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Sound.C – Drugs of Choice

verma — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:34:47 +0000

So I finally took some time out today to do some cleanup on this track and level it up so that I could upload it. I had been working intermittently on this track for a while now and wanted to just push it out.

Its more of a euro-psy-progressive style, hope you like it. Feel free to leave feedback :).

Hard Moon – Sound.C & Omni Vista

verma — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:04:05 +0000

So here’s a new track I started working on very recently. Instead of trying to fit vocals into my own compositions, this time I tried to compose around the vocals. Also, this was the first time I was experimenting with string instruments. I am pretty happy with the results since I spent very little time on it. I will upload the Logic Pro project for this track as soon as time permits (which should within the next week).

Thanks to Omni Vista for the vocals and ccMixter for providing them. Since this track uses samples from ccMixter, its licensed under a noncommercial attribution license.

You can use the player to the right to listen to the track.

Hope you like it.

In case the playlist on the player doesn’t update for you, use the direct link:

Hard Moon – Sound.C & Omni Vista

Danceradio.gr – Progressive Stream

verma — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:30:50 +0000

This channel has been my favorite for a while now. The station usually plays euro-progressive. If you listen to it long enough though, you’d find that the station does play ambient/psy progressive and ambient/progressive house and hosts several amazing artists. Give it a listen.

The radio station is also available in iTunes under the electronic genre.

http://www.danceradio.gr/progstream/

East River – Sound.C & Kirsten Hersh

verma — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:53:22 +0000

Alright, so here it is. The newest of my tracks. Its a euro-progressive mix with emphasis on psychedelic basslines. You can use the player to the right to listen to the track.

As promised, you can download the whole arrangement and mastering package here (or the link at the bottom).

I used Kirsten Hersh’s Fortune from ccMixter for vocals in one of the parts of the track.
Hope you like it!

Because I used content from ccMixter, this mix is licensed under a Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license.

Logic Pro package

Seems like certain browsers are having problems loading the new playlist. Here is the direct link to the track in case the player isn’t showing the new track:

East River

Music Projects Giveaway

verma — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:03:58 +0000

Starting with my next music project I will start giving away the logic pro projects I work on through my website. Everyone will be able to download my projects and see how I made a particular track. I am expecting it to be a learning experience for me as well as any new composers who are starting to learn logic or trance composition in general. Hopefully more experienced composers will provide their feedback and help me learn and become a better composer.

I am working on a euro-psy-progressive trance kind of a mix these days and its coming out to be pretty nice so far. Stay tuned!

Rookie Mistake

verma — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:09:57 +0000

So yesterday, I received my Alesis Monitor One MK2 monitors. They look super nice and are sturdy and well built. Also they are Passive! I never paid enough attention to the monitor specs (or the specs failed to convey this) but I need an Amplifier to be able to use them. After banging my head on the table for a good amount of time, I went ahead and ordered the Alesis RA-150 Amplifier off Full Compass. Full Compass is located very close to where I live and I believe is the only credible Pro Audio store around Midwest.

So my Amp is expected to arrive on Monday which leaves me with a whole weekend with my speakers which don’t function. Wonderful! :(

Soundfonts

verma — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:43:48 +0000

I am surprised I didn’t encounter (or perhaps realize their importance) these magical things until today. Not that I have been making music forever, but I just cannot believe how much I had been missing.

Well, essentially, these are sampled sounds put together into a patch/bundle/bank. The sampled sounds within a soundfont can be controlled through MIDI CC making them something that resides halfway between synthesized and sampled sounds. E-MU came out with these first, and still distributes professional hi-fidelity ones. More details here.

These soundfonts usually come in a package that represents an instrument. A Cello soundfont e.g., may have all the Cello notes sampled as individual waveforms put together into a single soundfont.

You can then load these soundfonts into a soundfont capable VST like the freely available SFZ from RGC Audio.

Hammersound has a whole bunch of collected soundfonts which can be downloaded free of charge. I just downloaded the Cello soundfont which I plan on using in my track I am presently working on. I just absolutely love Cello for its sad and gloomy timbre :).

Soundfonts are ideal when you need a more natural sound than a synthetic one.

HTH

Make your own video – Radiohead – House of Cards

verma — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:39:47 +0000

Radiohead and people behind their laser camera video which can be watched here, are giving out the captured 3D data to enthusiasts to make their own videos. People can download this data free of charge, along with the source code for Radiohead’s house of cards video from google code repository located here.

I think I will try making a video, but more of a real-time(could change once I actually see the data) executable that animates data in real-time along with the music and generates different patterns and effects every different run. FFT analysis of music modulated with this 3D data with crazy opengl shaders could result in awesome looking results.

Great find Shashank! :)

Oh, and these guys have a nice web-based visualization of this data which is pretty cool IMHO.

Also, once you’re happy with your results you can upload your video to the House of Cards youtube group for everyone to watch.

Sky To Earth – Sound.C

verma — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:54:58 +0000

Alright, here’s a new track I finished working on almost 5 months back. I just couldn’t convince myself to actually upload it. I am not at all happy with the mixing I did on this one. I tried to use natural sounds but modify them to an extent so that they are barely recognizable and sound electronic. I haven’t been entirely successful in doing so. When I listen to it now, it just sounds silly :).

More technically, I think the overall level of this track is very low. I used Sound Forge 9.0 to master it, and I am sure it must have sounded right back then. It’s level is considerably low compared to the other tracks on the play list. Also, I think I overused the compressor on certain tracks of this mix. I hear the “bending” of sound at certain points which I don’t particularly like. The melody totally overtakes the sound and tends to stand out. I just uploaded it because I wanted to post a new track, its been ages.

Hope you like it in whatever condition it is.

Its called Sky To Earth because I wanted to use a picture I took as the album art for this track. The picture has God Rays coming down from the sky onto lush green trees. I’d upload it as soon as I find it.

Play it using the player on the sidebar or use the mini player below.