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    bLiNd FINALLY has a Website

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Site looks really nice, man. And what's this about an original album coming out? DO WANT. The first preview track sounds bomb awesome.

    EDIT: I'm also having issues navigating the site, same issue as mentioned before. Firefox 3.6.3, Mac OS X 10.6.4. I'll test it on my Windows machine when I get home. Safari 5.0, Chrome 5.0, and Stainless 0.7.5 can all load and navigate the site with no issues. Wasn't able to test Camino, as it was in need of an update and the download was too slow for me to bother with for now.

    EDIT2: Odd. Issues disappear when the page is reloaded. Got the idea to do so after Safari wouldn't allow me to navigate the site after a few minutes of happily reading about history and future plans. Reloaded there, problem disappeared and all was back to normal. Reloaded the page in FF and got the same result. Odd.

    OCR Cribs (the "Post Pics of your Studio Area" thread!)

    in Music Composition & Production

    Posted · Edited by Flexstyle

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    This is a screenshot of my typical FL Studio setup. I generally have my arrangement on one side, and the sequencing/plugins/mixer/file browser on the other side. Works quite well for me. I will never go back to single monitors again, if I can help it, there's just so many ways they're useful. Document on one screen, web browser on the other (great for research papers), game on one screen, walkthrough on the other (cough)....actually, I want to eventually have a nice big TV connected to this machine, too, and position it above the two screens I have. Media center FTW.

    I'll just say that if you have the money and the space available for two monitors, GET THEM. So utterly useful.

    Edit: and the apple stickers came with my MacBook / Logic Pro 8, not pictured. :D

    OCR02028 - Super Street Fighter IV "Time to Oil Up"

    in ReMix Reviews & Comments

    Posted

    Eh, this is okay. It's pretty boring, and not even by psytrance standards. Nevermind the fact that it's... not really psytrance. But that's just nitpicking. Otherwise, it's pretty straight forward. Some of the brickwall mastering sounds really out of place, and it overall just seems like sort of a mash-up of timbres that don't really seem to go together. Maybe too many ethnic instruments and not enough synthetic. Just seems contrived, really.

    I'd cry foul if it wasn't Beatdrop saying this, lol. Personally, I kinda like the mishmash of genres, but it's more like ethnictronica with a psytrance edge. Still is teh awesomes though! :nicework:

    OCR02018 - Team Fortress 2 "Electrodispenser"

    in ReMix Reviews & Comments

    Posted

    That bass is probably the sickest (in a good way) thing to come off the OCR mirror sites in a loooong time. I second the idea that it might have been better off just taking one theme and direction and running with it, but the medley is cool too. It's definitely one of your better mixes, mister Aversa, and I absolutely love it! Slick production values and OH SWEET MERCY DID I MENTION THAT BASS? Zebra 2, yes? Props!

    (by the way, everyone, you should add me on Steam so that I can play TF2 with you, now that this song has brought it up: doctor_uncanny is the id)

    Enchanted - Atmospheric trance, downtempo, and DnB - Original album

    in Post Your Original Music!

    Posted

    Hey all, just thought I'd plug my third and newest album right here, entitled Enchanted. It's a collection of original and collaborative tracks, generally leaning towards the atmospheric and possibly danceable. Stream it online or buy lossless (or whatever else you may desire) tracks over at my Bandcamp.com page!

    There's also a lot more music and stuff to hear on that page, or you can head over to my website (in my signature) and check out even more tunes. It's all free to stream, and most of it is either highly inexpensive or even free to download, so please check it out! :-D

    [April fools!] OverClocked ReMixanator Release!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    no bubbly chiptune option? fail.

    Exactly. I'm incensed that I can't make a remix of a track from a 20-year-old video game system sound like it's coming from a retro 20-year-old video game system! This injustice shall not stand.

    It's still a major breakthrough in music creation, though. Forget the thousands of dollars I've spent on gear over the past five years of my life, this is all I need!

    Turbine (Electro House) !

    in Post Your Original Music!

    Posted

    That is definitely an improvement. Now, all I'd really recommend doing is seeing if you can't make the song more interesting during the main body parts, as recommended by Meteo. Synth blips, percussion fills, whatever. I don't know if you listen to a lot of deadmau5 or not, but I'd recommend doing so. A lot of his tracks are very minimal, yet very enjoyable--he keeps the song moving forward. Also, if this is going to be a dance track, then your kick needs to be front and center. Usually the loudest single channel in the mix will be the kick--maybe the bassline. The bass is what gets people moving in the club and at a show, and electro house is strictly club music.

    Turbine (Electro House) !

    in Post Your Original Music!

    Posted

    ALERT: This is going to sound harsh, but I'm not trying to hate. I'm trying to give a little help, as far as I can.

    I think you've got the basic idea down as far as percussion and structure goes. Some of the little plucky synths are cool, too. However, I'm about to really tear the mix apart, so here goes....

    First thing I notice right off the bat is that the mix is very dead and thin-sounding. I'm listening on a substantial system, and there's no bass to speak of in the mix. The kick lacks punch all over the spectrum, and the bassline is hollow. I'd suggest trying to find a different kick drum, and beefing up your bassline. This might be accomplished by lowering it an octave, maybe losing the unison on it. Remember, if it sounds too harsh to you, it can always be filtered. One of my favorite tricks is filtering the synth with a lo-pass filter, then adding some overdrive. You might try adding a sub-synth to the bassline, too. I usually just load up a basic sine wave one octave lower than the bassline synth. I'd also suggest changing up the bassline's pattern throughout the song. Instead of just having a boring, one-note sidechain throughout a lot of the song, you might try doing a little bit of creative sequencing.

    The lead saw stab needs help too. That's another one I'd suggest finding another synth for--maybe one with a stronger unison, or you might try something a little different and lose the unison entirely. Right now, it just sounds thin and weak.

    Finally, I'd suggest adding some FX to your various synths. Some tasteful reverb and delay, especially if it's automated creatively, can really add to an electro house track.

    Hope that gives you something to go off of!

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