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funken wrote:I liked it quite a bit but I found the drums/percs borderline distracting in that they seemed a bit too complicated and too dominant. It sort of took away from the chill-out factor a bit for me. I think if you toned them down a bit it would be a nice chill tune and I would listen to it late at night on my mp3 player in bed.

102455 wrote:I missed the one that funken heard, but after reading his comment I think that the bass drum is still too "in yer face" for an ambient piece.

IMO it's too "clicky". I would suggest using a bass drum that's deeper and softer (more muffled with less attack).

In descriptive words, it needs to sound more "woom" than "tick".

funken wrote:I liked it quite a bit but I found the drums/percs borderline distracting in that they seemed a bit too complicated and too dominant. It sort of took away from the chill-out factor a bit for me. I think if you toned them down a bit it would be a nice chill tune and I would listen to it late at night on my mp3 player in bed.

102455 wrote:I missed the one that funken heard, but after reading his comment I think that the bass drum is still too "in yer face" for an ambient piece.

IMO it's too "clicky". I would suggest using a bass drum that's deeper and softer (more muffled with less attack).

In descriptive words, it needs to sound more "woom" than "tick".

102455 wrote:That section from 33s kept reminding me of something, then I figured it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X4qCzQrl0I

funken wrote:Yeah, that sounds just right now, nice one!

merges wrote:Nice work, I'm impressed by the evolution. (is the most recent track really from the first one you posted?)

There is a really pleasant cohesion in the processing of all the sounds in the last bit of the track. The same kinds of soft edges, even with the gating effects, etc. Nice work!