Waters of Redemption

[Mattias Westlund]

OK, while I managed to meet my November 1 deadline (meaning: all tracks are structurally and compositionally finished) it seems like I have VASTLY underestimated how much detail work actually remains on this project. I transfered the project files and samples over to my stationary machine a few days ago to allow for easier and more comfortable editing, and since then I've been experiencing a growing feeling of despair. There... is... just... soooo... damn... much... work.... left. If the midi bit wasn't enough (adding or tweaking expression curves in 300 different places, editing velocities that jump out due to the shorter key travel of the black keys on the Keystation Mini 32, editing a boatload of sloppy performances) there's also the fact that I need to make this harshness-fest a bit more pleasing to the ear through judicious EQ'ing and maybe other processing as well.

While I could postpone the release, I'm reluctant to do so. I'm a pathological tinkerer and I need to get this out as planned or it will never be released at all. I have enough unfinished and unreleased projects lying around as proof of that this is what is going to happen if the process drags on for too long.

Anyway... in a couple of week's time I'm going to need a few sets of ears for listening through the whole thing. Just a bit of help with pinpointing anything major that I might have overlooked. I'm offering a free copy of the finished album for anyone who'd like to help out

[peastman]

Isn't it always like that?  The first 90% of a project takes 50% of the time.  And then the other 90% takes the other 50% of the time.

Peter

[Mattias Westlund]

(11-06-2016, 09:59 PM)peastman Wrote: Isn't it always like that?  The first 90% of a project takes 50% of the time.  And then the other 90% takes the other 50% of the time.

Peter

Yep, that's the truth of it. I think I need to become rich and famous so I can hire someone to do all the boring, soul-sucking shit after I'm done with the fun parts like writing the music xD

[Otto Halmén]

I'm up for proof listening.

[Michael Willis]

(11-06-2016, 10:49 PM)Otto Halmén Wrote: I'm up for proof listening.

I thought you were going to say that you're up for doing the soul-sucking work when Mattias becomes rich and famous.

[Mattias Westlund]

Soo... we have a release date!



Waters of Redemption will be out on December 16.

[peastman]

Cool cover!

[Otto Halmén]

(11-07-2016, 09:36 PM)Michael Willis Wrote: I thought you were going to say that you're up for doing the soul-sucking work when Mattias becomes rich and famous.

When Mattias becomes rich and famous, I'll become the village idiot at the local bar who rambles infinitely on how I know him online.

[Samulis]

(11-20-2016, 11:09 PM)Otto Halmén Wrote:

(11-07-2016, 09:36 PM)Michael Willis Wrote: I thought you were going to say that you're up for doing the soul-sucking work when Mattias becomes rich and famous.

When Mattias becomes rich and famous, I'll become the village idiot at the local bar who rambles infinitely on how I know him online.

What do you THINK I do already? 

"Hey, have you ever heard of Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra? I know the guy who made it. He's pretty chill."

[Michael Willis]

(11-21-2016, 04:54 AM)Samulis Wrote:

(11-20-2016, 11:09 PM)Otto Halmén Wrote:

(11-07-2016, 09:36 PM)Michael Willis Wrote: I thought you were going to say that you're up for doing the soul-sucking work when Mattias becomes rich and famous.

When Mattias becomes rich and famous, I'll become the village idiot at the local bar who rambles infinitely on how I know him online.

What do you THINK I do already? 

"Hey, have you ever heard of Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra? I know the guy who made it. He's pretty chill."

Ha! I just started playing Battle for Wesnoth with my son earlier this week, and then yesterday I heard him humming the melody from "Legends Of The North" while swordfighting his little brother with large kitchen utensils (when they were supposed to be washing the cookware)... He still has no clue that I'm able to discuss music with the composer. At this point I'm just glad that he has something to hum to himself other than John Williams, even that gets old after hearing it 57 days in a row!

Ok, back on topic... Serious congrats, Mattias, on wrapping up this project! I can tell this has been a ton of work, everything from putting together the flow of the story, to getting good cohesion between the pieces, to hammering out the detail work of each individual part. I really hope that it's been intrinsically rewarding and you feel that you have grown a lot, working on something on a scale unlike anything you've done before.