressed me much! Its not only beautiful in itself, but the way you have mixed everything, and the unusual ways and combinations, even noises have become pleasant. The SPACE it’s incredible, so deep… I feel like death behind it, but not the bad of, but the good. Yes, I think death is a good thing in fact. I felt like if you could go the other side of things for a while. I felt lonely and surrounded by the universe, far away from the usual and everyday world.

IMO, you have achieved a very artistic expression too, it’s not just pleasant, but the whole thing makes so much sense at the end. I always keep in silence by the end of a song, and is there where I realise its value. It’s by being quiet that I can feel the “result” if you like, of the composition over my psyche.

I guess you have used Surround sound or something like that… cos I was kind of travelling around everywhere cos I listened at it with my headphones.

I truly liked it so very much, that I want to ask you PLEASE, to open a special threat in the Creativity area, or in the Learning one, to teach us how you actually achieved this special effects and what programs have you used, samples, Surround plug-ins, etc. Of course, no software or anything else can achieve what you have done without great talent and imagination, but I think it would be really nice to get to know how you actually arrived to do such a marvellous combination of sounds. Perhaps it’s just the fact you have contacted my very taste, I don’t know, but I like it particularly much. Please, I really ask you for an explanation in an open threat about your techniques, etc.

Your question is what do we think you should publish it or doing something with, well, absolutely yes!

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Music is the most Powerful Language in the world! *INDEED*

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ChrisWerner · Post by **ChrisWerner** » Sun Aug 18, 2002 2:39 pm

Hi all,
had somebody else these cliping problem ?
I can try to encode this file again. Maybe Retro has a Bass Boost enabled ?

@Nestor ,yes I could start a small workshop about my way of making music and mixing it all up till the frequences are dance together.
Give me some time to plan this workshop.

Again thanks for your listening..

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at0m · Post by **at0m** » Sun Aug 18, 2002 4:28 pm

this song is absolutely beautifull - and without crackles here

thanks.

Nestor · Post by **Nestor** » Mon Aug 19, 2002 11:23 am

No crackless here either... Perfect sound for 128...

Nestor · Post by **Nestor** » Mon Aug 19, 2002 11:28 am

BTW, I take your word for an open threat of your own, I can't give up about you teaching us your techniques... no way! I'm waiting for it.

Retro · Post by **Retro** » Mon Aug 19, 2002 8:24 pm

My apologies... I just checked my settings again and there was some kind of cheap plug-in lurking in the background. The recording is fine. Thanks again for sharing it

Post by **Neil B** » Fri Aug 23, 2002 12:35 pm

What a good idea to post a "workshop". Looking forward to it as a "thread" and not as a "threat"!
Great music Chris

Nestor · Post by **Nestor** » Fri Aug 23, 2002 2:16 pm

Gosh sorry!!! It’s so very funny anyway, can’t stop laughing about it… No, a threat is not what I mean! Of course, a thread…

ChrisWerner · Post by **ChrisWerner** » Fri Aug 23, 2002 3:00 pm

Dictonary of Contemporary English

A thread: " to pass a thread through... to thread a needle... = put one end of a thread through the eye" hmmm

A threat: "A sign, warning,or possibility of coming danger... The clouds brought a threat of rain...."

However I´ll do my best...

paulrmartin · Post by **paulrmartin** » Fri Aug 23, 2002 3:38 pm

This is quite lovely, Chris.

May I suggest doubling the length of each passage so that the music can truly bring a meditative state. Slower transitions from one segment to the other would make for less distraction.

I would like to add that I really like the comments you put on other songs about fixing this and that frequency response in reverb and other tips like that.

Keep 'em coming!

Paul

ChrisWerner · Post by **ChrisWerner** » Sat Aug 24, 2002 3:58 am

Thanks Paul,
I can tell you that the orginal Track lasts 15 minutes and starts with 3min of this sea ambient. Each part is longer as you desiered. This track here is just an demo to catch this job

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Next week I´ll get the feedback,wish me luck.

You are right regarding transitions between each part ,it will be smoother in my next Track. Thanks for this heads up.

I always try to share my knowledge to others because somebody gave me this talent to make music ,it´s my task and duty to honour this present.

Cu

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mythalethe · Post by **mythalethe** » Sat Aug 24, 2002 3:31 pm

beautiful track! I would love to check out the full-length version.

pegasus · Post by **pegasus** » Fri Aug 30, 2002 6:12 pm

i think, a F# C# G# is a F#9....
and a D# A# D# F# G# is a D# minor 4 (no sus)
... great song, chris
wrong adress in my HP...
http://www.pegasus-tontechnik.de

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