Hi all,
here's a bit of something I've hinted to previously, but I guess it's time to finally make it "official". Me & Mart have been working on an album / EP type thing for a couple of months now and here are the first previews of it. As usual, we're going all over the place with the styles. The first 2 clips are more on the "traditional" Al Azar side but the last clip is... well... something you might not expect from us (to put it lightly ).
The file contains 3 clips. Only the first track is completely finished, the other 2 are more or less under construction and none of these really have any titles as of yet.
Track 3 sounds like it will be great, and I really enjoyed the panning on track 2, was very intriguing.
Aug-18-2006 14:29
[Alpha]Dave
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Oct 2004
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
It sounds wonderful mate! Especially the first track! I would love to hear the full version some time! But the other two are really nice as well! I'm very in to this more chilled stuff so this is just great!
Keep up the good work!
/Dave
___________________
David Laine / Castra / Semantica Magic Island / Armada / Perceptive Website | | Soundcloud
Aug-18-2006 14:46
Mike_Foyle
Two colours in my head
Registered: Mar 2004
Location: Leicester, UK
i think the first track has some nice ideas but the melody is kinda boring. the bass notes are nice until about half way through the sequence when they go off on one a bit. the melody on top of it kinda sounds a bit random and scattered though, like its not really serving a purpose, i think with a few adjustments it could work. the beats in this first track are quite cool, apart from that offbeat hissy hihat thing which needs to go imo.
second track i would say the same about the melody. Also sound used for the melody sounds very dated and bland. reminds me of a snes game or something, duno if thats what you were going for. Again, the beats in this are pretty nice.
I really like the percussion and beats in the third track, along with the bass sounds and filtered bassy saw things. Pad works well to, nice atmoshere to it. I don't know if there is a melody later on in the track but based on that sample it sounds really good.
mike
___________________
Aug-18-2006 16:20
Mr.Mystery
Static Guru
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Vantaa
quote:
Originally posted by Mike_Foyle
Also sound used for the melody sounds very dated and bland. something
Uhh... it's a rhodes piano so it would sound dated...
Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
Uhh... it's a rhodes piano so it would sound dated...
ok well the rhodes piano sounds wank in this track. there is no need for all the panning and some variation on the velocity wouldnt hurt. and if you are going to use an insrument like that you need to spend a bit more time sequencing it so that it doesnt sound like a plinky plonky nintendo game. there was no need to come back with a cocky reply i was trying to be constructive and helpful.
___________________
Aug-18-2006 18:10
Mr.Mystery
Static Guru
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Vantaa
quote:
Originally posted by Mike_Foyle
ok well the rhodes piano sounds wank in this track. there is no need for all the panning and some variation on the velocity wouldnt hurt. and if you are going to use an insrument like that you need to spend a bit more time sequencing it so that it doesnt sound like a plinky plonky nintendo game. there was no need to come back with a cocky reply i was trying to be constructive and helpful.
I just think it's funny how you come in acting all knowledgeable with ridiculous comments like that about something that
A) is supposed to sound old
B) isn't even finished.
I'd really like to know where you came up with that Nintendo comparison when that's actually a sound from a real Rhodes.
J/k, hehe.
First track sounds a bit too happy for me, but it's solidly produced. I especially like the bassline.
I agree with Mike Foyle on the panning in the second track.
The final track seems to be the best one out of the bunch. Great sounds and effects!
It's hard to judge from the samples what the album will be like as a whole, but it's definitely going to be interesting by the looks of things.
___________________
quote:
Originally texted by Jakhira
Out with the dog at the moment. Chicks love him, and I love chicks... The world is in harmony
Aug-18-2006 19:08
Mr.Mystery
Static Guru
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Vantaa
It is going to be an album and not just a compilation of tracks, I can assure you
Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
I just think it's funny how you come in acting all knowledgeable with ridiculous comments like that about something that
A) is supposed to sound old
B) isn't even finished.
if you want it to sound old then you need to sequence it like its acutally being played, not just take a random rhodes sample patch and make a radnom melody out of it, because it sounds bloody stupid. sorry to be so rude but perhaps if you didnt act like such a sulky miserable know it all you might get a bit more resepct around here. and clearly you cant take critisism no matter how its put, so i might as well be blunt and honest.
Al Azar Album Preview [3 clips]
).
