Maskine - Niño Flaco *UPDATED*

Not really sure if it's done yet, but I'd like some feedback.

EDIT: Argh fuck... just a sec. I did baaaaaaaad...

EDIT2: There!

A new mastered version has been attached to the newest post... Scroll down... there you go!

nice, beautiful track.. now just touch up the production (especially the low end, its way too muddy now), get rid of that snare (its too fat and dominating, i'd use something smaller/shorter and crispier) and maybe shorten it a little, and you've got something that can rival some of murcof's stuff even..

  iep said:

nice, beautiful track.. now just touch up the production (especially the low end, its way too muddy now), get rid of that snare (its too fat and dominating, i'd use something smaller/shorter and crispier) and maybe shorten it a little, and you've got something that can rival some of murcof's stuff even..

I've been having trouble with the snare so I'm glad you mentioned it. I think I'm gonna use something more dubby like a "tik" or something.

But thanks a lot!

What would you do to get rid of the muddy production? Lower the volume of the bass? Give it a lowcut?

really bloody lovely.

a wee bit too heavy at the bottom right enough. maybe too much verb..?

I liked your tune cuz it`s deep. . . Yeah, that snare doesn`t feet good. I like vocals very much.

This is emotional. Good stuff.

Keep up.

What s/w ?

  pawwa said:

What s/w ?

Thanks! I'll fix the snare don't worry :)

But...s/w? Eh?

  Squee said:

  pawwa said:

What s/w ?

 

Thanks! I'll fix the snare don't worry :)

 

But...s/w? Eh?

i think he's after your software...

anywho good track. it sent me in a doozy of a spiral. i think it would be interesting to hear those piano keys go elsewhere, but i guess your build forcus is mainly on the drums.

Oh, well I use Logic and a tons of plugins and various samples I've recorded off the raio.

I'll see if I can expand the piano part some more, but the last time I did that to a track I ruined everything.

There! It has finally been mastered, but of course it's always nice to hear from other people how it sounds. So please listen to it again :)

  Squee said:

There! It has finally been mastered, but of course it's always nice to hear from other people how it sounds. So please listen to it again :)

very very very well done. those extra layers really gave it some more texture. i like a lo-fi-ness on the kick but the little 1-2-3-4 clicks after every 8 count of the kick just stands out too much from the rest of the sounds. I like the transition and you did very well with bringing it right back. Was that a sample from the Machinist? Nice track man.

Thank you very much! Yeah, I agree with the clicks being too loud, so I guess I'll have to go and fix that.

The "If you were any thinner, you wouldn't exist"-sample is indeed from The Machinist and the only reason why I used that sample is because my friend and I (the Maskine duo) are both pretty fucking thin - plus the movie has such a great vibe to it! You can't help loving the darkness in that movie.

Once again, thank you very much! *blows kiss*

  Squee said:

Thank you very much! Yeah, I agree with the clicks being too loud, so I guess I'll have to go and fix that.

The "If you were any thinner, you wouldn't excist"-sample is indeed from The Machinist and the only reason why I used that sample is because my friend and I (the Maskine duo) are both pretty fucking thin - plus the movie has such a great vibe to it! You can't help loving the darkness in that movie.

Once again, thank you very much! *blows kiss*

ok, i enjoyed it again. still sounds very murcof to me plus the harmonies made me think of deaf centre's pale ravine album :)

the mix is better now, but way too overcompressed. thats no problem with the noisy/hat percussion but it seriously hurts the bassline. try using softer, quicker (lower attack & release) compression if you really want to finetune it. i mean, this overcompression has its charm ofcourse but the low end would make so much more impact if it stood out a little bit more.

same goes for the large snare in the last part; it is hurt by the compression. i'd make it sharper, more piercing & more defined. overall, this is just a tiny bit away from being a really good track - its better than the first version you posted but its still a merely good & not a great track ;)

yes.....this is very, very nice.....reminiscent of Gas.....nice work Squee

Nicely done Squee.

It's a really nice piece. A very deep atmosphere, and really relaxed, without being boring. Great job!

The only thing i can hear that seems wrong are some clicks in the song's beginning, but they reoccure (typo) so it might be intended. Just seemed to ruin the mood for me, as they seem dry and stand too much out.

A great ambient track anyways!