JamesDavies

JamesDavies

Electric Fish
France
Joined : 11th Nov 2010 - 15 years ago
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hardwareexorcist
hardwareexorcist 9th Jan 2011 18:24 - 15 years ago

on Dont Stop featuring DollarMenunaire by JamesDavies
let's start with the positives first. you've got a good feel for the rhythm and how to make that work. you added the backing vocals in very good places and the work well with the main track.

now most of your negatives are on a technical side and those improve with time, so let's get those out of the way. the vocals are way to high in the mix, so much so they over power the music track. again, the problems with volume levels and learning how to EQ out dead frequencies will come with time and practice. there's also a lot of hiss in some of tracks and it's hard to tell if they're coming from the effect you used or someplace else. those can be dealt with by editing your effect parameters and EQ.

your non-technical issues are solely pitch. your ability to maintain the proper pitch not only in relation to the music, but to yourself needs a considerable amount of work. this is something that can only be overcome with lots of practice and hard work. if getting singing lessons is beyond your means, perhaps you can find another vocalist to help coach you to improve your technique. once again, you're in a great place to get help:) don't get too down on yourself, man. we all had to start somewhere and, like i said, your issues aren't anything that can't be overcome with practice and patience. ask for help where you feel like you need it, the people here have great advice and can help you grow leaps and bounds.
hardwareexorcist
hardwareexorcist 9th Jan 2011 18:15 - 15 years ago

on Jam that Sound Right Now ( instrumental ) by JamesDavies
what an odd melody you used for the square wave starting this song out. very different. actually, this song seems to be full of things that sound and feel...off... but the kick and synth guitar tie it all together with a central theme. i won't comment on the off beat loops, apparently others have brought that your attention and you're addressing the issue. but i would recommend using a slicer for your loops if you have one. those are a quick and easy way to get your loops in time with everything else, as well as giving you many more options with your loops. there's a good song in there, man, you just need to refine your technique a bit. no worries, though, you've come to the right place to learn just how to do that=) keep working on it, man, you'll get there=)
Djuisee
Djuisee 4th Jan 2011 20:21 - 15 years ago

on Jam that Sound Right Now ( instrumental ) by JamesDavies
gret tune- cant wait until the vocals hit this track
RoyaleMuzik
RoyaleMuzik 4th Jan 2011 15:19 - 15 years ago

on Jam that Sound Right Now ( instrumental ) by JamesDavies
Has potential, could be a really awesome track, as others have said, just work on your timing, I had the same problem when I started making music! I love the main synth and the beat sounds Pitbull inspired, good work, keep trying & editing! :)
JamesDavies
JamesDavies replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks for listening, and Pitbull's one of my favorite singers.
KooLKYLE
KooLKYLE 3rd Jan 2011 09:32 - 15 years ago

on Jam that Sound Right Now ( instrumental ) by JamesDavies
prtty good techno tune hear but you reely reely need to work with the beats..
toddj
toddj 3rd Jan 2011 04:18 - 15 years ago

on Kingdom by JamesDavies
I currently use an older version of Acid, Acid Screenblast 4.0. There are many good programs out there. Fruity Loops Would probably be a good one. Reason might be a good program also. There is Acid Home Studio 8 that is a good introductory program. Search around online and find out which one might work the best for your needs.

It sound like you need a program that will allow you to stretch loops and also record to. Acid is good for that and so is Fruity Loops. Those are some of the best entry level programs out there.

Once you get a good program to start with then you can start to really practice your craft of mixing and music creation. Good luck with making your own music.

Toddj
toddj
toddj 3rd Jan 2011 04:09 - 15 years ago

on The Alien Revolution by JamesDavies
This tune could fit in with weird or glitch. The style could depend on what kind of drum beat you might choose to use. This track does sound well constructed for the most part the audio levels seem to be pretty good. I like the different sounds you mashed together. I think this track would work well with a drum and bass beat, or an Ambient beat. I like Zero2zero's comparison to a metal mickey braking down. Nice job James!
JamesDavies
JamesDavies replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks for listening. I thought I put drums in but I hope it still works.
toddj
toddj 3rd Jan 2011 03:55 - 15 years ago

on Jam that Sound Right Now ( instrumental ) by JamesDavies
Welcome to Looperman. Hey we all have to start somewhere. I'd Say Looperman would be a good site to do it. It sounds like you're off to a decent start. Just figure out your timing issues with the drum track. You might try to watch your audio levels for each instrument track. You don't want them too loud, that they are sounding distorted. If your mixing program has an audio level meter, see if the sound is going into the red for each individual track. You want to keep it from going into the red. That's what we call clipping. Without mastering it or using a limiter on the master track you may find it hard to prevent clipping entirely. But, hey just have fun with it. Read a lot and ask questions. I'm not an expert so I'm just giving you some of what I know. I hope to hear more from you in the near future.
DJSchmeeJ
DJSchmeeJ 30th Dec 2010 12:49 - 15 years ago

on Jam that Sound Right Now ( instrumental ) by JamesDavies
Keep workin at it Lil Bro... just play with your DAW and tweak stuff here and there. First and foremost is you gotta figure out tempo and timing! The BPM refers to Beats per minute and thats the key you need to focus on...using matching BPMs or stretching/shrinking time/tempos on your DAW!
JamesDavies
JamesDavies replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks I didn't know what Bpm refered to.
LIVSY
LIVSY 29th Dec 2010 16:40 - 15 years ago

on Jam that Sound Right Now ( instrumental ) by JamesDavies
keep trying... practice helps...
MalvyDuo
MalvyDuo 27th Dec 2010 15:01 - 15 years ago

on Jam that Sound Right Now ( instrumental ) by JamesDavies
It feels like you didn't stretch the loops/samples to your project tempo . Needs to be reworked . Good luck
JamesDavies
JamesDavies replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Yeah, maybe I'll rework if I've got some time.
Diwey
Diwey 27th Dec 2010 12:00 - 15 years ago

on Kingdom by JamesDavies
Hi.
Good quality recording, does not depend on the program but on the hardware and how it's all set ...
Audacity To me, this is not a program for creating ... maybe more to the recording or a combination of samples and finished singing.
Writing "making music", I mean coming up with and arranging sounds in such a way that created a melody ...
Each program you will learn from the ground will be good, but I work only with FL, so I can only recommend FL ;-)
Diwey
Diwey
Diwey 25th Dec 2010 17:11 - 15 years ago

on Kingdom by JamesDavies
Do not get offended, but I'll give you some good advice.
Get a good program for creating music.
FL Studio can be.
Study guide your program and spend a lot of time these activities.
All information can be found on the internet ...
Beginnings are always difficult, but as we now start from the professional software to create, in the future, the more successful you'll be doing songs from the one you just heard ...
I always take every criticism with courage and pull out of this critique conclusions.
Good luck and I hope that you will not last long, make a good, new song!
Diwey
JamesDavies
JamesDavies replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks for listening and thanks for the advice. This track was made with audacity which I thought a quite good recording system. Is Reason4 a good system? Someone sugested it to me. I've tried other programs but I don't get such good sound quality. Thanks for the sugestion though.
YoungWisdom
YoungWisdom 23rd Dec 2010 20:59 - 15 years ago

on Jam that Sound Right Now ( instrumental ) by JamesDavies
Idk if its just me but a lot of stuff is off beat the hi hats are very sloppy and the way it just cuts out and totally changes was weird, but just keep practicing man try to get the drums to fit better I can tell it would be a great instrumental if everything blended better, practice practice, practice, and some day it will be perfect.. Keep workin at it.
JamesDavies
JamesDavies replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks for listening.
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