Put hands on Glider Rider, any suggestions?

Zuckerfrei · Post by **Zuckerfrei** » 28/05/2006 - 23:52

Hello to all you Sid-O-Philes out there!

I started some work on Glider Rider and spend like 2 days on it. Up to now the results sound like that:

<a href="http://falldorf.eu/mp3/Zuckerfrei_-_Gli ... Zuckerfrei - Glider Rider v2.0</a>

I am pretty new to arrangement and mixing, and therefore I would like to have some feedback of the experienced ppl here. What should I improve or work out? What do you think of it in general?

Claas
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Analog-X64 · Post by **Analog-X64** » 29/05/2006 - 12:31

Great start. May I suggest you look at 1:20-1:21 there is a note there that sounds a bit off to me, but I could be wrong.

Keep up the great work.

Chris Abbott · Post by **Chris Abbott** » 29/05/2006 - 16:53

My goodness, this is nice.

I'd pay some attention to those drums though: compressors are your friend (find a nice friendly preset in your favourite VST plugin).

Also, the bit straight after the piano break plods a bit slowly, and the piece only picks up again when it gets to the nice synthy bit. If you're going to have the piano survive on its own in that bit, you need possibly more ambience, whether that be a nicer reverb, better playing, more sparkle, or whatever.

There is the odd note as Analog-X says...

ideally I'd master this myself from the individually recorded dry WAV files... mmmm, individually recorded dry WAVs....

Chris

Zuckerfrei · Post by **Zuckerfrei** » 29/05/2006 - 21:37

Thanks to both of you for those very welcome hints!

Indeed Chris, some more ambience will help the lonely piano. The off note, hmmm.... will check this very carefully (The harmonics are not TOO complicated, but may be some kind of interference?!).

Currently I struggle with the "Compressor/Limiter" device of my Rsn-Seq, but oftenly I end up with some kind of "pumping" effect. Nicely at times, but disturbing at others.

I will come up with a revised version in a few.
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Zuckerfrei · Post by **Zuckerfrei** » 29/05/2006 - 21:53

Oh .... I just found that OFF note .... hehe ... ok I thought OFF refers to the harmonics. But obviously it is different from the original SID at 1:20... thx Analog-X.
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Analog-X64 · Post by **Analog-X64** » 30/05/2006 - 9:28

Not a problem. I'm working on Master of Magic at the moment and its funny I stopped listening for a few days. Went back and I could hear some mistakes I have to fix.

You have a great track going. Like Chris said the percussion can use some compression.

skitz · Post by **skitz** » 30/05/2006 - 10:34

agree with everything said so far.... really looking forward to the final release of this.

My only suggestion would be to stereo-expand the bass sounds as they sound a little thin. The drums could also do with some variations rather than the normal "boom-t-clap-t"

Vosla · Post by **Vosla** » 30/05/2006 - 21:12

Nice effort, Zuckerfrei!
Needs a bit more flesh here and there but it's a ncie start!

Infamous · Post by **Infamous** » 07/06/2006 - 9:13

this has got a right little bouncy feel to it.. i like it.

look forward to hearing the final version, reckon you could be onto a red face with me on this one

Makke · Post by **Makke** » 07/06/2006 - 16:14

Ah, this sound pretty damn nice!

Might need some beefing up here and there, but so far I think it sounds great! It works.

Zuckerfrei · Post by **Zuckerfrei** » 07/06/2006 - 19:04

Thanx for all the nice words....

I will do my best to come up with a new (almost final) version by next week....

Put hands on Glider Rider, any suggestions?

Put hands on Glider Rider, any suggestions?

thanks

off note