theHumps

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theHumps 29th May 2015 20:59 - 11 years ago

on Right There By Your Side by ChuckBaileyBand

There are a lot of good ideas here, lots. I think the mix needs just some tlc.

I would cut back some of the limiting/compression. It is killing the dynamics of the song. There are so many cool things that need to sit back a bit further in the mix. They add a lot to the song. By using so much compression these things now are as loud as the most important parts of the song and they now interfere just a bit.

Just my 2 cents.

Wayne

theHumps 29th May 2015 20:51 - 11 years ago

on For A Little While by MWRatridge

Great rhythm guitar rock based song. Big heavy chords lay a beefy foundation for the vocals. At least 3 different rhythm tracks that I can quickly pick out. They all have their place, nice mixing.

Great story song with personal lyrics. It rocks. That is always a good thing. Nice one Mark!

Wayne

theHumps 20th May 2015 13:53 - 11 years ago

on SupaNatural Luv by Twanna1

This is great, your vocals are strong, the music works with them perfectly. I listened closely to the vocals, there are some big delays and reverbs happening, that is very cool. Can't go wrong with Allen's guitar tracks, amazing is the word that always comes to mind. The song reminds me a bit of the Brand New Heavies a bit Well done!

Wayne

Twanna1 replied 20th May 2015 - 11 years ago

Thank you Wayne for stopping by. Very attentive ear you have regarding the vocals. As you mentioned, I used delay, reverb, and doubled the vocal to give that, "SupaNatural" feel...lol.

I so appreciate your comments and will be stopping by your LooperPad to see what you are up to.

Thanks again and have a blessed week.

Twanna

theHumps 20th May 2015 13:30 - 11 years ago

on My03 - Midiman007 - Stereophonic Sounds 80 and 90 by midiman007

Very well constructed, sounds right from the time in the title. The synths are right on. Sweet guitar playing, you rock man! This sounds like something out of a 90's movie soundtrack. Everyone who took part in this did a great job.

Wayne

midiman007 replied 20th May 2015 - 11 years ago

thehumps thanks for your kind words. We appreciate the feedback and glad you enjoyed the track.

There was just two of us My03 also known as My05 on looperman and me Midiman007.

theHumps 17th May 2015 06:52 - 11 years ago

on Rosina Dead Vegas Trek by MORTradio

Hey, sorry if you felt I was being dismissive of your track. Let me explain a little more to help you understand what I meant. I am referring to context. The big picture. Songwriting and composing. Whether experimental or not there are some things that can make or break a song idea. My analogy would be like putting an earth tone rug in a room with pastel colors painted on the wall. The bottom line is sometimes things don't work, no matter how much time and effort we put into that idea.

For instance, you listened to my latest song in which I used live instruments for the most part. I used a harmonica in places where the Bee Gees used harp or orchestration of some sort. If I had chose a saw synth instead of the harmonica, playing the exact notes and melody, would it fit in the context of the big picture of the song? Probably not. The choice of instrument would be too synthetic sounding and would certainly bring a few comments about using a saw synth in a song using live instruments from some of the loopers. I chose strings and a trombone vsti to back my live instruments. Those sound appropriate for the track. Once again, context within the big picture.

Just trying to help with some constructive criticism. I know there are a million ways to put music together and I certainly don't discourage experimentation. I was unaware the song was experimental. From the description I read it to be a major sound scape production of your scenario. I was just pointing out some things I noticed that stood out to me that could help with that production.

Hope this helps clarify my last post.

I would also love to get a banjo. Keep playing!

Wayne

MORTradio replied 26th May 2015 - 11 years ago

I am glad that we have our dialogue so we may have this open discussion regarding this track. Believe me (us) when I say that I take your feedback seriously, and give complete credence to each point you make. I was at no time angered, or upset, by your criticism regarding this track. My only concern was to be taken seriously as to the effort put forth by any projects done by me and/or MORTradio. Although I am humbled by many of the musical talent that resides on Looperman, I do nonetheless put for serious work when submitting to Looperman, if for any other reason, out of respect for them.

