Osmodiar, the Playback Rate option in Goldwave is a bit misleading and confusing. The file will still end up at 44hz, but it's only the playback rate you adjust to say 52hz or whatever to speed it up. When you render the sped up track out, it will still be 44hz. Give it a try and you'll see what I mean. In Goldwave, go to the Effects Menu, and choose Playback rate at the very bottom, adjust, and I think you'll find this will quickly get you what you are seeking.
Thanks Magnus, I've downloaded goldwave and it looks useful so i'll give that a try.. Prior to that I tried all kinds of different warp algorithms in cubase and ableton and I couldn't get a satisfactory result over the entire track, so in the end I just decided to leave it at it's original tempo. Sounds like goldwave will be more like the CDJ process though in that it's not actually warping the file as such. I like the evaluation rules as well, fully functional with a pretty generous limit on functions you can do before it starts bugging you.
For interest the track in question is the latest one on my soundcloud page linked in sig, 'Solitary Confinement'. (Named as such because I split with my gf recently and she moved out so I suddenly found myself alone in a pretty dark mood and this tune is what eventuated!)
Would be great to hear some professional advice based on my last few tunes, ideally pointing out what I should be focussing on in order to make the next step in the right direction.. I feel like these tunes are decent efforts but they are still not at the production level I want to be at by now. If anyone's got a few minutes to make comment i'd really appreciate it.
This is what you would do say if you wanted to fool youtube audio analyzer to use ripped music. You change the pitch , keep the same speed. No artifacts. Or keep the same pitch and change the tempo.
there is really no better accessible tool. download a crack if money is the issue.
enjoyed the track. The thing I would change is your form. The intro doesn't take advantage of the parts of the track you could exploit more. You have a killer bass groove but you introduce the highend stuff overlapping the bass too soon. that pad also comes too early. By the time the dj has mixed into your track, you are already at that part which just kills the energy. The strongest part of this track is the main bass kick and percussion groove. You need to make sure people get that without anything else. If you notice on a dance floor, it is this part that people dance the most. that and the main drop if it doesn't suck.
Not sure if you uploaded the whole song but the intro seem like it isn't there. Start with a drum beat then that and the bass, then that section with the mid high stuff, as your first mini build,
You have a great foundation. Found the melodies and everything on top to take away from that.
Mix is ok. The kick needs a bit of compression. Taking too much room right now. And the bass with the kick is not working. The kick is especially way too heavy with the breakbeat part. I mean it sounds great but you have to control those parts as they are just overlapping each other. Either side chain compression or automate.
Not a fan of the phygian scale in psytrance. I mean its just way too expected and obvious. The builds need more work. They don't go anywhere. And the builds themselves are boring and empty. As far as your two main drops, they are identical which makes it rather redundant.
Just making observations while i'm listening. The tempo is perfect. Would not have enjoyed it if it was faster but maybe i'm old. bpms are just slower than they used to be. Not really sure why. drugs are not as good ? lol. Just noticed you live in australia. Well that explains the bpm increase. They like their music at 150 bpm. how they shuffle at that speed is beyond me.
Last edited by Looney4Clooney on Oct-24-2011 at 19:50
Oct-24-2011 19:26
Osmodiar
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Feb 2010
Location: South Australia
Thanks that's great feedback!
It's true the intro was a bit of a rushed afterthought, I had to delete the original beginning because it just didn't fit with where the tune went after I came up with the chords. I'm about to start a new project so i'll focus much more on the initial build this time.
And you're right some other aspects of the tune were a bit rushed aswell, I've had some trouble concentrating (and admittedly drinking) since my breakup but i'm feeling pretty refreshed this week and ready to get cracking.
If you have the time to listen to the couple of tunes prior to that one, Paradigm Shift & Descension, i'd really appreciate it. I took more time with them. but haven't obtained any useful feedback on those yet to apply to future projects. Comments like what you just wrote above give a very helpful perspective.
Psychological dependency was fun and i'm tempted to experiment more with that sort of style, although something tells me I should just pick one and stick with it until I've got it sorted :/ bit of A.D.D there I think !
