Still getting to grips with electronic production - so would love as MUCH feedback as possible to do with absolutely any part of the mixing/mastering! Follow me and ill return the favour and check out some of your stuff and give my opinion also.
You said as much as possible - so here we go.
When you are working with downtempo music with very few elements, the big challenge is to maintain people's interest without ruining the relaxed feel. This can be done through arrangement, dynamics, ambience, and tone - as well as a whole host of other things.
Arrangement wise you've got something going, there's progression, new things are introduced and you present a little movement. You could maybe go a little further, get a bit of ear candy going.
Ambience wise - blah. You have TONS of space. Craft and embrace your ambience, don't just throw a whatever reverb on there. Give a little life to it. Even in a relaxed track like this, don't be afraid to play with a little quirkiness in your ambience. The reverbs and delays should function almost like subtle percussive instruments - yielding their own push to the vibe.
Tone - this record sounds like it's scared of treble. Again, just because it's a downtempo type of tune doesn't mean you can add a little distortion and saturation to enrich the tones. And that snare/clap really could use some brightness to come to life.
Dynamics - this is the big one. I feel everything moving linearly. It sets one volume and then just stays there. No no no no no. You have to move the record. Those pads should rise and fall, drums can change. Think of the song as a big story, with the arrangement being the overall plot, but each section of the song being like an individual episode. There still needs to be arc, tension, and movement.
This to me sounds like you just wanted to make something. A good record sounds like you LOVED making it.
When you are working with downtempo music with very few elements, the big challenge is to maintain people's interest without ruining the relaxed feel. This can be done through arrangement, dynamics, ambience, and tone - as well as a whole host of other things.
Arrangement wise you've got something going, there's progression, new things are introduced and you present a little movement. You could maybe go a little further, get a bit of ear candy going.
Ambience wise - blah. You have TONS of space. Craft and embrace your ambience, don't just throw a whatever reverb on there. Give a little life to it. Even in a relaxed track like this, don't be afraid to play with a little quirkiness in your ambience. The reverbs and delays should function almost like subtle percussive instruments - yielding their own push to the vibe.
Tone - this record sounds like it's scared of treble. Again, just because it's a downtempo type of tune doesn't mean you can add a little distortion and saturation to enrich the tones. And that snare/clap really could use some brightness to come to life.
Dynamics - this is the big one. I feel everything moving linearly. It sets one volume and then just stays there. No no no no no. You have to move the record. Those pads should rise and fall, drums can change. Think of the song as a big story, with the arrangement being the overall plot, but each section of the song being like an individual episode. There still needs to be arc, tension, and movement.
This to me sounds like you just wanted to make something. A good record sounds like you LOVED making it.
Great advice. Like the vibe on the track. Have a shot at some of that, a bit of luck and success on some of those points and you'l improve the track.
So my cousin is remixing the Good Ones Go (Interlude) off of the album Take Care by Drake, so far all that is done is just the second verse. Can y'all give me some feedback on the way i mixed the vocals, is there anything i can do to make it sound better?
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Hey wassup ya'll. Just wanted to get you expert's opinion my mix of this song in comparison to a high end (commercial) mix. How it can it improve, what does it lack? Does it sound muddy or flat? All effects including EQ, compression, delays and reverb were done in the box. Does it sound flat or muddy?
I notice I can come close but I can never get that smooth and deep sound of most commercial records I hear. Is that mainly the factor of mastering. Anyway just let me know your thoughts. I appreciate it much.
This isnt really a check my mix post for me. Its more of a check this Artist out. I want some honest and tough opinions on Skrap. The mixes are all not finished...
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This isnt really a check my mix post for me. Its more of a check this Artist out. I want some honest and tough opinions on Skrap. The mixes are all not finished...
Nice. Liked common kings esp and the vox are really, really good on all of them (I listen to this kind of thing tho...). Maybe need some more flow throughout the songs, and why just the guitar in that other one, someone loves their pedal too much? i wont comment on the mix....
Nice. Liked common kings esp and the vox are really, really good on all of them (I listen to this kind of thing tho...). Maybe need some more flow throughout the songs, and why just the guitar in that other one, someone loves their pedal too much? i wont comment on the mix....
When you are working with downtempo music with very few elements, the big challenge is to maintain people's interest without ruining the relaxed feel. This can be done through arrangement, dynamics, ambience, and tone - as well as a whole host of other things.
Arrangement wise you've got something going, there's progression, new things are introduced and you present a little movement. You could maybe go a little further, get a bit of ear candy going.
Ambience wise - blah. You have TONS of space. Craft and embrace your ambience, don't just throw a whatever reverb on there. Give a little life to it. Even in a relaxed track like this, don't be afraid to play with a little quirkiness in your ambience. The reverbs and delays should function almost like subtle percussive instruments - yielding their own push to the vibe.
Tone - this record sounds like it's scared of treble. Again, just because it's a downtempo type of tune doesn't mean you can add a little distortion and saturation to enrich the tones. And that snare/clap really could use some brightness to come to life.
Dynamics - this is the big one. I feel everything moving linearly. It sets one volume and then just stays there. No no no no no. You have to move the record. Those pads should rise and fall, drums can change. Think of the song as a big story, with the arrangement being the overall plot, but each section of the song being like an individual episode. There still needs to be arc, tension, and movement.
This to me sounds like you just wanted to make something. A good record sounds like you LOVED making it.
