PhonoBrainer 1,865 Posted January 30 (edited) This once knew life as "'Round Corners" a while back, but it went to the big city, as you will see. This is now v2.0, some tweaks made on good suggestions, and the horns dropped a tad in the mix. Fun video if you like (stream @1440p if you can?) . . . audio-only is below . . . Soundcloud: I appreciate any comments very much, thanks! cheers, -Tom Edited February 14 by PhonoBrainer 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
STEVE POOLE 263 Posted January 30 My goodness ...you are a master sir .. absolutely amazing Video and music . Really draws you in I now have video envy LOL. Steve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jesse Screed 652 Posted January 30 Hey Phobra, very nice music, mix, and video to be honest, the music and video in no way matched up with the text at the beginning. I had the impression you were to present a dystopian montage, and instead it was a thing of beauty. maybe that was your intent, I suppose Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jack c. 713 Posted January 30 way cool.what vst plugin horns do ya use?is the bass guitar going through bass simulation amp?jack c.horns are at a good level Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mark skinner 672 Posted January 30 Ambient Jazz Funk .. All of my favorites . You can't lose with that combination. Great musical production and visual. As far as the horns in the second section , I thought they might be a "tiny" bit hot but they also had a nice "effect" . I thought the First horns that came in (before the electric piano), were the ones that needing lowering . All of the instruments sounded Amazing. I Really enjoyed the entire production , the neon PhonoBrainer sign at the end was a Nice touch. mark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hidden Symmetry 1,484 Posted January 30 Enjoyed the retro disco/ funk vibe & visuals were colorful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhonoBrainer 1,865 Posted January 30 (edited) 5 hours ago, SupaReels said: My goodness ...you are a master sir .. absolutely amazing Video and music . Really draws you in I now have video envy LOL. Steve Steve! A master of disaster, quite possibly. Glad you liked the video - we are all at the mercy of the Gods of Stock Clips. 5 hours ago, Jesse Screed said: Hey Phobra, very nice music, mix, and video to be honest, the music and video in no way matched up with the text at the beginning. I had the impression you were to present a dystopian montage, and instead it was a thing of beauty. maybe that was your intent, I suppose Here we go - to be honest I didn't line that up but now that you mention it, yes they don't match. UNLESS you view urban beauty as something dystopian in itself. Which, I do. When I lived in big cities, I was continually aware that the myriad daily stimulations could make it more than possible to live an entirely unexamined life. "The Serenity of Distractions." And as our wisest modern philosophers would have it: "And for that reason, I'm Out." The video, I agree is beautiful! It is a collective beauty, like leaning in to an ant farm. many thanks for the listen and excellent commentary! 2 hours ago, jack c. said: way cool.what vst plugin horns do ya use?is the bass guitar going through bass simulation amp?jack c.horns are at a good level Thanks, Jack! The bass guitar is most often a clavinet patch cooked up from the Acousticsamples D9 Clavinet, and the "fretless"-ish bass is from Dune 3. The "horn section horns" are EastWest Hollywood Pop Brass, ad the solo trumpet towards the end, which I fear is too loud, is AudioModeling SWAM Trumpet. thanks for the ear time! 2 hours ago, mark skinner said: Ambient Jazz Funk .. All of my favorites . You can't lose with that combination. Great musical production and visual. As far as the horns in the second section , I thought they might be a "tiny" bit hot but they also had a nice "effect" . I thought the First horns that came in (before the electric piano), were the ones that needing lowering . All of the instruments sounded Amazing. I Really enjoyed the entire production , the neon PhonoBrainer sign at the end was a Nice touch. mark thanks a lot Mark! I'm still sweating the horns in the mix, will keep in mind your observations. Much appreciated, thanks! 1 hour ago, Hidden Symmetry said: Enjoyed the retro disco/ funk vibe & visuals were colorful. thanks HS for the listen, and the retro remark as well! This is all an in-the-box version at pulling off what you and your band does so well in real time. Much respect. Edited January 30 by PhonoBrainer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Sprouse 801 Posted January 30 I saw more than banking and prostitution! haha the horns vsts sounded great. I feel the solo at the end had to be incongruently loud for the effect you were going for. Great solo! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wookiee 1,789 Posted January 31 @PhonoBrainer I have to confess Tom I am not a fan of pseudo vinyl noise, it irritates the { insert expletive of your own personal choice here } sorry. The opening piano is cool and does not need a supporting act of scratchy noise, just my own personal furry opinion. As for the rest of the song when the bass kicks in nice groove you have going on that bass, sounds like it might have a bit of dirty Wurli supporting it? Are the horns to in the face not for me the sound OK here on the Adam's 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bajan Blue 1,098 Posted January 31 Great track and great visuals - i thought the horns sounded all good including the solo Nigel 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyB01 380 Posted January 31 Tom Visuals are stunning! Are the horns a smidge too hot? Yes - imo - but please don't change them because they work really well. Can I have a crit? I'm with @Wookiee on the vinyl scratch thing - didn't need it and at first I thought it was my cranky old MD7506s. 😂 Overall great work all round. Andy 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lynn Wilson 643 Posted February 1 On 1/30/2022 at 10:36 AM, PhonoBrainer said: The video, I agree is beautiful! It is a collective beauty, like leaning in to an ant farm. Stellar music and a stunning video! Your take on the video is right on! Once upon a time, I used to be in a horn band, so the volume of the horns were about right for me. Do you mind if I borrow this song as a template for mixing? When I hear how pristine your mixes are, I start to understand what you are telling me about mine. Please, Phobra, keep writing masterpieces like this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Makke 300 Posted February 1 Excellent composition. Well done structure and arrangement. Nice groove and mix. Sounds good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegaltieribrothers 226 Posted February 3 Hi Tom, Great video and great track, loved the horns especially. Thanks for sharing. Good Job! best wishes paul Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Larry T. 251 Posted February 3 awesome music....totally engaging video....notes while enjoying: great electric piano intro....finally, maraca's!!, i love maraca's....nice clavinet, wasn't expecting that at all but fits perfectly....great horns, maybe down a dB or so....nice drum entrance....nice riffing on synth....great entrance by trumpet....and they all come together at the end....the serenity of distractions, indeed!!!! 👍👌🎶🔊 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garybrun 877 Posted February 3 Hi Tom. I missed this one. I always look forward to your productions as I learn a lot from them. Your use of panning, delay, and use of eq is amazing to my ears and I make note of the subtleties to add to my learning skills. Do you use automation? You just have a liveliness to your mixes. I'm experimenting with automation now.. but it gets pretty hot on the mix buss quickly.. so I drop the automation I have done about 10% and that puts it back in the ball park again. Thanks for sharing. Gary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeeringAmps 1,794 Posted February 4 On 1/31/2022 at 12:24 PM, AndyB01 said: Visuals are stunning! Agreed! On 1/31/2022 at 11:03 AM, Bajan Blue said: horns sounded all good including the solo Agreed! Thanks for sharing the details on the horns. I think a master class in horns would help many here; what say you? A cwp with some articulations etc.? t 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjornpdx 1,031 Posted February 6 Tom, the video has it all - great images accompanied by music that, to me, describes an urban landscape perfectly. I really liked the Prochnow and Morris quotes at the beginning and, like Jesse, I expected a bleaker story from the video because of that introduction. But I like your take on it, that the city is a made up world of constant distractions. Anyway, I really enjoyed the video. Top notch production for sure! -Bjorn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Fogarty 67 Posted February 7 very nice. I see you have have been filming in my town. Do you live in Tokyo? Whatever, very well done. I think the horns could fit better in the mix, but its not "distracting." I usually go back and a forth about 50 times on these types of decisions. The mix I just did I mixed the organ so many times. Very good stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 88 92 Posted February 9 Amazing...I agree that the horns could be pulled into the mix a tad, but that is such a subjective thing. So good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
