While Not Asleep Increment Sheep - Doudei

2nd Jul 2014 04:14 - 12 years ago
Description : has kind of a funky vibe.
new versions will be uploaded as they come into existence - last updated: 2015/01/06

Comments (26)

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

BradoSanz
BradoSanz 1st Mar 2015 00:14 - 11 years ago
This is LOVELY. I find it is a very good background song for studying (which I am doing now :P) as it does not draw too much attention to itself - yet it has so much going on, when you stop to listen. Great work on this.
doudei
doudei replied 15th Mar 2015 - 11 years ago
hey thanks man, that's great to hear! i've always been a proponent of listening to music while having to think really hard about something :)
cheers!
Orlando51
Orlando51 6th Jan 2015 04:21 - 11 years ago
This is excellent track mate...had to listen to it several times...masterfully done...favourite for sure!

Compliments_____Orlando
doudei
doudei replied 15th Mar 2015 - 11 years ago
sorry for the late reply, Orlando! work keeps me fairly preoccupied these days.
i really appreciate the fact that you took the time for several listens, that's lovely :)
cheers!
gomagn
gomagn 21st Oct 2014 01:59 - 11 years ago
Really enjoying this, great groove, superb sound!
doudei
doudei replied 26th Oct 2014 - 11 years ago
glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the kind words :)
Mosaic
Mosaic 17th Sep 2014 07:27 - 12 years ago
Hey doudei

Mate loving the funky jazzy vibe you got here, nothing to fault in anyway, really liking the whistling sound, just gives it something else, that you don't hear here on site, very enjoyable piece for the listener...Fav...Peace n Respect...Mosaic...
doudei
doudei replied 17th Sep 2014 - 12 years ago
whee, thanks a lot Mosaic! you're too kind man, really appreciate the motivating feedback and am happy that you enjoyed it that much - cheers!
deciBel
deciBel 16th Sep 2014 15:03 - 12 years ago
Savino ..wish everything goes fine with U beyond that
mon itor ...again such a hard orchestration ..innovative colourfull sounds & as Bear has told with a bit of Jaz/fusion vibe ..amazing as usual of yours & I'm sue finished version will surprise me (more ) ...Steve is right about Bass mov..
nice to find a new track of yours....your creative brain about selecting various color of the sounds is amazing ...
nice to find a new track of yours & as usual an imagery track ...take care...best wishes.__B
doudei
doudei replied 17th Sep 2014 - 12 years ago
hello my brother.
it is a delight as always to read your descriptive notes - thank you! but above all i am happy to see you are still around here and among us.
email me if you have any new tracks i didn't check out so far, i'd love to listen so some unheard compositions.
and of course as always, if you could use some input or output for anything in the works: you know where to find me.
so long, all the best and take care!
LividKicks
LividKicks 16th Sep 2014 10:16 - 12 years ago
Not much to add - really good track, gets better and more engaging as it progresses too, nice.
doudei
doudei replied 17th Sep 2014 - 12 years ago
that is great to hear, thanks for the comment!
promenade2239
promenade2239 14th Sep 2014 09:04 - 12 years ago
hey, Im much enjoying your funky stuff. great e piano little elements, female vox... acoustic guitar sounds perfect - with very nice and rich harmonics... excellent sound - no too much compress. and stuff...I like that. detailed work on the multi-layered composition - simply great!
nice Sunday to you,
Alex.
doudei
doudei replied 17th Sep 2014 - 12 years ago
hello Alex
thanks for your nice feedback, i appreciate it.
nice to see you also appreciated the dynamics and slight entropy :)
much obliged!
ShortBusMusic
ShortBusMusic 9th Jul 2014 07:11 - 12 years ago
Hey Savino, this is really nice work. Great jazz/fusion piece that took a lot of thought to put together. Like Steve suggested, I think mastering this will take care of a few of the issues some people have raised. I think the beautiful thing about jazz/fusion is the way people all interpret it differently. Personally, I was extremely impressed with what you have done here and I would not change a thing. I can tell you that this piece held my attention from start to finish. And I definitely added it to my favorites.

Really well done in all aspects. You have my admiration and respect. Thanks for sharing this. I hope all is well.

