by Aquila » Sat Sep 25, 2010 6:10 am
Ok here's the comments on my two tracks:
November Light: This track took nearly two years to make. It started off as a technical experiment routing each channel from a Redrum through individual effects, primarily heavy compression and reverb. The samples themselves were slices from factory rex loops, but I added the extra effects to add warmth and transients. The project was saved, and not worked on for several months until I was mucking around with some (also factory) guitar loops then decided to merge the projects together and the creativity started to flow from then. It was only when thinking about what to write for the MP comp did I decide to sing my own vocals, however I was never totally happy with the result. I know I can sing better than that, but my songwriting skills kinda got in the way. So I was very surprised to see this track listed in the top 12.
To The Moon: I've always liked this track, even if I've listened to it too much. This was the first complete track where I recorded myself playing the keys live into the sequencer. Granted, it was only a short recording that got duplicated, transposed and whatnot but I still remember to this day practicing those simple chords for hours, sitting with a loud metronome in my headphones and doing dozens of takes lol. The sinewave harmony accompanying the keys is actually the same chords fed into a monophonic synth. This happened purely by accident but I loved the tune it generated so I left it in. Interestingly I ended up sampling the snare from November Light as part of the beat. Everything else sort of fell into place and the entire track was written and produced within about 2 or 3 days. My biggest gripe is I think I've made the drums a little too bright, however I'll probably adjust that if I ever decide to put this track on my album.
Est. 1981