The instrumental isn't something I'd normally listen to, but your vocals complement this track really nicely, making it a great listen. I love the difference in vocal styles, like for example how 1:50 sounds so different from 2:12. You have a great voice.
I did notice though that the mic doesn't sound very good, which is a shame. And I would have liked an end that was less abrupt. But this is a really good song, and I think you really made it shine. Great work.
Thank you, the change in vocal styles is something I do consciously, so it's really nice for me that you've picked up on it.
And you're absolutely right about the equipment. I was using the mic that came with the Focusrite Scarlett solo bundle -and my mixing/mastering skills were even poorer than they are today- in a space that wasn't suitable for vocals, and some of the results were horrendous...
Apologies for the late reply, but thanks again for the great feedback.
For the most part, I'll be echoing what others have mentioned already. I love the lyrics and the message, and the beat is excellent too, though you should keep working on your flow. In addition the vocals also sound very raw.
One thing I would add as a suggestion is to incorporate more interesting vocal rhythms in your songs to keep the listener engaged. Like moving faster at some points or maybe even switching up to 3/4 time. Get creative with it to add something intriguing.
Went through your Looperman page and it's awesome to see that you're trying out lots of different music styles and experimenting. Keep it up!
I'm not really enjoying this song. Overall, it sounds like a ton of samples just mashed up together. They could sound good individually, but they don't really work well together.
Another problem I have is that, even though there are a lot of elements, the song doesn't really feel like it evolves. Some parts simply seem to come out of nowhere. Transitional elements would definitely help in this aspect.
What I would suggest is to break free from using samples all the time for a song. Try to come up with your own elements, your own arrangements and melodies. That way you'll really grow as an artist.
I don't want this to come off as too harsh, but I'm just being honest. Keep working and making more music!
I think this track could potentially sound really great. The melodic elements sound great, and I especially like it from 1:17. That slightly off beat pluck synth adds a lot of character, and it's a section that adds dynamics to the track, going from quiet to loud, quiet again, then the big impact at 1:50.
The main problem I have with this is the mix. It's compressed waay too much. It sounds like all the different sounds are fighting for room in the mix instead of complementing each other like they should be.
If I have any advice, I'd say don't worry about the song being too quiet. Don't get suckered into the loudness war. It just needs to sound good. Anyways, good work here.
Great work on this song. Though this isn't the type of music I'd normally listen to, I've got to give credit where credit is due. The mix is absolutely spot on. I also like the happy chill vibes. I really love the plucky synth at 0:28 and wish I could hear more of it in the song. It is quite short. Awesome work overall.
Amazing work. This song has a really beautiful sound @mudhoen described best. All the sounds work well with each other adding to the overall piece and it's a great listen.
This song is a great trip. First off, it's extremely well mixed with a great balance of instruments and effects. They all work together to provide this really chill vibe that works so well for this song. Excellent work.
I think you've created an absolutely beautiful track. It feels like a journey throughout and was really great to listen to and think about the concept. It's a song that starts a conversation and that's brilliant.
What I think is that no one asked to be born, but we all share the fate that we're going to die someday one way or the other. My beliefs are somewhat nihilistic in nature, being that life itself has no meaning other than what we put into it. Hence I'm pushed to think that there is nothing for our conscious selves. Maybe in our search for fulfillment as human beings, people have considered life after death as a way to bring themselves peace. Though thinking about the nothingness that lies ahead brings me peace in some form. To each their own, but to come up with an absolute answer could be interesting to say in the very least. The research points you brought up are a very interesting read.
I'm really looking forward to some more music like this from you. It's excellent.
Hello Sheen
Thank you very much for your wonderful feedback and the enlightening thoughts.
I do find it very interesting and I do hope that we will meet after our death. It is interesting what you say and I do believe it too.
Furthermore, I cannot see the eternity been bearable without people such as your good self to converse with.
Otherwise in my view that’s what hell is.
When they say, you go to hell I think they condemn you to eternity......????
One only can hope my friend.
I am glad you like the track.
Thanks again for Fav's too mate.
Jamid
First off, that intro is absolutely gorgeous. It really feels like it's building to something amazing. At 1:50 that slightly offbeat synth adds an extra layer of depth I really love. So does the one at 2:20. And my god 4:34 as well.
However I can't help but feel a little letdown when the drums came in. They feel like they're lacking power. The snare could also be EQ'd better with more sidechain compression. I feel like if you work on your drums, maybe even try something weird and unique this song could be even more amazing than it already is. Great work.
Thank you so much for your motivating and constructive comment! As a matter of fact i rushed the drums somewhat and i will gladly try what you suggested.
The themes in the song sound pretty good. I can definitely hear a lot of potential. However, I have some criticisms about the track. First off, at 0:46, when the beat drops the song doesn't sound full. It's missing a mid-range instrument to fill out the frequency range. It'll make it sound a lot better. Also the first half of the song feels like it goes on for too long. There aren't enough changes to make it interesting to listen to for that long.
Overall I think if you fix a couple of things this could be a really, really good track. Keep working and great work!
This started out very odd, and to be honest I was really skeptical. Then the vocals came in and it melds perfectly with the beat as they both complement each other. On top of everything it sounds really unique. This is probably one of my favorite songs out of all the ones I've listened to on Looperman today. Awesome work.
HOLY SHIT! I wasn't expecting to see someone really enjoying one of my musics like that :O I really appreciate that, man! Thanks a lot! (I took a look into your songs, they sound amazing! If you could teach me a thing or two, just mail me ;D would mean the world for me).
Great song. Extremely well produced. My favorite part was at at 1:41, the glitchiness leading into the impressive scratching. The saxophone/trumpet (can't really tell which) also stands out for me. I would actually love to hear a good rapper over this beat. It would make it complete. Awesome work.
That sounds insane. Love the dark style and the varying themes throughout the song. It makes it an interesting listen always keeping me guessing about what could happen next. Awesome work.
I love the vibes that come with this song. The laid back style of rapping melds well with the beat and I really enjoyed the lyrics as well.
I'm not a rapper, nor have I worked with many, so I can't say that I'm an expert on the bars you're spitting, but I can criticize the production. The beat is great, but the recording of the vocals could be better. For example at 0:27, a pop filter on the microphone would stop that from happening. Another example is at 1:15. The vocals
could be louder as well as compressed a bit more to be featured more prominently in the track.
I think this is a really good track. Great work here.
This is a very powerful track. I watched the video as well, and I think the song captures the images perfectly. It's a skilled composition with a lot of great parts that work well with each other.
Now I'm nitpicking, but at 1:39, when the crash comes in, it feels a bit uncalled for, a bit jittery and sudden. Adding a reverse crash right behind it as a transition. Or, (I don't know what it's called in technical terms) in an orchestra, a cymbal is used in a similar fashion where the player hits it quietly then slowly builds up creating an effective transition.
Beautiful track. Excellently mixed. I can hear each and every instrument clearly. Just at 3:50, the synth providing the harmony sounds like it clips a bit. I don't know if that was intentional, but it's something I'd usually watch out for.
Other than that, I love the chill vibes that came with the song.
i`ve noticed that. will repair that only needed to mixdown again. its a bug by FL not the first time that happens. the flat good in FL the mastered version good but after the mixdown clips. need to do that again!
thanks for dropping by! cheers!
I really like the composition. It's smooth and has some really great moments like the progression at 2:12. It sounds beautiful. I don't know if you've seen this video before, but it has very useful information when it comes to mixing and mastering. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk4D4bMu8uo
Another beautiful track. For one it's excellently mixed. No real criticisms there on my part. I love the psychedelic elements like the arps and reverberated sounds. That cello is also extremely noteworthy and adds great atmosphere.
4:57 was an unexpected, and extremely well done switch to different themes and ideas. It didn't seem to cut off from the feel of the first half of the song, but like a continuation of a story.
I'm fairly sure cello is pretty damn rare in techno. Yes, no doubt there's some with added string parts but I mean techno where the lead instrument is cello (and multiple layers of it).
The mixing is decent here though I'm dealing with a lot of different elements and multiple cello layers and lots of drum loops so it wasn't easy.
"cello is also extremely noteworthy"
Thanks. Cello is hardly an obvious fit for this type of genre so I had to spend quite a while working out what might not sound out of place. I guess I wanted it to all sound futuristic and not just like a techno track with backing, traditional string parts.
"4:57 was an unexpected, and extremely well done switch to different themes and ideas. "
It is a big switch but I bring back so many of the sounds you've heard in the first half to bind it all together as a "continuation of a story".
I certainly could split the track in two but I prefer it as a lengthy techno epic. All the same, I do feel that it goes on a bit too much in the last minute or so so I need to go back and see how much I can bear to remove.
I seriously love this. The title fits the vibe perfectly, and it sounds unique. I hope you find time to finish the song. And if you do, you message me when you upload it somewhere. I don't want to miss it.
Honestly a great sounding track. The orchestral elements are truly beautiful, however I find you need to spend some more time with the vocals.
Vocals are off beat to the instrumentals at times. Like at 1:43, the tempo is inconsistent. It could also do with a bit of reverb so it sits better in the mix. You can hear how it doesn't sit well at 5:26. It sounds drowned out compared to 5:19. Some compression will help there.
2:43 was amazing.I didn't expect that silence
It would sound even better if you edited the vocal more precisely, only editing it in when the singer says "rise" using and using a fader to make it sound smooth. Because the unwanted noise from the recording can be heard.
on Cloudless by Orlando51
-Sheen
Orlando
on Taking All My Time by mildperil
I did notice though that the mic doesn't sound very good, which is a shame. And I would have liked an end that was less abrupt. But this is a really good song, and I think you really made it shine. Great work.
-Sheen
And you're absolutely right about the equipment. I was using the mic that came with the Focusrite Scarlett solo bundle -and my mixing/mastering skills were even poorer than they are today- in a space that wasn't suitable for vocals, and some of the results were horrendous...
Apologies for the late reply, but thanks again for the great feedback.
on Never regret by Ernestking78
One thing I would add as a suggestion is to incorporate more interesting vocal rhythms in your songs to keep the listener engaged. Like moving faster at some points or maybe even switching up to 3/4 time. Get creative with it to add something intriguing.
Great work, and keep at it!
-Sheen
on X-Filer by topclass
I'm not really enjoying this song. Overall, it sounds like a ton of samples just mashed up together. They could sound good individually, but they don't really work well together.
Another problem I have is that, even though there are a lot of elements, the song doesn't really feel like it evolves. Some parts simply seem to come out of nowhere. Transitional elements would definitely help in this aspect.
What I would suggest is to break free from using samples all the time for a song. Try to come up with your own elements, your own arrangements and melodies. That way you'll really grow as an artist.
I don't want this to come off as too harsh, but I'm just being honest. Keep working and making more music!
-Sheen
on speed1000 by BatFoy
The main problem I have with this is the mix. It's compressed waay too much. It sounds like all the different sounds are fighting for room in the mix instead of complementing each other like they should be.
If I have any advice, I'd say don't worry about the song being too quiet. Don't get suckered into the loudness war. It just needs to sound good. Anyways, good work here.
-Sheen
on Head in the skies by MGproduct
-Sheen
on Good Morning Bali by EtherBlu
-Sheen
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed my music. @mudhoen did really describe the best! :)
Best,
EB
on The Struggle of Life by GoTyBeaTs
-Sheen
on Cavern by the sea by Burtsbluesboxes
-Sheen
on Come And Find Me After Death by DijamMusic
What I think is that no one asked to be born, but we all share the fate that we're going to die someday one way or the other. My beliefs are somewhat nihilistic in nature, being that life itself has no meaning other than what we put into it. Hence I'm pushed to think that there is nothing for our conscious selves. Maybe in our search for fulfillment as human beings, people have considered life after death as a way to bring themselves peace. Though thinking about the nothingness that lies ahead brings me peace in some form. To each their own, but to come up with an absolute answer could be interesting to say in the very least. The research points you brought up are a very interesting read.
I'm really looking forward to some more music like this from you. It's excellent.
-Sheen
Thank you very much for your wonderful feedback and the enlightening thoughts.
I do find it very interesting and I do hope that we will meet after our death. It is interesting what you say and I do believe it too.
