FORUM CD: Rate "What Are You Waiting For?"

[Dave Bryce]

As many of you know, we are currently in the process of doing another CD compilation of original material submitted by members of this forum.

 

As with the last original compilation, the entries will be posted for review by all of the members of the forum whether or not they have contributed a piece. With that in mind, please check out "What Are You Waiting For?" (submitted by Craig Anderton), and tell us what you think!

 

If the artist of the piece would care to post any notes about the piece in this thread, they should feel free to do so.

 

Thanks for listening!

 

dB

[Jazzman]

Again another cool Jazz song still my way of thinking.........Very nice job Craig on the board. Nice steady beat, in the pocket.

 

I like what I hear folks!!

 

Jazzman

[Steve LeBlanc]

Wow Craig...you get some really fat sounding mixes that's for sure.

 

Is your vocal running backwards and forwards? Whatever the effect, sounds pretty cool. I can't tell how much of this was done with loops...really different "futuristic" sounds, unique for sure.

 

You know this isn't my cup of tea really but I can totally appreciate it and enjoyed the experience of listening to it. The lyrics got a chuckle out of me too...I hope that was intended.

 

Thanks for taking part in this.

[Addix Metzatricity]

Well, this most definitely IS my cup of tea. I'm a very big fan of electro/synth-pop... whatever you wanna call it. Can I hear a bit of a Peter Murphy and Skinny Puppy influence? It's most definitely original enough to not be either though.

 

I must say I'm impressed (and slightly embarrased at my own project, but that's a story for another thread). If I'd heard that at a club, I'd have asked the DJ who that was.

 

And it's DANCY too!

[Steve LeBlanc]

I just listened to this again...it's growing on me...uh oh

[Intheether]

Nice! It has an 80's vibe, but in a good way. Like Depeche Mode or Orbital. I dig the fat synth sounds and the mixing is superb.

[Gulliver]

Wow... Craig, you are cool, ma-a-an! And your music definitely is too.

It would be nice to know what programs, devices (etc.) were used to create such a fun piece of music. Those sounds, textures... superb!

[Rick K.]

Great beat! Nice textures. What did you use?

 

Rick

[Synthguy]

I must investigate this fellow further. What a fascinating song...

 

I can guess as to some of the soundcrafting, but as Mr Creeper below asks, I would love to get the details from the master himself.

[Steve LeBlanc]

Craig...please come back and tell us how this piece was recorded?

[Anderton]

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Hey, glad you're liking it! Most instruments were loops I created on an Ensoniq ASR-X groovebox. The song debuted as an instrumental in 1998 at the Liquid Sky club in Cologne, Germany, and was originally just the ASR-X and samples flown in from Minidisc.

 

Later on I added vocals. The machine-sounding vocals are processed via Electrix Warp Factory.

 

Guitar is a Paul Reed Smith through a POD. Vocals were my voice, doubled. I got the reverse reverb effects by recording the vocals into Acid, bringing them into Wavelab, reversing, adding reverb, then exporting and bringing back into Acid.

 

Two years ago the tune was remixed by Dr. Walker and Wulfmanson and appeared on a compilation CD in Europe. After hearing the remix, I liked the vibe they gave it a lot, and recut the bass and some of the drums to make the tune more danceable.

 

Mastering was done in Wavelab, with some L1 from Waves and a little EQ.

 

It's all pretty basic stuff, actually, but it was fun to do!

[b_3guy]

Another innovative track from Craig the Loop Master. Great job on the vocals. I really like the tune.

[MusicaL]

What a great sound. Loved the vocals too, and that pad chord thing...

 

Albert

[bleen]

I love all the "little stuff" happening at the periphery! What did you use for the square wave lead sound? Was that also from the ASR-X?

 

Killer tune, Craig!

[RobT]

Another nice one from Mr Anderton. I like the dance-ability!

[Dan South]

Interesting mix of late-80's musical ideas with current sounds. The vocal almost reminded me of Zappa doing some kind of clandestine lounge gig. I was almost expecting a rap about flakes fixing cars or something. Was pitch shifting used on the guitar lines, or just a lot of delay? Concise, immediate, catchy, and groovy. A deliciously technophonic inspiration from the grand master of such things.

[Anderton]

Sorry I didn't check back for the additional questions...once it dropped off the front page, I figured it was gone. So:

 

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Lotsa delay, but also some backwards reverb stuff I added in Wavelab.

 

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Yes, all sounds except guitar and voice were ASR-X. The entire project was recorded in Acid 1.0, but for the mix, I sent tracks out separate outs to the Panasonic DA7 so I could use its EQ and faders.