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Better one mini EP than two micro EPs, is my thought.

I merged the tracks from Oblivion and Autumn Shades into a single 6 track EP. Not only for the duration (from 7 and 9 minutes to 14 minutes!), but also because I think they sound better together than apart.

https://devloop0.bandcamp.com/album/aut ... s-oblivion

Listening now, it seems i have to put a bit more effort into their integration. The oblivion tracks need a bit of spectral brightening to fit in better. Let's see if I can do that without ruining them...Coconut and Inhabitant are OK now. Intro to Oblivion is a bit more problematic. I'd hate to cut it though.

After listening to The Inhabitant, I just went through the whole EP. I think it does work as a single piece of work! I personally can't hear the integration issues you mentioned, but we always are the heaviest critics of our own work

Rainmak3r wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2023 10:00 am

After listening to The Inhabitant, I just went through the whole EP. I think it does work as a single piece of work! I personally can't hear the integration issues you mentioned, but we always are the heaviest critics of our own work :lol:

Thanks for listening! The main remaining issue is the loudness. Spectrally I don't hear too much difference anymore. I had to significantly lower the volumes of all tracks to match that of A Short Intro, even after processing (both manually and with a limiter) the latter to the point of audible distortion. It's the ring-modulated bass drum which causes all the trouble here.

Impostor wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2023 10:20 am

I had to significantly lower the volumes of all tracks to match that of A Short Intro, even after processing (both manually and with a limiter) the latter to the point of audible distortion. It's the ring-modulated bass drum which causes all the trouble here.

Okay, I had a bit of an epiphany here.

If the bassdrum causes the trouble, why not cut the bassdrum? And indeed. The track is now amenable to amplifying to a more sane level. Could increase the volume of the EP with 3dB.

And I like the track better this way too, and it also fits in better with the others.
EDit: Cut it after all,,

It sounds mystical and mysterious!
Similar to dark folk gothic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uydpasdf3dU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omb9B0zXSgI