moebius Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 (edited) Hello! I am currently reworking my remix of Life is Beatutiful for submission to OCR. Heres the original: On prior versions of this track I have had the following feedback: The kick drum was not easy to hear. Too conservative on the changes from the original. A bit hot/cramped on the mix. Sound pallete was very static throughout. More changes in dynamics. Besides trying to adress the mixing issues I did the following changes to the arrangement: Wrote an interlude loosely based on the original melody to introduce more changes. Added two lightly distorted guitars that also play the repetition of the A section and improvise some of it. Added an electric piano to get a more childish toy-like vibe. It plays the melody in the first half and the harmony in the second. Removed the whistling in the second half and only bring it back at the climax of the piece to play alongside the guitars. I would appreciate to know how well I have addressed the issues so far. :) https://drive.google.com/file/d/10hoKOBtCiOJWAcGhUAnvkRb9Wc4asNO8/view?usp=drive_link Edited June 12 by moebius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelseph Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 Hey Moebius! We cannot listen to the file currently as we'd have to request access... are you able to change the sharing settings to "Anyone with link can view?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moebius Posted June 13 Author Share Posted June 13 Hey Pixel, Sorry for the oopsie, I fixed the permission! 🙈 pixelseph 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelseph Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 Sorry to take so long to come back to this one! The detuning on the EP (or is it a marimba? sounds like a hammered instrument) at the beginning is a bit too heavy, and when the whistling comes in to double it, it gets sour. I recommend either not doubling with the whistle, or reducing the pitch shifting on the EP to match the whistles. The tremolo picking on the guitar isn't working for me - because of how tight the rhythm section is, it must be together with it or it sticks out uncomfortably. Tonally, the guitar is right where it needs to be; the (programmed) performance is not there yet. Overall, though, this is a great remix! Love the swap from bossa nova to waltz feel - wouldn't mind hearing the drums shift either to half-time or double-time for a section to give some difference in kind to add more spice. moebius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moebius Posted July 4 Author Share Posted July 4 (edited) Thanks a lot for the feedback, and also the help on Discord fine tuning the tremolo. I tried to address all your points. I decided to try without the whistling, to also get away from the original further Adjusted the tremolo and some additional programming on the guitars. Changed the middle section to half time feel. A few edits to the melody lines to make them more unique and distinct from the original https://drive.google.com/file/d/11MUAvDkXcK-Vifl3GQ_Ha1gSO0XKnjxi/view?usp=drive_link Edited July 5 by moebius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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