| Lost and Found [message #186060] |
Mon, 04 February 2008 23:50  |
 opensky
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I've been finishing up a "trilogy." Here's the first mix. Mind you, it is long because it's 3 songs (14:25) so if you don't feel like listening to the whole song, that's cool. Just let me know what your thoughts are on the overall production and where you left off so i can gauge where I'm losing listeners.
Thanks.
Lost and Found
http://soundclick.com/open
Steve
http://www.soundclick.com/pro/?BandID=266047
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| Re: Lost and Found [message #186062 is a reply to message #186060 ] |
Thu, 07 February 2008 17:48  |
Tannoy
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Hi there,
so, I've listened to your trilogy-tune, this is what came up to my mind :
I think that the bass has too much low end and the kick-drum needs some of it. The snare sounds a little boxy, maybe it needs less mid-frequency. Maybe there's a possibility to play with the velocity on the drum samples (I assume they're samples) to bring more live into the drums, especially on the toms. Don't get me wrong now: I've listened to this on my nearfields and a subwoofer system afterwards to judge especially the low end - on both I felt that the overall balance is a bit too dynamic, some things really sticked out. This thing happened to me somewhen when I had no adequate speaker system at hand and tried to fix things while listening over headphones (and I promise, I will never do it again! ) If I listen to your mix over headphones nearly everything is as it should sound (at least my feeling)...
Again, don't get me wrong here: I don't think that you've mixed it with headphones on your ears, but it sounds a bit like it. Maybe an acoustic problem. Maybe you would like to try it - I think that the sound you'll hear over your headphones is more that one that you've wanted to achive and wanted to come from the speakers ...but that's just my opinion and some things are also a matter of taste.
After all, I have to say that I like the overall concept a lot, there is dynamic in the whole thing
and there are some really cool parts in there. It's good work,but again, I think you are able to put this to another level.
Best wishes,
Tannoy.
myspace.com/marcopoprock
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| Re: Lost and Found [message #186072 is a reply to message #186061 ] |
Tue, 12 February 2008 01:26 |
opensky
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Thanks Studiojimi! I was looking forward to hearing your reaction. I really learned a lot from the reviews of my other songs you did. Just want to say "thank you man!" I checked out your buddy Jamie Palumbo. I really like his stuff! Thanks for the comparison. Again, thanks for all your comments. You've really been helpful.
Steve
http://www.soundclick.com/pro/?BandID=266047
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| Re: Lost and Found [message #186073 is a reply to message #186062 ] |
Tue, 12 February 2008 01:30 |
opensky
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Thanks Tannoy. Someone on another forum said the exact same thing about the kick needing more bass and the bass having too much. That confirms to me the validity of that statement. I will go to work on it. Thanks.
| Tannoy wrote on Thu, 07 February 2008 18:48 |
Hi there,
so, I've listened to your trilogy-tune, this is what came up to my mind :
I think that the bass has too much low end and the kick-drum needs some of it. The snare sounds a little boxy, maybe it needs less mid-frequency. Maybe there's a possibility to play with the velocity on the drum samples (I assume they're samples) to bring more live into the drums, especially on the toms. Don't get me wrong now: I've listened to this on my nearfields and a subwoofer system afterwards to judge especially the low end - on both I felt that the overall balance is a bit too dynamic, some things really sticked out. This thing happened to me somewhen when I had no adequate speaker system at hand and tried to fix things while listening over headphones (and I promise, I will never do it again!) If I listen to your mix over headphones nearly everything is as it should sound (at least my feeling)...
Again, don't get me wrong here: I don't think that you've mixed it with headphones on your ears, but it sounds a bit like it. Maybe an acoustic problem. Maybe you would like to try it - I think that the sound you'll hear over your headphones is more that one that you've wanted to achive and wanted to come from the speakers ...but that's just my opinion and some things are also a matter of taste.
After all, I have to say that I like the overall concept a lot, there is dynamic in the whole thing
and there are some really cool parts in there. It's good work,but again, I think you are able to put this to another level.
Best wishes,
Tannoy.
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Steve
http://www.soundclick.com/pro/?BandID=266047
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| Re: Lost and Found [message #186275 is a reply to message #186060 ] |
Sat, 24 May 2008 18:32 |
MDM,
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Registered: May 2008 |
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the SONGS are well crafted and have potential to fit into commercial formats.. so good stuff..
the RECORDING is amateurish, with obvious deficiencies in the guitar dept., overall mix (hire a pro) and arid-sounding vocals (not so much of a problem but worth mentioning).
as usual the 'do it yourself' approach has it's shortcomings, even though it does allow freedom of expression
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