You have great experience and an exceptional talent, and therefore when you have something to say about my work I put forth on Looperman, I am definitely going to listen. As I said in my earlier comment, each of your points regarding this particular track were valid, and I took each one of them sincerely. Trial and error is the name of the game, and with each track, I hope to gain a bit more insight and knowledge from individuals such as yourself.

I will continue to enjoy your work and will always welcome all your advice and comments.

theHumps 15th May 2015 22:50 - 11 years ago

on Rosina Dead Vegas Trek by MORTradio

Interesting idea and blend of sounds, a bit all over the place. Not my usual listening style. I thought the track had some issues. Some sounds are random and a bit forced into the track like the vocal sample at 2:20 and the ooh aha vocals around 3:00. I would get rid of that guitar sound at the beginning, it's not real guitar and it doesn't really add anything to the track. The guitar transition at about 3:25 needs a little work to smooth it out. Maybe ease off the limiting to give things some breathing room.

The song really needs some focus, it is kinda all over the place. You have dance vocals in a rock song with an electronic feel. I don't know your history of music, you seem new here, this may be just a fun hobby. I tried to be constructive, hope it didn't come off as bashing your track. It is just a weird collection of loops that seems to work at some level, lol.

Wayne

MORTradio replied 16th May 2015 - 11 years ago

I (we) don't feel at all as though you were "bashing" the track that I submitted. You took the time to evaluate the track, and gave your input, which we could not thannk you enough for. Obviously, with your own personal background in music, your input is more than valid in its regards, and if I was to re-edit the track, I would definitely use your points in my notes regarding any re-working of this track.

Nonetheless, although your critical points are valid, I do feel as though you are dismissive of the entire track as though it was thrown together for ##### and giggles, which was far from the case. It is experimental, that is for sure, and being experimental, there is always a chance that certain aspects of the track would not work. Perhaps the lack of focus comes from the cinematic editing mindset that I have during editing. Perhaps I look at musical loops as filmed scenes that can be edited together to get a character from point A to point B. I am not saying that is the right way to edit musical tracks, but it was how I was looking at it during the making of it.

On a side note, my history of music is limited to playing banjo (Gibson Mastertone) for approximately 20 years, and bass (Hofner Violin Bass) for about half that time. I wanted to learn guitar more (my biggest influence was Poison Ivy from The Cramps), but work seemed to suck up most of my time, so that fell to the waist side. Actually working with a computer audio mixer has only be about a year and a half. As far as joining the Looperman site, I am a noob (less than six months).

Anyway, enough of my long winded rambling. Again, thanks for your input and feedback, and for listening to the track.

theHumps 15th May 2015 12:48 - 11 years ago

on Sandys Beat by ScottB55

I had to look up who Sandy Nelson was, pardon my ignorance but after listening you are correct sir. The drums do indeed have a similar style and are also very cool. I dig songs played using lots of toms. I love good old straight up blues based rock and roll. I want to sit in and jam, ha!

Ever hear of Hoyt Curtin? One thing he was known for doing was tv cartoon themes like Jonny Quest in the 60's. The drums totally rock in his music, you may like his music, figured I would suggest checking him out. Been listening to him a lot lately.

Not sure how ya got Ian Anderson to play some flute but that was a neat choice of instruments. ;) Was it live or a sample? Cool horns, guitar, keys and of course the drums were exceptional. The composition was as great as the execution on the production/playing.

Well done Scott and company!

Wayne

ScottB55 replied 15th May 2015 - 11 years ago

Hey Wayne,

Thanks for your most pleasant comment. I sure wish we could jam together. Although I do love making music digitally with my friends, I do miss live playing.

Sandy was a big inspiration for me. Not a great drummer, but he played allot of drums in his music, which, as a kid, I really liked. I looked for anything with drum solos. Hell, I literally wore out In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

I checked out Hoyt Curtin and, although I've heard his music for years, I never knew who he was. Really good stuff BTW.

Yeah, Ian and I are pretty tight, so he helps out on occasion. These were samples, unfortunately.

