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Paco Robles

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Heavily Cuban-infused Moombahton, close to completion
« on: January 13, 2016, 05:22:49 pm »
Hi everyone - it's me again.
So I'm making this little track.


It's meant to be very organic, no gimmicks - trying to make the actual musical phrases take center stage. I was thinking of maybe adding another melodic line in the second 'drop' just to keep things moving - a flute or something.

Any thoughts?

Best,
Paco
« Last Edit: January 14, 2016, 05:28:13 am by deveniresplendor »
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Re: Heavily Cuban-infused Moombahton, close to completion
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2016, 08:01:01 pm »
The beat is pretty solid! I would say that although you want the focus to be on the lead, you should still have some minor background notes to complement the lead; otherwise, it could end up sounding empty.
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Re: Heavily Cuban-infused Moombahton, close to completion
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2016, 10:15:13 pm »
not sure if youre working on the mix or not yet but theres very little atmosphere to these instruments. A bit of reverb and stereo placement could really open up this track and give it its own "space." I like the organic sounds and think a flute would sound really nice in there just as long as the melodies arent overlapping to much. Maybe make the flute counter the existing melodies so they play off each other
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Re: Heavily Cuban-infused Moombahton, close to completion
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2016, 02:59:54 am »
Quote from: Maxwellywell on January 13, 2016, 08:01:01 pm
The beat is pretty solid! I would say that although you want the focus to be on the lead, you should still have some minor background notes to complement the lead; otherwise, it could end up sounding empty.
Thanks :) - Yes, hence the flute. Will add.

Quote from: Some Dude on January 13, 2016, 10:15:13 pm
not sure if youre working on the mix or not yet but theres very little atmosphere to these instruments. A bit of reverb and stereo placement could really open up this track and give it its own "space." I like the organic sounds and think a flute would sound really nice in there just as long as the melodies arent overlapping to much. Maybe make the flute counter the existing melodies so they play off each other
Yes, I definitely agree with the lack of atmosphere. I guess I overdid the narrowing the instruments's stereo placing. My kick and snare weren't really popping out. Then I ducked the whole thing using them. Guess I can open up the instruments and really crank up the reverb/ stereo imaging.
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Re: Heavily Cuban-infused Moombahton, close to completion
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2016, 04:04:09 am »
So...here's a revised version of the track, now with more flute and perc.
« Last Edit: January 14, 2016, 05:28:26 am by deveniresplendor »
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