Calum Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 This is "cave of mystery", just a little tune I recorded with live guitar/drums/piano/violins also some bowed cymbal/bowed glockenspiel. The guitar is a little out of time, but it's not finished. A jingle with mostly live instruments. Short jingle that sounds like an sort of ending in a sonic game or something. All midi, using cubase. I'd love any feedback on any aspect of these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Sounds Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 That sound at the beginning of "Cave of Mystery" seemed extremely right-panned and irritating. I'm not sure if that was intentional. Anyways, these are some cool ideas, and I'd like to hear the tracks when they are further developed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted August 17, 2010 Author Share Posted August 17, 2010 That sound at the beginning of "Cave of Mystery" seemed extremely right-panned and irritating. Yeah I did that, I don't really know why. It wouldn't be in the final mix. I guess I'm more into the composition side than the production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted September 9, 2010 Author Share Posted September 9, 2010 A few more jingle-type things. I've noticed on an awful lot of adverts they seem to have these cutesy songs with ukeleles and glockenspiels and children singing. Well I tried my hand at it: Advert 1: Advert 2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonicThHedgog Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 sick tunes man, great quality too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted September 9, 2010 Author Share Posted September 9, 2010 sick tunes man, great quality too! Oh man, that means a lot! I joined OCR a few months ago really looking to improve on my production skills and I guess I'm making headway! Thanks for the feedback! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlandese Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Really crisp sounding. I like the quality, and the jingles are fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted September 12, 2010 Author Share Posted September 12, 2010 I've just done a completely MIDI version of "Cave of Mystery" whereas before it was completely live. I think it fares better in MIDI. Let me know what you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ectogemia Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Love the transition from the piano to bells. Slick transition to bassline's entrance, as well. Anytime you toss pizzicato strings in the mix, you'll be cleaning up my juices for hours. Here's a towel; now, get started. Seems a little treble-y for most of the piece. Maybe you could try turning up the bass a little. Awesome song, just seems like it's standing on a weak pair of legs. Beef those suckers up, but not too much. I'm not a huge fan of fadeouts, so you can ignore this critique given that it's your artistic vision and whatnot. I started to develop my own ending as the piece progressed, and I sort of "heard" a continuation of the piano arpeggios + choir + strings as they were while everything else drops out. A few measures later, piano slowly fades out. Choir and pizzicato strings remain together for another phrase or two, then on last measure, choir abruptly drops out and you get 3 last boop, boop, boop! plucks from the pizzicato strings, and the song ends. Jesus, did that make any sense? Again, that's my vision; you can certainly have yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabond23 Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Yes. Cave Of Mystery is quite nice. I love the whole theme of the track and your instrument choices. I do agree with Ectogemia that it needs a lot more bass. It sounds good the way it is with the pizzicato strings and bells, but a little more bass will really help fill out this track. Looking forward to hearing version 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted September 22, 2010 Author Share Posted September 22, 2010 thank you both. I will turn the bass up! Regarding the fade-out it was sort of a temporary thing as I planned on having more sections but didn't get them done. Also I used the fade out as I kind of imagined it as a looped track but it could have an ending. But your explanation of the ending made sense and I will bear that in mind as I try to end it! Ah as I was starting to thing the pizzicato strings were a bit cheesy! I'll definitely leave them in now. Thanks for the feedback, i'll get on with the next version soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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