Chimpazilla Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 (edited) ReMixer Name: Modern Day Minstrel Real Name: Riccardo Estate E-mail: Website: http://www.riccardoestate.com/ UserID: 53865 Game: The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Arrangement: Whiterun’s Where I’m Found Arranged Song: Dragonborn Edited May 7, 2015 by Liontamer closed decision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimpazilla Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 Wow, this vocal remix is quite a bold idea, I like the lyrics! Haha, some of them are quite funny! The guitar playing is good too. The arrangement is simple and repetitive but the lyrics are quite creative. The vocals, while passionate, aren't the best, they are just a bit pitchy and nasal. I don't think this would be as noticeable if they were mixed better. The vocals are really super dry and sitting on top of the guitar in an unnatural way. I'm not good with vocals so I hope a judge with vocal mixing experience will chime in. The mix is rather sparse, with only vocals and guitar. While not necessary, I think this mix would be much better with some more elements added: some bass, drums, or backing padding of some sort. Even so, this idea could work as-is, but the vocal mixing is killing this dead. NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 The recordings are dry and so the mix is flat. Some basic EQ and compression would go a long way. Your voice is not bad, but this performance is not compelling, and it suffers a lot from the dead room tone. Just gotta practice up dude NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liontamer Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 IMO, the vocal performance is solid enough; I get where Chimpa's coming from, but I didn't feel they were too pitchy or nasally in any major way. I did agree though that the vocals are just way too dry at :17. You don't have to produce your vocals like Malukah, but the vocals have no body to them, so the track sounds empty. Nice sound to the guitar at :51. The whole instrumental performance is good, and the overall interpretation of the source is fun, like a bar song (though it doesn't have that ambiance). The airier sound to the vocals at :09 & 1:34 was better, and though I hear what you're going for in terms of them sounding far away, I felt the placement was TOO distant and should have been louder there. Yeah, gotta agree with the others that the dryness leaves this feeling spartan. I don't think you necessarily need to add any other instrumentation, but you do need to fill out the soundscape fully. Good stuff so far though, Riccardo. I unfortunately don't have vocal production experience, but if you post your track at the Workshop forums, you may be able to get some more feedback and direct advice on that level. If you're willing to revisit this after so long, perhaps you can tweak this to where everything has more body to it. NO (resubmit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts