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Moz Group: Musicians Posts: 600 Joined: July 2005 Posted: July 25 2006, 17:07 A while ago, several of you commented on my track "Gravity" suggesting that I change the sounds.  I wasn't keen to change the original version of the track, but I've done a remix of it to see if anyone likes it. http://www.lyricless.com/file_view?id=47 Comments would be excellent -------------- Twitter: @benbarden Back to top

ian Group: Members Posts: 473 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: July 26 2006, 15:16 Hi Moz. I like the rolling piano which I think works well on it's own but the hi hat does  not fit in to my ears. Also, the track becomes a bit cluttered when it gets going with too many sounds fighting for space. I think you have something with the piano though but I would like to hear a better sound. I appreciate you are perhaps working with basic sounds though. Perhaps a bit like "Top Of The Morning" where things build slowly. Ian. Back to top

olracUK Group: Members Posts: 1683 Joined: June 2003 Posted: July 26 2006, 19:10 Mr B :- just now playing this although I got it earlier. Mind you, I've lost the original mix somewhere in my filing system! Good muscianship, as we expect from you, clear production. But I'll agree with Ian, that the middle section (with Glockenspiel sound) is a little "fussy"/busy. Good start, good ending. So the issue is the theme progression. -------------- The answer is 42 - but what is the question? Back to top

Piltdownboy on horseback 22 Group: Members Posts: 1548 Joined: Sep. 2005 Posted: July 27 2006, 06:56 I heard it just now... yeah, it's well played... very good keyboards... I'm not sure it's my kind of music, .. but well done   -------------- "And now we're going to play Platinum!" Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: July 27 2006, 15:04 Well, I like this a lot. "Gravity" was not really one of my fav tracks among the ones you made, Ben, although I did somewhat like it. Now I do *definitely* like it. The rhythm has improved quite a bit from the previous version, and I don't agree at all with Ian above about the track being cluttered or the sounds fighting for space [and it also doesn't sound "fussy" - sorry, Andy ]. On the contrary, it sounds to me like you found some very good ways of 'filling up' what may have sounded a little bit empty in the original version. Plus, I think that the marimba / xylophone part is really, really, really, really nice.   -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

Moz Group: Musicians Posts: 600 Joined: July 2005 Posted: July 28 2006, 06:42 Thanks for the feedback! Ian - actually, I have quite a wide range of high quality sounds.  This was really an attempt to get a very different feel to a track where a lot of people asked me to do just that. Ian and olracUK - Here is a link to the original version: http://www.lyricless.com/file_view?id=16 Here is the thread in this forum where I received some comments on the original version: http://tubular.net/forums/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=57;t=6107 It would be very interesting to hear your comments on the remix if you get to hear the original version too. As for the remaining comments - thanks to all of you Without feedback, we can't improve! -------------- Twitter: @benbarden Back to top

olracUK Group: Members Posts: 1683 Joined: June 2003 Posted: July 28 2006, 16:43 Hmm.. after hearing the original, there are bits of both I like, and sections that my ears don't like. The production on remix is much fuller, more polished, and as Ugo said, rythm flows better. But I still find the glockenspiel sound overbearing, the retro-game/70's TV sound of the original was closer to fitting better. Overall, I'll say I prefer the remix. -------------- The answer is 42 - but what is the question? Back to top

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