BaoBou

BaoBou

Bethnal Green London, United Kingdom
Joined : 25th Mar 2018 - 8 years ago
Last Online : 8th Jun 2026 - 1 month ago
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BaoBou has posted 1598 comments on other peoples tracks.

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BaoBou
BaoBou 16th Apr 2023 06:28 - 3 years ago

on You know What It Is Remix Ft Grafezzy by WoozyBeatProductions
I love this. Great simple beat and a strong rap (Grafezzy is always great) good job!
BaoBou
BaoBou 16th Apr 2023 06:11 - 3 years ago

on What Happens Next by wadeastin21
That's lovely! If that's your first song ever I think that's a great start! Love your voice, we definitely need more of that!
wadeastin21
wadeastin21 replied 17th Apr 2023 - 3 years ago
Yes it's me on the vocals. Thanks for the kind words! I really appreciate it
BaoBou
BaoBou 16th Apr 2023 06:07 - 3 years ago

on Shine A Light by cLEVELANDcALICO
Loads of interesting little things going on in the background to keep me interested. See if you can add a vocal yourself :)
BaoBou
BaoBou 15th Apr 2023 16:45 - 3 years ago

on German Piano No 4 by Seelengold
Yeah man, that's how it works. I recognise your struggle with DAWs - they absolutely boggled me when I started making music 5 years ago and I'm still struggling with Ableton and discovering new tricks and concepts regularly.

Same for making music - I had a bit more background than you but the main thing is to make a tiny step every day and 5 or 10 years from now you'll look back at the journey you made :)

Oh, and from experience I can tell you now... Get a teacher :)
Especially the past 1.5 years I've made much bigger strides due to amazing teachers, first for drumming, then singing, then production... And that really made a huge difference.

Viel Glück! Und viel Spass :)
BaoBou
BaoBou 15th Apr 2023 08:01 - 3 years ago

on Bee - pseudoble by pseudoble
These modular synths are really quite amazing. It's a really interesting outcome - fun experiment!
pseudoble
pseudoble replied 16th Apr 2023 - 3 years ago
Thanks for listening my friend : )
BaoBou
BaoBou 15th Apr 2023 07:56 - 3 years ago

on Human Error - MOONBOOTS by imakebeatsLF
I'm not a fan of autotune but now that you've gone completely through the sound barrier and turned it into full Robovoice, it actually sort of works :D
I love the little sounds in the background and it's a happy little tune. Good job!
BaoBou
BaoBou 14th Apr 2023 22:30 - 3 years ago

on German Piano No 4 by Seelengold
My advice is always the same, see if you can make a track with it yourself! It's cool you made a melody; see if you can find chords that go well with it. It may not be easy but it will help you to grow as a creator, and create stronger melodies. Good luck!
Seelengold
Seelengold replied 15th Apr 2023 - 3 years ago
Hello BaoBou,

thank you for listening and your advice!

Yes, I have to take care of chords, which I have neglected so far.

On the other hand, I am glad to have brought it to the present state at all. Half a year ago a DAW was a complete mystery to me and I really found absolutely no access to this mystery; absolutely not, not even rudimentary (my musical activity and knowledge had never gone beyond elementary school time) and someone whose knowledge in these things I could have queried was also not there.

It was really infinitely tedious.... In this respect, I am very grateful if people give me hints and tips. I do not take it for granted and appreciate it very much!

Kind regards from Germany

Seelengold
BaoBou
BaoBou 14th Apr 2023 22:19 - 3 years ago

on Fourteen Eighty Seven by SoapTape
I like it, but because of the repeated melody it feels like a long intro that doesn't get resolved. Maybe you can consider to leave out that loop for some parts of the song or have an alternative?
SoapTape
SoapTape replied 17th Apr 2023 - 3 years ago
This is technically version 1 without any of the added drums.

I'll upload version 2 of this with the drums.
BaoBou
BaoBou 14th Apr 2023 13:52 - 3 years ago

on One Funky Song by FunkRick
Hey man, very funky! Can you share the secret of the horns, where you got the samples? I need them for one of my tracks :D ("take off your coat")

I do feel there's something slightly weird in the melody you have them play; one note that seems a bit late and sticks out. Otherwise it's very smooth and funky!

Mixing wise: all instruments have a good volume; the balance left/right is generally good but the guitar really sticks out panned to the elft like the rest of the band didn't want him to sit with the rest (maybe he's smelly).

