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This evening I wanted to do something in Ardour again (just to see what's possible compared to Reaper and to not unlearn Ardour).
Here's a first snippet. Nothing mixed, just a raw concept ... although it could be almost finished with a little tweaking:

https://soundcloud.com/lilith_93/chill- ... ns/s-U7Zvj

First I thought it sounds cheap, cheezy and close to elevator music, but I think it can become a nice, relaxed ambient / chill out track.
The funny thing is: This is in no way the kind of music I listen to myself ... :mrgreen:

Damn I love these Zynfusion choirs :D
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This isn't what I typically listen to either, but it is indeed very chill! Kudos for getting out of your comfort zone and doing something different than your normal style. I think I could do that a bit more. I find that exploring different styles has a way of improving abilities, even if you go back to doing "the usual stuff" afterward.
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Thumb ups from me - chilled me out :lol:
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Thanks... it chilled me so much that I even didn't continue today :mrgreen:
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I continued a bit with the track and added some guitars yesterday:

https://soundcloud.com/lilith_93/chill- ... ar/s-GWZim

Does it sound too harsh again in the mid range and do the guitars integrate well in the rest? Maybe the track needs a bit more variation I can imagine that it gets boring with time, especially towards the end. Or I just shorten it, let's see. I also exchanged the drum sounds and I think it needs more compression. If you have any other suggestions, please let me know :D. Does anybody know of a similar sounding band, I want to check if I like it or not *lol*

Old version is still up to see the progress (if any :lol: ).
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Included some subversive samples... now I begin to like it :mrgreen:

https://soundcloud.com/lilith_93/track- ... me/s-thG74
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New version and slowly reaching an end:

https://soundcloud.com/lilith_93/soma/s-tutwV

@Michael Willis: I replaced the reverb with your DragonFly (Electric Studio preset).
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lilith wrote:(Electric Studio preset)
Heh, thanks for trying it out! To be honest, I just made that one up based on what I thought people might want in a reverb for electronic music :lol: It's great to have somebody actually test it out.

Edit: Where did you get the samples of the woman speaking?
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Michael Willis wrote:
lilith wrote:(Electric Studio preset)
Heh, thanks for trying it out! To be honest, I just made that one up based on what I thought people might want in a reverb for electronic music :lol: It's great to have somebody actually test it out.

Edit: Where did you get the samples of the woman speaking?
Lol... it's not a woman, it's TERRENCE McKENNA.
It's from here:

https://freesound.org/people/reveling_j ... nds/65812/
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lilith wrote:
Michael Willis wrote:
lilith wrote:(Electric Studio preset)
Heh, thanks for trying it out! To be honest, I just made that one up based on what I thought people might want in a reverb for electronic music :lol: It's great to have somebody actually test it out.

Edit: Where did you get the samples of the woman speaking?
Lol... it's not a woman, it's TERRENCE McKENNA.
It's from here:

https://freesound.org/people/reveling_j ... nds/65812/
I'm really surprised how good it fits. I pitched it a little bit lower only and added some reverb.

Almost done now: https://m.soundcloud.com/lilith_93/soma ... 30/s-MfriP
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Indeed it has a nice tone to it....very relaxing......do listen to this one too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8uSwIeWc9o
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MichealHeitz wrote:Indeed it has a nice tone to it....very relaxing......do listen to this one too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8uSwIeWc9o
Thanks! I listened to the Schiller song and I like it too.
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