Music Diffusion

[Roo Stercogburn]

Experimental chillout...

Roo Stercogburn - Diffusion - SoundCloud

Mainly piano backed by double-bass, layered pads and very sparse percussion. Switching between triplets and straight-eights to give it a slightly odd but still chilled out groove.

This is less mainstream than previous postings and reflects more the direction I take when I haven't been distracted by one of my gigglesome projects.

 

[Jiggs]

Listened to this last night. Didn't like the reverb on the piano.

 

[Roo Stercogburn]

Thanks for taking the time to listen. I'll have a look at the reverb and see if it suits less of it.

 

[Jiggs]

Well it's just surprising since you use it much more judiciously on the other tracks. The Shape of Water for example.

 

[Vormav]

Yeah slightly over reverbed, the shouldn't be reverb on the bass ether unless it's a harmonic layered of a bass that is cut from about 150hz downwards.

It's a nice song idea though!

 

[Roo Stercogburn]

Cheers guys. This is the type of feedback that is useful to me and so is much appreciated.

I've toned down the reverb on the piano and removed all the built-in reverb from the double-bass VST.

I've re-uploaded it to Soundcloud. (The link at the top of this thread is still valid since it just overwrites it)

 

[Vormav]

Cheers guys. This is the type of feedback that is useful to me and so is much appreciated.

I've toned down the reverb on the piano and removed all the built-in reverb from the double-bass VST.

I've re-uploaded it to Soundcloud. (The link at the top of this thread is still valid since it just overwrites it)

Always keep in mind that reverbing can really muddy the mix if not done properly. A lot of people slap up the room size and decay on reverbs which isn't the right method, the characteristics of the sound reflect how the reverb should be set. Example, a closed sound usually sounds best with a smaller room and a quick decay, if it is metallic then lower the high pass on the reverb so it gives it more of a room effect rather than a horrible hiss.

Oh and it's usually best to experiment with EQ and compression when it comes to reverbing, adding the EQ and compression before or after the reverb can give different effects.