Elektro 80: The Wild Blue Part 3

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This is part 3 of my piece "The Wild Blue". I am returning to it now.. fixing some small issues here and there. Then, hopefully I can start the mixing soon. This version is older.. but contains some corrections I did in april this year.

The piece itself is about the allied bombing of Germany during WW2. A friend of mine is helping me with making a vdieo. I have spent a year or so looking for source material for the video.

And yes. there is a lot of PPG in here...

mosc · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 8:07 pm Post subject:

Fab... I can imagine the video. This is a very cool track. To me this is similar to American Mountain Music, something remotely like a banjo. Can't wait to hear a next version. Splendid...

beat amateur · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 8:53 pm Post subject:

Agreed, the piece sounds good!

My question is, what do you anticipate working on when you mix this track? The sound seems good over the home computer setup I'm using; would a listen on studio monitors reveal anything I'm not hearing?

elektro80 · Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 1:47 am Post subject:

THX guys!

Yes.. there is a lot of small issues here. First of all.. specifically in this file export I did not handle levels well, so there is a lot of clipping and distortion here.

And then the mixing... .. many issues.. eq... bass rolloff .. more bass... smarter compression.. pan..

elektro80 · Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 6:39 am Post subject:

I record everything in stereo and this mix is pretty much all channels on the virtual mixer set at -5 dB or something. This means that there will be a lot of small problems all over the place which will need some special attention and some tweaking.
When I make stuff like this I usually think about how it will work at extreme volumes preferably live. Obviously this will not do when I am supposed to be making a recording for CD.
There are some sounds in here that I guess I might try to rerecord using the Nord Modular. ....some minor details.. I am still learning the NM. It is one magnificent little instrument.

Dovdimus Prime · Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 1:46 pm Post subject: Your tune

Hi Elektro

There's no doubt about the professionalism of the production. It sounds absolutely buy-from-the-shop perfect to me so I can't really see what you're seeking to improve about it. Your kit is also clearly quite nice as the synths sound fine.

I like the choice of instruments a great deal but the tune itself doesn't excite me that much - it doesn't inspire any particular emotion if you see what I mean. It sounds good in the ears but I wouldn't necessarily pick it out over some of the other music I listen to.

What's the link between the piece and bombing of Germany?

Cheers

Dovder

paul e. · Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 1:54 pm Post subject: Re: Your tune

man this guy is hard to please, eh ! hehehe ... well i always say that the audience is fickle and demanding..that is good...

elektro80 · Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 2:25 pm Post subject:

... hard to please eh?
No probs.
As for improvements.. well.. I can hear lotsa small things that should be fixed.. and the mix is where 99% of this will be corrected. This file contains some distortion.. which is pretty easy to hear.. and very annoying. Most of the work is however in the previous sections.
The link to the bombing.. well.. long story.. but I imagine the full piece and the video will make that evident.

mosc · Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 4:39 pm Post subject:

The topic itself is so emotionally complex and devastating that it's very difficult to have an emotional response at all. I like the music because it sets a mood that is not emotional or judgemental, yet these is a sense of seriousness.

My uncle was a B17 captian during the war. He flew 20 missions (the odds of making this were less than 1 in 5, and signed up for another tour. He made another 5 before the war ended. So when I think of this topic, I think of him quite a bit. He didn't like talking much about it. My mom told me that one time he flew his plane back to England and everyone was dead; he didn't have a scratch. He thought his intercom was shot out because he wan't hearing from the rest of the guys. He got another crew and went back.

This topic covers just about every human emotion from love, courage, heroism, and bravery down to evil, hate, barbarism, fear, murder, suffering, desparation, pain, sorrow, and worse.

elektro80 · Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 4:52 pm Post subject:

Dovdimus Prime · Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 1:52 am Post subject: Re: Your tune

elektro80 · Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 2:01 am Post subject: Re: Your tune

elektro80 · Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 2:27 am Post subject: Re: Your tune

seraph · Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2004 7:32 am Post subject: Re: Your tune

elektro80 · Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2004 7:39 am Post subject:

Well... you have heard the whole complete thing in an earlier version so I guess you know.. kinda.. Shocked

Hmm.. well.. it is only music.. Very Happy