Hey all, sorry if you are getting this on the RWP list as well, I wanted to
post to both places, hoping to get more folks to join us here so we can get
more honest evaluation of our music.

So after weeks of working with it in my off time, I finally felt I had
enough experience with Reaper to try my hand at an actual project. I am
going to be submitting this to the Audio Wizards competition in the next
couple of days.

I still need to tweak some timings, and I don't know crap about how to
properly mix and master, so I just have some minor panning and volume
control going on for separation currently, but as far as the feel of the
piece, it is basically finished.



Here's the link to the mp3. don't let the opening flute throw you, it gets
a
bit more interesting soon.





Thanks all for any feedback, positive, negative, or in between.

Che

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Check this one out, right now I’m using cellos for the bass line, but the feel is too somber, so I will try laying down a guitar track instead later on.

The drums I laid down a piece at a time, and did some quantizing. I played the piano live with no quantizing, trying to not make it sound so robotic.

?If you heard the track I posted over on the RWP list, this one has been changed a good bit.

Let me know what ya think, and please post your own stuff here.

I look forward to hearing it,

Che

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Hey all,

I know it’s been mostly music posted both here and on RWP of late, but here is a piece I did recently while learning Reaper for some sound design I am working on.

The setup here is a military squadron out on patrol in a post apocalyptic war zone, and they run across a hidden barely functioning siege android.

It’s only 45 seconds, check it out and let me know what ya think if the mood strikes you.

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Thanks,

Che

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Nice work.

Note:

Hope what I am about to say wasn’t already mention.

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Here are my opinions:

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1.

The drums are too loud.

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2.

The drums is pan too much on one side (left side). It take away from the balance of the music because the left side is peaking around 7.00 and the right ?peaks around 0.5.? Try some gain (volume) staging and balance panning. Try keeping all low frequencies center. Since low frequencies drive the power of the music, keeping them in the center help balance your sound track.

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3.

Adding a bass instrument(playing complimentary ?melody to the kick) inside the mix will give the rhythm a little more bounce.

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4.

Some high frequencies saturation will add a little more excitement to the sound track.

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Hope this help.

Autery Weekes

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Check this one out, right now I’m using cellos for the bass line, but the feel is too somber, so I will try laying down a guitar track instead later on.

The drums I laid down a piece at a time, and did some quantizing. I played the piano live with no quantizing, trying to not make it sound so robotic.

?If you heard the track I posted over on the RWP list, this one has been changed a good bit.

Let me know what ya think, and please post your own stuff here.

I look forward to hearing it,

Che

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Hey Autery,

Sounds really good, the editing is tight, and I dig the bumpers and stingers you have in there.

Did you compose some of the music beds in there as well?

Thanks for the info on the exciters and so forth, I will be experimenting with all that later on.

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Hello Che,

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Here are two links to finish projects:

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1.

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2.

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My opinion’s:

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1.

Exciters enhance harmonics. Usually in the upper harmonics.

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2.

Saturators replicate the harmonic distortion of tape or transformers from audio hardware.

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3.

So in a nutshell, exciter plugins? is a digital term for a digital harmonic enhancer. Saturator plugins brings the sound of Analog hardware into the digital world. Hence the name tube or tape saturation etc.

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Anyone could correct me if I am wrong.

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Autery Weekes

Blind Media Specialist

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Hi Autery

So would the harmonic saturation be the same as the built in exciter more or less?

Doing some research on harmonic saturation now, just wanted to ask if that was the same.

Also, would you care to post some of your own work on here? Would love to hear it.

Thanks,

Che

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Hello Che,

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Below are my answers as follow:

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3.

Adding a bass instrument(playing complimentary? melody to the kick) inside the mix will give the rhythm a little more bounce.

So perhaps a fretless bass or low end brass instrument on top of what is already there to go along with the drums? Something like that?

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Answer:

Yes, fretless bass or low end brass instrument will add the extra bounce.

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4.

Some high frequencies saturation will add a little more excitement to the sound track.

By this, do you mean maybe looking at adding an EQ to bring up the highs?

?

?

Answer:

No, Unless the eq have a saturation over drive option for different bandwith. To my ears, the instruments need the harmonics in the upper register to shine.? You will need a harmonic saturation plugin for this.

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Its like adding flavor (correct seasonings) to your cooking. Tape saturation or tube saturation. IF you have a coloring or colouring (harmonic, tube) eq plugin, then it could do the job.

?

Hope I am clear in my communication.

?

