andorra

Hello friends , I would like to share this really special mix with you , Performed this december's new moon @Shamanic Hadra's party .
I wish you a nice Sunday .
Love .
Dj SolEye
https://soundcloud.com/k-5/dj-soleye-aka-kalifer-aum-gaia-new-moon-opening-mix-shamanizm-by-hadra-2015-12-11
 
Would appreciate feedbacks here or directly on soundcloud
Tracklist :
 
 

Starting my Saturday with Astronaut Ape
 

reverb rarely gets used on kick and bass, although sometimes if it works it works.  
 
reverb is usually used on an aux channel as sharing reverbs helps to conserve cpu cycles but it also helps to place the track into one space.  this replicates how reverb would work in a live setting as musicians are playing in one room.  gives cohesiveness.  don't forget to set your reverb on the aux channel to 100% wet.
 
On drums i will often use a drum plate reverb.  The effect of this is something like a gated drum sound but with a little extra openess.  If you have Logic DAW check out the "big drums" setting which has a perfect impluse for drums in my opnion.  Sometimes you can use these on whole loops.  I would try not to use cathedral or large spaces reverbs on the drums too much (although in small amounts it does work) except for one off massive reverbs on one off drum sounds, as is said above.  I find that spring reverbs are better for giving lots of reverb to drums without taking up too much headroom in the mix.  Very useful effect for downtempo music.
 
to give an example... one of my snare sounds may send off to a couple of reverb aux channels. it have a little bit of "big drum" reverb just to give it some body and a little bit of spring reverb to give it space.  same process with a percussion loop.
 
I often apply larger reverbs such as hall, church, cathedral onto pads and atmospheres. actually this is where valhalla comes in very nicely as it doesn;t thicken the mix too much.
 
so i often have about 3 reverbs going per track plus a couple of delays.
 
for rythmic synth parts i would go for delays first to add space to the sound as they take up less space in the mix.  Hall plates, spring reverbs or very small amounts of larger reverbs can be used in varying amounts.
 
if it's a busy track sometimes you might want to put an eq after the reverb and filter out some lower frequencies, but just be careful that you don;t loose the body of the track in more ambient moments.  you can always automate the eq so that you can experience the full frequency range during intros/breakdowns etc..
 
i think the important thing with reverb though is not to overdo it.  too much reverb and your track will sound lifeless and dull...and small with no headroom as reverb just eats up your mix. if you feel that you've overdone the reverb on the track you can always just try turning the volume of the aux channel down.
 
but try delays aswell to add body to the mix.
 
lastly, for massive space pad reverbs and deep ambience, set the track channel fx bus send to "pre send", take the volume of the channel right down and then when you adjust the fx send you would get a super wet ambient sound.  the only issue with this approach is that it can create massive reverb eq spikes so, either give the track volume a little increase to add a little body and / or insert an eq after the reverb and use a spectrum analyser to see where the sound is bunching up and cut it, often very strongly, there.

Post some pics Yiannis;)   I used to be all about big cities, but the older i get the more difficult for me is to live on a crowded place...if i have the chance i still want to move up north to rural Portugal though All my life i lived by the coast, i think it's a privilege to be honest...but even though i live close to the beach i rarely go there, .it gets way too crowded, i rather drive a bit, so i'm all about "Secluded/hidden" all natural beaches, it's all about being in touch with nature.... these are two of the beaches
 

 

I was wondering where the users of this forum live. I know Gagarin is based in Paris and Spinnet in Kalymnos. I've only been to Paris and London really, so I'd appreciate if you described your living environment in a bit of detail. Is it really urban, out in the middle of nowhere or something in between? Are you happy with where you live, or would like to be somewhere else?
 
Ι live in Stylida, a small town near Lamia. It's got a port and is near some nice beaches, built along a hill. Behind my house there's a small forest and I have quite a cool view of the surrounding bay. This is an enormous treat, as I spent my childhood in Athens and then London. My area was one of the last small town-like ones in the 80s, but come the 90s it turned into a very urban place, with high rise buildings everywhere. London was infinitely better than Athens of course, with a lot more green - not to mention all sorts of cultural stimuli. Nowadays I can't stand Athens for longer than three days, I find the buildings oppressive and when it's cloudy everything is grey. It's also too noisy for my liking. I reckon I could live in London alright, provided I got a job.
 
Your turn

Great topic idea Yiannis
 
I live here 

https://vimeo.com/143518564
 
Guernsey in the Channel Islands, close to the French coast.
 
It's TINY! That vid shows off the beautiful scenery but actually makes the place look bigger than it is (30 sq miles/ 78 sq Km) 
 
I love it here, but luckily get off the rock quite often which stops me from going stir crazy.  

