Dont understand a word but Im lovin it. Perky, fun and mischievous. My only objective would be the rythm guitar plus the L/R guitars in the verse conflict a bit. Id replace it with a simple bassline to leave room for gits + vox
Regards /Bo
Thanks so much for the listen and the feedback, It's funny it never occurred to me that the guitar was in conflict, but now that I am listening for that I think you are right. I'll churn on that and see what kind of solution (possibly what you said, just a bass line there).
Is it? I will record it with the guitar so you can see that it's not even close to umbrella, my verse melody is on an offbeat unlike umbrella. The chords are a lot different too.
so, I'm thinking that my interface is to0 nice. I'm on other forums taking advice on a sort-of downgrade, in that I may need an interface without features that I won't ever use because I'm too stupid. In otherwords, I don't less quality (preamps/conversion) but I just don't want all this other stuff that I don't use but still pay for. one of the respondants asked what kind of music I play so I'm posting some of the songs I'm working on. the first one is called cobwebs. I'm using apple loop drums on it instead of a click track as i do with all my songs. I haven't gotten to actually laying down drums. this is actually close to how it will sound. the end, is very rough because I had just written the vocals and you hear that I'm murmuring them because it turns out they are impossible to say with the rythm. also, you can hear to much syblance and you can hear were I cut and pasted vocals to see where they would fit best because it just cuts in and out. also, you can hear a lot of artifacts from compressor and de esser plugins. logic 9: hurray. that has been remedied now but this version doesn't contain those revisions. and the vocals are way to loud. I'll post another version right now.
The production is bad. I really think this song is kick-@ss though all the way up to the mid section. It would sound really nice if that mid section was changed or omitted all together - you've already got the base tune with that verse and chorus. I think the end would sound great with the first couple lines of the first verse again. This tune is killer and you should sell it to the Foo Fighters or have it professionally recorded yourself. ...after a better arrangement, of course.
It would sound really nice if that mid section was changed or omitted all together
-C
thanks and I totally agree. that part bothers me too, and even if I put the guitar parts on it, I still don't think I'd like it. but it definetaly needs something besides two versus and two choruses. that's the problem. my brother wrote part of the music for it so I'm basically wating on him to come into town. I'm in the middle either trading my metric halo for a orpheus (which I see you have, how is it?) or just selling it. I should probably just sell it. I suck to much at recording to have something that nice which obviously isnt bridging the gap between my the song and my recording abilities. maybe an ensemble or probably a fireface would be more my speed.
thanks and I totally agree. that part bothers me too, and even if I put the guitar parts on it, I still don't think I'd like it. but it definetaly needs something besides two versus and two choruses. that's the problem. my brother wrote part of the music for it so I'm basically wating on him to come into town. I'm in the middle either trading my metric halo for a orpheus (which I see you have, how is it?) or just selling it. I should probably just sell it. I suck to much at recording to have something that nice which obviously isnt bridging the gap between my the song and my recording abilities. maybe an ensemble or probably a fireface would be more my speed.
Hey, anyone deserves what they can afford. Get the Orpheus. It's awesome! The only thing is, if you don't have really good mics the Orpheus really won't make up for that....though it will still sound better. With good mics the Orpheus makes for a very finished sounding recording right off the bat. It's worth every penny! Having the best gear you can get just gives you something to grow into. Plus, at least you know the gear part is 100% covered.
I like the song. I would try and find a way to make the vocals pop out a bit, they could use little more clarity.
Hi Irefay, thanks for listening and replying. I've heard that on another board as well. I'll take that on board for the next recording. Glad you liked the song anyway!
here's a little something i started working on today. i envision maybe some subtle choir backing vocals and synth for some atmosphere. sounds like its headed in a gloomy direction, so titled "weight of the world"
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Hi Guys old song that I recorded this month, Using the new BX RockRock Plugin, It stacks well btw.
Anyway, please help out here, im looking for arrangement critique, I’m thinking about adding ornamental parts here and there, maybe some leadish guitar, I tend to always sound to much like the edge though.
Perhaps some pads or strings ?
Hadn’t had time for backing vocals.
Im getting some drums recorded soon, for now its AR60 which is ok if a bit static, down to my poor programming.
Really want to push this one over the top.
Let me know your thoughts, would really help thanks for you time.
Hi Guys old song that I recorded this month, Using the new BX RockRock Plugin, It stacks well btw.
Anyway, please help out here, im looking for arrangement critique, I’m thinking about adding ornamental parts here and there, maybe some leadish guitar, I tend to always sound to much like the edge though.
Perhaps some pads or strings ?
Hadn’t had time for backing vocals.
Im getting some drums recorded soon, for now its AR60 which is ok if a bit static, down to my poor programming.
Really want to push this one over the top.
Let me know your thoughts, would really help thanks for you time.
Hey Aaron, cant give you much advice, but this sounds great to me. Really good recording and a cool tune.
Recording our new album. (How's our guitar sounding?)
I have *really* been getting into taking a "purists" perspective with DAWs lately. The slate team has been putting a really big smile on my face to this end.
This is a recording of a cheap little $200 baby acoustic guitar, so it gives you an idea as to how much work the "signal chain" is doing to help the sound.
