BradoSanz

Whats the BPM?

A good thing I like to do is put the song on my laptop, take an aux cable and plug it into my car's stereo system. The sound you get out of your car/truck is a good representation of what most other people will hear when they listen to your song. Make sure all the settings are flat.

I listened to your song and it doesn't sound too bad imo, maybe the vocals could be just a little louder. And maybe just a little bit more low-end on the drums but again, it's actually a decent mix.

The first thing I noticed is that the kick at the start is way too strong. It is hitting the limiter really hard and its crushing the sound. The electric guitar sounds really cool but I feel that the vocals are overpowering them too much. I think maybe you should take another look at the mix as there seems to be an unfortunate unbalance of volumes here. I know if you work this right I think it'll sound really cool haha. It has a ton of potential!

Regardless of what others may have said about the bass kick being too weak, I think I understand what you were going for on this track and I must say that I think you hit it on the head :) I like this because it's different and mysterious. The drums don't suck up all the space so your mind has freedom to absorb the other sounds going on in the track. Cheers to you :) I think it sounds great :P

ER

Wow, is there any way to do a one-time payment or no?

I REALLY like the sound. Very organic sounding. Man, I wish we could compose stuff together haha.

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Dang, that's really cool man :D I LOVE YOUR STUFF. The beat is catchy and feels a little dreamy haha. How much did you pay for the subscription?

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Ahhhhh. This one evokes a lot images of happy memories - of a generally, fun-loving, sometimes-silly person whom you know. Wow, this is really cool lol. I like it a lot. The chord progression and change is neat but I feel like it happens too quick haha. I wish I had your VSTs to make this stuff :C

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Wow, I like this. It has a pretty strong energy right off the bat and caught my attention immediately, which is rare. If there was one critique I'd make, it'd have to be the guitar. It sounds a little too twangy imo and also the compression at 2:00 is a little too heavy imo as well but that is up to you to decide whether it's worth changing. Great work on this and I hope you get a vocalist to sing over this and make it huge!

ER

The bass drum sounds too overpowered in this one. It might just be my headphones but it sounds like it's clipping. The snare could use a volume increase as well, imo. Good idea though!

Keep it up,

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LOL

This song is awesome! I sent it to a buddy of mine whose birthday was recently...he loved it haha. Has a nice feeling about it.

Great work,

ER

So smooth, so chill. I love this. Really groovy. Sounds like something I'd hear on the radio. Very relaxing. Masterfully mixed and the guitar solo is very attractive and what I'd call a classic haha. Great job!

ER

I agree with soundhound. Maybe chopping up the vocals a bit more will provide a more exciting atmosphere. Masterful execution of mixing. I like it. The words leave the mind open to think whatever "let it be" means to them :)

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Wow, honestly, theres nothing to critique here, at least to me. You've executed nicely. I dig the chord progression and the drums are perfectly balanced against the spacey piano and other instruments. Loved this. What else is there to do to this one? :P Sounds done to me.

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No problem, looking forward to the update!

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I like this one, though I can't really explain why. Maybe it's the large, spacey synths at the intro segment. Maybe it's that I find beauty in simplicity. Though the drums could use maybe a bit more of a volume raise? Not sure. I like it because it's simple :)

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In my opinion, there is a little too much compression to the point of it being hard to hear the organ and drums clearly. Maybe pulling it back just a bit might help a bit with the clarity of the overall mix. I do like that vocal though :P

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Wait - you got access to use them from the original artists? :O How???

DANG..Now That was awesome, my friend. The guitar was EPIC and very tasteful. Beautiful arrangement as well. I loved that part at around :50 seconds, ahhhh, gave me chills!

Great work as always!

ER

Hey, this one is really cool! You did well mixing the loops together :P I like the synth that comes in at :14 it fills the space nicely and is not overly complex.

The gradual build is very nice, masterfully done in terms of mixing.

The transition at :44 is smooth and crisp. You're pretty good at this.

Maybe something like a splash will help fill that choppy sort of transition at 1:00 but overall, still very good.

Another splash or rise might help at 1:14 to smooth the transition because at this point the difference in loops a little noticeable. A reverse splash or rise should fix it.

So far the next segment is good, no complaints here.

The next segment is really cool. That new synth is really groovy and catchy.

at 2:14, the lead synth that appears is a little odd but I can't say it doesn't match the song. So far so good to my ears.

I guess the one thing that stands out to me are the builds at 1:27 and 2:43 are a little too loud when compared to the rest of the mix. Maybe adjusting the volume here should fix the issue.

I'd suggest adding another rise at the end segment at 2:59 to help smooth out the transition as it seems a little rough at this part.

Basically, use the rise/splash as the "glue" to mesh loops together :P

If you don't quite understand what I mean, check out my Looperman instrumental I just uploaded. It uses strictly loops from this site as well and I use the splash/reverse cymbal as a mesh for the different loops so their differences aren't so noticeable.

Anyhoo, I say it is very good. For the most part, very well-balanced with a few minor issues :)

Great work!

ER

DUDE you always blow me away with your stuff man. I love this one soooo much :D I have no words of critique, it's that good to my ears :P

ER

It'd be awesome if you could send me the stems and vocals. And no worries about using it on the album, I'd just want to try it for the experience and the challenge :) Just let me know! :P

ER

P.S. - My favorite instrumental part is 1:32...The way you worked those synths. Stellar. Literally took my breath away, it has that chord play that tugs at my heart, idk why lol.

Send me an email at epicrecordmusic@gmail.com and I'll tell you what else I'll need besides the stems!

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Seriously though. I reallllly like this song. I'd LOVE if youd give me the honor to try my hand at mixing it. My email is epicrecordmusic@gmail.com if you're interested!

Cheers,

ER

Wow, this is beautiful. Those chord progressions...Ahhhh. I love it. I feel like overall the song could have been mixed a little better (too much reverb imo, might've benefited from a more up-close sense and the drums are a little too far back, for instance). Is there any way I can get stems to this song? I'd love to try and mix it. Let me know :)

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Where do you get stems from? I always see people doing awesome remixes like this but I never understood how they could get just the vocals or whatever from the song haha.

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