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14th Jan 2014 12:48 - 11 years ago
Description : I did this track with Cubase 6.5, mainly the Halion and Groove Agent plugin. The more I use both plugins the better I like them. I also added an acapella by KBB0. This tune goes into the meditative instrumental Hip Hop genre, which I like a lot because of its minimalistic and repetitive but also playful approach to music. I'm still playing around with the final mix but only getting slight improvements if any. I hope this sounds ok.

Comments (5)

If you have time take a listen and give Pillow some feedback.

mrwolf14
mrwolf14 5th Jan 2015 15:21 - 10 years ago
Liked the energy in this simple (yet not boring) track.
Good choice of sounds and well mixed.
The bass line is a bit "obsessive" with the two notes repeated over-and-over-again, but this is not a bad thing: it makes the song "darker" and I think this was your intention.
Beautiful trumpet solo.
Overall, I song I liked.
Ciao, Domenico

PS: I have to thank MrNomad for pointing me to this little gem.
Pillow
Pillow replied 12th Jan 2015 - 10 years ago
Thank you for listening and commenting on this track! I think it sums up nicely what this song is all about and it also confirms my opinion that sometimes less is just more. I’m glad you liked it. Thx und Servus
StaticNomad
StaticNomad 24th Dec 2014 00:33 - 10 years ago
Yo. Me back yet again. I started up a forum thread about favourite ever tracks on Looperman and I chose this track as one of my favourites. I thought you'd want to know.

https://www.looperman.com/forum/thread/182742/what-are-your-favourite-tracks-on-looperman

Maybe people will come check this out a bit more because of my choice. Or maybe they won't! It really does deserve more plays and feedback. Will anyone other than me ever get round to commenting on it?

Why not let us know your top Looperman tracks. Post them on that same thread. There’s some serious quality there and I’ve learned about lots of great tracks I’d never heard of before.

Congrats again.
StaticNomad
StaticNomad 16th Jan 2014 15:00 - 11 years ago
"This means a lot to me and reading it has just made my day."

No problem, man. You deserve it. We all need some appreciation for the music we make and things we do (me included) and it's good to just hear what someone else thought, even if it's critical (which can help you improve).

I write lots of very long reviews of people's stuff and always try to listen closely and give time references for what I'm talking about so they can understand what I am saying.

Reason is awesome. If you need synths, drums, loads of FX that work beautifully, think about adding it. But all DAWs these days are great. We're spoilt for choice! No excuses not to make cool music. Please make some more and upload it here...
StaticNomad
StaticNomad 15th Jan 2014 22:38 - 11 years ago
I forgot to say that I'm also a Cubase 6.5 user. I've run it together with Reason since 2001.

Not a particular Cubase fan, just have a lot of old work in there which I need to get round to finishing so I'm kind of locked in.

Never really used Groove Agent, Halion a bit a long time ago. Probably got similar things in Reason but maybe I'll give GA more of a try.

Padshop is a pretty cool synth and I keep forgetting to use it more.

Again, well done with this cool bit of meditative hip hop.
Pillow
Pillow replied 16th Jan 2014 - 11 years ago
Thank you very much for listening and writing such a detailed and affirmative review. This means a lot to me and reading it has just made my day. To know that some people bother to listen to a track closely and also to give feedback gives me a lot of motivation to keep uploading tracks.

I also run Cubase since version 1 and updated it to version 6.5. I like Cubase a lot and I wouldn’t swap it for any other program at the moment. I’ve also used Reason alongside Cubase, but I’ve never really gotten the hang of it. I realise though that there is a lot of potential in it.

Will defenitely check out your tracks. I could only get a glimpse of your music before I was writing this. But it sounds very promising. I’m looking forward to listen to it more and pay the attention to it that it deserves.

Thanks again!
StaticNomad
StaticNomad 15th Jan 2014 18:38 - 11 years ago
Wicked. Meant to review this a few days ago, thought I'd made it a favourite but hadn't. So had to go searching for it again. Found it eventually.

Screw the other 20 people who have listened to this and not commented. This is such an awesome chill groove with such a cool vibe. Love that bass, the electric piano lead. Then there's that second lead brass instrument, with its menacing little melody

2:16 cool little stutter.

This is almost perfect, except for the vocal. I will download it and listen more.

Well produced, cool drums. Couldn't ask for more.

That vocal is OK, just not as good as the rest. Doesn't give it much of a lift when it comes in. I like the idea of having the vocal there, just think you could find something better to use.

Excellent work.

If you want to check some of my very long form trippy hip hop related stuff try Right Place Wrong Century, Zero Per Cent Proof and Way Beyond Wrong.

Will check more of your tracks. Take care.

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TARATOXIC : 0096919-0027238 (Pan flute),
GUITARGURU : 0057331-0003621 (Harmonic 2),
MINOR2GO : 0159051-0031469 (Power Rap T7 Marimba Flanged),
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