Finally finished a track, sort of

laura woodswalker · Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 5:42 pm Post subject: Finally finished a track, sort of

Hi! After many many eons I finally got a track in decent shape to upload. I didn't say 'perfect'.

I just got a Korg Electribe MX1 from Craigslist & it's the greatest!! It actually provides that rhythm & backing pattern stability that I needed to make a coherent (sort of) track. I have been fooling with Reason but I was so distracted auditioning the wacked out sounds that I'd never get around to doing much arranging.

This track was done with my Electribe, Alesis Micron and good old Cubase LE. It's called "Misty" because that's what the weather was like. Actually it was cold & miserable & that's why i spent 5 hours recording instead of doing something useful. Wink

BTW, is there a page where you can view all your uploads & delete the old ones?

Laura

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Nice track!

Skrog Productions · Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 10:20 am Post subject:

Hi Laura, nice lead swells & i like the backing arpeggio.

Dave.

kkissinger · Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:08 am Post subject:

Very nice track, Laura!

klangumsetzer · Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 12:10 pm Post subject:

hi laura,

thanks for posting this. very nice composition and nice sounds! Very Happy

two things i noticed: there is some clipping/distortion and the ending is a bit abrupt, maybe do a fadeout?

to keep the mix from not clipping you could try to lower the volume of the individual tracks or use compressor/limiter plugins. there are a lot of nice and free ones available...

best regards

eike
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laura woodswalker · Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 7:54 pm Post subject:

Inventor · Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:18 pm Post subject:

Clipping schmipping, I loved it! I was transported to another place where all is joy and fun, so now I'm listening to it a second time. Laura, do you mind if I play your song on my electro-music radio show?

Les

glych · Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 2:03 pm Post subject:

yess......thanks for this

laura woodswalker · Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 4:54 pm Post subject:

Inventor · Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 10:08 pm Post subject:

Laura, it's on Thursday nights at 6pm EST.

Les

Uncle Krunkus · Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 1:35 am Post subject:

I can't listen to your track! Sad

I just get a "cannot display the webpage" message

laura woodswalker · Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 6:16 am Post subject:

robsol · Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 8:08 am Post subject:

Sonic Soul Searcher · Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:20 am Post subject:

Hi Laura,
Very good track. It has a nice laid back vibe, but also has a bit of a move-groove at the same time.

Sonic Cool

laura woodswalker · Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:56 am Post subject: Misty Sun

Thanks for everyone's feedback! I am uploading a new edit of the song. The track is called 'Misty Sun'. As I said I am really a newbie and am using Cubase LE. I don't think that has much in the way of 'final mastering'. Still so much to learn...

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Uncle Krunkus · Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:32 pm Post subject:

Uncle Krunkus · Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:41 pm Post subject:

I just tried listening to my own upload of "Dark Army", and that gives me a "cannot display the webpage" error too! Shocked

What the hell is going on with my system? Rolling Eyes

Uncle Krunkus · Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:54 pm Post subject:

Problem fixed.
.mp3 had become dis-associated somehow. Rolling Eyes

Hannah (3 yrs old) : "This music's cool!"
Andrew : "It was written by a lady in America called Laura"
Hannah : "I love Laura"
Andrew : "But you haven't even met Laura"
Hannah : "Yeah, but her name sounds like Dora! Laura,.... Dora" (The explorer)
pause
Hannah : "And she does cool music!"
Very Happy

klangumsetzer · Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 1:49 pm Post subject:

yeah!

love the crickets, too... Wink

best regards

eike
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laura woodswalker · Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 2:41 pm Post subject:

Inventor · Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 3:34 pm Post subject:

Laura, can I use your insect sounds in my songs?

Les

laura woodswalker · Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 6:15 pm Post subject:

Inventor · Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 6:26 pm Post subject:

Laura, I downloaded the album but I haven't listened to all of it yet. I'd like to use some crickets in the Charlie Brown song that I'm going to do soon. See the Lyrics thread in Schmooze for info on the album - maybe you would like to collaborate with us.

Les

mosc · Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:23 pm Post subject:

Just listened to Misty on the radio.electro-music.com stream. Sounds good. Nice job.

laura woodswalker · Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 2:28 am Post subject: