topvega

i like that .... sounds like you need a hook and some definition between the verse bridge chours parts .... if you like send me the stems (full length audio parts with no effects on them) & midifiles ill see what i can do for you ...

wowza this is great

I love it i might try and write some lyrics to this later today if i do use it ill keep you updated. You can hear how i sing on my new song jealous

To adjust velocity of your drum parts, should be just that you open up the MIDI part on your sequencer's timeline. Under all the notes, you'll find parameter data and 'velocity' is probably the default one you're shown (though you can choose to see others too eg pitch). You should be able to select a bunch of notes and increase them all by a certain number of points (the range is 0-127) or do things such as specify maximum and minimum levels, which can be useful when you want to keep their relative levels to each other intact. I hope that makes sense, though I guess if it doesn't you'll probably just discover it for yourself anyway.


One way to view the addition of a second kit is that it's just a bit like saying 'add more physical drums to your one, single kit' a bit like someone such as Neil Peart of Rush does (his kit has loads and loads of toms and cymbals). Having two snares can be cool, for the obvious technique of using one for one section, one for another (eg verse/chorus).

I use multiple kits on pretty much all my tracks. For a hard rocking track that might suit you, check out Debt Black Hole as it has 4 kits on it and a lot of complex, layered drumming in styles ranging from jazz to extreme metal.

Good luck with vocals. I would also love to find vocalists but would much prefer to work with some in person rather than do online collaboration. If I'm going to collaborate, I don't want it to be via sending emails back and forth, needs to be together in the same room.

That's an awesome sounding guitar dude. It would make Ace Frehley jealous. Is it a Lessy?

Critique: Dude, you gotta get rid of the drum machine and get acquainted with drum loops. Machines sound like machines. Loops are actually musicians recorded so they are far more organic than machines. And really when you play against a loop some high quality musician recorded, you are in fact jamming with that human being across space and time.

Plus actually using loops is WAY easier than fussing w a drum machine.

Anyways the human stuff sounds hot. A couple good loops would light your beat right up. :-)

Good to see you're using Addictive Drums - something you said you would a couple of months ago. I was thinking about this just the other day.

Instantly I would recommend lowering the velocity of that kick. Maybe turn it down but I think the problem is more that it's playing at pretty much the top velocity. Ask if you're not sure what I mean.

Your drums could do a bit more as they're a bit simplistic and you might think about having a second kit for variety ( I do it a lot).

The rest of the playing is good (and my kind of thing)though maybe you should go with just the one guitar at certain points as maybe it's a bit too intense doubling the pair up. You do do this (drop one of them) but I think it might help to do it more often in this track.

Are you looking for a vocal for this?

If so and you get a good and distinctive one, it could be a really classic track.

Blues is close to home territory for me TV so you gotta know I liked this one....blues and your rock style go together like they were meant to....reminds me of some good times...(I think good-time blues are legal now)....Right on....Ed

I'm a huge stoner rock fan though haven't really liked any Queens stuff since the brilliant Songs For The Deaf.

But this is cool - fairly relentless rocking, really. Loads of good lead work, though I think some of it's probably too loud.

This would be really classic in a live situation - the kind of stuff people love to move to.

It also pretty much sounds like a live band rather than one guy doing each part separately in a studio.

Excellent playing but you could make the mix better.

Wow! This felt like time travelling... the spirit of the 70s is all around this track.
I liked everything. Probably it could work well with a good vocal part.
The solo-guitar parts are perfect: not a single rough edge. Good!
The rhythmic part is solid and pleasant. I liked the chord progression.
Overall, a really good song.
Ciao, Domenico

down n dirty this sound is. I could see you expanding this tune. By kicking ##### like this tune does, then bring the verse down to just drums and a bass line (like the pixies used to do) then blast us in the chorus with this guitar sound, all along with a stone roses like vocal, then you would have one hell of a song!

hey man, i dig this funky guitar. maybe turn it down a bit though, it seems alot louder than the drumbeat. other than that this kicks #####!

Hey nice work man!

Don't you even dare Thank me. I must Thank You for this wonderful piece of work.

Viry nice track:
Good guitars and rythm.
Nice work
Paulo

Reminds me of some Govt Mule. Your guitar riffs seem very set and not an off the cuff attempt. Sounds weird, but I appreciate a guitarist who can play the same thing 8 times and not change it. Diggin it.

a good time jam topvega
i hope to hear some vocals on this....
stellar guitar work as always

Love those guitars, and the bass is awesome too!

Hello TV,
I like it a lot and the sound quality is very good!
Definitely you need to find somebody to sing on this!
Very good
Domenico

nice guitar work. the mix sounds great. peace.

I enjoy this style of yours man. The sounds revolve around my head, from left to the right front to back as I sit here still. Dig them grooves. The hip hop rock flavor is a favorite of mine and you did a fine job here, even though it's old it still remains fresh. Gives that 'don't mess with me, I'm jammin' feel ha. This holds well on its own, vocals would add to the flavor but what I like about this idea is already here! Thank you for the share. Fun jam. Peace.

Awesome. Kind of makes me think of Blue Oyster Cult with a little ZZ Top flavor.

Nice song. For some reason This makes me want to listen to Molly Hatchet now!