portasound convention - synchro - work in progress

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Posted by richg101 on May-15-2006 22:23:

portasound convention - synchro - work in progress

hi guys.

here is my new production name. 'portasound convention'

still a bit of work to go in mixing etc but the track is near complete.

here!

any crit will be most helpful especially on how to clean the bass/kick area up! its not clean enough and i cant get it right

rich

Posted by adam_rodriguez on May-15-2006 22:58:

hey rich - listening - ur trademark kick and percussion are there hehe...really clean and a good groove - like the synth coming in and the stringy melody..quite sad sounding..like the bleepy effects in the background....not sure about the really high siney synth..nice buildup coming in with the piano..

really nice tune rich...maybe could with more powerful pads coming in at the end (i always say this)

adam

Posted by Speactra on May-15-2006 23:15:

Hey Rich!

Very nice track here, I just love the intro. The percussions are amazing
The kick has that "Richard Gale stamp" as usual
The second breakdown is great, and it's not a bad idea from adam about adding some big pads.

I've told you before what i think of it and I'm seing forward to the full version. It has to be nicey nicey
Great work so far!

//Alexander

Posted by Akia on May-16-2006 14:46:

Really nice! I like the intro and the melodies a lot. Maybe you can do something more about the end. Otherwise, a good job!

Akia

Posted by avengie on May-16-2006 15:31:

Well done.... You always have this Unique Stuff in your tracks Like to hear the High Bitrate tho coz Myspace player is crappy in bitrate lol...

Cheers Man

Try commenting mine too..

Posted by xcalator on May-16-2006 21:20:

Hey rich,
I'm listening now...
What a nice bass line melody
Very nice track rich really original.
I like the hihats , all the 80's synths
Nice stuff mate!

Posted by richg101 on May-17-2006 00:00:

hey guys.

thanks for the reviews adam, alex, akia, avengie and klemsy:0)

im glad you all seem to enjoy it

i did try various synths for a powerful pad but i couldnt make it sound right... im gonna have to buy a nice korg 'm1' to continue the 'portasound' vibe.. and of course a nice virus or jp8000/nord.

any main complaints?

Posted by S-Tune on May-17-2006 12:06:

Hey Rich,
like the intro with the percussion and the rising bass!
Well, the bass is cool but it demands imo a big frequency range, maybe eqing/thinning out the bass will help you...

Don�t really like the 80�s background synth (e.g. at 4:50 min)...

But I listened to your track a few times and it�s really cool! End comes a little bit abrupt.

Keep up the good work, i like your more melodic stuff!

Cheers mate,
S-Tune

Posted by Takkra on May-17-2006 15:46:

much more club oriented than your previous work;

sweet rythm and nice pads as always!!

cool bass ! thought that was a pad lol!!

that higher note lead makes the entire track a bit less energetic..

I think the track was better without it keep the plucky sounds with the bass..

that would be nice IMO ..

dont do that if your positive that your track is right

Keep it up richard!!!

Posted by richg101 on May-17-2006 23:04:

thanx mr 's' and takkra

cheers for the pointers

Posted by Mr Rogers on May-18-2006 11:28:

cool chilled track, monster kick u got there.

love the whining synth u got go'n on around the 5min mark.
bassline very smooth, maybe a few more percussion elements could be added.
not a huge fan of the sound of the piano, but thats just taste.

cool work

Posted by richg101 on May-18-2006 17:54:

thanx mr rogers:0 i like the kick too

Posted by sterilis on May-19-2006 17:33:

kick is very good. im not sure on the bells, would prefer something different in there to make it unique.

pads and melody are really good. love the relaxing vibe in your tracks. send me a high bitrate copy of this. want to take it to ibiza with me. could definately chill out to this.

the track is very minimal but i like it alot. the bells start to work when you use them in a melody so keep them.

i would add something to the intro to beef it up more. maybe more fx would do the trick. breakdown could do with something similar to add more depth to it.

overall i enjoyed the listen. some minor issues. but its definately rich style.

good work!

Posted by RickyM on May-20-2006 17:10:

Hey Richie, it's definitely your sound man, gnarly bassline and thumping kick.
One thing I noticed from this is that your percs are better, a bit more driving than previous tracks.
Nice production name by the way, where did that one come from?
Oh aye, I like the melody in this, quite dark, but I do feel this track is quite similar to a few previous tracks of yours mate..but it's definitely your style.

Ricky

Posted by richg101 on May-20-2006 19:20:

thanks mr kane and rickster

pleased you enjoyed it guys..

i have started using my old yamaha portasound keyboards in my work and thought the name fitted well i like it too