Luminance

Nixon · 03-31-2014, 05:20 PM

new track off upcoming EP!

no time to take a break, gotta keep creating baby!

Broken Pencil · 03-31-2014, 11:09 PM

Quite nice, has a little bit of creepy and calm sprinkled together. 9/10.

Dominator Dan · 04-01-2014, 01:14 PM

song's 4:20 in length, which reminds me of drug culture, which reminds me of a movie not being finished

seriously though, i'm really liking your creative progress, great stuff, your stuff is very contemporary, fits right in with TODAY'S JAMS. keep it up man.

i dunno how much of this song is samples, but hopefully over time these samples will give you more and more ideas for your own original little sound bites that you can make yourself and then work into songs. then there won't be that grey area of "uhh just how much of this is original? am i only complimenting the bits bill DIDN'T do??" maybe it doesn't matter, people sample shit all the time. i guess i just like to know how much of what i'm listening to is you so i know exactly what to say.

Nixon · 04-01-2014, 04:10 PM

glad you like the music!
I noticed it was exactly 4:20 when i had finished making it, thought people might think i did it intentionally or something haha

all of this was produced by me! the only sample is the vocal snippet of the weeknd, which doesn't have any audible music in the background really

to be honest that sade remix i did is the only time i have sampled instruments, they are usually 100% produced by me instrument-wise (other than the short snippet of summer breeze on night lights)
I tend to just sample acapellas (when they are available) or vocal snippets

Jt Copper · 04-02-2014, 01:35 AM

Okay. I love this. I fucking love this, really much. I want this on an mp3 man! Do you have a download?

Nixon · 04-02-2014, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jt Copper

Okay. I love this. I fucking love this, really much. I want this on an mp3 man! Do you have a download?

sure thing - http://lo-fye.bandcamp.com/track/luminance

just enter 0 for it to be a free download

thanks for listening!

Nixon · 04-05-2014, 04:33 PM

snippet to a new track coming soon

OmniromX · 04-06-2014, 01:43 AM

I like Luminance a lot. The first 30 and the last 40 seconds especially have nice sounds. This is really chill, a cool music to drive by. I think it can be improved more, it is almost an immersive song, but not there yet.

Nixon · 04-13-2014, 09:07 PM

Nixon · 05-26-2014, 02:55 AM

Mabdog · 05-26-2014, 03:25 AM

still using mixcraft? This shit is getting hella good bro
Can I use any of this in videos?

Nixon · 05-26-2014, 03:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mabdog

still using mixcraft? This shit is getting hella good bro
Can I use any of this in videos?

nah i stopped using mixcraft a good while ago now haha, i use Reason

and yeah sure go for it, as long as you drop me a credit or something then do with them as you please!

OmniromX · 05-26-2014, 09:41 AM

I like it. You're improving. Very sexy, soon there will be many sloots wanting to be fingered by you.

Jt Copper · 05-26-2014, 05:55 PM

Hahah, oh my god I completely forgot downloading this and I couldn't even remember where it came from. I went through my MP3 list yesterday and found that song and I went "Where the fuck did this come from, sounds really awesome but why do I have it?"

Cool new stuff man, cant wait to hear more from you.

Nixon · 05-26-2014, 06:00 PM

thanks man! thanks for downloading too

Nixon · 05-26-2014, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OmniromX

I like it. You're improving. Very sexy, soon there will be many sloots wanting to be fingered by you.

thank you, its why i do it

Mabdog · 05-26-2014, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nickson

nah i stopped using mixcraft a good while ago now haha, i use Reason

and yeah sure go for it, as long as you drop me a credit or something then do with them as you please!

what was the learning curve switching to reason (mixcraft is super easy.. and I'm not sure if I should upgrade until I suck a little less)

Tell me why blows my mind dude.. that one is SICK.

Nixon · 05-26-2014, 06:27 PM

the learning curve is pretty big when it comes to the mastering, VST's , effects, all the controls etc. but producing beats and stuff isn't too hard if you already have a hang of laying out melodies and stuff on other DAW's, but yeah when it comes to programming each VST to how you want it, mastering all the instruments and applying effects etc. it can take a while to get used to it, but it pays off considering you can do so much more than mixcraft, the main reason i switched from mixcraft was because how limited it was if i am honest!

and thanks man, glad you like the music! EP coming very soon!

Mabdog · 05-27-2014, 08:53 PM

Are you completely self taught? Like how did you learn all this shit? Video tutorials? Fucking around?
All I ever took was a music theory class in high shool

Nixon · 05-27-2014, 09:31 PM

self taught pretty much, fucked around with mixcraft for years before i started making serious stuff, i guess being able to play some instruments and knowing a bit of how scales / chords etc. work and go together helps me

Dr Ashworth · 06-04-2014, 07:04 PM

this has a really relaxing sound. and it sounds very solid. reminds me of burial a lot, mostly because the samples used. definitely reflect a contemporary urban feel, like driving around a rainy city.