Autery Weekes

Blind Media Specialist

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Hey thanks for the feedback, questions below your comments:

3.

Adding a bass instrument(playing complimentary ?melody to the kick) inside the mix will give the rhythm a little more bounce.

So perhaps a fretless bass or low end brass instrument on top of what is already there to go along with the drums? Something like that?

?

4.

Some high frequencies saturation will add a little more excitement to the sound track.

By this, do you mean maybe looking at adding an EQ to bring up the highs?

Thanks,

Che

?

?

Nice work.

Note:

Hope what I am about to say wasn’t already mention.

?

Here are my opinions:

?

1.

The drums are too loud.

?

2.

The drums is pan too much on one side (left side). It take away from the balance of the music because the left side is peaking around 7.00 and the right ?peaks around 0.5.? Try some gain (volume) staging and balance panning. Try keeping all low frequencies center. Since low frequencies drive the power of the music, keeping them in the center help balance your sound track.

?

3.

Adding a bass instrument(playing complimentary ?melody to the kick) inside the mix will give the rhythm a little more bounce.

?

4.

Some high frequencies saturation will add a little more excitement to the sound track.

?

Hope this help.

Autery Weekes

?

?

?

?

Check this one out, right now I’m using cellos for the bass line, but the feel is too somber, so I will try laying down a guitar track instead later on.

The drums I laid down a piece at a time, and did some quantizing. I played the piano live with no quantizing, trying to not make it sound so robotic.

?If you heard the track I posted over on the RWP list, this one has been changed a good bit.

Let me know what ya think, and please post your own stuff here.

I look forward to hearing it,

Che

?

?

Hello Che,

?

Here are two links to finish projects:

?

1.

?

2.

?

My opinion’s:

?

1.

Exciters enhance harmonics. Usually in the upper harmonics.

?

2.

Saturators replicate the harmonic distortion of tape or transformers from audio hardware.

?

3.

So in a nutshell, exciter plugins? is a digital term for a digital harmonic enhancer. Saturator plugins brings the sound of Analog hardware into the digital world. Hence the name tube or tape saturation etc.

?

Anyone could correct me if I am wrong.

?

Autery Weekes

Blind Media Specialist

?

?

?

Hi Autery

So would the harmonic saturation be the same as the built in exciter more or less?

Doing some research on harmonic saturation now, just wanted to ask if that was the same.

Also, would you care to post some of your own work on here? Would love to hear it.

Thanks,

Che

?

?

Hello Che,

?

Below are my answers as follow:

?

3.

Adding a bass instrument(playing complimentary? melody to the kick) inside the mix will give the rhythm a little more bounce.

So perhaps a fretless bass or low end brass instrument on top of what is already there to go along with the drums? Something like that?

?

Answer:

Yes, fretless bass or low end brass instrument will add the extra bounce.

?

4.

Some high frequencies saturation will add a little more excitement to the sound track.

By this, do you mean maybe looking at adding an EQ to bring up the highs?

?

?

Answer:

No, Unless the eq have a saturation over drive option for different bandwith. To my ears, the instruments need the harmonics in the upper register to shine.? You will need a harmonic saturation plugin for this.

?

Its like adding flavor (correct seasonings) to your cooking. Tape saturation or tube saturation. IF you have a coloring or colouring (harmonic, tube) eq plugin, then it could do the job.

?

Hope I am clear in my communication.

?

Autery Weekes

Blind Media Specialist

?

?

Hey thanks for the feedback, questions below your comments:

3.

Adding a bass instrument(playing complimentary ?melody to the kick) inside the mix will give the rhythm a little more bounce.

So perhaps a fretless bass or low end brass instrument on top of what is already there to go along with the drums? Something like that?

?

4.

Some high frequencies saturation will add a little more excitement to the sound track.

By this, do you mean maybe looking at adding an EQ to bring up the highs?

Thanks,

Che

?

?

Nice work.

Note:

Hope what I am about to say wasn’t already mention.

?

Here are my opinions:

?

1.

The drums are too loud.

?

2.

The drums is pan too much on one side (left side). It take away from the balance of the music because the left side is peaking around 7.00 and the right ?peaks around 0.5.? Try some gain (volume) staging and balance panning. Try keeping all low frequencies center. Since low frequencies drive the power of the music, keeping them in the center help balance your sound track.

?

3.

Adding a bass instrument(playing complimentary ?melody to the kick) inside the mix will give the rhythm a little more bounce.

?

4.

Some high frequencies saturation will add a little more excitement to the sound track.

