[Spaced Elevator] - a Smoke And Noise Production

demian · Post by **demian** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 7:44 am

<a name="planetz-file"></a><a href="http://www.smokeandnoise.com/sounds/spa ... .mp3"><img src="/forums/images/listen_icon.gif" border="0" alt=" Song"> Song</a> <a name="planetz-tag"></a>Genre: Electronic a Smoke and Noise production by Demian _____________________________________ This track i made in februari this year within 2 or three days.
It's heavily inspired by Jean Michel Jarre's ealry records but sounds pretty original.
It's completely made with Cubase and VSTi's etc.

Hope you like it

[ This Message was edited by: demian on 2004-10-12 08:47 ]

AndréPascal · Post by **AndréPascal** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 8:08 am

The track has absolutly the JMJ atmosphere. I specially like all the FX sounds you are using....typical JMJ. In my opinion the drums are a bit upfront, they sound very dry...perhaps it is nice to use a little reverb or something on those sounds.

And totally produced with SX and VST....great job!

braincell · Post by **braincell** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 8:36 am

Excellent

nprime · Post by **nprime** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 10:45 am

Yeah you nailed it! Modulation rate change stuff is great.

...the recording quality blows away JMJ's.

Very awesone bass sound.

I would agree that the drums are either a bit loud or a bit too bright. They need to sound like they were recorded to tape and played back a thousand times, until there was no oxide left. IMHO.

Nice work!

R

Spirit · Post by **Spirit** » Tue Oct 19, 2004 7:50 am

The modulation-change sweep is a nice sound but really a JMC signature especially given the feel of the rest of the track.

Also I think the mid-range sequence sound is a bit ordinary - just a standard short saw ? And the sound sort of jumps out at me whereas the rest is quite smooth & inegrated. When the drums come they seem to join this sequence and be separate from the rest of the sweepy mood...

I much prefer the first minute.

Liquid EDGE · Post by **Liquid EDGE** » Tue Oct 19, 2004 8:12 pm

nice.. a bigger better abbey national.!!

Immanuel · Post by **Immanuel** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 2:03 pm

Over all, I like it. It is very nice to relax listening to this thru head phones. There is something about the 2,08 transitions, which could be a little bit better. I don't know. Maybe give the midrange melody a rest for a while? I don't know. The same transition at around 4.20 is deffinitely better. The fade out at the end needs much more attention. It is a little bit to quick, and it cuts a bit violently in the end - considdering the over all very soothing athmosphere of the tune. The JMJ mood is definitely there.

When you read these critics, please keep in mind, that I really like this track. It is just, that it could really bennefit from just a bit more work. The fade-out problem is deffinitely the biggest one. A better fade out will make the listener capable of holding on to the song for a bit longer - even after it has stopped it will live for a little while inside the listener, untill the listener himself lets go of it. The current unfortunate fade out takes this moment of "living inside after -96dB" away from the listener, because the music is kind of "taken away from me". Others minds may vary.

demian · Post by **demian** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 3:51 pm

Thank you all for your critics.

I completely agree with all of you, i also like this track very, but it is not completely finished.

That comes partly because i mastered this track too quickly and easy as i mostly do and partly because this track is a bit too short.
I still see possibilities to extend this track in time by adding more elements into it.
One day i will pick up this track again and when it is finished, i shall repost it.

Thank you all.

[ This Message was edited by: demian on 2004-11-04 15:53 ]