| ^ agreed about the more conventional drum part. A sparse modern RnB groove would help a lot.
Also, the comments about the vox being out of tune are correct, and this is taking into account the sliding up and down in the "tell me when" parts.
Comment re: grid : many people feel as you do about the whole click track/quantize issue. I think that a well performed and arranged track will breathe in a natural way regardless of the level of precision. You can make a grid swing and bounce if you know how to do it.
You seem to have a great atitude regarding the comments here, which is a good sign. My main suggestion is to practice, maybe enven work on two or three different versions (start from scratch each time, finish one completely before starting another one) of the same song.
Never forget: it is all about the music. If the song is good and the molody is good, make sure that arrangement is complimentary to both of these things and that the recording doesn't detract for the song. Most of the time if it is just not happening it is probably due to a problem with the arrangement, not the gear (or virtual gear). Your gear is good enough so work on making the most of the tools you have and combining them in different ways. |