bigandymac
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Location: Leeds UK
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 Posted: Thu Sep 21 2006 12:06
Experiential - I Lose Control |
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hi guys and girls (girls, ha yeah right  ),
ive written another track for my new album, called I Lose Control. its meant to be hypnotic and driving progressive breaks, i think i didnt get far off what i was aiming for.
www.am-1.co.uk/tracks/experiential_i_lose_control.mp3
comments as always are very welcome. happy listening |
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Breaker
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Joined: 12 Feb 2006
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Posted: Thu Sep 21 2006 12:23
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awesome, dude were do you get those pads?
Real nice flow and like the vocals, only it's hard to hear what they say... |
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bigandymac
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Joined: 18 Nov 2004
Location: Leeds UK
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Posted: Thu Sep 21 2006 12:25
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the pads are a simple albino 3 patch. ive automated the distortion saturation, cutoff, the filter cutoffs and the resonance on them though.
i kept the vocal quiet as it is repeated so much, it says "wherever i go, i lose control". not particularly lyrically complex  glad you like. |
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StyrmanLjungberg
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Joined: 03 Feb 2006
Location: Östersund, Sweden
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Posted: Thu Sep 21 2006 12:42
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I do really like the intro, it sets the mood right on. There's no chance you can escape it, so catchy! Makes me imagine myself drifting in space! ^^
The drums are super, as always! 
I like that epiano-ish thing that enters at around 1/6 of the song (don't have any time, listening with QT in firefox).
Overall, I think it's wonderful. The mood is just perfect.
Something that would do perfect in a scene like the crazy house club dancing scene in the first Matrix  Haha.. that's the images poping up in my head anyway. People jumpin' around in slo-mo in some weird club as two people walk though it, one that's never been there, and another (a girl) that's taking him somewhere!
That was to point out the fact that your music awakens my imagination. And thats sooo great! I think that's part of what music's for!
What can I say. Love it. Release the whole album soon! ;P |
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Franklin van Uden
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Location: The Netherlands
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Posted: Thu Sep 21 2006 19:06
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 Cool a new andy track , and this time for the girls 2 .
Okay seriously:
Nice atmosperic pads at the start , nice arp buildups together with a smooth bassline.The percussion that starts is really good, the beat kicks in and gives the track the drive it needs, great break elements (as usual), maybe the snare is a tiny bit to "dirty" for my taste, but that could be my headphone !!
The melodies and moving pads are a great combination, they seem to compliment each other perfectly in the wider range of frequencies. The big break is awesome (maybe i bit loud, but again, crappy headz don't make me laugh anymore
The vocal fits in perfectly, i would make the vocal a tiny bit louder (+0.2 give and take). maybe some camelspace fx on them (automated) to make them less static (just an idea )
Oh yeah i love the 303 in it !!!
Overall again a top notch production as usual, u seem to find the genre that fits you perfectly lately, keep on doing this great stuff !!!
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Music ... is endless ... Work in progress ...
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SoulEye
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Location: Helsingborg, Sweden!
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Posted: Fri Sep 22 2006 16:34
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Intense stuff! Halfway thruogh my 1st listen... I'm hypnotized! |
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SoulEye
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Posted: Fri Sep 22 2006 16:58
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I'd like to know what you do with the wave file(s?) when you export... what program(s) are used for postproduction?
Also... Some pointers for how to make those sweeps that remove saturation and just become white noise would be cool..
Ok.... I didn't think I'd say this but..... It's too short! This track would suit better as a thirty minute marathon! Keep me in trance... |
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bigandymac
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Joined: 18 Nov 2004
Location: Leeds UK
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Posted: Mon Sep 25 2006 20:45
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thanks very much everyone, this track seems to have had a good reception as well. im looking forward to completing the album.
@ franky - some good tips in there, im trying out the automation on the vox now (actually theres some serious nitro on there but it doesnt seem that noticeable).
@ souleye - tbh i do most of my "mastering" in madtracker. then use t-racks to get a little compression and limiting in there (just to get a decent volume through the track). i use a compressor, master q (basically an eq) and a saturator on the master in mt which does the trick pretty well.
the sweep is a band pass filter set over 4 bars and full width. all on a big saw pad arp, oh and with the resonance set high.
@ styrman - great to hear it sets your imagination going, i think thats a big part of music. this track is my favourite of mine, its really moody which i like, hypnotic, in fact its good for driving.
thanks again.
andy |
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OneUp
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Location: Norrköping, Sweden
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Posted: Tue Sep 26 2006 02:04
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This I like.
Pads are awesome and overall the sound quality is great, really good mastering.
If you were looking for hypnotizing, you got it!
I find it very hard to make this kind of music, problem is to make endlessly pumping tracks without getting boring, but this is really cool, 8 minutes just past away.
As Styrman said, it could be a lot longer!
Only complaint is that when the big beat came, it might be a little messy, maybe cut some bassdrum-beats. But just in the beginning of it, later on I were'nt disturbed.
Might've been the best I've heard on this site
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cHiEfRoCkA 4 ReaL
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Joined: 23 May 2005
Location: Germany
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Posted: Wed Sep 27 2006 20:17
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Wow!
Andy, the more I listen to one of your tracks the more I wanna ask you for another remixes or a collabo but I´m sure you r busy with your stuff .
This one sounds excellent to me.
I like the drums a lot!
And actually everything else!
Nice tempo, athmosphere, pads, melodies etc.
You are indeed on an untouchable level, which means that I can´t find anything to complain about.
I wish that one day I´ll be able to produce music on a professional level like you do!
Awesome sound!
Done listening and I can say that this the best track you ever made!
Imma put this one on my ipod immediately.
Keep going and I wish you all the best...
I´m sure you gonna suceed on that path!!! |
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QBical
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Location: Utrecht , The Netherlands
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Posted: Wed Sep 27 2006 21:56
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good work mate!
Love the way you worked with the vocal and stuff!!
When is the album finished and do you plan to put it out via a label? |
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bigandymac
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Location: Leeds UK
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Posted: Thu Sep 28 2006 11:14
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cheers everyone
oneup - i used to struggle keeping things interesting, now i try and automate as much as possible, keeping things moving, it seems to work.
chief - thanks so much mate! i still want to do a collab with you, we need to get that sorted soon.
qbical - not sure when the album will be finished, hopefully in the next month or 2 (ive got 4 tracks so far). ill definately be sending a promo out soon.
thanks again everyone, your feedback really encourages me to keep producing
andy |
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G3ronimo
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Location: The Netherlands, Wezep
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Elijah
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Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Eh?
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Posted: Fri Sep 29 2006 00:36
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dude. good job meng. really engrossing like everybodhy says. wheres the vocal from?
this is going on my ipod for sure.
it kinda reminds me of the crystal method. and i really like the perspective to the pads that the bassline gives (does that make sense?). |
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