Re: Juiced Jam 2016 — 10-years celebration!

[Gert van Santen]

Op 22-2-2016 om 10:00 schreef Tony Hardie-Bick:
> Hey Gert,
>
> Thanks for listening so carefully. Can you give an example of good bits (from your point of view) and bad bits?
>
> I reckon our perspectives may be very similar - ie, it's not something as obvious as the noisy bits being less musical than the bits containing hints of tonality...
>
> More to do with "flow" and the fact that this tends to be inconsistent in freely improvised music of this kind.

Hi Tony,

I've played with the file in WaveLab, and it's next to impossible 
to mention bits that I do or do not like.

What I can say, though, is, that I like most of the things that 
are not too chaotic, where you can hear the individual 
instruments, and, as you mention, where there is some sort of 
flow. Also parts that seem more or less "melodic" are cool.

Furthermore, I think it would be good if there would be some sort 
of build-up. Now there's a lot of build-ups and break-dwons, 
which is wonderful too, but, you know, something where in the end 
you go like, wow - heavy! ;-)

Since I was playing with my headphones on in WaveLab, I felt I 
could do some enhancing. So I:

* added low (especially good on the stick),
* added some air,
* broadened the stereo field,
* added a very small tad of reverb (big hall) for "glue" purposes,
* added a little bit of compression and limiting, also for "glue 
purposes"

I didn't do any "loudness wars" stuff, so the dynamics are kept.

I will send a download link to your e-mail address. Just let me 
know if you like the result.

Cheers,

-- 
Gert

gert van santen
www.gertvansanten.nl