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Inspiration/Creativity/Motivation / Re: Your inspiration for your name
« on: February 25, 2016, 03:15:50 am »
Occasionally my friends would call me "Eevee" as a nickname (which comes from my real name of course). Eevee is certainly one of my favorite Pokemon, so I thought why not use it for my artist name?

Eevee is known as the evolution Pokemon, so that's where the "Evol" part came from. I also used it as the best word to describe what I'd like my musical journey to be: As I continue exploring different sounds in my music, I also see my style evolve and change over time. I'm not quite sure how I got the "tan" part, I probably just wanted to add some ending that attributes to a role, since that is a suffix for person. So I guess that adds up to "one that evolves"?

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WIPs / Don't Stop | just trying some nu disco
« on: February 18, 2016, 10:37:35 pm »
https://soundcloud.com/evoltanmusic/dont-stop-wip/s-VsYRv

I'd like to hear what you guys think about this. Thanks in advance :)

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WIPs / Re: my version of i love kanye
« on: February 18, 2016, 10:35:32 pm »
Well, I guess the sub is a bit loud like you said. I also think there's a little too much compression on the whole track because I hear that "fluttering" effect the whole time, and just about everything seems to be a little too squished in the mix. I'd also suggest taming some of the resonances in the end when that bitcrusher comes in, because it kinda irritated my ears there.

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WIPs / Re: "MENACE" - A short TV show OP style rap-rock instrumental track
« on: February 18, 2016, 10:30:52 pm »
The melody and progression is pretty cool. I know this is a WIP, but the drums are clipping quite a bit throughout the track, so just be mindful of their levels. At around 0:34 I'd prefer to have those drums have more impact (so more low end) and not panned so far out. I don't know too much on the production of rock, but it'd be nice to have the guitars a bit more distinguishable when they're playing at the same time, especially the one playing the melody. Otherwise nice work!

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WIPs / Re: Late Nights
« on: February 18, 2016, 10:25:51 pm »
I like the concept of this track, it's quite peaceful and melodic. I would suggest a stronger kick (or at least one with a good click in it), because it sounds pretty dull to me. I feel that the mix is a bit muddy, and that's probably some of the higher frequencies in the bass that's clashing with the other synths. That and/or the fact the kick is a bit dull. Keep it up!

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Inspiration/Creativity/Motivation / How important is consistency? (in regards to styles, genres, etc.)
« on: January 15, 2016, 08:38:33 pm »
Hey guys, thought this particular section would be the place to ask.

Anyways, I often hear people advise others to keep things consistent, as in stick to just a few styles and genres so that they can start developing their own unique sound and voice. I do agree with this to an extent, after all, there are a ton of producers who have redefined genres because of this. But there are also people who have experimented in tons of different genres, though they still keep their style.

My observation, though, is that a lot of producers start diversifying when they become more popular, when they have some identifiable style. In the beginning, they seem to stick to just a few genres.

This question has been bothering me for a while because I feel that I've been making tracks with genres all across the board. In the past, I've made electro house, deep house, drum and bass, drumstep, dubstep, trance, trap, and neurohop, which is quite a diverse list to me. But then I look at all of my WIPs and find I have psytrance, glitch hop, nu disco, happy hardcore, moombahcore, neurofunk, breaks, and more. And I plan to release them under one alias, assuming I finish them first.

As much as I love creating a wide variety of music (which is why I produce in the first place), I feel I might be a little too inconsistent, especially as someone who still has a ton to learn, which brings me to my next point. I am by no means popular (in fact I'm a nobody), and I doubt I'll find my "sound" anytime soon, if ever. In that case, I'm not worried about finding my sound, but I am concerned about how I can build an identity as an artist in relation to the music I make.

TL;DR: I may or may not be too diverse at a relatively early stage.

So here's my big question for you guys: How important is it to be consistent? When is it okay to experiment?

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Inspiration/Creativity/Motivation / Re: Overcoming negative thoughts
« on: January 10, 2016, 02:22:17 am »
I'm seeing everyone else say that the negative thoughts will always be there, and they're right. It relieves me to see that everyone, including professionals have those thoughts lol.

I get jealous of other producers a lot, especially if they're achieving more than me in a short amount of time. But everything takes time, so I always remind myself that better things will come eventually, I just can't give up. Slow and steady, folks.

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Inspiration/Creativity/Motivation / Re: What things outside of music influences your music?
« on: January 10, 2016, 02:10:52 am »
This may sound odd, but it seems that my music always has some sort of "story" in it. It's not always a fully developed story or anything, but if I'm not trying to imitate my favorite tracks, then I'm making up some story concept and then writing a song about that. So I guess my imagination influences my music? I'm sure there's influence behind that as well but I'm not so sure myself...

Other influences include personal experiences in my life, and art.

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