Nixon · 06-04-2014, 07:24 PM

thanks man, that was the type of atmosphere i was going for so i'm glad i was successful in doing so, appreciated!

03-31-2014, 05:20 PM	#1
Nixon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,293	Luminance new track off upcoming EP! no time to take a break, gotta keep creating baby!
Nixon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,293

04-01-2014, 04:10 PM	#4
Nixon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,293	glad you like the music! I noticed it was exactly 4:20 when i had finished making it, thought people might think i did it intentionally or something haha all of this was produced by me! the only sample is the vocal snippet of the weeknd, which doesn't have any audible music in the background really to be honest that sade remix i did is the only time i have sampled instruments, they are usually 100% produced by me instrument-wise (other than the short snippet of summer breeze on night lights) I tend to just sample acapellas (when they are available) or vocal snippets
Nixon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,293

04-02-2014, 01:35 AM	#5
Jt Copper Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,463	Okay. I love this. I fucking love this, really much. I want this on an mp3 man! Do you have a download?
Jt Copper Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,463

04-05-2014, 04:33 PM	#7
Nixon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,293	snippet to a new track coming soon
Nixon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,293

04-06-2014, 01:43 AM	#8
OmniromX Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 824	I like Luminance a lot. The first 30 and the last 40 seconds especially have nice sounds. This is really chill, a cool music to drive by. I think it can be improved more, it is almost an immersive song, but not there yet.
OmniromX Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 824

03-31-2014, 11:09 PM	#2
Broken Pencil Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 2,341	Quite nice, has a little bit of creepy and calm sprinkled together. 9/10.

04-01-2014, 01:14 PM	#3
Dominator Dan Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 11,564	song's 4:20 in length, which reminds me of drug culture, which reminds me of a movie not being finished seriously though, i'm really liking your creative progress, great stuff, your stuff is very contemporary, fits right in with TODAY'S JAMS. keep it up man. i dunno how much of this song is samples, but hopefully over time these samples will give you more and more ideas for your own original little sound bites that you can make yourself and then work into songs. then there won't be that grey area of "uhh just how much of this is original? am i only complimenting the bits bill DIDN'T do??" maybe it doesn't matter, people sample shit all the time. i guess i just like to know how much of what i'm listening to is you so i know exactly what to say.

04-13-2014, 09:07 PM	#9
Nixon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,293
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05-26-2014, 02:55 AM	#10
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05-26-2014, 03:25 AM	#11
Mabdog Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 5,670	still using mixcraft? This shit is getting hella good bro Can I use any of this in videos?
Mabdog Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 5,670

05-26-2014, 09:41 AM	#13
OmniromX Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 824	I like it. You're improving. Very sexy, soon there will be many sloots wanting to be fingered by you.
OmniromX Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 824

05-26-2014, 05:55 PM	#14
Jt Copper Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,463	Hahah, oh my god I completely forgot downloading this and I couldn't even remember where it came from. I went through my MP3 list yesterday and found that song and I went "Where the fuck did this come from, sounds really awesome but why do I have it?" Cool new stuff man, cant wait to hear more from you.
Jt Copper Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,463

05-26-2014, 06:00 PM	#15
Nixon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,293	thanks man! thanks for downloading too
Nixon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,293

05-26-2014, 06:27 PM	#18
Nixon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,293	the learning curve is pretty big when it comes to the mastering, VST's , effects, all the controls etc. but producing beats and stuff isn't too hard if you already have a hang of laying out melodies and stuff on other DAW's, but yeah when it comes to programming each VST to how you want it, mastering all the instruments and applying effects etc. it can take a while to get used to it, but it pays off considering you can do so much more than mixcraft, the main reason i switched from mixcraft was because how limited it was if i am honest! and thanks man, glad you like the music! EP coming very soon!
Nixon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,293

05-27-2014, 08:53 PM	#19
Mabdog Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 5,670	Are you completely self taught? Like how did you learn all this shit? Video tutorials? Fucking around? All I ever took was a music theory class in high shool
Mabdog Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 5,670

05-27-2014, 09:31 PM	#20
Nixon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,293	self taught pretty much, fucked around with mixcraft for years before i started making serious stuff, i guess being able to play some instruments and knowing a bit of how scales / chords etc. work and go together helps me
Nixon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,293

06-04-2014, 07:04 PM	#21
Dr Ashworth Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,302	this has a really relaxing sound. and it sounds very solid. reminds me of burial a lot, mostly because the samples used. definitely reflect a contemporary urban feel, like driving around a rainy city.

06-04-2014, 07:24 PM	#22
Nixon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,293	thanks man, that was the type of atmosphere i was going for so i'm glad i was successful in doing so, appreciated!
Nixon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,293