Really good, in depth feedback. That's what this thread is all about. I agree with a lot of your sentiments and feel that the arrangement could use a bit of movement (and also space for it to breathe in general). Some delay, reverb and even panning would make all the difference in this track I think.
I really like the mix of the track you posted, solid low end, radio ready but the vocals were slightly underwhelming when compared to the rest of the mix. That might speak more to the capability of the artist and the quality of the instrumental mix rather than vocal mixing though
I almost think there's too much low end at the sections with it :P No bass during the 'verse' part so I feel you on that aspect, but I can't do anything about that lol.
So my cousin is remixing the Good Ones Go (Interlude) off of the album Take Care by Drake, so far all that is done is just the second verse. Can y'all give me some feedback on the way i mixed the vocals, is there anything i can do to make it sound better?
Not my cup of tea musically so much, but when i listening i reread your post - i think the vocals are mixed well, professional job. Just right. That said I'm no professional...
Really good, in depth feedback. That's what this thread is all about. I agree with a lot of your sentiments and feel that the arrangement could use a bit of movement (and also space for it to breathe in general). Some delay, reverb and even panning would make all the difference in this track I think.
I really like the mix of the track you posted, solid low end, radio ready but the vocals were slightly underwhelming when compared to the rest of the mix. That might speak more to the capability of the artist and the quality of the instrumental mix rather than vocal mixing though
The vocals on that record are very very.... let's say unique. The idea was to blend this "vogue" style of delivery with some really really dirty trap style music. The concept was to make this very linear sound for the vocal, but to also make it blend with the track. The producer actually recut the vocal with Nadia as the original capture wasn't really suited for this type of song - but the performance of the recut just wasn't right. So I had to make due.
Give the vocals another listen - you'll notice that the dynamics stay almost perfectly consistent from beginning to end. All the variation is in the tonal changes. You'll notice that her facial expressions in the video don't change much dynamically either, but the tone of the shot changes. It's an interesting concept - one that I think a lot of people won't subscribe to because it's so polarizing - dirty trap mixed with fashion-expo vogue vocals.
Also - a lot of the performance is in the effects. Even on the chorus you'll hear this sort of roboty-flanger effect. That was made by running the vocals into themselves through Morphoder. But monotone delivery helps to exaggerate the impact of the cuts, stutters, pitch shifts, etc. A lot of her music is like that.
This isnt really a check my mix post for me. Its more of a check this Artist out. I want some honest and tough opinions on Skrap. The mixes are all not finished...
I like him! I connect to his personality in the first one most - his voice shines through best. The other two.... ish... I think this is still under the glass ceiling of convention though. More of a personal thing, but I'd like to hear someone breaking glass.
On a mix point, get him out of those hallways - reverb is smearing up the vocals.
Despite having have had to push back the release date of my first official EP, I'm still making music. This is my latest track.
I'd like feedback on pretty much everything, considering I produced, mixed, recorded, wrote and performed the entire song (not in that order ).
I personally think, as far as my rapping is concerned, that I did a pretty good job with my lyrics in comparison to my other work. That being said, I would still like to try and take in as much advice as possible. I'm passionate about what I do, so advice from those that listen to hip-hop is the most important thing for me.
I think it might be easier if I break this into chunks...
Comments, Critiques, Feedback On:
The beat
The overall mix
The vocals
The performance of the vocals (delivery, rhythm, breath control)
so it was time to play with my new shit !!!
I got a UAD-2 Solo, a Korg TR rack, and a Mackie MCU pro this week ... I also used the AT4047 I got 2 weeks ago.... but I still hate that ****ing mic...I wish I didn't want to play with it because it was new
I do like the UAD!!! some of the plugins sound pretty decent (I wouldn't call them 'amazing'), but most of all, I can get like ~10 extra plugins at 88.2khz, and I can actually FINISH mixing a smaller track at 96 samples 88.2 now...I just wish I had a quad
I'm digging this, it's got a Jay-Z/Kanye collab feel, especially during the chorus. The only advice I have is regarding the the vocals in the first verse, they sound kind of muted, perhaps too dark?
Overall IMEO (in my ear's opinion haha), I think this is mixed really professionally and overall it's a pretty dope song. I'm liking it. Keep doing what you're doing!
Guess I'll put it out here for now...I just wrapped up an EP for Singer Carlisle Greaves. I did 3 of the 4 tracks. "Say The Word" was done by John SK McGee who is one of Trey Songz's producers. He's done stuff like "Neighbors Know My Name" and "Doorbell". Video and stuff for the single "Hello" should be coming soon so keep an eye out for it. Album got mixed/mastered at the SSL room in Cue Recording Studios (Northern VA) by Ken Schubert (Amerie, Mary J Blige, K'Nann, etc). We really like how it turned out but I'll let you guys decide because Carlisle might be taking it back to mix again for his full retail release later this year. If you guys have any questions on the production/mixing just let me know!
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Nice sh*t bruh...the vibe is clean and the way it changes in the chorus is ridiculous. Lyrics are also on point...you got a deep track on your hands.
Let me know what you think of this new one i did...
Thanks for the feedback
On the track you posted, I would just have the drums hit harder. Other than that, I like it. Get the right rapper on it and it will be a good track. Sounds like a Wiz Khalifa type song, especially with the 808 sounds.
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i wont comment on the mix....
Sounds good though. I just wished it bumped harder.
