juankar

Thank you so much for your feedback.
That's what I've been trying to do: create something simple that I can use to practice mixing and mastering. Lately, due to problems I'd rather not discuss, I haven't had the time or the mental energy to focus on creating something beautiful. The little free time I have, I use to learn how to use plugins to improve sound quality.

Thank you for your time.

Best regards, Juan Carlos

Thank you so much!
Comments like yours encourage me to keep making time to learn a little more. I used AI for the previous song, "Breathing In The Light," to create the voice and be able to say what I wanted. I also used it to convert the lyrics from Spanish to English, but with different words so they would rhyme well.
Thank you for taking the time to listen.
Best regards, Juan Carlos

Hi!

As you can see, so far I've only tried creating Deep House, or rather Chill House, because it's the easiest thing for me to learn. Other genres seem incredibly complicated. I downloaded an acapella from MansasWorld and I'm trying to create something a bit more pop-oriented so I don't do everything the same. It's a very short track, barely 2:30 minutes, but it helps me continue learning about mixing and mastering, as well as trying something different. I'll probably upload it in the next few days, as soon as I have some free time without a migraine to finish reviewing it.

But any feedback is welcome, haha.
Cheers.
Juan Carlos.

P.S.

I have no musical knowledge, much less sound editing skills. I manage with a circle of fifths to combine chords that sound good, haha, and I play the keyboard almost entirely by ear.

Thank you so much!
It means a lot to me that established musicians like yourself here at Looperman tell me I've done a good job. I'll keep learning.

Best regards, Juan Carlos

Thank you so much!
My only merit is the music, and the fact that it sounds this way is largely thanks to you all, who serve as examples for me to learn from.
I'm glad you liked it.
Best regards, Juan Carlos

Thank you so much for your comment.
It means a lot to me that true musicians like you have such a positive opinion of something I created. The vocals aren't my own work; I created them with AI. I was too embarrassed to ask anyone in the Looperman community to do it. I previously used Odarka's voice (which is incredible), but with Odarka, I'm dependent on her lyrics and can't express what I want with my own. The rest is my own creation, very simple, with almost no effects, because I still don't know how to use them well.
I'm proud to have been featured on your Avantone and that you liked it.
Best regards, Juan Carlos

You have no idea how much your comment means to me. The fact that you took the time to listen to my song again in the studio... I'm amazed. And your approval of the equalization and the frequency response fills me with satisfaction. I know I don't have a very good ear for all this, but I do tests and equalization with Sony MDR-7506 headphones to try to get the highs and mids as balanced as possible, without emphasizing the bass because I know these headphones are lacking in bass. Then I listen to it through Adam Audio monitors, and if I like it, I listen to it again, this time with Pioneer headphones to gently adjust the bass. I listen one last time with the Adam Audio and make the final, very subtle adjustment. And if I'm happy with how it sounds on both (headphones and monitors), I consider it finished. Since the speakers have very different frequency ranges, if it sounds good on all of them, it's because the equalization is more or less correct, without being perfect.

This is my method, very rudimentary, but I can't think of any other since I don't have a very keen ear for sound.

Thank you so much for your time and encouragement.
I'll raise a glass to you.

Best regards, Juan Carlos

Thank you so much for taking the time to listen to both versions.

I'm glad you liked the final result. I know there's still a lot of room for improvement, but for now, it's the best I can do.
I hope you had good luck with your exams today, and you know what they say... make the most of your vacation to relax, but also to keep studying and learning.

Best regards, Juan Carlos

Hi Richard!

You have no idea what this comment means to me. I just woke up with a terrible migraine, and you've made my day. To hear that my song caught your little one's attention... it's incredible, because I think children are the purest beings there are; they're unconditioned, they're sincere.
Thank you so much for this joy.

And keep writing the lyrics you do with that rhythm you always bring to your songs; I'm sure they'll be a wonderful guide for your little one in life.
Best regards and admiration for your work.
Juan Carlos

Hi!

I'm glad you liked it.

Of course you can use it. I'm very proud that something I created is being used by someone. I'd love to see what you use it for and the results.
I look forward to hearing from you.

My email is musicjuankar(at)gmail.com
Best regards, Juan Carlos

Thank you so much for your comment.
We're working on it, learning little by little.
Best regards.

Thank you so much for your advice.
I still have so, so, so much to learn. Every little bit of progress I make takes a lot of time because I can't dedicate as much time to it as I'd like. I live alone with many animals that I take care of, all of which I rescued years ago. The one you mentioned you like (the one in the photo) is called Oso (Bear) because he weighs almost 11 kilos and is the oldest of them all; he's 16 years old. Between taking care of the house and them (medications and everything else), I barely have an hour a day to come here and see what you've posted. If I have a little more time, I watch a video tutorial on mixing or mastering and try to put it into practice.
I saw Michael T. Diamond's video, and it's excellent. I think my style isn't Deep House; it would be more like Chill House, but there's no option like that when posting.
Thank you again for your advice; this is how you learn.
Best regards, Juan Carlos

Hey Baobou! Long time no see!
Your words make me blush, especially coming from an artist like you who even plays live. I don't intend to publish anything I do; it's simply for personal satisfaction and to enjoy learning something I've always loved. Sharing it with the people I care about and with you all, who have welcomed me into your family (Looperman), is enough for me. You were the first to comment and encourage me to keep going, haha.
Best regards, Juan Carlos

Thank you so much, Paul.
Your comments make me happy and encourage me to keep trying. The vocals aren't my own; I had to use AI to be able to say what I wanted. I was too embarrassed to ask the great voices we have here. And if I used an acapella like in the first two songs, although the result is very good thanks to Odarka's quality, I'm limited because I can't add my own lyrics.

I'm glad you liked it. I'll keep working in my spare time to make progress and not disappoint you.
Best regards, Juan Carlos

Thank you so much for your encouragement. There's practically nothing in the mix, just adjusting volume, panning, and using a plugin called "iZotope Neutron 5 Elements" for some tracks, because I don't yet know how to use reverb, delay, compressors, etc. This plugin makes it quite easy, although the result is far from decent. For mastering, I have tried to learn to use independent tools, which I mention in the description.
The goal is to learn through this mixing and mastering process.
Best regards.

Thank you again! hahaha

Thank you so much, I'm glad you liked it.

This is the second song I've made to learn, and with Odarka's voice, everything is much easier. I listened to what you posted a little while ago; I thought it was very good. You clearly have talent and a natural talent for this.
Best regards, Juan Carlos

Hahaha, let's hope that moment of dominance never arrives.

You're right that knowing how to use AI can help you learn, almost like having a private tutor. I still haven't learned how to use it by sharing my screen; I'm still relying on YouTube videos, hahaha. But I've seen videos where they use it that way, and it's amazing how they ask it questions and it guides you on how to do things.
I agree with you; we're lucky to live in this era. We can do things that were science fiction until recently. Let's hope it helps us and doesn't complicate our lives.
Best regards, Juan Carlos

P.S.
Since I don't know English, I use a translator, and seeing the translation of what I wrote to you yesterday might be misleading. Where I mention using someone's voice or the AI's voice, it gives the impression that this song was done with AI. That's not the case. This song, which was my first composition, features Odarka's incredible vocals, as does the second song I released. AI was only used for the vocals on the third song and during the subsequent mastering process.

Best regards, Juan Carlos

Thanks for listening.

If I sing, you'll all have nightmares, haha.
I try to keep it simple, with few audio tracks (8 or 10) and few plugins because I don't know how to use them; I'm still learning. But Chris from LINER FADE explained in his latest track that he used 5 or 6 plugins just for vocals. It seemed super complex to me, so it's no wonder the sound quality he achieves is so exceptional.
You can start like me, looking for acapellas herethere are some really good vocalsor create the vocals with AI, like I did in this one.
For me, the important thing is to keep practicing composing tracks and learning about mixing and mastering, either with vocals from here or creating them myself.
Best regards, Juan Carlos

Thank you so much, Zoot!
It means a lot to me that people have noticed a difference compared to the first version. I spend a lot of time watching tutorials, haha, to better separate the sounds, give them their due, and balance the volumes.
Best regards, Juan Carlos

Thank you so much, Dan!
It means a lot to me that you notice the difference after mixing and mastering. It took a lot of trial and error to learn how to use the right tools.
Best regards, Juan Carlos

Thank you so much!
Comments like yours encourage me to keep learning. I've been trying to make music since Christmas, and one thing I've learned in that time is that we can always improve in music; it all depends on our perspective.
I just listened to what you posted a few minutes ago, and you're creating with your own voicethat's admirable. I have to resort to creating my voice with AI because if I sing, it starts to rain, haha.
Best regards, Juan Carlos

Hey Chris!

You're the one to blame for the improved mix and mastering, hahaha, I would have left it as it was, hahaha.

I think I've managed to achieve some of what you were suggesting, opening up the sounds a bit more with the mix and, of course, mastering, which I didn't know how to do. My eyes hurt from watching tutorials to learn.
Since I think you also use Reaper, if you ever want to tinker with it, modify something, or add your own voice so it's not AI, I'll send you the complete project, with all the free VSTs I used.
Cheers and thanks for your advice, Juan Carlos.

P.S.
I'm really looking forward to the Urban Stories album release.

Thanks so much, Anthony, for your encouragement.
I'm learning little by little. It's very complex, with lots of parameters, settings, and techniques, but by watching tutorials I'm starting to get the hang of it, haha. I hope one day I'll be closer to your sound quality.
Best regards, Juan Carlos

Hi Rita!

I'm glad you noticed a difference. If it were up to me, I would have left it as it was, haha, I lack the knowledge. But thanks to this great group, as you say, I'm encouraged to keep looking into how to do things right, mixing and mastering.
Best regards, Juan Carlos