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Forever After - David McGowan

Latest track.

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1. David McGowan24 Oct 2003, 08:57
   Whats up guys. this track hehehe.... has a long story behind it
   
   It all started last night, when my girlfriend stayed at my house for the last night for a week or so right ? i had planned on spending the night keeping each other company and so forth, well i sat down at my computer while she was doing her college work, and poof , i started hot tracking this song. i was on a role, and i knew that this would be one of those nights where everything will just flow. So i made the choice to stay up all night working on this song ,instead of spending time with my girl... <_< well 5 hours later and the entire layout complete, i save and export the song. then i close down reason and as soon as i hit the little X **POOF* blue screen. im like ... oh hell naw :excl: . :angry: :excl: so i restart.. the exported wav file doesnt exist any more and my .rns reason file is corrupted.. i lost it all ... by this time i was foaming at the mouth eyes rolled back in my head , mumbling something about is it murder if its a computer ? *&%^(%&^(%&^#$(&*% :madgo: :madgo: :madgo:
   
   Anyways , i decide i would try and remake it as best i can. knowing damn well you can never make the same thing twice. Well I did remake it fairly well , and at some places better i think. So heres the track, and heres the morale of the story , dont waste quality time with your gear , when you could be spending it with those you care for. After all she is the inspiration for the song. So please voice your opinion on the poll, and review/critqiue as you please. all comments welcome( constructive criticsm taken without getting butt hurt ;))
   
   Tracks... directory
   
   Song itself.
   
   Hope you enjoyed the true story ;)
   David :lol:
   
   P.S For the guy who didnt know what a 303 was, from the break at 2:10 all the way till the end there is a 303 bassline going. its very distinctive at the end, when its just a filtered 303 and the kick. Hope that gives you an idea.

   Edited by David McGowan on 24 Oct 2003, 09:07

2. OneLoneMan24 Oct 2003, 19:41
   Very, very nice track. I like it a lot. It has a 'love song' feel to it. I like the melody and the change-up in the middle.
   
   BTW was your girl PO'ed? If she wasn't she should have been. If it had happened to me I sure would have been! I hope that you have learned your lesson!
   :P
3. David McGowan24 Oct 2003, 19:54
   Yeah it definately has the love song feel to it. Intentionally. But my girl understands how making music is important to me, and that how some times your on a roll, and she will let me do my thing. She very awesome that way. Thanks for the kind words oneloneman.
   
   David :lol:
4. Trancefuzion24 Oct 2003, 20:57
   I agree. It does kind of have a "lovey" feel to it.
   
   Nice strings and pianos. Love those.
   
   The percussions didn't do much for me.
   
   The bass seems pretty weak.
   
   Good 303s.
   
   The strings could probably use some reverb.
   
   Overall the track is pretty good. Until the breakdown with the piano it is pretty boring I think but I really dig the piano stuff.
   
   The only other thing this track lacks is some level work and some mastering.
   
   I could picture this song with some vocals. Good work.
5. David McGowan24 Oct 2003, 22:10
   Thanks for the comments trancefuzion, yeah its still rough draft phase and needs some polishing. ill probably do some more work on it tonight.
   
   And yes i thought the same thing , this needs vocals! maybe i can talk my girl into singing on it.. heh ya right. well see..
   
   David :lol:
6. Trancefuzion24 Oct 2003, 22:53

   David McGowan wrote: Thanks for the comments trancefuzion, yeah its still rough draft phase and needs some polishing. ill probably do some more work on it tonight.
   
   And yes i thought the same thing , this needs vocals! maybe i can talk my girl into singing on it.. heh ya right. well see..
   
   David :lol:

   
   Good luck ;)
7. TranceSynthVania25 Oct 2003, 11:57
   Hey!
   
   Listening now...
   hmm, I agree it's nice, but I think the melody needs a theme. Like I don't think I'll go around and whistle on this song, since it doesn't have that real message I want. Hope you understand me, the strings and piano and everything is very nice, but it kind'a lacks a theme. And I also think you need to work a little more on your mixing and mastering. But with your production skills, it's only a matter of time before you make a hit!
   
   Keep it up man!
8. Lithius27 Oct 2003, 03:15
   Very cool track!! I really like the atmosphere of the instruments! One thing about this track that I think needs a little work is the definition of the progressions. As in, I couldn't really tell how far I was into the progression. Something like that, it's kinda hard to explain. But it's a very cool track, with a little work it'll just sparkle.
9. David McGowan29 Oct 2003, 02:55
   Thanks for the kind words folks. ive had interesting impressions from this song. Ive noticed most other producers havent really cared for it, others have liked it , reminding them of old school "DreamTrance". And then other people who dont even normaly like trance or forms of electronica thought it was pretty good. Anyways, i might mess with it some more, but i appreciate all the feed back.
   
   David :lol: