Quite an epic you've created Leon, impressive! How long does it take you to put something like this together? Must have been a couple months. The mix is sweet, so many emotional turns and crisp instruments to guide me through listening to this.
Hi Wayne...always a pleasure ! As a matter of fact it didn't take me that long, maybe just a bit above average. Somehow it just fell together nicely(I hope).
Foremost thanks alot for your positive feedback, kind words and the fav...always means alot !:)
Such a cool, creative track. Interesting to listen to, so much going on.
Like cru mentioned, back off the compressor/volume on the master track, look to get -1.5 db below 0 db, it translates to mp3 better across all music formats and gives the track some breathing room, everything is competing for space in the mix.
I like it though, well produced and catchy piece of music!
Thank you so much. I updated this again now. You know: much passion and euphoria about making music but a big lack of mastering know how here. So I'm thankful for both: your compliments and your tips - both is very helpful. THX
Coming to the conclusion that we are not perfect, life is freekin' difficult and most of our problems are caused by karma(our own actions) is a conclusion most people don't come to understanding. I realized it almost 20 years ago. I made some personal changes, stopped worrying about all the stories my head tells me and started living a happier life. Trying to be happy despite life's continuing barrage of hits, blaming others or seeking revenge wastes time and sidetracks you from what's important, music of course. ;) Stop and smell the roses as they say. Get on with life rather than be hung up on shit happening in your life, it's gonna happen no matter how much you worry about it or not. So don't. Just live your life and accept shit is gonna happen.
Your track is interesting, I like the space in the track, lots of breathing room giving instruments their spot in the mix. A little dissonance in there at the end, that's cool, it works.
Thanks for kind words stranger. It really makes a difference. Yup Im trying to be more positive about shit happening to me, maybe its leading to a way of happiness, you never know. And thanks for your time to listen to this track and for writing that comment. Made my day :)
I like the acoustic guitar and the effects on it. The strings are cool. A change or bridge with bring some interest and a needed change. Real sounding drums would make the song sound better, fuller and bigger. Ditch the lame vocal hits and put some spoken word or a rap type lyric on it.
Hey Wayne, thank you for the feedback. I really enjoyed your last track, i grow up with a lot of rock and still listen. I got you 100, but in this beat i decided to sample almost everything. The drums for example are from an famous old rock song and i like that classic sound.I wanted that it sounds different. I know that the arrangemant is pretty simple thats why it is an layout. sorry for my bad english
Hope u understand what i want to say.
Best regards
A little Pink Floyd, a lost memory of a childhood trip to the planetarium, a dream where you can't run fast and "they" are catching up to you at every corner...
Honestly, I'd pump up the volume a little more on the mix, my only suggestion.
Very cool track man, great job on the vox! I like the idea, it's not overproduced and I think it will appeal to people across many genres.
To me, it's a little bass heavy as far as eq, i have old ears that ring so take that comment into account. ;) Maybe try a snappier kick and some more highs in the vocals. I have a low voice and I have to push the highs on the eq and filter off some of my lows because they interfere with the kick and bass tracks. Your vox track has similar qualities to my vocals.
I hope danke can add to the track, he's talented, can't wait for an update!
Mix could use a little work, maybe a little more reverb on the vox to help them sit in the mix a bit more, they come through hot in a few spots but sung with emotion and from the heart. Well done!
This isn't that bad. I think the vocals could come up in the mix, making them a bit clearer.
I don't think it's weird at all. It falls under one of the electronic music genres listed here, don't ask me which one as it all sounds the same to me. But honestly, this is better than most of the same repetitive crap posted here daily.
hey Wayne
Thanks for the feedback much appreciated - electronic is such a broad term these days don't you think? I did deliberately keep the vocal down as it was essentially and instrumental at first, but I'll try it up higher - thanks again
Anna-marie
Definitely not sweating here! I do live in the woods next to some swamp land, that's close enough to a bayou right? No mosquitoes this time of year, thankfully. As long as I don't hear banjos all is good ;) MMmmm nutra rat leg, my favorite! Do these tunes give you flashbacks to your bayou days? Oh I'm having so much fun it should be illegal!!LOL! I'm collecting license plates from all 50 states to make a license plate guitar for each state, got about half of them with more on the way. I'll even record a tune on each. Such simple expressive instruments it's pretty hard not to get a soulful sound out of them, regardless of what some may say. I'm trying to get some recordings in while it's cold, and before I have to start working outside making stock for the upcoming festival this summer. My shop is tiny!
Always a pleasure Wayne :D Watch out those mosquito swarms don't carry you off, listen for banjos too, RUN if you hear them!!
Nice laid back groove. Love the summer vibe. I was walking the beach this morning waiting for the summer sun and heat to get in in the summer swing but this track will do till then, thanks! Nice even mix!
Ah! Very cool! Dig the bass line instantly. The gits are proper(shout out to the player) and played well, the horns are a nice touch as well, accents that make a different.
Groovy feel, upbeat and well put together, i can appreciate your ears!!
Cool track, well produced, fun, timeless. Lots of breathing room in the mix, not over compressed leaving the instruments to have their space in the mix.
Something I could hear in a movie set in the roaring '20's in America.
Very pretty song and a quality mix as well. We all have our own interpretation of how someone else's song should be mixed as we listen, that's why we are here, to listen and learn and suggest. You have a musical sensibility I respect.
Cru mentioned dreamy and I agree with that. The drums remind me of a clock ticking, in my mind depicting a passage of time almost like when you are daydreaming when you are driving your vehicle and you come to your senses about a half mile down the road. Shocked and a little dazed, you find yourself wondering how much time passed while you were in your little self absorbed trance. ha
Title and description are poignant, crazy times we live in. Music like this is calming and centering. Well done!
Cool vox and the bass is sounding nice in my headphones. The idea is solid, I agree with TuneDef, a few changes could help the track. The repeating melody in my left ear could be changed up a bit to bring something new, a different texture, melody.
I worked in the deep south in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana... during the hot dog days of summer splicing fiber optic cable in the swamps and bayous, city and backwater towns and this just brings me back to those days of working on the railroad tracks sweating my ass off and always hearing this playing, no matter where I went, ha!
Hey Wayne :D I remember that story on my first swamp tune a few years ago. Never been that far south but the wife's got the woodstove going making it feel hot enough!! It's when you hear banjos you have to worry LOL!!! I mentioned Gitty Gang Show in the description, that's very much like the old show Hee Haw except it's all homemade instruments and indie artists similar to here on looperman, just more country/folk/roots music oriented. I had been just sittin and pickin most of the day taking it easy and thought hey I'll make another video, they like the others :D Well, they really liked this one. How did you deal with the mosquitoes, a flame thrower? Good to see alot of you guys still hanging here. if you haven't put it together, used to use phatkatz4 or Rob Serling ;) ;)
Like a scene out of a movie. Cool dark themed atmosphere you've created, dig the train, the keys and beeps are ok. Are they on the same recording as the train? I wouldn't mind hearing the track without those as a comparison with them in it. Might not imply as much to the listener.
Hand wound/reversed wound pickups have a unique sound, very cool to hear you are doing that. Waxing them too or too much work?
Neat track, different and long enough to get the idea across.
I recorded the train many times behind that bank. I can probably cut those sounds, I'll see. After a long break I've been back at. Came across this fun little recording and thought to share it here. I have a small crock pot I wax pot my pups in. The hardest part is waiting for the wax to liquefy! Modified sewing machine for a winder. This guitar has a production 6 pole, it was one of my first builds, and my favorite.I'll be recording more with guitars equipped with my own pups. Walking Dead is one, kinda a rough recording/playing on that one. On my amp they're fine but direct to the computer they tend to feedback. I'm making the traditional pole style pups now, but I'm going to experiment with flatpup humbuckers, a real big thing right now in the homemade instrument scene. Over the summer I was invited to show at Maine Luthier showcase, The guy that taught me and I demonstrated pick up winding, I did the traditional style, he did flat pups. Here's a video from there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJq9Tr7IgCU That's my table in the beginning :D Fat Knuckle Freddy is a local performer and incredibly nice guy. Tom Dube runs a guitar shop and sells cbgs made by Marty - Maine Made Cbgs the guy winding/playing the didley bow.
I agree with Dan, I think some vocals, maybe even a a capella from the site, could bring this song some more life. It would also help to bring down the instruments to a level where they would support the vocals in the mix, right now the instruments are out front setting the stage. Which is ok. The break in the middle where the instruments are softer is kinda what I mean, the vox could sit on top of that nicely.
Loved it right from the get g!. Upbeat and fun to listen to. Very surprised there haven't been any takers on this one up to this point.
I used to drive home from work and listen to a great reggae show(and it's genre offshoots) on a radio station in Boston. I used to bounce around in my seat listening to music like this and looked forward to my hour long ride home.
Nice mix, clear and I can understand the vocals clearly. You have a hidden talent singing this kind of music, ;). I want to hear a sub bass in there somewhere, even if it's simple whole notes, something to shake the walls a bit.
It's great to hear from you Wayne. I listened to and enjoyed something of yours in the last few days but did not think to comment. I remember being impressed and inspired by the fact of people like yourself actually playing and recording real instruments. Still nothing can compare.
I pushed hard to the end on this one and felt it sort of sat okay without too much in the weeds mixing. i'm glad for your confirmation. there is always something else, something different we can do. Best wishes - Dan
Cinematic/ambient, certainly interesting. This type of music puts my mind on a musical journey, traveling through exotic terrains and distant lands. Nice texture and I like the static in my left speaker that pops up earlier on. Could be used in a film based in space, the future perhaps.
Ahhh, something you don't hear a lot of on the loop, ripping power chords and angry drums, nice! I sure would like to hear this with some vox, the cherry on top!
on Wildlands by Orlando51
The piano is just great, what else can I say.
Hope all is well, take care Leon!
Wayne
Foremost thanks alot for your positive feedback, kind words and the fav...always means alot !:)
With much appreciation_____Leon
on Blowball by Micky
Like cru mentioned, back off the compressor/volume on the master track, look to get -1.5 db below 0 db, it translates to mp3 better across all music formats and gives the track some breathing room, everything is competing for space in the mix.
I like it though, well produced and catchy piece of music!
Wayne
on blank - mystery by blank56709
Your track is interesting, I like the space in the track, lots of breathing room giving instruments their spot in the mix. A little dissonance in there at the end, that's cool, it works.
Wayne
on UNTITLED PART 3 by SpeakUpProd
Good idea, just needs some work in the studio.
Wayne
Hope u understand what i want to say.
Best regards
on THE CHOKE- Looser DEMO by thechockehold
Feels like i'm sitting at a piano bar listening to live music. Well done!
Wayne
on Time Slip by TGee1
A little Pink Floyd, a lost memory of a childhood trip to the planetarium, a dream where you can't run fast and "they" are catching up to you at every corner...
Honestly, I'd pump up the volume a little more on the mix, my only suggestion.
Cool track!
Wayne
on Seasons prod bonezonmarz x danke by BONEZONMARZ
To me, it's a little bass heavy as far as eq, i have old ears that ring so take that comment into account. ;) Maybe try a snappier kick and some more highs in the vocals. I have a low voice and I have to push the highs on the eq and filter off some of my lows because they interfere with the kick and bass tracks. Your vox track has similar qualities to my vocals.
I hope danke can add to the track, he's talented, can't wait for an update!
Wayne
on Until I found you Remix by SYLKE
Mix could use a little work, maybe a little more reverb on the vox to help them sit in the mix a bit more, they come through hot in a few spots but sung with emotion and from the heart. Well done!
