Here is the "Intermediate" group [b][Category 2][/b]. One vote each.
Be tactful when commenting if you have submitted a track, you welcome to 'crit' your track as if you are an objective 3rd party to throw off the scent of the others Just try to the best of your ability to not give away too much.
[b]Johnson [/b]"Ethereal Depth Charger"
http://guitarforum.co.za/gfsacomps/mp3s/Johnson.mp3
[i]The main theme is a sampled acoustic guitar sequence, reversed, with a dolop of reverb added.
The drums I filtered everything below 120Hz and above about 2kHz out, hence the 'underwater' muffled type sound. I layered some unfiltered overheads to add a bit of top end back in the mix. The overheads are played forwards and reversed simultaneously, offset to allow the reversed cymbals (which are automated to pan hard left/right throughout the track) to flow into the forward cymbal hits. I applied a ton of reverb to the snare and reversed it, then placed each reversed 'swoosh' immediately before the regular snare hit for time-stretching effect.
Accompanying the main theme is a simple piano sequence, played forwards.
There is quite a bit of sub-bass in the mix, with a number of 'depth charger' bass drops scattered throughout. I pushed the limiter quite hard in the mastering phase which created some artefacts on the crash hits when played simultaneously with the bass drops (i.e. a shimmering effect), which strangely enough, I thought fit the general feel of the track.[/i]
[b]Cooder [/b]"The Heart of Tarrasque"
http://guitarforum.co.za/gfsacomps/mp3s/Cooder.mp3
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