Kind of dark ambient this time around. ~2hrs in Live with this track. ambient drone is a loop from a prior song pitch shifted for fun.
Was going for as quick as possible song from jam to arrangement really. Didn't have a real musical idea in mind as I made this. What needs work on this track: transitions, more variation in beat, energy build up is kind of stale...
I'm looking for feedback/ideas for good transitions and energy building techniques that would work well with the ideas in this track. Also I suck at programming drum beats, so any feedback there would be great! Thanks!
So this one is a short droney melodic march. It is so tough working on things away from home. I miss my real computer. See you guys at weeklybeats!
Simple song with a slightly christmasy/lullaby feel.
The end of the year is the worst for getting anything done. Here's another half-assed loop thing.
Last couple of weeks has been rough with basically no time to work on music. Literally 30 minutes with Ableton Live for this track. Might as well be white noise for the quality of it.
Kinda calling it in this week. Simple call and response ambientish thing.
Mostly playing with cascading reverbs, delays and pitch shifts in this generative ambient track.
Had to take care of family this week, so really didn't have time to make anything more than an ambient generative patch.
So another ambient track, but in a minimal vein this time. I thought about doing a generative patch, but this was a simple tune that just sort of came together really quickly. Sketched it Live using built in instruments and then used outboard gear to print it to loops/scenes. I am really digging Roland's SE-02. It was used for all sounds in this track. Printing the poly sounds was a PIA, but worth it.
A short ambient track.
Downtempo glitchy thing again. I'm focusing on getting better at mixing lately so having a new song to mix every week is helpful. I feel like the mid highs are kind of kind of grating here, but my room isn't optimized yet, so I can't be sure.
down tempo glitchy march
quick downtempo thing...
Simple downtempo loop that turned into a full track. I should pull out ableton Push more often.
Continue to be short on time, so this is just a short ambient thing.
Part of a soundtrack for a horror genre exploration game.
Love this chord progression. Need to develop it more of course.
Short ambient thing made with ableton live. I'm testing out Adaptiverb with this. While It does sound musical, it mainly sounds like a delayed string pad in the background instead of reverbations.
Another quick jam thing... music equipment is being all hooked up after the move, mostly checking to make sure everything works at this point.
Pretty much calling it in this week except this is an all hardware ambient recording.
I am going to be on the road tomorrow, so I had to get something in quick tonight. I am hoping soon that i will have multiple hours during the week to work on music to create something better than this... hopefully next week.
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I actually rather like the drum beats--they're nicely grainy, and the pattern is compelling. I thought the bell was a bit out of place as it was, though--maybe that could be bit crushed or something to sit a bit better in this track. Still, nice stuff.
@mtheadded Thanks for your feedback! The bells are super forward in the mix and maybe a bit too bright as well. I like your ideas for working with the beat too.
@Oogooloo-People Yes.
I think the melody line that sounds like bells could be a little lower in the mix or maybe add a bigger reverb to it. It just stands out a little too much for me. I really like the interaction between that melody and the drum beats.I would add a breakdown, drop everything out but one part of the beat, or just stop and break into another simpler version then slowly transition back to original beat.
The drone loop is awesome it had me locked in from the start.
can I sample this?
@someguyinvilnius Thanks! I'll take that as a complement. I think the percussion in this track could be a less repetitive and had some kind of build up/break down though.
Suck at programming drum beats? No way..
Diggin' on these dark sounds...