Chimpazilla Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 (edited) ReMixerName: djDisasterpiece Real Name: Terrance "AEnima85" Fairbairn Email: Game Arranged: Final Fantasy 7 Name of Arrangement: The Bone Village Boys Rat Pack Special Song Arranged: Parochial Town ----------------------------------------------------------- Edited March 18, 2015 by Liontamer closed decision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimpazilla Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 Interesting ideas here, I like the style you're going for but the production has issues. I can't tell what soundfonts are being used here, it sounds like electric guitar and also maybe a sax? All the soundfonts sound thin and buzzy and full of midrange. The writing ends up being quite repetitive as well, and the drums are an autopilot loop. I think this idea has promise, but may require a total timbre overhaul as well as a bit more writing variation. NO (resubmit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutritious Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Yeah, Kris is right. The balance between parts is all over the place here. Ranging from really loud ride cymbals & shaker to washed out sax/brass parts and the soundfont-ish electric guitars. I hear what you're trying to do with the delay/reverb effects to mask the sequenced sax leads, but the tone is super buzzy and doesn't come off as a live instrument. There's a lot of clashing in the 1-2khz or so range, which seems to be the convergence point for the saxophones and guitars. I also will echo the concerns on the repetition of the arrangement. Really would like to hear more variation in the writing as well as more personalization in part-writing. That said, though, using an effect like that delayed sax lead in some sort of down-tempo electronic or trip hop context could be really really cool. In what's meant to be a live loose jazzy setting, though, it's really hard to make something like this work well. Props for what you're going for here, though, because I really do like the concept. NO resubmit, please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivemaster Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I'm liking the jazzy feel. I will say firstly that your arrangement needs more changes, because it feels like its the same stuff played a few times before closing out, and its very close to the original. Your production also needs quite a bit of work. Everything is heavy in mids, and you're lacking in low end. Drums felt very thin when they came in. All your instruments are clashing together and lack body, almost like a HPF has been run across the entire mix, and you have some piercing high frequencies. You need to revisit your mixing, using less delay/reverb and giving more attention to the EQ on each instrument to make them sound less lofi. If your samples are responsible for the lofi sound, consider searching for alternative sample sets or perhaps even collab with people here in the community to play parts in live. NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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