Wayne
on Blackened Light by GrimmTheFiend
Thought I heard "Put the lotion in the basket" in there, ha! ;)
Wayne
on American Dream - CAP - Prod by Nigma - FULL SONG by tsochai
Wayne
much love
-CAP
on The Simplest Things by vacacegamusic
I don't think it's weird at all. It falls under one of the electronic music genres listed here, don't ask me which one as it all sounds the same to me. But honestly, this is better than most of the same repetitive crap posted here daily.
Just my honest opinion.
Wayne
Thanks for the feedback much appreciated - electronic is such a broad term these days don't you think? I did deliberately keep the vocal down as it was essentially and instrumental at first, but I'll try it up higher - thanks again
Anna-marie
on Late Night Slidin by Burtsbluesboxes
Keep having fun man and we'll keep listening to your soulful backwoods sounds.
Wayne
Always a pleasure Wayne :D Watch out those mosquito swarms don't carry you off, listen for banjos too, RUN if you hear them!!
on Rainbow for tomorrow by BLEEP
Wayne
thanks a lot for your kind words!!!! i really appreciate it :)
Bleep
on Poker Life Joker Wife by BLEEP
Groovy feel, upbeat and well put together, i can appreciate your ears!!
Wayne
thanks a lot for your positive feedback! it means a lot for me, i really appreciate it!!!!
Friendly,
bleep
on THE CHOKE - The World ends Today DEMO by thechockehold
Cool track, well produced, fun, timeless. Lots of breathing room in the mix, not over compressed leaving the instruments to have their space in the mix.
Something I could hear in a movie set in the roaring '20's in America.
Well done!
Wayne
on Exodus by Orlando51
Very pretty song and a quality mix as well. We all have our own interpretation of how someone else's song should be mixed as we listen, that's why we are here, to listen and learn and suggest. You have a musical sensibility I respect.
Cru mentioned dreamy and I agree with that. The drums remind me of a clock ticking, in my mind depicting a passage of time almost like when you are daydreaming when you are driving your vehicle and you come to your senses about a half mile down the road. Shocked and a little dazed, you find yourself wondering how much time passed while you were in your little self absorbed trance. ha
Title and description are poignant, crazy times we live in. Music like this is calming and centering. Well done!
Wayne
on Burn Me Down by marquecour
Well done!
Wayne
on Heavy Breath by nln1
Sometimes less is more. I don't know if it needs any more music added, maybe some more giggling. ;)
Wayne
on got to get it right by dubblebarrelbeats
I like the vocals!
Wayne
on Chill Slidin by Burtsbluesboxes
I am feeling the heat as i listen. Nice man!
Wayne
on Intro Outro by Burtsbluesboxes
Hand wound/reversed wound pickups have a unique sound, very cool to hear you are doing that. Waxing them too or too much work?
Neat track, different and long enough to get the idea across.
Wayne
on LOCATION by Frostdog
I'm ramblin, ha! Cool track!
Wayne
on Shut Up ft mrshammi by DanGoldstein
Loved it right from the get g!. Upbeat and fun to listen to. Very surprised there haven't been any takers on this one up to this point.
I used to drive home from work and listen to a great reggae show(and it's genre offshoots) on a radio station in Boston. I used to bounce around in my seat listening to music like this and looked forward to my hour long ride home.
Nice mix, clear and I can understand the vocals clearly. You have a hidden talent singing this kind of music, ;). I want to hear a sub bass in there somewhere, even if it's simple whole notes, something to shake the walls a bit.
Take care!
Wayne
I pushed hard to the end on this one and felt it sort of sat okay without too much in the weeds mixing. i'm glad for your confirmation. there is always something else, something different we can do. Best wishes - Dan
on AstroHope by AmberMakesArtStuff
Nice work!
Wayne
on Lunatic metal instrumental by ripzore9191
Wayne