New Chillstep Track

[Chuk]

Hey all,

I've been working on a new project and i think its almost done but i don't know how it sounds to your ear.. It's a simple short chillstep track (which i'm experimenting) that i mixed and mastered (little knowledge) in a headphone ATH M50X.. I would love to hear any critics or any comments and also if possible can give me an idea on how the mixing really sounds on your high end monitors which i don't have currently...

Any ideas on further moving, comments, mixing tips on track or mistakes that you can find would be highly appreciated..
Track attached.

new_idea_11.mp3

Thanks a lot..
Cheers..
CHUKU

[rayc]

I don't have high end monitors so am using my semi decent Sennheiser cans...
Definitely chill. The drip being a little off rhythm is good but adds tension which isn't chill.
I like it.

[JD01]

Chuku, I'm listening at work on my headphones (which I listen to music on most often).

Its pretty sparse but I reckon you've done a pretty good mix here, I think everything fits together pretty well, all your levels are pretty well balanced.
The only possible problem I have with it is that the piano doing the arpeggios and the piano doing the lead melody are a very similar tone and interfere with eachother a bit.

It sounds like you've tried to put a lot more 'verb on the arpeggios to make them sit further back but the lead melody sounds really close in comparison.

[Bubba]

I really like the piano arpeggio sound on this. It sounds like it's in a real room, like a school assembly hall or something like that. Quite nostalgic and comforting. I'm not in love with the "ploop" sound, though. It just makes me think of crimping off a length It disturbs the seriousness of the musical feel, like somebody blowing a raspberry. I could use a bit of cello coming in as a sombre counterpoint to the plinky melody.

[Chuk]

Thank you buddies..

[JD01]

No worries, Chuku.

Why don't you try and open up the centre of that track a bit? Your arpeggio is a simple 1,2,3,4; you could re-track it so that you just play the 1 and 3 and pan it left, then track it again playing the 2 and 4 and pan it right. Might sound awful, but it could be cool.

[Chuk]

Yeah, seems to be an cool idea.. I'm planning to tweak some of the parts and instead of using Piano for chords, thinking of using some other instrument (May be Electric Guitar).. Let's see how it goes..

Thanks Mate

Cheers

[JD01]

Yeah, seems to be an cool idea.. I'm planning to tweak some of the parts and instead of using Piano for chords, thinking of using some other instrument (May be Electric Guitar).. Let's see how it goes..

Thanks Mate

Cheers

Cool, was just thinking it will open up the middle of the track. If you do play the arpeggios on guitar remember you can double track them (maybe separate octaves or harmonies or something) and pan them either side to keep them out of the way of your lead piano melody.

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[Greg_L]

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[WhiskeyJack]

Hey all,

I've been working on a new project and i think its almost done but i don't know how it sounds to your ear.. It's a simple short chillstep track (which i'm experimenting) that i mixed and mastered (little knowledge) in a headphone ATH M50X.. I would love to hear any critics or any comments and also if possible can give me an idea on how the mixing really sounds on your high end monitors which i don't have currently...

Any ideas on further moving, comments, mixing tips on track or mistakes that you can find would be highly appreciated..
Track attached.new_idea_11.mp3
Thanks a lot..
Cheers..
CHUKU

Hey Chuk, I am giving it a spin on my rokkets. I am pretty unfamiliar with the whole genre, however i can appreciate where you are headed with this. If i had any two cents to offer up here is that there seems to be a lack of any kind of bottom end? And as the song comes to a close in and around where you have that thunder bit the back ground wind and rain sort of sounds almost like "hiss" tape hiss, or overly compressed mic dead air. The vibe you started with sort of disappears as all the elements come together. Possibly intended? if so bravo!

I know nothing about envelopes or automation but if it were up to me this would be a good project to figure out how to maybe monkey around with those to maybe automate some eq to bring up some of the low end rumble in that back ground rain and wind to fill in the low end as like a pad or something?

Despite that all your sounds are really nice and i feel they are balanced out pretty well.

[Chuk]

Hey WhiskeyJack,
I am experimenting with some natural elements (Rain/ Thunder) in this track and i think it compliments the track well. I liked the track with Rain in the background rather than muting it , So i just decided to keep this natural element but I've slowly descended the decibels as the song moves forward. However, the final track and mixing/mastering needs to be redone.
Thank you for taking time to reply

Greg_L,

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He meant to say "Cheers" in Nepali language but Google Translate failed to translate 100% correctly but i understood what he was trying to say

Cheers

[JD01]

He meant to say "Cheers" in Nepali language but Google Translate failed to translate 100% correctly but i understood what he was trying to say

Cheers

haha, that was pure google translate. I didn't hold out much hope for it being right.