Re: [LAU] Music: Soft Trump

On Fri, 2 Dec 2016 02:38:00 +0100 (CET)
"J. C." <julien@email-addr-hidden> wrote:

> > https://soundcloud.com/nominal6/softtrump

> this vocal-filter like sound is really good. So is the ACE synth
> patch, really evocative. The overall sound arrangement of this piece
> is very much to my liking. If you don't mind me saying: it's a little
> too minimalist for me. But that comments probably belongs with "The
> Metallica concert didn't have enough jazz." :)

There's definitively not enough jazz at a Metallica concert (1). They
could have more ! :)

The minimalist aspects are certainly due to the rather short time spent
on this. There's always room and there's certainly no definitive
version. I'm still learning a lot. For mixing practice I could use
existing multi-track projects as found for instance at the Cambridge
Music Technology web site but instead I make my own.

Which brings up an interesting point: not being fully there. As I
mentioned previously, I have difficulty with pieces that I come up with
which I consider 'serious' and well-thought out, as they turn out to
reflect much of the work put in them instead of the flexibility, the
spontaneity, that feeling of catching a moment, the freshness. They
end up sounding overworked and way too careful in approach. So when I
start with the idea being to make an example track so I can practice
some mixing, then the 'serious' aspect is put aside and that gives a
much more lively result, be it rhythmic or mellow.

In the end, striking a balance that would keep 'freshness' while
allowing for a 'serious' approach is what I would like to attain.

> The analogue feel of repro-1 is great. Almost reminiscent of some
> modular pieces, obviously helped along by the "sequenced" structure.

Yes, the filters have a good bite. When they started working on this
and made the Linux very-early-beta available (and were asking users to
give feedback) I thought this would not be a synth to get. Six months
later though, the work they put into the filtering algorithms is very
good. It has character and as you've mentioned, fits very nicely in
sequenced patterns. It bites but also retain the 'sober' approach of
u-he synths. To compare, Discovery Pro is a synth that bites and has
no restrictions in going overboard, much like playing heavily distorted
electric guitar.

I have another piece whose mix I will finalize today, as well as a
remix of one that's out there, "Jumanmai" that could be improved.

Cheers.

(1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBmM79YadYM

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