Furthermore, I cannot see the eternity been bearable without people such as your good self to converse with.
Otherwise in my view that’s what hell is.
When they say, you go to hell I think they condemn you to eternity......????
One only can hope my friend.
I am glad you like the track.
Thanks again for Fav's too mate.
Jamid
on Floating Rise by AUEL
However I can't help but feel a little letdown when the drums came in. They feel like they're lacking power. The snare could also be EQ'd better with more sidechain compression. I feel like if you work on your drums, maybe even try something weird and unique this song could be even more amazing than it already is. Great work.
-Sheen
Thank you so much for your motivating and constructive comment! As a matter of fact i rushed the drums somewhat and i will gladly try what you suggested.
-Urs
on Thunderstorm by OkRaise
Overall I think if you fix a couple of things this could be a really, really good track. Keep working and great work!
-Sheen
on Murdrum ft iSH - All Night by Murdrum
-Sheen
on Old School by Livingsoulsdie
-Sheen
on Beaten by swindla007
-Sheen
on Hip Hop InsTrumenTal by GoTyBeaTs
-Sheen
on WeinerBob-Chill Poetry Prod by Vide by weinerbob
I'm not a rapper, nor have I worked with many, so I can't say that I'm an expert on the bars you're spitting, but I can criticize the production. The beat is great, but the recording of the vocals could be better. For example at 0:27, a pop filter on the microphone would stop that from happening. Another example is at 1:15. The vocals
could be louder as well as compressed a bit more to be featured more prominently in the track.
I think this is a really good track. Great work here.
-Sheen
on Leap of Faith by mindhiest
Now I'm nitpicking, but at 1:39, when the crash comes in, it feels a bit uncalled for, a bit jittery and sudden. Adding a reverse crash right behind it as a transition. Or, (I don't know what it's called in technical terms) in an orchestra, a cymbal is used in a similar fashion where the player hits it quietly then slowly builds up creating an effective transition.
Either way, amazing work here. I really love it.
-Sheen
on Synthesiz3r - Seaways by Synthesiz3r
Other than that, I love the chill vibes that came with the song.
Excellent work.
-Sheen
thanks for dropping by! cheers!
on Jupiter Rising by PortraitOfABlackHole
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk4D4bMu8uo
-Sheen
on Dangerous Spaces by StaticNomad
4:57 was an unexpected, and extremely well done switch to different themes and ideas. It didn't seem to cut off from the feel of the first half of the song, but like a continuation of a story.
Brilliant song, and extremely well done.
-Sheen
I'm fairly sure cello is pretty damn rare in techno. Yes, no doubt there's some with added string parts but I mean techno where the lead instrument is cello (and multiple layers of it).
The mixing is decent here though I'm dealing with a lot of different elements and multiple cello layers and lots of drum loops so it wasn't easy.
"cello is also extremely noteworthy"
Thanks. Cello is hardly an obvious fit for this type of genre so I had to spend quite a while working out what might not sound out of place. I guess I wanted it to all sound futuristic and not just like a techno track with backing, traditional string parts.
"4:57 was an unexpected, and extremely well done switch to different themes and ideas. "
It is a big switch but I bring back so many of the sounds you've heard in the first half to bind it all together as a "continuation of a story".
I certainly could split the track in two but I prefer it as a lengthy techno epic. All the same, I do feel that it goes on a bit too much in the last minute or so so I need to go back and see how much I can bear to remove.
Thanks again.
on Nobody by itsXseven
-Sheen
on Nefarious -preview- by thrilledburst
-Sheen
Cheers!
-Marko
on Angels rise by mindhiest
Vocals are off beat to the instrumentals at times. Like at 1:43, the tempo is inconsistent. It could also do with a bit of reverb so it sits better in the mix. You can hear how it doesn't sit well at 5:26. It sounds drowned out compared to 5:19. Some compression will help there.
2:43 was amazing.I didn't expect that silence
It would sound even better if you edited the vocal more precisely, only editing it in when the singer says "rise" using and using a fader to make it sound smooth. Because the unwanted noise from the recording can be heard.
Overall a great piece. Amazing work.
-Sheen
on Kids On Soundcloud by DoctorPyro
-Sheen