?

Hope this help.

Autery Weekes

?

?

?

?

Check this one out, right now I’m using cellos for the bass line, but the feel is too somber, so I will try laying down a guitar track instead later on.

The drums I laid down a piece at a time, and did some quantizing. I played the piano live with no quantizing, trying to not make it sound so robotic.

?If you heard the track I posted over on the RWP list, this one has been changed a good bit.

Let me know what ya think, and please post your own stuff here.

I look forward to hearing it,

Che

?

?

Hi Autery

So would the harmonic saturation be the same as the built in exciter more or less?

Doing some research on harmonic saturation now, just wanted to ask if that was the same.

Also, would you care to post some of your own work on here? Would love to hear it.

Thanks,

Che

?

?

Hello Che,

?

Below are my answers as follow:

?

3.

Adding a bass instrument(playing complimentary? melody to the kick) inside the mix will give the rhythm a little more bounce.

So perhaps a fretless bass or low end brass instrument on top of what is already there to go along with the drums? Something like that?

?

Answer:

Yes, fretless bass or low end brass instrument will add the extra bounce.

?

4.

Some high frequencies saturation will add a little more excitement to the sound track.

By this, do you mean maybe looking at adding an EQ to bring up the highs?

?

?

Answer:

No, Unless the eq have a saturation over drive option for different bandwith. To my ears, the instruments need the harmonics in the upper register to shine.? You will need a harmonic saturation plugin for this.

?

Its like adding flavor (correct seasonings) to your cooking. Tape saturation or tube saturation. IF you have a coloring or colouring (harmonic, tube) eq plugin, then it could do the job.

?

Hope I am clear in my communication.

?

Autery Weekes

Blind Media Specialist

?

?

Hey thanks for the feedback, questions below your comments:

3.

Adding a bass instrument(playing complimentary ?melody to the kick) inside the mix will give the rhythm a little more bounce.

So perhaps a fretless bass or low end brass instrument on top of what is already there to go along with the drums? Something like that?

?

4.

Some high frequencies saturation will add a little more excitement to the sound track.

By this, do you mean maybe looking at adding an EQ to bring up the highs?

Thanks,

Che

?

?

Nice work.

Note:

Hope what I am about to say wasn’t already mention.

?

Here are my opinions:

?

1.

The drums are too loud.

?

2.

The drums is pan too much on one side (left side). It take away from the balance of the music because the left side is peaking around 7.00 and the right ?peaks around 0.5.? Try some gain (volume) staging and balance panning. Try keeping all low frequencies center. Since low frequencies drive the power of the music, keeping them in the center help balance your sound track.

?

3.

Adding a bass instrument(playing complimentary ?melody to the kick) inside the mix will give the rhythm a little more bounce.

?

4.

Some high frequencies saturation will add a little more excitement to the sound track.

?

Hope this help.

Autery Weekes

?

?

?

?

Check this one out, right now I’m using cellos for the bass line, but the feel is too somber, so I will try laying down a guitar track instead later on.

The drums I laid down a piece at a time, and did some quantizing. I played the piano live with no quantizing, trying to not make it sound so robotic.

?If you heard the track I posted over on the RWP list, this one has been changed a good bit.

Let me know what ya think, and please post your own stuff here.

I look forward to hearing it,

Che

?

?

Hello Che,

?

Below are my answers as follow:

?

3.

Adding a bass instrument(playing complimentary? melody to the kick) inside the mix will give the rhythm a little more bounce.

So perhaps a fretless bass or low end brass instrument on top of what is already there to go along with the drums? Something like that?

?

Answer:

Yes, fretless bass or low end brass instrument will add the extra bounce.

?

4.

Some high frequencies saturation will add a little more excitement to the sound track.

By this, do you mean maybe looking at adding an EQ to bring up the highs?

?

?

Answer:

No, Unless the eq have a saturation over drive option for different bandwith. To my ears, the instruments need the harmonics in the upper register to shine.? You will need a harmonic saturation plugin for this.

?

Its like adding flavor (correct seasonings) to your cooking. Tape saturation or tube saturation. IF you have a coloring or colouring (harmonic, tube) eq plugin, then it could do the job.

?

Hope I am clear in my communication.

?

Autery Weekes

Blind Media Specialist

?

?

Hey thanks for the feedback, questions below your comments:

3.

Adding a bass instrument(playing complimentary ?melody to the kick) inside the mix will give the rhythm a little more bounce.