You can probably increase the master volume for Looperman; some streaming sites do this automagically but Looperman doesn't. In general some mastering wouldn't hurt; put a compressor on the master (and on the individual tracks of you haven't) plus saturator/limiter etc (EQ the individual tracks if you hadn't already done that). There's also plugins and even sites online that do it for you.

Good luck, as said it's very funky, and that's how I like it!
FunkRick
FunkRick replied 15th Apr 2023 - 3 years ago
Hey BaoBou, drop me a message for those horns some of them are sampled and played with midi. However, I have a collection which I collected years ago they were free to use. the brass band as far as I know, who offered them doesn't exist any more. I tried to consider your advises and uploaded a new version. As I mentioned before I am fairly new to the technical issues of mixing /mastering and was more than happy to play "just" the bass for years. To me this is still a bit like rocket science, turning 50 makes it not easier. Really appreciated your advices, ear and comment. Grateful help! Drop a PM for those horn samples if you like I am more than happy to help you with this matter.
BaoBou
BaoBou 14th Apr 2023 13:36 - 3 years ago

on Sky Of You by AneemA
Very nice! It's almost 8 years old so now I'm curious if you have any new tracks? :)
BaoBou
BaoBou 13th Apr 2023 20:34 - 3 years ago

on old school funk by FunkRick
Sure why not! DM me to send your stems and let me see what I can do you for :)
BaoBou
BaoBou 13th Apr 2023 14:58 - 3 years ago

on Galactic Strut by yuggy5
Haha the EP is already I think 15 songs ago and I'm planning to bring out an album in summer :)
It's doing well actually - by my standards. It has some streams on the various platforms and I even sold 4 physical CDs :D
Now let's see if the album can sell 5 ;)
Thanks man!!
BaoBou
BaoBou 13th Apr 2023 08:46 - 3 years ago

on instinct by TheBride
That's really good - that angry vocal at around 0:39 leading into the DnB is a great combo.
Consider shortening the intro a bit though, because you almost lost me before I got there. Eg maybe start at 0:30?
BaoBou
BaoBou 13th Apr 2023 08:40 - 3 years ago

on LETS PLAY by T576
Ohhh that's lovely my friend, at that guitar arpeggio at the start I said "Ooooh" out loud. Super smooth and a real joy to listen to!
T576
T576 replied 14th Apr 2023 - 3 years ago
Thank you Bao. I tried several arpeggios before deciding to use that one. I felt by the music being some what up tempo my guitar entry would have to be high energy to set the pace for telling the musical story. The same difference as when you're writing lyrics. I appreciate the "Ooooh" out load on this one. LOL. PEACE.T576 OUT.
BaoBou
BaoBou 13th Apr 2023 08:01 - 3 years ago

on Galactic Strut by yuggy5
Lovely! Super funky! Love that bass, and the (needs more) cowbell. Great to wake up to this!
yuggy5
yuggy5 replied 13th Apr 2023 - 3 years ago
Thanks for your comment! See what you mean about waking up stomp! Feels bouncy! Haven't posted for a while so great to see your progress with the EP.
BaoBou
BaoBou 11th Apr 2023 07:31 - 3 years ago

on Hypnotic by carminerendina
I can't fully hear it, but it seems to me the bassline might be in a different key than the female vocal?
I like how you combined the vocals though, and the idea of having only a bass and drums and no other instruments is also really cool!
BaoBou
BaoBou 10th Apr 2023 19:37 - 3 years ago

on Electric by Jhet
Amazing track. I agree with Eric on the autotune, which is one of my pet peeves, but you know what, this track is so rock solid I don't even mind. Great job!
BaoBou
BaoBou 10th Apr 2023 19:28 - 3 years ago

on I Cant Lose by EricMilligan
BTW that is an awesome avatar, I only noticed when you replied. I might actually steal that idea for an album cover, that's how much I like it :D

Regarding "tracks to get played outside Looperman" - hey, I made that journey from "crap track on Looperman" to "decent track on looperman" to "some tracks on youtube" to "some listeners on youtube" to "some people to telling me to bring out an EP"... to doing a small concert of my own songs this weekend.

I mean... I honestly didn't think that was possible even a year ago and now I'm setting new milestones and new goals and while I still think it's all crap and I don't expect anybody to listen... some people do. So NEVER THINK THAT! Even if you're just being realistic, it can also be nice to be ever so slightly ambitious.

