Been a while since I posted, and I don't recognize a lot of the newer people and I don't think anyone recognizes me... Anyways, I've been getting back into the swing of producing lately...

This is just something I did half a year ago that I couldn't manage to finish... It's somewhat of an ambient breaks that kinda jumps into a 4/4 set-starter rhythm... Originally I wanted this to become a 4/4 rhythm but just couldn't manage to pull it off...

Encoding: 192 kbs MP3
Length: 6:10
BPM: 140 BPM
Key: A minor
Link: http://individual.utoronto.ca/jeanl...eighed_Down.mp3

Hope you enjoy, and please leave a little feedback

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Originally posted by J.L. Been a while since I posted, and I don't recognize a lot of the newer people and I don't think anyone recognizes me...

Same problem here...

...Back to the track

lovely intro, bass did not appeal to me at the intro stage however fits in later on in the mix. Percussion builds up great and the vocal n FX work is great. The breakdown notation and elements are great! whoah! - hehe, just luvin that percussion build up!

Definetly a keeper,
Great start,
Keep it up!
Terry

That repetitive violin in the intro is really bugging me. Maybe if it was a lighter, more subte instrument playing it. Right now it's really diverting my attention from the beat and everything else that's going on. The beat itself is alright. I like the pads and FX building up in the background. No complaints about the rest of the track.

Personally I would describe this as downtempo at 70 bpm rather than ambient breaks at 140 bpm, but that's just me.

I like it though, you've got nice melodies and progressions there and the vocal fx is pretty cool as well. Was that done with a vocoder, or some other effect? It's a lot like the effect that Richard Dorfmeister uses and I've been trying to figure out how exactly to do it...

I like the violin in the intro, although I think you should reduce its dynamic range because the volume difference between the attack and the release is a bit jarring. I would have liked the piano to be a hair louder as well.

Other than that bit of nitpicking, great work!

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thanks for your comments guys... personally, in my own taste, i find the strings to be okay as it is... i kinda wanted to give it a dragging kinda feeling...

As for the vocals, it is the sound of a flute actually, warped around in a coupe ways with pitch bend and some EQing which made it sound kinda like a ooo sound

Appreciate the comments, thanks =)

Sounds really good, I like the melodies, basslines and pads/strings a lot. Beautiful stuff, keep up the good work.
-Alex