Tongue Tied - Ft Dikaiko 1 Hr Challenge Update - BradoSanz

22nd Aug 2015 06:39 - 11 years ago
Description : This is my attempt at the one-hour challenge for LM (finished at 57 min 48 sec). I had to mix/master on the go and this was the result. Some bad chords here and there that I did my best to conceal, one-takes on guitar and piano and used an awesome acapella from a1000times, who wrote the words that Dikaiko sang over. I really like her voice. Anyhoo yea, I like this one a lot so probably gonna come back to this in the near future. Comments welcome.

I got the acapella here: https://www.looperman.com/acapellas/detail/7656/marauder-feat-dikaiko-by-a1000times-132bpm-dance-acapella

EDIT: This track has been updated. I think I'm going to call it finished :)

Comments (27)

If you have time take a listen and give BradoSanz some feedback.

Orlando51
Orlando51 6th Sep 2015 01:42 - 11 years ago
Great job overall and the vocals are splendid!

Compliments______Orlando
tovannapha
tovannapha 6th Sep 2015 01:23 - 11 years ago
thank you
DanGoldstein
DanGoldstein 6th Sep 2015 01:18 - 11 years ago
I think it's a great challenge and you did a great job with it. having a time limitation forces us to keep in the creative groove. congrats on your work.
Couchie
Couchie 5th Sep 2015 10:01 - 11 years ago
very nice epic!
Darklighter
Darklighter 3rd Sep 2015 18:29 - 11 years ago
love it!
def downloading!
midiman007
midiman007 3rd Sep 2015 00:28 - 11 years ago
Great tune. a1000time Vocals are really great. I see someone
said the EQ on the guitar is a little bright I think so also.
not a lot just a little.
I see you play a lot of acoustic rhythm and you are pretty good at it.
My question is where are your lead guitars?
BradoSanz
BradoSanz replied 3rd Sep 2015 - 11 years ago
haha you said it yourself: "you play a lot of acoustic rhythm and you are pretty good at it." :P I'm not a solo-guy, if that's what you mean haha. I'm not good at solos.

And idk about the brightness part, I like it to be bright. My last acoustic recordings were too dull (my "Come As You Are" song) because I over-compressed them. This is the sound I like, but I think I may keep it in mind for future projects.

ER
tripple6fusion
tripple6fusion 2nd Sep 2015 13:13 - 11 years ago
excellent track...props' to all involved..
8Kass8
8Kass8 2nd Sep 2015 07:40 - 11 years ago
Really good track man , i love it .. keep it up
GramoChopin
GramoChopin 31st Aug 2015 02:31 - 11 years ago
Great sound. Guitar is excellent as usual. Nice entry to the challenge ER. Hope all is well. Vocals are very well done.

Gramo/Neo
Spivkurl
Spivkurl 29th Aug 2015 15:50 - 11 years ago
I did not hear this before your update, but the recordings sound impressive, especially considering you were limited on time. Has a good feeling throughout the song. I found the whole thing a bit on the loud side, judging by my speakers barely being turned up at all. Things were pretty clear in the mix though, so I have to give you that. I'm happy that I finally got around to hearing this, as it's a well written and performed song.
crucethus
crucethus 29th Aug 2015 06:02 - 11 years ago
Not Bad for only 1 hour of work. Souther sounding perfection.
Cru
8Kass8
8Kass8 28th Aug 2015 01:52 - 11 years ago
nice track bro !
ScottB55
ScottB55 28th Aug 2015 00:13 - 11 years ago
A really groovy track, my friend. Loved it from start to finish! Wonderful guitar and vocals. I'm impressed by the fact that you did it in less than an hour. There's no way I could do that. Hell, it takes me longer than that to just get set up before recording.

Cheers,
Scott
BeatMaker4real
BeatMaker4real 26th Aug 2015 08:43 - 11 years ago
Man this is awesome..production sounds really good, and that voice had me hooked..great work.
BradoSanz
BradoSanz replied 27th Aug 2015 - 11 years ago
Thanks! ER
JAweGuy
JAweGuy 25th Aug 2015 01:14 - 11 years ago
Yet again I love your work! To do this in under an hour is brilliant. Everything sounds perfect to me, wonderful choice of vocals too and you really created a great track to accompany it.

- JAweGuy
DijamMusic
DijamMusic 23rd Aug 2015 23:56 - 11 years ago
ER
Hello mate,
Very nice track, but I feel the vocal is drowning under the melody in some places.
Well done.
Jamid
BradoSanz
BradoSanz replied 24th Aug 2015 - 11 years ago
Thanks for the input. Where exactly do you find these mistakes? I haven't noticed but I'm sure it could have slipped me by haha.
ShortBusMusic
ShortBusMusic 23rd Aug 2015 15:23 - 11 years ago
Well, composing, performing, mixing, and mastering this one in just an hour, extremely impressive work. Terrific song with great instrumentation to accompany her wonderful vocals.

I give this one a 10 for effort, and 10 for execution, and a 10 for the final product. I'll also declare you the winner of the "one hour challenge," because I can't believe anyone else could top this. Really well done. I hope all is well.