Tracking was:
1)AKGC460 small pencil condenser over the performer's right shoulder (pointed down at neck) on a LaChapell 583e preamp. [6 inches away]
2)Audio Technica 4033 wide diaphragm condenser 20 inches away from pencil microphone and pointed at the body of the guitar (between bridge and end of the body) on a Shadow Hills mono gamma preamp set to discrete.
3)Home made ribbon microphone about 3 inches away from the saddle of the guitar, phase reversed on a Blue Robbie preamp.
These preamps were all received by the line-ins of Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56 unit.
Levels in the DAW were:
Neck: +2db
Ribbon(phase reversed): -2db
Room/3to1: -5db
Cubase 6.5 was used on the PC DAW.
ITB consisted of Slate Digital Virtual Console Collection and Virtual Tape Machine. A very tiny bit of parallel Cytomic compression was used on the group channel, but that's it for plugins other than the hardware emus.
VCC was set to "Trident", with no added drive or gain. (One channel instance on every microphone, and one mixbuss on my master fader).
VTM was set to 2 inch tape / 30 ips with a "high bias" on all the individual microphone channels, and then 1/2 inch tape / 15 ips with no bias on the master channel.
I love the tone we're getting, and we're tracking this in our living room on a cheap ass guitar. haha.
Hope it helps sort some things out for you guys who are still wondering about this software. Color is totally a subjective thing, but I'd like to hear what you all think. I for one, am stoked that I can carry this rig around and get great "hardware tones" anywhere. I have officially sold my soul to Slate Digital. haha.
I posted a version of this song a while ago and got a little feedback which was great. This is a better version though so I would appreciate a listen and some more feedback.
I really like this. I can already feel an emotion pouring out of the song.
just where this clip ends, did you ever think of having a pause followed by kicking it in with drums and a smooth bass line?
Just my opinion (I like it when songs do that, I feel it has a nice power build up )
My now ex-girlfriend bought a ukulele. After making up a few chords, this is what I came up with. When my mom heard it she asked "is this from the perspective of a dog?"
Hey ya'll. SO, here's the first recording that's hopefully going on our demo. Also my first effort at actually mixing (started yesterday), so please forgive (or help) a noob. Lol. Everything is one take, except the bass... because there's only 4 hands between the 2 of us...
Now that the disclaimer is out of the way, can I trouble everybody for some feedback?
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My now ex-girlfriend bought a ukulele. After making up a few chords, this is what I came up with. When my mom heard it she asked "is this from the perspective of a dog?"
Nice....I'm from Honolulu, always nice to hear the uke again !! What kinda mic n pre? In a treated room I'm assuming too.
If u want some real uke inspiration look up Israel Kamakawiwa'ole or Jake Shimabakuro.
This is braddah Iz's classic song that made it pretty BIG lol:
Hey ya'll. SO, here's the first recording that's hopefully going on our demo. Also my first effort at actually mixing (started yesterday), so please forgive (or help) a noob. Lol. Everything is one take, except the bass... because there's only 4 hands between the 2 of us...
Now that the disclaimer is out of the way, can I trouble everybody for some feedback?
Not bad...u get the point across for a demo. A little bit of timing issues and yes, the mix could use some cleanup but...its just a demo so...
Nice....I'm from Honolulu, always nice to hear the uke again !! What kinda mic n pre? In a treated room I'm assuming too.
Thanks for listening. It's a Blue Bluebird and a Mackie Blackjack. I recorded it while sitting at my computer in an untreated room, unless carpet counts as treatment.
well. I'm embarrased to say how long I've been talking about this. so, songwriting to me is fun. recording is awful. I think I'm ok at it but maybe not. you have to "squint to here what I'm saying." you can trash the song if you like but if you have any suggestions as to how I can get a better recording that would be awesome. I'm going to re-record bass and drums. my brother played guitar and he's back out of town so that's staying. I plan on standing closer to the mike and using a spit gaurd, two in fact and also roling off the the bass on the akg 414 that I sing through. and maybe turning away from the mic when I breath. I might even do all the doubled tracks without speaking any of the "esses" if that sounds right. ( one track would be spoke normally). and there is one or two lyrics that I will change and a verse that I will ad to the beginning I think. I will also put guitars during the part where there isn't any singing. it's called "love again."
really like the vocals! reminds me of Elliot Smith
Hi everyone. Posting up a rough demo here. See what u think. What can be improved both instrument-wise and vocally? Trying to improve my vocal technique. Thanks for any feedback.
LYRICS:
The Slow Collapse
I've been saved
Somewhere down the river they came
Closer to the banks by the bay
A solemn look of the strange
From the mud
Sunken under places we're from
Minutes slow collapsing the sun
Horizon as empty as none
Refrain:
So long ago that I can't believe
The blackest day that it's ever been
The one I love, she don't remember me
The one I lost was somewhere seen
Falling down. Fallen.
Night or day
Either seem as equal the same
A color comin', filthy as grey
& rumblin', crumbled away
Losin' love
Its poison slippin' my tongue
The virus is drippin' my blood
& never what it once was
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!! What kinda mic n pre? In a treated room I'm assuming too.
