zircon Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Hey guys, here is a WIP of a track I just started a few days ago. It's a heavy big beat/breakbeat song that is heavily influenced by tefnek among others. Of course, there's a VGM influence in there too. Kind of a light-hearted melody on a sinister soundscape. Check it out; http://www.zirconstudios.com/Demon.mp3 Thanks in advance for listening! I'm having a lot of fun with this one. Note: Title is always tentative until the song is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sole Signal Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Cool. Not a lot to comment on, but I like where this is going. It's uncanny how all your beats always sound alike, yet different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villainelle Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Whoa. Tight as usual. What do you use to master your tracks? Even your WIPs have such a sharp, thick, all-around ass-kicking sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted February 23, 2007 Author Share Posted February 23, 2007 Thanks guys. Doing some fun stuff w/ this one as the track goes on. I use the same exact mastering preset on basically all of my songs, ever. TRacks Compressor and TRacks Limiter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Instrumental Light Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 cool stuff, there is no doubt in my mind, this is an awesome mix! im impressed, its one of your harder mixes but its awesome. i cant think of anything wrong with it or anything that needs improving, if there is something its so small that i cant pick it out. outstanding job Andy! -The Lone Ranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesPip Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Shouldn't you be finishing that awesome bowser track or something by now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted February 24, 2007 Author Share Posted February 24, 2007 That's somewhere on my list. BTW this one is pretty much done but I'm not sharing the update lololol u2buyCD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robotaki Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Thanks guys. Doing some fun stuff w/ this one as the track goes on.I use the same exact mastering preset on basically all of my songs, ever. TRacks Compressor and TRacks Limiter. This part of any package of some sort? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted February 26, 2007 Author Share Posted February 26, 2007 Yes, "TRacks" is the name of the product. It comes with a compressor, limiter, and EQ. There is a standalone version and a native (VST) version; the latter is more expensive. IK Multimedia produces it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz the Cat Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 That's somewhere on my list.BTW this one is pretty much done but I'm not sharing the update lololol u2buyCD I might be a little more impressed with it if you weren't whoring it out for money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liontamer Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 I might be a little more impressed with it if you weren't whoring it out for money. Yeah, people trying to make a living off their original works. BLASPHEMY! IT HAS NO PLACE IN MUSIC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted February 28, 2007 Author Share Posted February 28, 2007 I might be a little more impressed with it if you weren't whoring it out for money. Music is my career. I have to make money from it or I don't get to pay bills. I guess every one of the hundreds of thousands of people on Earth that works full time selling their music are all whoring out, huh. Then there was that Mozart guy and the rest of those baroque & classical-era composers. Asses. Always whoring themselves out to some king or another. Man, what a lame thing to say. Music has been written partially (if not entirely) for money for a very long time, including some of the greatest hits of the last century. Over half the music I write is available for free; just look at my web page's "VG Music" section. Oh yeah, this doesn't count all the video game remixes I do that are freely available - I could choose to get mechanical licenses and sell them instead, but I don't. Bottom line; nothing wrong with not giving out full versions of *some* of my stuff. And don't post if you don't have something constructive to say, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sole Signal Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Yes, "TRacks" is the name of the product. It comes with a compressor, limiter, and EQ. There is a standalone version and a native (VST) version; the latter is more expensive. IK Multimedia produces it. I've been trying out the demo of Izotope Ozone the past few days. Definitely a fan of it now, might have to splurge and pick it up for myself. Haven't tried T-Racks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz the Cat Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 And don't post if you don't have something constructive to say, either. Don't ask for opinions then, if you can't deal with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted February 28, 2007 Author Share Posted February 28, 2007 The point of this forum is to discuss songs - what you think about them, what is good, what is bad, how they were made, etc. You're free to have whatever opinion you want about my business model and my decision to share some songs and not others, but this isn't the thread to talk about it. If you had said someting like, "This is boring. The chiptune lead is obnoxious, the breakdown section loses interest, the intro is lackluster, and the drum pattern is overly generic," I might have asked you to go into more detail, but I would certainly accept your opinion. I get negative feedback all the time. I'm used to it. But once again, I'm talking about feedback and discussion regarding the music itself. So quit being a smartass. I've been trying out the demo of Izotope Ozone the past few days. Definitely a fan of it now, might have to splurge and pick it up for myself.Haven't tried T-Racks. Ozone is a great product also - tefnek uses it to master his songs. It has a lot of features and numerous modes you can work in. However, I simply like the sound of TRacks better. Just tweak the Overload knob, Input Drive, or Stereo Enhance and you instantly have a better sound. No need to think about anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sole Signal Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Ozone is a great product also - tefnek uses it to master his songs. It has a lot of features and numerous modes you can work in. However, I simply like the sound of TRacks better. Just tweak the Overload knob, Input Drive, or Stereo Enhance and you instantly have a better sound. No need to think about anything else. Yeah, I had the same experience with Ozone; I had actually submitted my track to Broadjam for the DDR contest before I stumbled upon Ozone. After I ran it through (took about 3 minutes), the difference was so noticable I canceled my submission (which was processing at the time) and resubmitted it. It just gives a track that extra sparkle which makes all the difference in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avaris Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Sorry to get a lil off topic, but i downloaded the izotope demo and damn...you guys aren't kidding. Time to find some way to whore myself out for money that is legal... A lil more on topic, the demo is good. Is this different from the version on IRC? I don't know if it's me or what but the feel of the soundscape seems to be much more cohesive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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