Bear
BradoSanz
BradoSanz replied 23rd Aug 2015 - 11 years ago
Hey, thanks SBM. I appreciate the kind words. I must note that I did update this the day after I submitted it haha. I liked the song so much that I probably disqualified myself by updating it haha.

ER
MGproduct
MGproduct 23rd Aug 2015 08:03 - 11 years ago
very good mixing , pretty vocals and lyrics
Wel done , MG
15ludwicke
15ludwicke 23rd Aug 2015 04:56 - 11 years ago
Hey man, this is really good! The guitar is a little too bright for my tastes, meaning i think the highs should be eq'd a little bit off, but thats just personal preference. Loving the folk vibes I'm getting. Makes me wanna put on a backpack and climb a mountain lol. Fantastic music as always ER!
Rico L.
BradoSanz
BradoSanz replied 23rd Aug 2015 - 11 years ago
Hmmmm, interesting. Do you mean the guitars alone are too bright or overall? I'm going to have to relisten to this tomorrow and make sure I didn't overlook anything haha.

ER
looper61
looper61 23rd Aug 2015 02:36 - 11 years ago
hey a1000times if you read this, could i use this in a mini mix?
BradoSanz
BradoSanz replied 23rd Aug 2015 - 11 years ago
You should probably message him via his profile page. It's faster since it's not guaranteed he will check this page right away haha
Byleth
Byleth 23rd Aug 2015 01:57 - 11 years ago
Your are right her voice is awesome and the music too.

Nice quick work.

Im curious about what change you did from the first version?

Keep going dear friend
BradoSanz
BradoSanz replied 23rd Aug 2015 - 11 years ago
- Readjusted instrument/vocal volumes
- Fixed several cross-fading issues
- Fixed timing issues with the lead vocal
- Added another acoustic track
- Added more subtle vocals near the end
- Re-EQ'd/compressed lead vocal and harmonies
- Raised the overall volume

I'm sure there were a few things I missed mentioning but that was probably about 85 percent of it. Took me 4.5 hours to re-mix and master haha. This is really fun stuff for me lol

I'll post the 1-hr version tomorrow :3
TRE24
TRE24 22nd Aug 2015 23:16 - 11 years ago
Sweet track man.
You really have an ear for a melody of a record.
Impressive skills on the strings.
I really enjoyed this.
Nice work in an hour.

TRE24-
BradoSanz
BradoSanz replied 23rd Aug 2015 - 11 years ago
Thanks Tre :)
looper61
looper61 22nd Aug 2015 22:27 - 11 years ago
amazing! love the guitar work and the piano it fits the voice perfectly, great job for 1 hour. Keep working on it too, it's great I'd love to hear a full version.
I'm gonna be making a mini-mix with all the songs, do you mind if I include yours?
BradoSanz
BradoSanz replied 22nd Aug 2015 - 11 years ago
It's fine by me but make sure to ask a1000times' permission since it is his acapella :P

ER
a1000times
a1000times 22nd Aug 2015 18:19 - 11 years ago
Very nice! I was trying to write an electro song when this melody came out and just didn't fit what I was doing. You wrote exactly what the melody needed. Would love for you to keep working on it! Thanks K
BradoSanz
BradoSanz replied 22nd Aug 2015 - 11 years ago
Haha I most definitely will a1000times :) I love the way this one came out. Gotta make some corrections in instrumentation as well as fix some minor mixing issues but in all I'm quite satisfied with the result for doing it so quick :)

ER
Klandestyne
Klandestyne 22nd Aug 2015 17:33 - 11 years ago
ez epic records

very well executed song i say , defo well hid them bad chords , vox is really clear in the mix and the subtle percussion helps it along nicely
very impressive hrs work i say
i salute u m8
klandestyne
BradoSanz
BradoSanz replied 22nd Aug 2015 - 11 years ago
Thankfully, there weren't a ton of mistakes since the chord progression is extremely simple. I kinda came upon the pella and found a simple chord progression for it haha. I appreciate the kind words!

ER
promenade2239
promenade2239 22nd Aug 2015 17:12 - 11 years ago
nice work EpicRecord

this is reminding me of some irish music... bagpipe ensembles flashbacks/retrospections of mine...

you can always simply post the link to this one here https://www.looperman.com/forum/thread/183807/1-hour-challenge to get more exposure lol and paste pella link as well!

I can't find those bad chords here - where are they? hahaha

again: this is very nice song!
BradoSanz
BradoSanz replied 22nd Aug 2015 - 11 years ago
Thanks for the kind words :3

"I can't find those bad chords here - where are they?"

MWAHAHAHA YOU'LL NEVER KNOW >:) I'd rather not point out the flaws I spent so long trying to cover up hahaha. Jk, for instance, you can hear a slight disharmony at 2:01 (one guitar did a different chord than the rest, as you might be able to notice)
GregVincey
GregVincey 22nd Aug 2015 14:55 - 11 years ago
Man this song is beautiful and full of happiness, i love it :)

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