Mix Experiment

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this was an experiment in using samples and creating my own loops. most of the stuff came from freesound and sampleswap, but there are also moments where I am playing too. I am really astonished by what people are able to do with this medium, and don't have much experience with it myself. this is a little blues/hip hop/jazz/psych noise for you. feel free to play with it.

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Hits: 376
Comments: 17
Fans: 11
Plays: 54
Downloads: 17
Votes: 1
Uploaded: Jul 09, 2009 - 03:43:26 AM
Last Updated: Jul 09, 2009 - 11:01:08 AM Last Played: Oct 06, 2009 - 12:27:56 PM

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Hardware:

macbook, audio technics headphones, MXL USB mic

Software:

logic express 8,

Comments

oblique_strategies	oblique_strategies said 142 days ago (July 9th, 2009)
	Short circuit (If eating peas improves virility, shovel them into your pants) Random card drawn from the oblique strategies Check out my latest song called Test Upload (not oblique)

rabbit_ears_motel	rabbit_ears_motel said 142 days ago (July 9th, 2009)
	thanks for giving this experiment a listen. Check out my latest song called Mix Experiment

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rabbit_ears_motel said 142 days ago (July 9th, 2009)

bryn
tech question for you: why does this sound fine (for the most part) on phones and monitors, but when I listen back through the macbook speakers, there is too much reverb? my guess is that the speakers have a limited frequency range and the reverb lies exclusively in that range. trying to figure out how to make things sound decent on a wider variety of speakers.

Check out my latest song called Mix Experiment

particledots_collab_box	particledots_collab_box said 141 days ago (July 9th, 2009)
	Howdy michael i will give it some comparative listens when i get back home in a while and give you my verdict nice project idea btw Check out my latest song called This box can only be a reflection of 10 minutes inside of my head

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particledots_collab_box said 141 days ago (July 9th, 2009)

i took a listen
thru monitors, headfones and macbook speakers

in order of the best sound, i would say that headfones was 1, monitors was 2 and macbook speakers last

now, in regards to your question about too much reverb - there may be some subjectivity creeping in about what is too much, what is just right etc

i think you are right that the macbook speakers seem to be emphasising certain frequencies that the monitors/fones dont, but if you hadnt specifically said 'too much reverb' in your question, im not sure i would have picked up on that

the question is - do you want it to sound good via all 3 listening medium?

when i used to record in fancy studios many yrs go, there was always the massive monitors, some nearfields and in one or two places i went, a tiny mono speaker which was supposed to emulate a transistor radio....the engineers always seemed to go for the best sound on the speakers that gave the most detail - ie the massive speakers or nearfields. playing it thru the tiny mono speaker was only done to establish if there were problems with the mix that were not apparent in the bigger speakers (such as stereo phasing)
it would be an interesting exercise to do 3 separate mixes - monitor/phones/macbook speakers to see how different they all turned out
however i think it would be a challenge to get one perfect mix for all 3 listening modes - if you achieve it, please let me know

:-)

Check out my latest song called This box can only be a reflection of 10 minutes inside of my head

xavrockbeats1334	xavrockbeats1334 said 141 days ago (July 9th, 2009)
	hey for some reason, the song reminds me of the dirty harry soundtrack, composed by lalo shiffrin. great work!! Check out my latest song called Elec-tecnic

MyFakeIdentity	MyFakeIdentity said 141 days ago (July 9th, 2009)
	planets Gustav Holst rulez Check out my latest song called My First Bicycle Ride

Feter	Feter said 141 days ago (July 9th, 2009)
	Mix Experiment Very much a film score ... a deep ....i wish you made an easy transection between the tracks ...is good to do experiments ... thnx alot for sharin !!!! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

lengold	lengold said 141 days ago (July 9th, 2009)
	wonderful mix - sounds great in my headphones. Cheers Len Check out my latest song called Dodgy Doughnut

Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 141 days ago (July 9th, 2009)
	cool idea for the odds and ends and what have yea's of course i knew who you where from the blog name (which hasn't been updated in a while...ahem) and your gear listing Check out my latest song called November

Relic67	Relic67 said 141 days ago (July 9th, 2009)
	Yes! This is great. a little bit DJ Shadow-ish in parts. Except without the loud drum beats... I'm actually tempted to play in this sonic sandbox... Check out my latest song called In Hell

michael2	michael2 said 141 days ago (July 10th, 2009)
	dude DJ Shadow is amazing, I wish it was that good. He did cross my mind as I was doing this. there is a documentary called Scratch that has a bit on him, highly recommended. Thanks for the listen, and feel free to do what you like with this. Check out my latest song called Behind Enemy Lines (w/Bud and Particle Dots)

lavalamp	lavalamp said 141 days ago (July 10th, 2009)
	Soundtrack Could easily be used as a soundtrack. Good job M2. Lava likes :>) Check out my latest song called Googolplex Times Zero

Elevator_Funk	Elevator_Funk said 139 days ago (July 12th, 2009)
	I could listien to this... ...all the time. Sampling and mixing is a medium I'd like to get into too. I'd say this was a pretty darn good experiment. Check out my latest song called Post Nasal Drip

tempie	tempie said 138 days ago (July 13th, 2009)
	vinyl hey dude i really like the direction - i'm a big fan of thievery corporation and this reminds me of that stuff. not much into the middle eastern sounds that lead off (personal taste thing) but when you hit the motown/blues/blaxploitation sounds i'm hooked. this is great subway music, keep it coming... Check out my latest song called Get Away with Murder Eyes (5XArms Cover)

AcetyleneJukebox	AcetyleneJukebox said 136 days ago (July 14th, 2009)
	Very cool I'm fascinated by this medium also. Really like what you have done here. You certainly found some great samples. I think have several songs in one here. All the different sections of this track could be expanded into a full song. Enjoyed. Check out my latest song called Malphunktion

sloparts	sloparts said 123 days ago (July 27th, 2009)
	Interesting mix of sounds and genre Not sure I've ever heard anything like this before, but it turned out to be a nice change for me. Keep up the good work rabbit Ed Check out my latest song called New Blues for Old

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This is the page where I will be putting experiments, unfinished works in progress, open collabs, etc... Not sure what direction this will be taking exactly. I'm hoping that everything on here will share some common ground (other than complete ... [see more]

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Experimental music is any music that challenges the commonly accepted notions of what music is. There is an overlap with avant-garde music. John Cage was a pioneer in experimental music and defined and gave credibility to the form. As with other edge

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