Theory of N Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Awright, so I didn't get much love in my last wip thread (which is more or less dead now) so here's an updated version. Keep in mind, I still need to record some sax into it (hence the emptiness and repetitiveness). Dad's been having trouble with his recording equipment so it may be a while. But comments/feedback/constructive critisism is appreciated. Still a noob when it comes to EQing, so tips on that would be very helpful as well. http://ton.escariot.net/DontBeSad.mp3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Rod Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Sounds pretty good so far.......I would say my biggest criticism is that the basal piano synth pattern gets pretty repetitive. When you change its pitch towards the middle-end, that starts to bring my interest back up, but prior to that it kind of drags on. U might wanna mix the up. The melody is definitely interesting though, and I think uve done a good job of taking an initially sad song and giving new emotion to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richter Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Nice intro! The song starts too abruptly to mine ears. Perhaps a reverse crash to add some transition? The drums you're using are really thin. I'd beef them up or use a different drumkit. They also don't do much; toss them up! Add some fills, crashes, etc! That mallet instrument is dead sexy! Aw, gone so quickly? I like the use of the chords but the instrument you chose is pretty bland. The keychange at 1:29 needs some kind of fill or transition. The movement around 2:00 is ridiculously abrupt too. The instruments here sound like they were lo-pass filtered but I'm not sure why? The effect is lost on me. I guess I just don't agree with the arrangement choice. Hm, after listening to this 3-4 times I'm starting to get a headache. This might have too much low-end. I dunno, I think it's way too repetitive as it is. I like the ending but again the filter seems unnecessary. So yeah lots of really smooth instruments here. Given what you've done so far I'd say go with a sexier sound, like something Josh Morse would do. Eh? Hope that helps! Sorry for the crazy randomness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theory of N Posted April 3, 2007 Author Share Posted April 3, 2007 Keep in mind, I still need to record some sax into it (hence the emptiness and repetitiveness). Dad's been having trouble with his recording equipment so it may be a while. But thanks for the nice tips. Appreciate it a ton. His new stuff should be coming in soon, so any day now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theory of N Posted April 8, 2007 Author Share Posted April 8, 2007 Update: same link. Using different sound layered with piano for bg chords. Extended vibe solo at the beginning. EQ'd a bit more. May be a couple other things that I forgot about... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earliani Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 The xylophone is pimp. The square lead is aslo very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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