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Jan. 3rd, 2006 10:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mrlachatteSo, I finally beat the problem I have of never finishing anything. No, really, I can think of maybe two projects I've started which have actually reached completion in the past several years. In two days, however, I managed to crank out this 5:53 remix of a song I've never heard before.
Conjure One - Face the Music (Revvy's Near Future Mix)
BAM!
The only completely original part is the percussion, which I made by slicing up the drum loops of the original song. The strings, piano, vocals, bassline, guitar, etc. are all samples of the original, except in completely new arrangements. I listened to Face the Music after I finished the song, and they sound incredibly different. I like my version more, personally ;)
This all came out of a remix competition on acidplanet.com, which is for users of ACID or ACID Express only. Still, they provide a 198mb sample pack with an ACID project file, so I just ditched the project and opened the rest in FL Studio. The plus side of this is that I now have a much better grasp of the program, and I even tried my hand at some basic mastering.
Anyways, I'd love to hear about anything that works/doesn't work in the track, and any general feelings about it. Recommended listening position: head back, eyes closed. I'm not quite sure what style this is, but it's only 125 BPM and it's pretty laid back for some parts.
Conjure One - Face the Music (Revvy's Near Future Mix)
BAM!
The only completely original part is the percussion, which I made by slicing up the drum loops of the original song. The strings, piano, vocals, bassline, guitar, etc. are all samples of the original, except in completely new arrangements. I listened to Face the Music after I finished the song, and they sound incredibly different. I like my version more, personally ;)
This all came out of a remix competition on acidplanet.com, which is for users of ACID or ACID Express only. Still, they provide a 198mb sample pack with an ACID project file, so I just ditched the project and opened the rest in FL Studio. The plus side of this is that I now have a much better grasp of the program, and I even tried my hand at some basic mastering.
Anyways, I'd love to hear about anything that works/doesn't work in the track, and any general feelings about it. Recommended listening position: head back, eyes closed. I'm not quite sure what style this is, but it's only 125 BPM and it's pretty laid back for some parts.
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Date: 2006-01-04 06:18 am (UTC)There's a severe lack of cohesion with any parts with strings. Nothing flows correctly. Too choppy.
The part at about 3:20 where the guitar comes in is mostly flawless (excluding the percussion that is).
The piano right at the end is unecessary. Eliminate it.
Overall lack of cohesion between chords.
Otherwise, not bad. Get Cubase, open FL Studio as a VST within it, and lay down some MIDI tracks to fix those problems I mentioned.
Put a stronger reverb on the piano part while I'm at it. Turn down the strings slightly in the mix. Vocals are a little too defined. Cut the bass and mids, and add a slight reverb.
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Date: 2006-01-04 04:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-04 05:03 pm (UTC)It doesn't have to be complex, it just lacks dynamics.
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Date: 2006-01-04 11:01 am (UTC)