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| perceptualvortex said 1424 days ago (December 28th, 2005) | |
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yeazoirrr Boom Boom b'BOOM boomba, thanks man! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| perceptualvortex said 1423 days ago (December 29th, 2005) | |
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I Like Big Drum Thanks Mr. Nougat! BOOM. Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| ledebutant said 1423 days ago (December 29th, 2005) | |
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Gianormous Drums Well, no one can say that the drum's not an emotional instrument. The commentary in this song comes as much from the power and aggression in the drums as from the sound bites. I'm truly blown away by how much you captured in this song, almost in tears, this was so powerful. The only suggestion I have for future version is that I found the samples a little muddy and difficult to understand in spots and I'm listening on good headphones. I think the drums are so big that you may need to play with the EQ on either the vox or the drumlines to get the worlds a little clearer. Although the power in the song comes from the drums and it's less important what is being said. BLOWN AWAY IN SEATTLE! Check out my latest song called Black Star (MJ Live Aid w/jgurner)
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| perceptualvortex said 1423 days ago (December 29th, 2005) | |
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Gianormous Drums Thank you for that great comment and suggestion Lisa. The balance of drums versus voices was indeed the hard part here; I wanted the drums to be overwhelming, and somehow my attempts at bringing up the words tended to belittle the drums. So I leaned towards making the drums almost drown out the voices. I did try to make sure that you can understand every word, even if it takes repeated listenings, but I'm not convinced that I got the balance between the two just right, so it's nice to hear your opinion on that. It doesn't help that the samples of JFK are over 40 years old and thin and staticky! I'm glad to hear that this moved you and blew you away, thanks Lisa!! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| ledebutant said 1423 days ago (December 29th, 2005) | |
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Gianormous Drums Maybe EQuing some of the midrange out of the drums (especially the deeper ones that aren't using as much midrange anyway) might help make the vocals clearer without increasing the volume. Again, not that it matters. I don't think it's crucial to hear every word. Still blown away in Seattle. Check out my latest song called Black Star (MJ Live Aid w/jgurner)
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| eltopo said 1423 days ago (December 29th, 2005) | |
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Brilliant Loved the tribalish agressive drums, the cheering and the sound snippets. All really well assembled, giving the whole thing a brilliant sense of foreboding. When I first heard this I thought someone had remixed my track Election Day, which used the first George Dubya sample. Ain't Wiretap fab for getting sounds from streaming media and such like? Check out my latest song called Gentrification (live)
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| eltopo said 1423 days ago (December 29th, 2005) | |
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Brilliant Loved the tribalish agressive drums, the cheering and the sound snippets. All really well assembled, giving the whole thing a brilliant sense of foreboding. When I first heard this I thought someone had remixed my track Election Day, which used the first George Dubya sample. Ain't Wiretap fab for getting sounds from streaming media and such like? Check out my latest song called Gentrification (live)
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| perceptualvortex said 1423 days ago (December 29th, 2005) | |
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Brilliant Hey thanks eltopo, I'm glad you like this and that the foreboding came through alright. I'll have to go check out Election Day. Yes, WireTap is a great tool; I'm so glad I found it! Thanks for stopping by and commenting! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| drakonis said 1423 days ago (December 29th, 2005) | |
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Good choice of soundbites great use of drums & crowd cheer... I think what you might have trying to achieve is the idea of whipping the crowd into a frenzy, which started off well, but then lost momentum when you shifted to a faster beat in the middle... I'd have liked to have heard the crowd cheers begin to rise and fall with the drumbeats as it progressed, getting them drawn in, so to speak, so it becomes a rhytmic chanting with the big drums, and have the drum rhythm stay consistent but maybe slowly fill in more downbeats with other percussion as it grows. But that's where I *thought* you were going to go with it, so I could be way off base here :-) ttfn, Drakonis Check out my latest song called Lullaby for the Inner Child
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| perceptualvortex said 1423 days ago (December 29th, 2005) | |
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Good choice of soundbites Thanks for listening and commenting Eduard, I like the ideas you put here. I was originally thinking of the crowd as more of part of the setting, and less reaction to the words spoken (though there's a few spots where I placed swelling crowd roars at particular spots), but I think you're on to something with the description you're suggesting. Arranging the beats into something coherent was a challenge here; the beats are all in different time signatures and tempos, and I wound up using only about 1/3 of the loops I made for the song (the drums were played on my M-audio keyboard). I think as a result, I went for something of a flashing-around-from-one-place-to-the-next arrangement, more than the gradual building which you describe. But your approach might be the better kind of shape for the song--using one part to build on the others. I'm rambling, but thank you, this is all good food for thought. mmMMmm... brainfood... Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| mrhappy said 1423 days ago (December 29th, 2005) | |
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cool ya this is pretty trippy im trippinout on this shit i like it alot u guys keep it up |
| perceptualvortex said 1423 days ago (December 29th, 2005) | |
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cool Thanks mrhappy, right on glad you like it! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| JOAN said 1421 days ago (December 31st, 2005) | |
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war drums i'm seeing dubya,cheney,rice et al dancing around a bonfire on the white house lawn as the war drums pound. whipping themselves and the pliant masses into a frenzy. great job PV Check out my latest song called MUD
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| perceptualvortex said 1420 days ago (January 1st, 2006) | |
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war drums That's really quite a fitting image. Thank you JOAN! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| BigBagofPORNO said 1417 days ago (January 4th, 2006) | |
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cool freaking cool, all presidents are crooks. My fellow americans Blow me!! Oh, cool drums too. Check out my latest song called Dark Salvation
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| perceptualvortex said 1415 days ago (January 6th, 2006) | |
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cool Thanks PORNO, I'm glad to see some evidence that cynicism isn't dead, heheh. Glad you liked this! --- <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/16698">Fists of Righteous Harmony</a> Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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Nice boom boom, PV... and a fzwipp at the end... ha!