YannickJason Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 http://www.box.com/s/ngyffo1t1rn94oofrcqa Something I'm working on as part of my 10 track album. What do you think? It's finished now. I hope I an get a good critique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YannickJason Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 It's done! Tell me what you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modus Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I really dig this arrangement, but the execution doesn't have the same pizazz. The strings/brass feel floaty and only half-present. Same with guitar. Maybe less reverb and a tighter attack would help. Better samples perhaps. But dude it's catchy! So catchy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonamer Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Alright let me take a crack at this... Pretty cool song. I like the concept! It starts slow and serious, and progresses to a more intense atmosphere. Very Cool! As with your Splash Woman mix, while the arrangement of the song is great, production is where there are dents. The drums IMO is much better than your other mix, but glance over it again and try to make it sound more natural (i.e. like it didn't come from Ye Olde Drum Machine store). Electronic instruments are fine, and since your not submitting to OCR you don't have to worry about others being judgemental about your choice. Nice orchestral strings, too. The bass could sound more natural, but it's decent as is. There was an instrument (I'm guessing electric guitar) from 0:40 until 1:40 that kind of sounds like a metal guitar being aborted. Either replace it with something better, find another instrument, or delete it entirely. Good mixing, yet again, will drastically improve this. Just make sure that the appropriate instruments have the right amount of prominence. Some of your percussion instruments tended to have too much attention where the electronic and strings should have stood out. Hope you can apply this to your other songs. Good luck with the album! EDIT: Damn you, ninja master Modus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modus Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 EDIT: Damn you, ninja master Modus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YannickJason Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 http://www.box.com/s/ngyffo1t1rn94oofrcqa WHOOPS! This is the complete, but not final version. That was an old link... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YannickJason Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 By the way, thanks for the tips guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YannickJason Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 http://www.box.com/s/ngyffo1t1rn94oofrcqa (Is the same link as below. ) Don't know about that snare drum... but I do like me mixing better on this version. I slao found a better guitar. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volterock Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I'd have to agree with Nonamer on the point of the drums being not very natural. It's mostly notable in the beginning but not so much later on in the mix. I think what might fix it is if you vary the velocity of the notes more and slightly miss-align some of them/humanize it. Maybe give it more of a dynamic range? The crashes sound kind of weak too. Maybe layer it with some others or pull up the volume or turn down everything else and let the tail drag a little longer perhaps. The backing strings sound too quiet in the mix. Maybe experiment with compression on different instruments to make it sound more full. I think the kick could have more of a punch too. Maybe try layering it with another and EQ'ing and compressing. All of these things are pretty minor though. The song sounds full and almost finished. My favorite part is at 3:24. I love the drums and synth you used there. I like how it slows down in the :38 mark and then takes off! I really like the bass melody too. It's a fun song I hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YannickJason Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 I'd have to agree with Nonamer on the point of the drums being not very natural. It's mostly notable in the beginning but not so much later on in the mix. I think what might fix it is if you vary the velocity of the notes more and slightly miss-align some of them/humanize it. Maybe give it more of a dynamic range? The crashes sound kind of weak too. Maybe layer it with some others or pull up the volume or turn down everything else and let the tail drag a little longer perhaps. The backing strings sound too quiet in the mix. Maybe experiment with compression on different instruments to make it sound more full. I think the kick could have more of a punch too. Maybe try layering it with another and EQ'ing and compressing. All of these things are pretty minor though. The song sounds full and almost finished. My favorite part is at 3:24. I love the drums and synth you used there. I like how it slows down in the :38 mark and then takes off! I really like the bass melody too. It's a fun song I hope that helps. Thanks! I think I might just take out the into and use it in another song though... I've reworked the beginning and tried something new with the EQ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YannickJason Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 http://www.box.com/s/ngyffo1t1rn94oofrcqa Here's a little update. I took out the intro and tried some work with a voocoder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YannickJason Posted April 23, 2012 Author Share Posted April 23, 2012 http://www.box.com/s/600d1c9cf8fb7e59e135 Hoping this is the final version of this song. I've come to love this one a lot *seeing as it's something of a mascot song for the album* Also, I've dwindled the number of tracks down to about four or five. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YannickJason Posted June 21, 2012 Author Share Posted June 21, 2012 http://soundcloud.com/yannick-jason/anthem-of-adventure Last one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ad.mixx Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Want to drop by and say I'm really liking this. I'm not sure if you're planning on changing this (like a final master or something), but I do want to say: That first lead synth you bring in might be a little too loud, maybe try lowering the volume and beefing it up with another lead synth on top of it? If you can. Other than that I like this. The drums are a little on the weak side in terms of mixing, but I think they sound good like that, like something you'd hear on an RPG or something. I really dig this song. Great writing in pretty much all aspects of the song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YannickJason Posted August 10, 2012 Author Share Posted August 10, 2012 Want to drop by and say I'm really liking this.I'm not sure if you're planning on changing this (like a final master or something), but I do want to say: That first lead synth you bring in might be a little too loud, maybe try lowering the volume and beefing it up with another lead synth on top of it? If you can. Other than that I like this. The drums are a little on the weak side in terms of mixing, but I think they sound good like that, like something you'd hear on an RPG or something. I really dig this song. Great writing in pretty much all aspects of the song. Thanks so much! Sorry for the late reply. Yeah, this one definitely needs a bit more tweaking before release Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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