Artist: Erot & One Arc Degree
Album: Synergism
Type: EP
Style tags: Psychill, Downtempo
Media type: DIGITAL
Year: 2015
Label: Iboga Records
Catalog ID: IBOGADIGITAL235
Length: 00:29:50
 
Synergism, as opposed to antagonism, means that the joint action of multiple agents is bound to increase each other's effectiveness. In this case, the joint efforts of Erot, danish psychill producer, and One Arc Degree, greek duo specialized in atmospheric breakbeats, have definitely increased each other's creativity. A collaboration that started more than a full year ago now bears it's first fruit!
 
This is probably our last release for 2015. We hope you will enjoy it while we prepare a multitude of new projects for next year!
 

As we both love science (I'm a physicist while my partner is an engineer), we wanted something mathematical, simple and in correlation with astronomy/cosmology. The 1/360 of a circle (in other words, one arc degree) was pure enough for our purpose, so we stuck with it!

A mix (groovy progressive psytrance) i did for an open air event this summer.
 

 
 
 

Boom everybody! I'm happy to share with you the article about the chillout scene in Russia. Tanya, thank you for helping with it;)
I don't pretend on the objective view, but i did my best to give you insight about the Russian chillout at a glance. Feel free to add if you have anything.
http://mystic-sound.com/what-is-going-on-with-the-chillout-scene-in-russia/
 
andorra, i can't publish the exact plans because there is always a surprising ingredients in the good party, but we'll share the information minimum 1 month till the party date. Is it enough for your decision to come? All events will be always right in the heart of Moscow.

Thank you for the interesting and inspiring article ladies.
 
This version of Dreaming Awakening is a wet dream, wish I'd been there:
 

Hei guys!
I locked myself in my studio the last weeks and spend about 15 hours a day making new material and improving my setup for the upcoming shows at Freaks in Love in Turkey (with Shpongle!!!), One Love Festival in UK and Momentum in Linz this Saturday. Here, I made a little Live dubby session with my latest track Foggy Fungus. Enjoy the travel, please let me know what you think and spread the word if you feel like supporting me! One Love
 

 

Hi all lovely Psybient people!
 
Here's a small release I want to share with you which is also my third self-released EP.
First two tracks are psybient/chill style and third track is melodic downtempo.
 
Any feedback about the music or production quality is appreciated!
 
Thank you!
 

 

 

 

Absolutely amazing!
 

 
Edit: And this is pretty awesome too.
 

He's better known for his psy/goa trance tunes, but this EP is pretty cool downtempo IMO. Nothing really groundbreaking, but quite well done. You can tell he does trance too from many of the sounds he uses.
 

Sixis (sample pack)
In addition to composition and audio engineering I focus a lot of energy on sound design.  I am doing a series of free sample packs that will be available here. Expect a new one every few months!  I also do freelance sound design so please contact me if you are interested.
http://www.sixismusic.net/sound-design.html

Dear mind travelers,
 
here is a new experience for your ears, this is a preview track, the final track will be 432 hz and remixed.
 
85 Bpm, all sound Fx recorded in nature.
 
Have a nice journey ...
 
https://soundcloud.com/filsdesetoiles/organic-psybient
 
Comments or feedback are doable on my official facebook page !!  
https://www.facebook.com/filsdesetoiles

A nice little free samplepack from Halfred for those who missed it :  
 

 

Artist: VA (compiled by Indra)
Album:Forest Garden Type: compilation Style tags: Psybient, Psydub Media type: WEB Year: 2014 Label: Maia Brasil Records Catalog ID: Length: official url: https://maiabrasilrecords.bandcamp.com/album/va-forest-garden   1. Master Minded​ - Enter the Garden (feat. Tye B ) ​2. Moon frog - Star Portal (feat. ​JemInEye) 3. Zen Baboon -  Ovostruz
4. Kalpataru Tree​ - Over the Years 5. beatfarmer - Tuvan Dream 6. Martins Garden - Aurora 7. Tikki Masala - Deep Mystery
8. Balancé - Rainy Day 9. Naturelement - Out Flow 10. Globular - Timeless Vibration ​11. Primal Vibration​ - Lost Stillness    

10 Common Mixing Mistakes to Avoid
http://theproaudiofiles.com/mixing-mixtakes/

Wow, Outlets of the Sky is truly beautiful, thanks for the heads up Andorra.

Inspired by the new Ascendant release I'm listening through their earlier productions
 
https://ambientascendant.bandcamp.com/music

I love it! Really waiting forward to hear the full album.

I wish I could make it to S.U.N. also this year but unfortunately it's not possible... Been there past two years and love the festival. Have lots of s.u.n.-fun...
 
So far I'm going to
03/08/2015 - Samsara Festival, Hungary
If anyone else is going come say hi (I'll be playing at Plug&Lay Stage on Friday from 1930 to 2100 )

I wish I could make it to S.U.N. also this year but unfortunately it's not possible... Been there past two years and love the festival. Have lots of s.u.n.-fun...
 
So far I'm going to
03/08/2015 - Samsara Festival, Hungary
If anyone else is going come say hi (I'll be playing at Plug&Lay Stage on Friday from 1930 to 2100 )