Pretty cool. I'd love to have a decent enough of a MIDI controller that would let me do that. The way you have your progression moving, you've set up this really cool element of anticipation that I think is missing a lot of the time. Kind of cool, knowing what you're doing, to hear the improvisation with the synth work.

My only crit has to do with the hats being a little harsh in places and the ride-cymbal-bell (panned center-left and pitched lower than the ride) getting a little annoying after a while. The bass-line also seems nearly absent, but the kick seems to be doing a lot of work in that regard.

All-in-all, a very enjoyable listen. As proof-of-concepts go, I'm definitely sold.

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Originally posted by EddieZilker Pretty cool. I'd love to have a decent enough of a MIDI controller that would let me do that. The way you have your progression moving, you've set up this really cool element of anticipation that I think is missing a lot of the time. Kind of cool, knowing what you're doing, to hear the improvisation with the synth work. My only crit has to do with the hats being a little harsh in places and the ride-cymbal-bell (panned center-left and pitched lower than the ride) getting a little annoying after a while. The bass-line also seems nearly absent, but the kick seems to be doing a lot of work in that regard. All-in-all, a very enjoyable listen. As proof-of-concepts go, I'm definitely sold.

Thanks! I had some trouble with the bass; it sounds fine on my monitors, but when I played it on some other devices, it sounded way too heavy. So, I kind of 'blindly' lowered it just to be safe. Maybe I'll try bringing it back up. And about the ride cymbal - yeah, I have a love/hate relationship with it myslef right now ...I'll work it out and post an edit in a minute.

Thanks again!

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Does anyone else agree that the bassline is weak sauce?

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Originally posted by d_Verge Does anyone else agree that the bassline is weak sauce?

It does seem to disappear whenever the beat kicks in. You might want to consider a secondary bassline that doesn't go quite as low to bring it up a bit.

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery It does seem to disappear whenever the beat kicks in. You might want to consider a secondary bassline that doesn't go quite as low to bring it up a bit.

It is a very subby bass. (it's actually just a tabla sample with a boost on the low end) I think the problem could also be the main pad conflicting with the bassline's mid range. Maybe some some notch eq on that; maybe an extra mid-bass layer. Haven't had the time to go back to it yet.

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That was really interesting to listen to knowing how you recorded it! Nice man!

I agree with Eddie, I need a better MIDI controller!

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