The Life of a Gyroscope (alt instrumental) ****Per your observations New Mix as of May 21, 2025****

[Larry T.]

Update May 21, 2025:

Thank You All very much for listening and great comments. Here is a new mix with louder bass and lower highs courtesy of my ears and iZotope Ozone 11 Elements AI mastering:

https://larryterrano.bandcamp.com/track/the-life-of-a-gyroscope

 

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Hi everybody. Hope you all are well. This is The Life of a Gyroscope. Observations welcomed 🎵 🎶

 

 

DAW: Cakewalk by Bandlab

 pc: windows 10, i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40 GHz, 8GB ram, DI Bass, DI electric guitars, SI drums, arturia minilab mkII, arturia analog lab 5 lite

reference speakers: M-Audio BX3

 

Edited Thursday at 05:28 AM by Larry T.

[Bajan Blue]

Hi Larry

I really like this  - a good track - now I don't know if this is because of what I am listening to the track on (just small speakers, not my studio monitors) but I found the mix slightly "toppy", which could make it a little tiring to listen to.

It would be great if some other members can have a listen and comment

so apart from that, which as I said could be me, cool track

Nigel

 

[jwnicholson78]

Very cool song.  I'd agree with Nigel that there's a lot of high end, and I had to turn my headphones down to give it a listen, but I enjoyed the composition.

[treesha]

A very free piece. Lots of interesting changes. I had a little trouble following some of the timings in the first part. I agree the top end is a bit intense. Nice work and I like the concept and the picture too. 

[Larry T.]

On 5/10/2025 at 3:46 AM, Bajan Blue said:

Hi Larry

I really like this  - a good track - now I don't know if this is because of what I am listening to the track on (just small speakers, not my studio monitors) but I found the mix slightly "toppy", which could make it a little tiring to listen to.

It would be great if some other members can have a listen and comment

so apart from that, which as I said could be me, cool track

Nigel

 

Thanks Nigel. I usually boost the bass on almost everything i listen to, so those highs can sound a bit strong if you don't.  Appreciate the listen and kind words 🎵🎶

Edited May 13 by Larry T.

[Larry T.]

On 5/10/2025 at 8:14 PM, jwnicholson78 said:

Very cool song.  I'd agree with Nigel that there's a lot of high end, and I had to turn my headphones down to give it a listen, but I enjoyed the composition.

Thanks jw. Appreciate the listen and kind words 🎶🎵

[Larry T.]

On 5/11/2025 at 2:17 PM, treesha said:

A very free piece. Lots of interesting changes. I had a little trouble following some of the timings in the firstart. I agree the top end is a bit intense. Nice work and I like the concept and the picture too. 

Thanks treesha. The fast picked electric guitar solos on the first part of the song were improvised and luckily fit in ok with some editing. Appreciate the listen and kind words 🎵 🎶

Edited May 12 by Larry T.

[bjornpdx]

Larry,
I was picturing a gyroscope where you wind it up, it spins for a while then slows down to a stop. The music seemed to fit that action pretty well, tho I thought the tempo should slow down even more at the end. Anyway, very creative use of different instruments.

Seems like a slight glitch at 0:40? Missed beat or something.
-Bjorn

[Larry T.]

20 hours ago, bjornpdx said:

Larry,
I was picturing a gyroscope where you wind it up, it spins for a while then slows down to a stop. The music seemed to fit that action pretty well, tho I thought the tempo should slow down even more at the end. Anyway, very creative use of different instruments.

Seems like a slight glitch at 0:40? Missed beat or something.
-Bjorn

Thanks Bjorn. Your observations are correct! Start off fast, maintain stability and then slowly spin to a stop.

The transition at 0:40 is two bass Drum beats. I mixed their volume up a bit but it is a busy, fast transition that I struggled with and used what I thought was the smoothest sounding one. 

Appreciate the listen and kind words 🎶 🎵

[Wookiee]

Tad hot here, sorry

[Larry T.]

8 hours ago, Wookiee said:

Tad hot here, sorry

Thanks Wookiee. Appreciate the listen.

Here's how I mastered this one: the loudest parts peaked around 02dB in the Yellow. No track or bus was in the red at all. I think I do have one synth a bit too loud, as mentioned above, and, imo, iZotope Ozone 11 Elements Mastering is creating the hot sounding audio. There is still tons of stuff about mastering I don't know yet 🎶 🎵

Edited Wednesday at 09:56 PM by Larry T.

[Wookiee]

@Larry T. do you have a copy of the Youlean loudness plugin, excellent toy for assessing loudness. The Pro version even has the facilities to normalise for different streaming platforms for appropriate LUFS. Well worth getting a copy. You might also want look into clipping plugings, these can increase perceived loudness without creating an overly hot output.

[Larry T.]

6 hours ago, Wookiee said:

@Larry T. do you have a copy of the Youlean loudness plugin, excellent toy for assessing loudness. The Pro version even has the facilities to normalise for different streaming platforms for appropriate LUFS. Well worth getting a copy. You might also want look into clipping plugings, these can increase perceived loudness without creating an overly hot output.

I don't have the Youlean plug in but will look into it 👍

Your comment about "clipping plugins" is Gold 👍 👍

I redid the mix and put it up in the original post. Thanks Wookiee and all of you very much 🎵 🎶