ectogemia Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Here's my first attempt at a solo mix. The concept: Guy goes to sleep in haunted house. Guy starts having a creepy dream. Dream becomes nightmare. Nightmare fills with all his greatest fears. Oh, and monsters. Guy can't wake up. Guy is trapped in nightmare. Eternal terror and torment forever. It's a bit rough around the edges, but the motifs are in place, and since I'm so new to all of this, I don't want to finish it and have it unsalvageable due to crappy mixing, mastering, or arrangement. So I've uploaded it in a fairly raw form with the hope that any of you more experienced people can hear things I'm totally overlooking before I get too far in. I know the samples are bad, but I'm working with free samples exclusively at the moment. There's a couple of peaks in there, too, that I haven't been able to work out yet. Also, the source and mix are both in 7/8, so yes, it sounds weird/awesome. Thanks!! Mix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonectric Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I'm liking the strings' volume swells at the beginning. One might say they are...swell. Percussion sounds pretty awkward when it comes in at 0:28; it's like essential parts are missing, leaving the other sounds exposed to limp along on their own. It starts to sound much better at 0:47. The buildup could be more effective with a few changes. The little reversed percussive sounds in the background (they might be reversed snares, not sure) are placed strangely, and I don't think I'd make the regular snare so prominent right from the start of the buildup. More bass drum would be good there. The synth starting at 1:06 sounds cool, and it's the first part of the remix where I recognize the source, but some of the notes just aren't fitting in well for me. In particular, the long notes at 1:09, 1:13, and 1:18 (hopefully the times translate well across media players). Overall, this is pretty good for a first attempt. It took me a while to figure out how to make my stuff not boring. Haha now I'm listening to my early work. AWKWARD NOSTALGIA TIME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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