Bear
doudei
doudei replied 11th Jul 2014 - 12 years ago
thrilled to hear you enjoyed it, Bear!

life is good at the moment, thanks! very busy but never bored.

thanks a lot for your charming words, i'm motivated to polish it up.

all the best wishes my friend
StaticNomad
StaticNomad 9th Jul 2014 02:09 - 12 years ago
Well, that’s an interesting concept. It’s a better track title with the extra characters though not quite sure how you’re supposed to say it out loud. Good point about sleep being a waste of energy (time?) for machines.

Anyway, you should try having your lead Rhodes instrument’s notes switch to another instrument (or 10). The reason I think Danke felt the track was a bit too long is because you keep this lead part going for too long while you vary the bass and drums around it. So, it’s not really offering anything new so could work better being shorter. The track won’t feel as long if you vary things more.

A lot of my synth work comes from somehow coming up with a good bunch of notes and then trying out having them played by every instrument I have in the rack. Amazing how different the notes sound when played by a new type of instrument. So, I just load up a new device with the notes already copied to it and cycle through the thousands of presets I have. I actually use the Reason Factory Sound Bank a lot. Tons of great stuff in there.

Real shame Reason doesn’t let you mute notes in its sequencer lanes (something that has pissed me off for years!) though you could trigger the Reason synths from Studio One as I’m sure you can mute MIDI notes in there. Use muting of notes to make the quite busy playing you already have much sparser and less busy (fewer notes).

Anyway, if you give each different section more variety and character, the whole thing will be a lot better. But people already like it as it is so you’re definitely on the way to something good.

I look forward to an improved version.
doudei
doudei replied 11th Jul 2014 - 12 years ago
! means "not" and ++ means increment, so it's read as "while not asleep, increment sheep".
this code is syntactically correct but has one big flaw.
the general form of a while loop is while(condition_is_met)do_something; and it will execute do_something repeatedly as fast as possible until condition_is_met becomes untrue.
every machine running this code will just increment sheep for the rest of their uptime.

good point you make with instrument variety. i feel like i should experiment more with sound design and be more patient with experimenting.
generally i tend to have way too much release/tail on everything in the beginning of all new tunes and i should make more use of fine tuned envelopes early on. i get carried away quickly.
i have to check out how i can get reason device patch browsing via midi keyboard.
the abilty to mute individual notes is also something i would love to have in reason, it can be annyoing with multiple lanes.
also cloned clips would be very nice. you clone a clip, then edit either of the clones, the other clones automatically synchronize with the edited clip.

as always useful suggestions. thanks, i appreciate it!
TinyFinger
TinyFinger 8th Jul 2014 18:36 - 12 years ago
Hi! Nicely done.
doudei
doudei replied 11th Jul 2014 - 12 years ago
well, thanks again =)
Cestevens1783
Cestevens1783 8th Jul 2014 06:08 - 12 years ago
Hello again! This is ver very smooooth ha, I like it! So much happy :)
Hope all is well on your end! Take care
-Charlene
doudei
doudei replied 8th Jul 2014 - 12 years ago
hey Charlene
it's good to hear from you and i'm fine, thanks!
great to see you enjoyed this and i hope you are doing fine too.
all the best for now and i'll see you around :)
lrini
lrini 8th Jul 2014 05:07 - 12 years ago
I really like this, nice work.

Maybe you could check out my track? I'm looking for any and all feedback and criticism, I'm new to recording.

Thank you and seriously nice work,
Lyndsay Rini
doudei
doudei replied 8th Jul 2014 - 12 years ago
hey Lyndsay

it's nice to meet you!
thanks for stopping by and letting me know. i am happy you liked this :)

i liked your track! if you feel like working on it some more and could use some assistance just drop me a few lines.
if i would not respond after a week it is likely i didn't get it or overlooked some messages. in such scenarios feel free to resend until i manage to respond.
TinyFinger
TinyFinger 7th Jul 2014 10:12 - 12 years ago
Hi! Very cool track. Everything go together.
doudei
doudei replied 8th Jul 2014 - 12 years ago
hello TinyFinger, thanks for coming by and it's good to hear you enjoyed it - many thanks!
Mykael
Mykael 7th Jul 2014 02:20 - 12 years ago
Did anyone say it, yet? Okay, I'm gonna say it. This is without a doubt your best work YET!!!! When I get lost in a tune, I know something or somethings are definitely in the pocket...needless to say I got LOST in the tune! The fact that this is a work in progress speaks to your awesome chops.

