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  • Posted: 11/12/2011 21:11
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About a month ago I posted an excerpt from my forthcoming album/symphony Olympus Mons. A common complaint was that it wasn't enough to go on, well I'm now continuing my shameless self-promotion with a second (arrogantly named Wink ) taste. This track is much more ambient than the last and it's actually very simple - but I unashamedly like it.



>http://soundcloud.com/jhereko/olympus-mons-ii-part-iv<



please post opinions whether positive or negative Mr. Green and if you are listening, thankyou muchly for taking the time.


Also if you didn't catch the last post, here's the previous excerpt:


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I like the actual sounds, but the tracks feel cluttered. The best thing about Krautrock(which I'm assuming is a huge influence on the music you're making) is the way it develops over time. I think you cram all the bits and pieces in a little too quickly. I would do exactly what you're doing now, but just space out the various moving parts a little more so that it more thoroughly resembles the "cosmic odyssey" type of thing that you're clearly going for.

Just my opinion, of course Smile
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Wombi
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Thanks for the feedback man. I totally get where you're coming from in reference to the older youtube excerpt (Although it was intended to be quite chaotic) but I guess I kinda thought the newer soundcloud one was quite patient (though I guess maybe not). In terms of extending them out, they're actually small parts of bigger pieces and the album/symphony as a whole is tracking to be at least 52 minutes long - so I'm kinda loathed to extend anyhting. So with it being that long most of the other tracks are quite long and take their time. I guess I just posted a couple of the short, sharp ones because I found them to be instantly engaging rather than one of the longer bits but perhaps I misjudged. Anyway thanks again.
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I can only find the one track Olympus Mons II, Part IV

Is that yours Jhereko or is that a cover/remake ?

One thing that jumped out at me instantly is the fact that


THE RECORDING LEVEL WAS SET 2 HIGH



dBFS: Deci-Bel (one tenth of a Bel) Full Scale -- On the digital recording scale, -0dBFS is the hottest signal you can have. "All ones." Top of the scale, can't get hotter, etc. Always "minus" as you can never go higher - So the reading will always be a specified amount below 0.

Line Level / 0dBVU: Just what it says. Line level. 0dBVU on an analog VU (volume unit) meter. Pro (+4dBu) or consumer (-10dBv) level, it's line level. We can also refer to this as RMS (Root Mean, Squared), or a level over a specific amount of time. You *can* go above or below 0dBVU. It's simply a nominal level to which basically everything audio is related to.


When you take a steak and cook it until it's burnt, it's burnt. If you pour ice cubes all over it, it doesn't make it more rare - It makes it a cold, wet, burnt steak. No matter what you do, it's still burnt. Just like if you record too hot.

But if you cook a steak a little too rare, you can always heat it up a bit later. You can microwave it without it turning into leather. You can pan-fry it for a few minutes and it's still a tasty, savory piece of steak.


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GARY are you sure you listened to the right piece? I only ask because it's 100% electronic...recording levels don't even come into the equation Laughing
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Jhereko wrote:
GARY are you sure you listened to the right piece? I only ask because it's 100% electronic...recording levels don't even come into the equation Laughing



They sure the fuck do Exclamation


Are you kidding with me Question
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I mean unless you're playing with Analogue synthesizers, it sure as fuck doesn't. But please, I'd love to hear your reasoning.
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Jhereko wrote:
I mean unless you're playing with Analogue synthesizers, it sure as fuck doesn't. But please, I'd love to hear your reasoning.



Dude, first of all, if that's the case, then you are not really even "making music" Rolling Eyes

Secondly, You copied that shit Exclamation


Fucking moron Evil or Very Mad
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GARY wrote:

Dude, first of all, if that's the case, then you are not really even "making music" Rolling Eyes


I guess it depends on your opinion of what you have to do to "make music". But you didn't seem to have any problem with the last tracks I posted which were all electronic.

GARY wrote:
Secondly, You copied that shit Exclamation


I don't even know what you're trying to say here???


GARY wrote:
I record music kangaroo boy Evil or Very Mad


proof or it doesn't even matter.
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Jhereko, the other music you posted was good and it was at the right levels.

This shit ain't gettin it O.K.

I'm done with it.



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