So perhaps a fretless bass or low end brass instrument on top of what is already there to go along with the drums? Something like that?

?

4.

Some high frequencies saturation will add a little more excitement to the sound track.

By this, do you mean maybe looking at adding an EQ to bring up the highs?

Thanks,

Che

?

?

Nice work.

Note:

Hope what I am about to say wasn’t already mention.

?

Here are my opinions:

?

1.

The drums are too loud.

?

2.

The drums is pan too much on one side (left side). It take away from the balance of the music because the left side is peaking around 7.00 and the right ?peaks around 0.5.? Try some gain (volume) staging and balance panning. Try keeping all low frequencies center. Since low frequencies drive the power of the music, keeping them in the center help balance your sound track.

?

3.

Adding a bass instrument(playing complimentary ?melody to the kick) inside the mix will give the rhythm a little more bounce.

?

4.

Some high frequencies saturation will add a little more excitement to the sound track.

?

Hope this help.

Autery Weekes

?

?

?

?

Check this one out, right now I’m using cellos for the bass line, but the feel is too somber, so I will try laying down a guitar track instead later on.

The drums I laid down a piece at a time, and did some quantizing. I played the piano live with no quantizing, trying to not make it sound so robotic.

?If you heard the track I posted over on the RWP list, this one has been changed a good bit.

Let me know what ya think, and please post your own stuff here.

I look forward to hearing it,

Che

?

?

Hey thanks for the feedback, questions below your comments:

3.

Adding a bass instrument(playing complimentary ?melody to the kick) inside the mix will give the rhythm a little more bounce.

So perhaps a fretless bass or low end brass instrument on top of what is already there to go along with the drums? Something like that?

?

4.

Some high frequencies saturation will add a little more excitement to the sound track.

By this, do you mean maybe looking at adding an EQ to bring up the highs?

Thanks,

Che

?

?

Nice work.

Note:

Hope what I am about to say wasn’t already mention.

?

Here are my opinions:

?

1.

The drums are too loud.

?

2.

The drums is pan too much on one side (left side). It take away from the balance of the music because the left side is peaking around 7.00 and the right ?peaks around 0.5.? Try some gain (volume) staging and balance panning. Try keeping all low frequencies center. Since low frequencies drive the power of the music, keeping them in the center help balance your sound track.

?

3.

Adding a bass instrument(playing complimentary ?melody to the kick) inside the mix will give the rhythm a little more bounce.

?

4.

Some high frequencies saturation will add a little more excitement to the sound track.

?

Hope this help.

Autery Weekes

?

?

?

?

Check this one out, right now I’m using cellos for the bass line, but the feel is too somber, so I will try laying down a guitar track instead later on.

The drums I laid down a piece at a time, and did some quantizing. I played the piano live with no quantizing, trying to not make it sound so robotic.

?If you heard the track I posted over on the RWP list, this one has been changed a good bit.

Let me know what ya think, and please post your own stuff here.

I look forward to hearing it,

Che

?

?

Nice work.

Note:

Hope what I am about to say wasn’t already mention.

?

Here are my opinions:

?

1.

The drums are too loud.

?

2.

The drums is pan too much on one side (left side). It take away from the balance of the music because the left side is peaking around 7.00 and the right ?peaks around 0.5.? Try some gain (volume) staging and balance panning. Try keeping all low frequencies center. Since low frequencies drive the power of the music, keeping them in the center help balance your sound track.

?

3.

Adding a bass instrument(playing complimentary ?melody to the kick) inside the mix will give the rhythm a little more bounce.

?

4.

Some high frequencies saturation will add a little more excitement to the sound track.

?

Hope this help.

Autery Weekes

?

?

?

?

Check this one out, right now I’m using cellos for the bass line, but the feel is too somber, so I will try laying down a guitar track instead later on.

The drums I laid down a piece at a time, and did some quantizing. I played the piano live with no quantizing, trying to not make it sound so robotic.

?If you heard the track I posted over on the RWP list, this one has been changed a good bit.

Let me know what ya think, and please post your own stuff here.

I look forward to hearing it,

Che

?

?

Check this one out, right now I’m using cellos for the bass line, but the feel is too somber, so I will try laying down a guitar track instead later on.

The drums I laid down a piece at a time, and did some quantizing. I played the piano live with no quantizing, trying to not make it sound so robotic.

?If you heard the track I posted over on the RWP list, this one has been changed a good bit.

Let me know what ya think, and please post your own stuff here.

I look forward to hearing it,

Che

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