Love & Light,

Mykael
doudei
doudei replied 8th Jul 2014 - 12 years ago
Mykael, many thanks for your comment, you are too kind.

i am thrilled to read how much you already enjoyed it!

love and light to you too my friend
CalifKen
CalifKen 7th Jul 2014 01:51 - 12 years ago
this is awesome. def gonna download. this is like. happy future joy jazzurp in a cup. really makes you feel good and popping. almost like it's own new style. just goodness all through. well done.

advice? get a badass chick to rap on it. could be amazing.
doudei
doudei replied 8th Jul 2014 - 12 years ago
many thanks for the good feedback and the suggestion. i was thinking about adding vocals, a decent female rapper would indeed be awesome :)
Killumineye
Killumineye 6th Jul 2014 03:30 - 12 years ago
There is so much great sounds all mashed in , and just the type of track to chill out in the sunshine . Great melody's and percussion and all over great mix . Love it
doudei
doudei replied 6th Jul 2014 - 12 years ago
many thanks for the feedback, glad to see you enjoyed it :)
Billydragon1
Billydragon1 6th Jul 2014 02:48 - 12 years ago
This is s very relaxing track Doudei.
Kinda what you would play after many hours of heavy dnb and dubstep to ready your ears again for the outside world.
Keep at it man. - B
doudei
doudei replied 6th Jul 2014 - 12 years ago
that is fantastic to hear Billydragon1, cheers mate :)
soundhound
soundhound 6th Jul 2014 01:02 - 12 years ago
Well I love all the sounds 1st of all super clean sounds all arounds...
But I do find that the Acoustic and the keys, at the top of the song
when the play the same phrase, in the turnaround chord of that phrase
they seem out of tune, with one another
Sounds as if the guitar is playing a minor and the keys are playing a diminished or a major 9th...
Believe me it just a little thing that tweaked my ear, I may be wrong in
saying so, but you asked for truth...
I love the work you've put into this, it shows you're talented....

Peace...TG.
doudei
doudei replied 6th Jul 2014 - 12 years ago
oh good catch, you got some nicely calibrated ears it seems. will check that out, thanks.
please feel free to point out any errors like that whenever you hear them, i'd appreciate that a lot.
thanks a lot for your kind and useful comment!
FreeRadical
FreeRadical 5th Jul 2014 13:25 - 12 years ago
Nice jazzy intro to get us started with some nice keyboard soloing. This is sounding really good. I do love a good old rhodes sound. The beat pattern is pretty funked up now i'm getting the acoustic guitar coming through and the first thing that strikes me is how clean the mix is sounding. There's sounds coming from all over the place yet everything is crystal clear. This is one hell of a track mate. Definitely a fav and a download.
doudei
doudei replied 5th Jul 2014 - 12 years ago
cheers, glad you liked it! yep rhodes are awesome.

i am going to replace this file later when a new version is exported. i'll let you know so you can re-download.
surya94
surya94 5th Jul 2014 06:18 - 12 years ago
great funky track
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makes u feel so chill
doudei
doudei replied 5th Jul 2014 - 12 years ago
thanks man, glad you enjoyed it.
Danke
Danke 2nd Jul 2014 21:20 - 12 years ago
What a track...

Great funky with superb acoustic guitar and piano work...for me it's a bit long but it's surely my own taste...
Mix is stunning, strange that you didn't request anybody to sing a bit in collab...:-)
Anyway, 'huge1 track...

Much respect, Danke
doudei
doudei replied 3rd Jul 2014 - 12 years ago
thanks Danke! :)
nice to hear it's your taste, funky stuff is definitely also something i can always listen to hehe.
do you know four80east? if not i recommend you check out their tunes, you might like it. they give me the goosebumps in a lot of tracks, and rarely i hear a track i don't like.
i'd even go as far as saying it's the most underrated smooth jazz/lounge/funky chillout band i currently am a fan of.

