Some new tracks for quick feedback

[tom adam]

great tip that ozone imager. having fun with it as we speak!

On 16/05/2022 22:11, Andrew Robinson wrote:
> Hi Tom
>
> First off - I love this stuff and will definitely buy the 
> album/single/whatever these are for, but I'll dive in and criticise a 
> lot, as that's what you're asking us to do. I have almost no 
> complaints about the instrumentation, hardly anything to say about the 
> arrangements, but a lot to say about mix, eq and stereo field.
>
> Indust May: I did an a/b with Front 242's "Welcome to Paradise" and it 
> really highlights some mix issues. Everything seems to be a mono sound 
> panned centre or hard left/right. Coupled with a very bottom-heavy EQ, 
> this makes whole track very muddy. I'd add a lot of top, and cut a lot 
> at about 140 and 48Hz, pan some things half left and half right, throw 
> the main glitchy loop sound through Izotope's Ozone Imager (free 
> download) and chop off the last 15 seconds.
>
> Dark Soul: Stereo and EQ much better here... Vocal samples are a touch 
> too loud in places, overall it's nearly mono until it suddenly spreads 
> out at about 5:00, I'd spread things out in the stereo field much 
> more. Maybe some treatment on the vocals to make them more sinister, 
> especially if this is on the same release as the next track.
>
> Exp2rad Techies2: Stereo and EQ good, Vocals are a bit quiet, I'd add 
> a subtly synth doubling the bass a couple of octaves up from about 
> 3:00-ish, to give the track a lift. The final cymbal clash sounds like 
> in might be a mistake, I'd lose that and fade faster.
>
> Mar Master: Best mix/master of the 4, vocals are a bit quiet again, 
> I'd back off the effects a bit for intelligibility's sake (a/b with 
> 242's "Religion", where the vocals are more distorted but easier to 
> understand). Vocal sample echos are a bit loud and possibly panned too 
> far. Not a fan of the synth playing the 3 descending notes, just seems 
> a bit cheesy/hammond organ, I'd try something more distorted / church 
> organ, or have the gating effect on it from the start.
>
> Great tracks overall!
>
> - Andy_R
>
>
> On Mon, 16 May 2022 at 20:09, tom adam <tom.adam at thebigear.be> wrote:
>
>     reaching a deadline from the label...
>
>     If you should find the time to listen to the next 4 tracks and just
>     point out the big mistakes I would be thankful.
>
>
>     My favorite; pulsar / virus / eurorack:
>     https://thebigear.be/2022/adam%20indust%20may.mp3
>
>     Ugly brother of track above, same setup:
>     https://thebigear.be/2022/dark%20soul-v2.mp3
>
>
>     Another typical EBM song from belgium: roland Fantom 6 / virus  /
>     quantum: https://thebigear.be/2022/exp2rad%20techies2-master.mp3
>
>     Ugly brother of track above, same setup:
>     https://thebigear.be/2022/exp2rad%202022%20mar-master.mp3
>
>
>     This is from my upcoming mini album 'the god damned preacher tapes'.
>
>     Thanks for listening.
>
>     PS jay, if all is well, it should have the right mp3 tags now ;-)
>
>     Cheers, Tom
>
>
>
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