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| Andy French |
Hi everyone
I'm new to the forum and new to producing as well. I was just wondering if some of you guys could take a listen to my song. I haven't really figured out an ending so it just ends but i've worked pretty hard on it and would really appreciate any comments.
Thanks!
Andy
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/3/andyfrenchmusic.htm (For the Song) |
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| rez |
| i'd love to mate, but that site doesnt let me :( |
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| TonyZ |
Givin' her a listen:
In realtime on the window here.
1. 8:30 epic...settling in at around 0:57, and I think I know what style the rest of the song is.
-Nice spooky feeling, and a nice reverse cymbal to the new frame!
2. 1:47 in and the bassline is still bass-in'. In comes some neat background noise. Really like those reverse crashes. Really clear. Otherwise, general song. No catch yet.
3. I'm at 3 minutes and I'm sorta losing interest...but here comes a breakdown and the main beat at 3:20. I like it so far. It sounds like something I'd hear playing Halo or Starcraft.
(At the 4:15 break you might want to start your instruments at a little higher initial level)
4. Nice! Are those congas and waves?!? Just need a little more punch outta this section - feed it with some energy (light conga pattern layered behind? light hat pattern? some ambient party noise?)
5. 7:40 and there's a normal synthbass in there; if that's the sound you were going for, a retro Orbital/old-school 90's sound then you nailed it. I'd have made it something less electronic-y but that's personal preference.
6. Done!
So it's done and my thoughts on it are:
- Easy to listen to.
- There's a note with the high "bell" that sends tingles up my back...it's sorta an off-note...hard to describe, but it works.
- Don't like the synthbass at the end. It's a melodic track and therefore I'd think the bass should also be soothing.
- There are some screechy frequencies in there, but that's just nitpicky.
- Congas and the ocean *reallly* worked for me. One of my favorite songs is ATB's "Beach Vibes". Started to remind me of it.
- I'm not a fan of huge epics though. It seems a little stretched out unneccessarily. See if you can cut some single/dual instrumentals especially at the start, around 1:30-2:00 and during the beach segment (4:30ish?). You want to snag your audience right at the beginning. Although I do appreciate a huge intro for an anthem (for mixing, etc.) on vinyl, I don't think it's neccessary for a demo song and it makes me upset when I'm not pulled in and instead *draaagggeed* through.
- Work with some ambient noise/background. I like the sunset beach theme that is built up in the latter half of the song, and there's never silence on the beach. Think of the sounds you'd hear in the city, like wind through the scrapers and the run of cars over a bridge. Those sounds add atmosphere if done properly and would add to your song as well, for more of an industrial vibe.
It's well-thought out, but it's a little too long and lacks some spice. Although I'm no master at all....I'm a good listener. :P
Keep it up! 6.5/10 |
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| Andy French |
thanks a bunch. I'm going to work on it a little more, I wanted to get an idea of whether or not i'm on the right track or not and it sounds like i am. Thanks again.
Andy |
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| Andy French |
anyone else? I need alll the criticism i can get.
Andy |
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| thoughtlessjex |
Soundclick needs to make it possible to rightclicksaveas.
Nice darkness in the opening. Sounds almost like ethereal ambient.
Your buildup is so slow, are you going to have room for the song? Unless you never intended for there to be a big melody.
The drop to the breakdown felt really awkward. Smooth it out a bit.
Ooh, Tablas. Classy.
Ew. That ending was way too sudden. Let it resolve itself back into the basic elements before cutting like that. |
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| eulerfx |
really nice atmosphere, very mysterious perhaps...
bass works really nice. i think it needs more sounds and fuller strings and pads. its cool how the kick 'kicks' in heh.
very danceable, but more of a chill down song. it you keep producin like this, and keep improving u will be golden... |
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| Andy French |
thanks guys. I'm gonna rework alot of it and add some fuller sounds and pads as you are saying and make it not drag as much. Then i'll repost it. Peace.
Andy |
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| Andy French |
Whats up everyone. I updated my song, so it doesn't drag as some said, i also changed the bassline around and made it end much nicer than before. So can some of you tell me what you think? I'd be very appreciative if ya did. Thanks
Andy |
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| Andy French |
oh yeah i also added some cool guitar parts to it. Dunno whhat to think about it. Lemme know ur criticisms. Danke shein.
Andy |
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| Andy French |
| hmm...noone likes it? ah well. :nervous: |
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| TonyZ |
Sup man.
Going to check this out again.
Still like the break, even better now. Well done.
The after break is really unique! Good job on that.
If I were a DJ I'd probably only play the break and the after break, they stand alone quite well. Nice ending, too. Impressive! Now where's the next one?
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