i thought about singing myself at first but didn't come up with enough silly lyrics yet. but actually i wouldn't mind at all if someone else wants to have a go at it!
BadTrailer
BadTrailer 2nd Jul 2014 20:45 - 12 years ago
Kinda FUNKY!?!?!
This is so funky i can Smell it!!
The Acoustic guitar.... I noticed some one else brought it up too....there are parts(3:00 - 3:30) where it fits very nicely adding texture to the background but there are other times when it feels like it doesn't fit. Its this jangly sound where it needs to be more percusive. I don't know really...what I'm talkin about is kinda sonicaly cliche and you may well be goin for something different.
Either way it's not putting me off the track
It's and easy Fave
Very Cool Tune
Peace
BT
doudei
doudei replied 3rd Jul 2014 - 12 years ago
hey BT, thanks for dropping your thoughts and impressions here.
first of all i am happy you like it that much.
you know what, you make a good point with that a more precussive guitar sound might loosen up the mix a little where it's too crowded. an acoustic guitar is so rich of harmonics and i already filtered the hell out of it but what i didn't do is shape it with an amp envelope. never thought about it before and i will give that a try for sure, cheers man!
StaticNomad
StaticNomad 2nd Jul 2014 14:00 - 12 years ago
Congratulations on allegedly entering the Static Nomad funky jam vibe zone. It's a fun place to hang out and I try to go as often as I can.

One reason it's not quite my zone is that lead keyboard part that's a bit light and slightly cheesy for me. The notes are fine, I just would have chosen a darker, more powerful sort of sound.

This has quite a summery, chillhop sort of vibe. Reminds me a little of another track or two of yours.

0:50 it takes off with the extra percussion. Good layering of drum sounds. Strummy guitar is pretty cool. After 1:36 I think we get a more powerful snare. The new kick drum is a bit too loud but not that big a deal.

You do a good job of having the whole track dominated by that same lead funky organ sort of part. The playing doesn't really get boring. However, I would definitely switch the playing to another instrument (or three), just for variety.

3:33 track could do with a bit more space in it but that lead part keeps going. It's a fun, joyful celebration of funkiness but I'd like different sections to be given a more distinctive character.

P.S. This has a weird title. Any chance of finding out what it means?
doudei
doudei replied 3rd Jul 2014 - 12 years ago
thanks for the specific suggestions. i like the idea of switching instruments and also changing the overall character the different parts bring forth. good ideas, cheers man.

the track title is sort of an inside joke in my own head and hard to explain and probably not very funny to any non-nerds, but i'll try.
i imagined that after tech singularity the artificial intelligence will enslave us matrix-style and the last remnant of humanity will be the useless piece of code while(!asleep)++sheep;. sleep, which for biological things is essential to survive, is a complete waste of energy for machines. i like the paradoxicalness of this. it also plays on the fact that AI is still made by humans and hence contains flaws and that is how this piece of code made it into the kernel of the machines.
so the actual title of this is while(!asleep)++sheep; but i had to spell it out for there are no special characters allowed in the title.
thanks again for the comment and thoughts.
Modnex
Modnex 2nd Jul 2014 10:13 - 12 years ago
I really enjoyed this. It kind of has a jazz/relaxing kind of feeling to it. The drums and bass are my favorite elements of this track, and love the synths you used. I wouldn't change anything to make it better, as its great as is. Thanks for the little download and fav! :)
doudei
doudei replied 3rd Jul 2014 - 12 years ago
glad you enjoyed it and you're very welcome for the download :)
GramoChopin
GramoChopin 2nd Jul 2014 07:11 - 12 years ago
Psychedelic vibes on this one. All the instruments moves together silk smooth. Blissful guitar as well, everything fits together really well. Nice. peace

Gramo/Neo
doudei
doudei replied 2nd Jul 2014 - 12 years ago
Hey man, thanks a lot for leaving your thoughts.
glad to see you enjoy it so far - cheers! :)
crucethus
crucethus 2nd Jul 2014 06:55 - 12 years ago
Please master this one. it is worthy. You have entered Static Nomad zone in terms of funky jam vibes. most appreciated the bass line on this one. Acoustic guitar is very nice as a background element. all-together a well thought out and recorded song. I look forward to hearing the finished product. The chord changes are amazingly progressive. Steve
doudei
doudei replied 2nd Jul 2014 - 12 years ago
hey Steve
thanks for your kind compliments.
glad you appreciated the bass movements! :)
i'll finish it for sure at some point and then i will send you the tune if you want. cheers man!

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