So, long story short, yes, people might play it. You might play it. You might DJ somewhere. Now imagine people standing around on the dance floor and you are starting your latest track and you want to blow their tiny minds - and your intro should tell them PREPARE TO BE BLOWN, EARTHLINGS. Wait, that's not what I meant ;)

So yeah, intros need to be interesting. Good luck :)
EricMilligan
EricMilligan replied 10th Apr 2023 - 3 years ago
Hey, BauBou, you are more than welcome to steal the avatar idea! I did that quite a few years ago. The mugshot number is actually my Looperman member number! :) I thought the tag line in my profile was pretty good as well. Probably the most creative thing I've ever done here on LM! :)

Congratulations on doing the concert of your songs this weekend! That's definitely a serious milestone!

Regards,

Eric
BaoBou
BaoBou 10th Apr 2023 19:00 - 3 years ago

on I Cant Lose by EricMilligan
I like it, although the intro is pretty long for my taste. That's something that can be shorter maybe?
Great use of the vocals although I don't like the autotune. That could be in the stock vocal, else I would simply remove it?
Finally I didn't know Moses was called Bob, but he seems to have a nice side job besides splitting the red sea. Great danceable track man!
EricMilligan
EricMilligan replied 10th Apr 2023 - 3 years ago
Thanks for the feedback BouBou. Good point on the intro. I've re-worked the intro over and over again. At this point, I actually don't remember if it is longer or shorter than I originally had it. :)

I think your comment on the intro is a good one, though. Not that I ever expect any of my tracks to get played outside of Looperan, but I do know that listeners want to get right into the track quickly, so long-winded intros are not favoured. I guess I forgot that.

You are right about the autotune being in the original vocal loops. Can't do anything to remove that effect, as far as I know. I did spent quite a bit of time searching the web for vocal Loops from R&B singers who had similar voices and styles, but didn't find anything that I could work with. It's interesting that almost all of what's available now is from high-pitched tenors with pretty much no "rasp" in their vocal delivery.

Eric
BaoBou
BaoBou 9th Apr 2023 22:45 - 3 years ago

on To Remember in Gm - Film Project 3 by InitiumMusic
Very cool, where did you livestream it? Feel free to ping me a next time if you do it again!
InitiumMusic
InitiumMusic replied 17th Apr 2023 - 3 years ago
Will do. I've streamed on Twitch, and facebook on occasion. I don't do it often, usually when I'm starting from complete scratch so non musicians can see the process. Or I stream when I'm finalizing everything.
BaoBou
BaoBou 9th Apr 2023 17:24 - 3 years ago

on Forward by InitiumMusic
Yeah understand 100%. I always try to focus on getting the music right before focusing on recording; I generally record guitar/bass through DI and piano through midi (I can't fit a proper Steinway in my tiny apt ;) ) and for drums I do have access to an accoustic set, but for practical reasons I start with some basic midi stuff. It's just easier.
Good stuff man, keep creating!
BaoBou
BaoBou 8th Apr 2023 20:26 - 3 years ago

on My Siren by BeatMaker4real
Very chill and dreamy. Nice track man! Would be great to add some vocals?
BaoBou
BaoBou 8th Apr 2023 20:06 - 3 years ago

on Dont Mess by Shatner
Very nice, love the combination of your voices. In the beginning I needed a bit to get into it, but then it grabbed me and I enjoyed listening to the whole track!
BaoBou
BaoBou 8th Apr 2023 13:42 - 3 years ago

on Not Alone by ConsciousEntitySound
Nice! Maybe you can even add lyrics? Love the strings towards the end!
ConsciousEntitySound
ConsciousEntitySound replied 8th Apr 2023 - 3 years ago
Thanks, appreciate you checking it out. As for lyrics, I feel like the song conveys everything it needs to, absent a vocal.
BaoBou
BaoBou 8th Apr 2023 08:48 - 3 years ago

on Forward by Chasmchaser
Love what you did around 1:56, also the guitar solo from around 2:26 is great. I love how you took 2 fairly separate genres and combined them.
I didn't fully understand it (I couldn't really tell when you would be going from techno to guitars and back) but I guess that doesn't matter, and I certainly had fun listening. Kudos, more of this!
Chasmchaser
Chasmchaser replied 8th Apr 2023 - 3 years ago
Many thanks BaoBou. Nice hearing from you. I love reading your comments knowing your a long time member with looperman. Thanks
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