Galcian Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 This is my first honest attempt at a song. It's really not a remix at all, but it does use a track from the Skies OST called "Tension". It's actually all original until 1:45 when the raw track comes in. I just added some extra beats and a rap on top, along with some small edits to the audio. From 3:08 on, there's some remixing of Tension to better suit a melancholy mood. The point is NOT to submit this to the judges but simply for comments and advice. I don't play any instruments (except the mouse and keyboard ), I don't know anything about music theory, and I don't know what the heck I'm doing, but I enjoy creating... stuff. So there ya go >_> EDIT: Uploaded to soundcloud as requested --> http://soundcloud.com/exobyte/of-rogues-and-silvites EDIT2: Source for everything 1:45 and on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42qnCABmxUM Video version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN0SopiCp1g - ExoByTe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwitzaHouse Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Nice, I love SoA I'll def give this a listen and get back to you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galcian Posted June 10, 2010 Author Share Posted June 10, 2010 Cool, thanks. You should find it... interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galcian Posted June 11, 2010 Author Share Posted June 11, 2010 Wow, it must be really bad if I can't even get any advice XD Guess I should probably stick to video work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dJb Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 I'd love to critique the audio, but there's no sense doing it on a youtube video. Upload the track to something like soundcloud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galcian Posted June 11, 2010 Author Share Posted June 11, 2010 Ah, ok. Sorry, completely new to the audiophile way of doing things, but yeah YouTube audio quality isn't great. I've uploaded it to soundcloud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dJb Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Eh, it gives a 404, can't find the page (on the SoundCloud) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galcian Posted June 11, 2010 Author Share Posted June 11, 2010 Ugh, it was because changing my username changed the URL :/ Fixed it, though. I think everything is finally in order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dJb Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Ok there we go! Final question: what DAW/program did you make this in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galcian Posted June 11, 2010 Author Share Posted June 11, 2010 I created it in a very unorthodox way. What I did was create patterns in FL studio then exported them as high-quality WAVs into Sony Vegas. Then I positioned them on the timeline frame by frame. I did this because I'm very comfortable with Vegas and thought that exporting into 320kbs MP3 format wouldn't sacrifice quality. But it did.. anything low-pitched is garbled. This made me sad. I also used Audacity to do some vocal adjustments. That's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dJb Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Yea the low end is null in this mix. Do the WAVs you export from FL have any low-end in them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galcian Posted June 13, 2010 Author Share Posted June 13, 2010 Yea the low end is null in this mix. Do the WAVs you export from FL have any low-end in them? I'll have to check that out when I have access to my work computer again. If that's the case, maybe I could put the WAVs into FL and export from there. So that's one big problem, but I also want to know about the musicality of the mix. Is it strange, choppy, etc.? Bad samples? Everything used was from the default FL files after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dJb Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 The reverb on the vocals is too much, and they seem 'stuck' behind the synths. It sounds like you've added effects (like a phaser or something) to the vocals - take them off it you have. The beat that comes in at 0:20 needs a lot more 'umph' - but that goes back to the lack of bass we've already discussed. The transition at 1:45 is abrupt, but not necessarily unpleasant...I'd wait for other comments concerning it. I think the biggest problems here are mix-related. Everything used was from the default FL files after all. So you put FL files in Vegas?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galcian Posted June 13, 2010 Author Share Posted June 13, 2010 The reverb on the vocals is too much, and they seem 'stuck' behind the synths. It sounds like you've added effects (like a phaser or something) to the vocals - take them off it you have. The beat that comes in at 0:20 needs a lot more 'umph' - but that goes back to the lack of bass we've already discussed. The transition at 1:45 is abrupt, but not necessarily unpleasant...I'd wait for other comments concerning it. I think the biggest problems here are mix-related. So you put FL files in Vegas?? I layered the vocal track then put on reverb, 2x Flanger, and distortion.. obviously, I was trying to cover a lot up =p I won't add all those effects again. Is there anything else I could have done at :20 to add something more, besides fixing the bass.. such as different patterns, better samples, or adding things? Regarding the transition, I actually went through four or five different variations of where to make that transition, and it never really felt quite right.. honestly not sure how to switch from fast and drummy to slow and dark. No, I didn't put FL files in Vegas. I meant that I used the files that came with FL for the entire song.. as in I didn't download any higher quality samples. Thanks for the tips, though. You're the first person I could really get to help me figure out how to improve. . . from now on my songs will have bass in them EDIT: Just figured out that the WAVs have quite a bit more bass in them.. so I guess exporting from Vegas is sucking away all the low end, which sucks because I like to put videos to my songs... I can start using Premiere for that, though. Anyone know if Premiere has any loss of audio quality issues? Or how to export from Vegas without losing quality? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dJb Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I'm familiar with Vegas, and it shouldn't suck the low end out like that if you are properly importing WAV's. Check your audio export settings. I'll give you more input sometime soon. But, just some FYI: never use 2x flagers, phasers, or choruses. ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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