rhapsodos Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Wanted to test out my new NT2-A for music, so I settled on one of the neatest and ostensibly most remixed source tune in game history. Shades of bossanova. Enjoy! https://soundcloud.com/fish-and-swallow/corridor-of-time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinity Dragon Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I really think you've hit upon something good there with the voices and the piano. It's light, airy, and it really gives you that sense of mysticism that Zeal was known for. It did sort of cross a line for me with the percussive elements though, and the production quality is lacking. But that first half is beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elder Kirby Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Is the bongo-like instrument just you slapping the body of the guitar? It sounds interesting, haha. You could try double-tracking it. Maybe adding some light bongos on top of that could flesh out the percussion that you're going for some more. I agree with what Trinity said up there as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhapsodos Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 I really think you've hit upon something good there with the voices and the piano. It's light, airy, and it really gives you that sense of mysticism that Zeal was known for. It did sort of cross a line for me with the percussive elements though, and the production quality is lacking. But that first half is beautiful. Thanks for the feedback! The quality of my production is something I've been trying to work on for a while, but I'm not quite sure how to go about it or where to start. Any advice would be appreciated. I'm not sure if it's the way I record things or if it's in the mixing process. Is the bongo-like instrument just you slapping the body of the guitar? It sounds interesting, haha. You could try double-tracking it. Maybe adding some light bongos on top of that could flesh out the percussion that you're going for some more. I agree with what Trinity said up there as well. Yeah, it is haha. It didn't come out as clear (or as bassy) on the recording as I'd have liked unfortunately – I did actually double track that, although it's kinda hard to tell. Since it's the first time I've had a proper mic to work with I'm still getting the hang on what way to angle/point it when I do things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 This is actually really, really pretty. The voices add a flavor that I haven't heard associated with this source before, and it's great. Lovin' it. The production quality is surprisingly good, really. If I had anything to complain about it would be that the percussion is a bit loud, the clapping sounds like clipping (like, the instrument literally sounds like clipping - it actually is not), and that it's a bit too dry (though that kind of works, stylistically). I really do like it, though. If you decide to expand on it a little (which that ending really leads to expanding, IMO) I could see it being polished up into a nice submission. If it's a done deal, that's respectable, too. Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhapsodos Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 Cheers! Glad you enjoyed. I'm still working on getting used to how to record certain things with my mic, so I'll definitely work on that in future. I was considering on making it longer but I was pushed for recording time, hence the semi-abrupt ending. Provided I can think of more additions I may well expand on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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