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fastlanephil · Post by **fastlanephil** » Tue Dec 06, 2016 3:57 am

This is traditional Christmas music using a mix of electronic a natural instrument sounds. I'm not a big fan of Christmas music but every once in a while my childhood it gets the better of me.

Electronic sounds from Iris2 and Alchamey

Sound Iron Elements Choir- Cinematic Strings- Garritan CFX Concert Grand

https://soundcloud.com/fastlanephil/oh- ... yus-season

markkuja · Post by **markkuja** » Tue Dec 06, 2016 3:07 pm

Cheerful christmas music. Nice composition and arrangement. Sounds good

fastlanephil · Post by **fastlanephil** » Wed Dec 07, 2016 12:23 am

markkuja wrote:Cheerful christmas music. Nice composition and arrangement. Sounds good

Thanks for the thoughts.

layzer · Post by **layzer** » Wed Dec 07, 2016 8:45 pm

its a nice merry tune, not being a floor stompin dance tune, not sure i would
have made it as loud and compressed. would have been more pleasant with more
dynamic range. (imho) happy holiday to you and yours!

fastlanephil · Post by **fastlanephil** » Thu Dec 08, 2016 5:04 am

layzer wrote:its a nice merry tune, not being a floor stompin dance tune, not sure i would
have made it as loud and compressed. would have been more pleasant with more
dynamic range. (imho) happy holiday to you and yours!

Thanks for the feed back!

No compression but I think it could use more separation, mostly with the choir and strings. Probably make the second part of the first section a little quieter for dynamic contrast, huh. I also own LASS but it's really time consuming to work with.

Have a nice holiday also!

Googly Smythe · Post by **Googly Smythe** » Fri Dec 09, 2016 4:00 am

Indeed, a pleasant listen (in the nicest possible way!), a nice break from the usual hurly-burly.
Doesn't sound compressed to me, (but then I tend to go overboard with it

). Would have increased the volume of the choir, if I had done this - I love choirs, sampled or real.
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which is good for me, because I've been in a very critical mood for the last few months - can't listen to most things without being overly, and mostly unjustly, critical. (

) S'why I don't post much opinion here.

layzer · Post by **layzer** » Fri Dec 09, 2016 5:05 am

fastlanephil wrote:
layzer wrote:its a nice merry tune, not being a floor stompin dance tune, not sure i would
have made it as loud and compressed. would have been more pleasant with more
dynamic range. (imho) happy holiday to you and yours!
Thanks for the feed back!

No compression but I think it could use more separation, mostly with the choir and strings. Probably make the second part of the first section a little quieter for dynamic contrast, huh. I also own LASS but it's really time consuming to work with.

Have a nice holiday also!

listening again at a lower volume, it is not as loud as i first thought. but looking at the
soundcloud graphic representation you can see it really has no peaks and valleys.
to me that lacks dynamic range. no biggie, still sounds good

fastlanephil · Post by **fastlanephil** » Fri Dec 09, 2016 6:11 am

Googly Smythe wrote:Indeed, a pleasant listen (in the nicest possible way!), a nice break from the usual hurly-burly.
Doesn't sound compressed to me, (but then I tend to go overboard with it ). Would have increased the volume of the choir, if I had done this - I love choirs, sampled or real.
A ,
which is good for me, because I've been in a very critical mood for the last few months - can't listen to most things without being overly, and mostly unjustly, critical. ( ) S'why I don't post much opinion here.

Glad you enjoyed it! I'll try more choir also. I like this song but I think maybe it could use some more sparkle.

There's nothing wrong with helpful criticism that also encourages someone. If you personally can't find any sort of redeeming value in someone's music then there isn't much to say.

Laguna Rising · Post by **Laguna Rising** » Fri Dec 09, 2016 2:11 pm

Very nice song, indisputably true to the Christmas spirit, as child would feel it.
Appropriate arrangement
Good.

Cheers

Googly Smythe · Post by **Googly Smythe** » Fri Dec 09, 2016 5:12 pm

fastlanephil wrote:[... If you can't find any sort of redeeming value in someone's music then there isn't much to say.. .

This is my problem, and I am sorry for bringing it into your thread. My bad.

Still liking your track.

fastlanephil · Post by **fastlanephil** » Sun Dec 11, 2016 6:33 am

Here's a new and improved(I think) version of my song. I added cc1 to the strings(duh) and added some tremolo on the strings and also added separate cello and bass tracks with some pizzicato. Other minor tweaks.

https://soundcloud.com/fastlanephil/oh- ... s-season-1

Googly Smythe · Post by **Googly Smythe** » Sun Dec 11, 2016 9:42 am

This is such a treat! Can almost smell the Christmas pud!

(Still want more choir!

)

seismic1 · Post by **seismic1** » Tue Dec 13, 2016 1:42 am

I preferred the newer version. The mix seems to have more definition and clarity. The choir is more to the fore. This definitely has the Christmas vibes and the melody is quite catchy. Most enjoyable.

Good work

fastlanephil · Post by **fastlanephil** » Tue Dec 13, 2016 1:48 am

seismic1 wrote:I preferred the newer version. The mix seems to have more definition and clarity. The choir is more to the fore. This definitely has the Christmas vibes and the melody is quite catchy. Most enjoyable.

Good work

Thanks!

25% inspiration and 75% perspiration as they say.

O, Is the Joyus Season