Blog 4: A Tribute to Chris Scavone (also a bit on my final project)

Yo Yo Scavone. I just listened to this piece and it wihtout a doubt tops nearly all of the other projects I've listened to. Nice job. I'm still going to analyze and review it though.

So the tune starts off with a nice little drumline with an emphasis on claps and hi hats. Then he introduced a simple bass line and topped it with a great piano progression. And then here it comes, that sweet synth line that carries out through the rest of the song, really loved that. It kind of had a MGMT feel to it, just a really simple but incredibly effective melodic synth line which really stands out.

So about half was through the song mixes up a bit. The synth line gets dropped and in comes a kick heavy drum beat pattern which keeps the original bass line in tact. Then we get a new melodic synth line complete with hand claps. As this part of the song progresses a lot of effects come in and the use of a synth pad. I also loved the way the song ended with the drums finishing up but keep the synth line in it till the end. Great job.

So the best thing about this project in comparison to other projects Ive listened to is that this really sounds like a song, its smooth progressive and could realistically be heard on the radio. My only critique is that from the middle of the song towards the ends it just gets a little repetitive. Although a few effects come in with the use of pads I just felt more could have been done to keep the songs progression moving in the last half of the song.

Still though I give it a whomping 10/10

Final Project:

So from doing this project I got a much better grasp of reason and kind of got a better idea of what I wanted to do with this project. I realized that often simplicity is the way to go with these projects. Keeping a melodic synth line simple or keeping a simple rhythmic bass line can often stand to be way more important then trying to complicate things. I heard a lot of projects that tried to do to much and more or less ended up sabotaging their projects.

So I really wanted to go for a techno sound, I liked working with techno sounds on my last project and really enjoyed using the synths with a techno feel to them. One thing I wanted to improve for next time was working with drums. I felt I was still quite new to throwing in different drum loops and I feel next time that I will have a much better grasp of using the different drum kits.

In terms of tempo my last project was a bit slow, I think for my final project I'm definitely gonna up this a bit. It was nice having a slow tempo for the reason project as it gave me a chance to get a good feel for the program. Now that I'm more comfortable with this project I feel much happier moving faster.

So on a final note I definitely want to work on a really good synth line for next time. Scavone's project shows how important this can be. Especially if you listen to MGMT you can see how important this can be to a song.