Nachoswolf Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Click here to listen! I'm around halfways in a remix of my favorite soundtrack from the legend of Zelda series. I just felt like posting it here to get some feedback and suggestions before I finish it. I know it's a very creative title I've given the song, it will be changed . I also have wonder: - What genre would you put this song under? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rozovian Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Your drums are great. Your lead strings are horrible. The rest is in between. It's nice that it's not a latino guitar mix like most remixes of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nachoswolf Posted July 7, 2013 Author Share Posted July 7, 2013 Your drums are great. Your lead strings are horrible. The rest is in between.It's nice that it's not a latino guitar mix like most remixes of it. Thanks for replying. What do you think could be done to improve the strings from horrible to great? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rozovian Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 You're basically using long stroke samples when you should have short strokes. This makes it feel really soft compared to everything else. It sounds very out of place to have such a soft sound too, as the drums are far more aggressive, so an overall stronger sound is needed. Whether the strings you're using have good high-velocity staccato samples I don't know. I'd say that most cheap sample libraries don't come with decent solo strings, so you'll need a fair amount of fiddling (pun intended) with the notes and sampler to make it sound good. Right now, it sounds like someone is playing it on a keyboard, not someone playing the actual instrument. Think of how it should sound if actually performed. How long and how strong each stroke would be. If you're using Kontakt, you can screw a lot with the sound, while other samplers might not offer the same opportunity. In any case, first see what you can do with just the midi and the most obvious buttons in the sampler. Then there's the standard mixing things you can do to mix it in better - the right type and amount of reverb, the right eq, any modifications to the dynamics via compression - which all depends on how you want to solve whatever problem remains. The idea is to make all the instruments fit well together, but you have to start with using sounds that sound good together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damashii!! Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Just signing in to say that this is reeeeeaaaaally nice, and I can't wait to hear how it turns out because there's some dope potential here. Rozovian got it perfectly when describing how you c/should improve the strings tremendously, but I love the percussion very much, especially around 0:34-0:56, so please bring that rhythmic pattern back some time again later in the song because it gives a certain feeling/vibe that is just a lot more better than the basic contemporary drum groove you have around 1:09. (can't think of a descriptive word better than 'better,' but what I'm getting at is that beat at 0:34 just has this certain ardent stomping feeling to it that is much more interesting than the other drum beat patterns you have later on, in my opinion at least). Yeah, the percussion really makes this arrangement, so it'll be awesome when you make those strings and brass parts stand out much more with more variation and adjustments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timaeus222 Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 (edited) What cinematic percussion samples are those? I think if I could get those, I could start putting them into my cinematic songs after some proper processing, instead of trying to repitch djembes. Edited July 8, 2013 by timaeus222 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nachoswolf Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 You're basically using long stroke samples when you should have short strokes. This makes it feel really soft compared to everything else. It sounds very out of place to have such a soft sound too, as the drums are far more aggressive, so an overall stronger sound is needed. Whether the strings you're using have good high-velocity staccato samples I don't know.I'd say that most cheap sample libraries don't come with decent solo strings, so you'll need a fair amount of fiddling (pun intended) with the notes and sampler to make it sound good. Right now, it sounds like someone is playing it on a keyboard, not someone playing the actual instrument. Think of how it should sound if actually performed. How long and how strong each stroke would be. If you're using Kontakt, you can screw a lot with the sound, while other samplers might not offer the same opportunity. In any case, first see what you can do with just the midi and the most obvious buttons in the sampler. Then there's the standard mixing things you can do to mix it in better - the right type and amount of reverb, the right eq, any modifications to the dynamics via compression - which all depends on how you want to solve whatever problem remains. The idea is to make all the instruments fit well together, but you have to start with using sounds that sound good together. I'm working on it as we speak, and I do agree that with staccato turns out better. Yes I do use Kontakt btw. Just signing in to say that this is reeeeeaaaaally nice, and I can't wait to hear how it turns out because there's some dope potential here. Rozovian got it perfectly when describing how you c/should improve the strings tremendously, but I love the percussion very much, especially around 0:34-0:56, so please bring that rhythmic pattern back some time again later in the song because it gives a certain feeling/vibe that is just a lot more better than the basic contemporary drum groove you have around 1:09. (can't think of a descriptive word better than 'better,' but what I'm getting at is that beat at 0:34 just has this certain ardent stomping feeling to it that is much more interesting than the other drum beat patterns you have later on, in my opinion at least).Yeah, the percussion really makes this arrangement, so it'll be awesome when you make those strings and brass parts stand out much more with more variation and adjustments. Thanks alot! Glad to hear that you like the percussion and I will definitly sew the mentioned rhythm back into the song later on. What cinematic percussion samples are those? I think if I could get those, I could start putting them into my cinematic songs after some proper processing, instead of trying to repitch djembes. For cinematic percussion I mostly use Damage or Evolve, both found at Native Instruments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nachoswolf Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 It's complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timaeus222 Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 For cinematic percussion I mostly use Damage or Evolve, both found at Native Instruments. D'oh. I was hoping it wasn't Damage, since it uses dual-layer discs, which my computer doesn't accept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nachoswolf Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 D'oh. I was hoping it wasn't Damage, since it uses dual-layer discs, which my computer doesn't accept. You can get it as a digital download you know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timaeus222 Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 (edited) You can get it as a digital download you know? Yeah, but it's also really expensive to me. I don't wanna get it until I get a good amount more money than the $300 I'd need for it. Edited July 15, 2013 by timaeus222 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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