KVR Audio

chrisqhq · Post by **chrisqhq** » Mon Aug 18, 2014 10:22 pm

Hi,

please have a listen and tell me what you think

https://soundcloud.com/chris-qhq/to-mars-without-return

Instruments used: Roland MKS-50, Roland TB-3, Roland JV-1080, D16 Drumazon, D16 Nepheton, Arturia Spark

Thanks!

Bonteburg · Post by **Bonteburg** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 1:56 pm

Nice track! I love how it goes from minimal electro to fullblown space opera, keeping up interest on the way.

The only thing I can't warm up to is the four-to-the-floor 808 filtered tom thing, as it's rather loud/boomy and dominates the mix especially in the first quarter of the track. Maybe it's just my comparatively crappy stereo though.

Marco

layzer · Post by **layzer** » Wed Aug 20, 2014 7:56 am

cools sounds, good mix. gotta go with bonteburg about the tom used as bass kick. doesnt work for me either. would have liked to hear a lead or two come in to break the repetition. this sounds very warm and analogy thanks to the hybrid hardware/software setup of your studio. nice one

spirit · Post by **spirit** » Wed Aug 20, 2014 8:04 am

Meh. Drum machine tracks always just seem like "filler" to me. I waited more than two minutes for any real music to start which is what I'm really interested in. I kept waiting for some signature Mars element. But don't mind me I'm an ambient guy so am horribly biased. It's the title that sucked me in, you sounded like a Mars One fan. I did like the production though and as a former 808 owner I thought it cut very nicely.

New electro track: to mars without return