ESX track "Bumbaclacid"

[Yatmandu]

Hey, here's an ESX only track I meant to enter in the 3/3 minimal progression, but I broke some of the pattern rules with it and restarted with an EMX track instead. The 303 sound is just a loop in a stretch part that I messed with using the filters. Again, I'm new to all this, and the end result is quite the muddy mess, so I'd appreciate any tips from any of you.

I have my tribes going into a Novation X-station USB audio i/f to my laptop where I record everything, but it always sounds kind of boomy/muddy. I don't really have any other audio i/f, but I guess it's mostly the parts/sounds I use that end up sounding "boomy".

[James H]

i liked it. some nice use of the delays. the chords near the end threw me off a bit, they don't sound in key. as for the muddy tone, well the ESX has always sounded a bit flat to me, but then i never did try changing the tubes (which apparently improves the sound).

[Yatmandu]

Thanks for the comments James. I've got JJ tubes on my ESX, and I went to arout 11 o'clock on the dial with the tubes. I'll tell you this, I remember how distorted the original tubes were compared to the JJ's -- it's night and day. I could barely go past 9 on the old tubes.

I think the boomy/muddiness is simply my choice of sounds as well as all the effects I had going. Like I said, I'm kind of new to this and also kind of heavy handed with the FX (because it's so much fun after all). But I think I'll try toning it down a bit for new tunes.

As for the chords at the end, I have no idea why I added those -- I guess I hate the thought of only one concept in a tune, so I threw them in there..lol, bad idea!

[greenborder]

Nice work I have to say, I quite like that acid line! I wouldn't say it is too muddy, you might want to look into Ruso's post about getting cleaner sounds out of your ESX, if you haven't done so already.

Keep it up!

[Yatmandu]

Hey thanks. I've been reading Ruso's articles on production. I'm kind of re-arranging my home studio since I purchased a proper USB audiocard with multiple inpuits (picked up the Edirol UA-101). Stayed away from firewire because my laptop doesn't have any ports. I should have some new tracks in a while. I listened to your tunes on Myspace. Very nice vibe you have going, greenborder.

[Mateus]

nice minimalistic sounds!

[Yatmandu]

Thanks Mateus! I'll be striving for more minimalist sounds in my next tunes...when I get some time to work on them (too much stuff going on right now, wish I had free time )