I've got Turkish Roots, My Mum & Dad Are both Turkish Cypriot, my Mums Grand Father was form Sudan who was captured and sold as a Slave to a rich Turkish fellow, who treated him like one of the family.

I was brought up with Turkish culture, yet this is my first attempt at producing something with a Turkish feel.

I was really lucky and found this free Turkish female vocal loop (It was in the correct key and more or less the correct Bpm   ), recorded in a Cathedral, also found a nice percussion loop (not sure where it's from) but it sounds Turkish and finally two Gong loops.

Link to the vocal free sample : http://www.sonokinetic.net/products/classical/tigris-and-euphrates/
Gongs was found on http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=51837



This is Ottoman Sultan (From The Ottoman Empire)

Hi denis.
A fine `Türk Halk Müziği`attitude. A little arabian, a little indian roots. vox loops fit very well.
And : your rec-quality improves more and more .Some of your older tracks seem to be a bit "fuzzy"
and overleveled.( in my speakers)   Don´t know the reason why.
Have  you ever tried to play traditional turkish or oriental instruments? Could be a new & interresting experience.
In this sence: Back to the roots, guys!!!!
                      U.L.I.

Yeah I've learned a lot about recording techniques over the last year or so, I enjoy experimenting and researching, not to mention the help I've had on bandAMP.

I will one day get a SUZ or similar instrument, I also like the Turkish sort of Oboe instrument, called a Zurna - it has a great sound

LOVE IT!
I've always loved the middle east music (some of that love in "Velvet Feathers") and this is totally enjoyable for me. Love the percussion and the guitar sound and, of course, the whole harmony of the song.
I'll be waiting for a final version with a "suz".
Great tune.


              > Iszil

Denis,  this is great!!  Love the mix and overall feel!  *****5 STAR*****RATING

Hello, this is very nice, I love the middle eastern style alot, very well done and great choice of scales. byzentine or harmonic minor? Spanish phyrigian maybe.. hard to decipher those..
Good production and awesome use of ambience. Love the vocal samples

Wohoo Denis this rules what else can I say...Something seems over compressed at times but Im not sure what it is...Sounds a bit preasured down..Totally awesome arrengement...Man you rule!!!!

I'll check the compression out, I mastered it in FL,  then edited it in Adobe Audition. I may have added too much compression on the master output??, or the wrong type.

Thanks observasion.

This sounded pretty tasty to me.  I thought the different instruments fit together nicely to create a comfortable vibe, like strolling leisurely through a bazaar.  Could work as a soundtrack.

(This is my first review here, and my first post here too.)

this is more and more Denis. Wonderful