Cheers,
Scott

theHumps 15th May 2015 12:34 - 11 years ago

on Tennessee Blues HipHop by ronabo

This is really well done. The mix is fantastic and the instrumentation is very original for the genre, nice twist, creative.

Wayne

ronabo replied 4th Jun 2015 - 11 years ago

Thanks for checking it out Wayne. I try to be a lil creative with these loops so I appreciate your comments.

Ronabo

theHumps 15th May 2015 12:28 - 11 years ago

on As the World Caves In by Cestevens1783

It doesn't take much to make me happy when it comes to music, nice, simple music with great lyrics. You seem to find a way to capture that essence of songwriting and exploit it for all it's worth. I am pretty envious of your lyric writing skills and singing abilities.

Such a wonderful track, love your singing, just beautiful!

Wayne

Cestevens1783 replied 28th May 2015 - 11 years ago

Thank you :) Theres always hits and misses but as far as the lyrics for this one I think it turned out pretty good myself. I am really glad you had a listen :)

theHumps 11th May 2015 10:53 - 11 years ago

on The Way Side by Musicante

I love music like this, a well constructed track and everyone performing like professionals. Great addition with the clarinet. Mix is fantastic, I like the added percussion too.

We need more music like this here, keep 'em comin'!

Wayne

Musicante replied 11th May 2015 - 11 years ago

Hey Wayne,

So glad you like our track and took time out to leave your very kind words. I'm sure we will be adding more of our tracks for our Looperman friends.

Ciao,
M.

theHumps 11th May 2015 10:45 - 11 years ago

on secrets of resonance featuring megapaul by promenade2239

Hey Alex, this is a cool rock track. I played bass with a drummer for a short time who played like the drum track you put together. He, like the track, was a solid rock drummer that could always throw a some kind of fill or change making the song so much more interesting. He never overplayed and it always fit the song. I like the drums here, they are interesting all the way through. Snappy snare too!

After hearing the intro I wasn't sure where the song would be heading. The theremin was a cool choice, not every day you hear that in a song. Real ones are reasonably priced actually. ha All the guitars and synths you used blend real well, plenty of space in the song but boy, there are a lot of things happening.

Well done to you and megapaul on the guitars, not sure who did what where but all of them were placed to mix well. You can do so much in the rock category, to me one of the most versatile genres. Always a pleasure Alex!

Wayne

promenade2239 replied 11th May 2015 - 11 years ago

Thank you Wayne!

Firstly I am happy you liked the drumming. It's from EZ of course and it is some fine funk performance with lots of cool ghost/dead notes.
I think it fits perfectly Megapauls style which is extremly funky, here is the list of loops I used:

Pills and Potatos:
http://www.looperman.com/loops/detail/80272/pills-and-potatos-85bpm-a-by-megapaul-free-85bpm-weird-electric-guitar-loop

Old Grapefruit:
http://www.looperman.com/loops/detail/72493/old-grapefruit-90bpm-a-guitar-solo-by-megapaul-free-90bpm-funk-electric-guitar-loop

Now I use DT Swiss:
http://www.looperman.com/loops/detail/72473/now-i-use-dt-swiss-65bpm-e-by-megapaul-free-65bpm-blues-electric-guitar-loop

Remember The Isolating Shoes D Solo:
http://www.looperman.com/loops/detail/68335/remember-the-isolating-shoes-90bpm-d-main-by-megapaul-free-90bpm-pop-electric-guitar-loop

Orange Pudel Solo:
http://www.looperman.com/loops/detail/61318/orange-pudel-solo-guitar-85bpm-by-megapaul-free-85bpm-reggae-electric-guitar-loop

Some of them are played much faster though (the actual tempo is 110bpm). All the rest is me playing Roland synth.

I listened to all (over 200) Megapaul's loops and am so impressed of the quality of his guitar work.
For sure I will try do more in a rock area as I only used only a few of his loops here (which I downloaded earlier). I do not play guitars of course so I will always need someone to make them for me if the genre is anywhere close to rock. I guess this one is still more a funk-rock or simply fusion.

Thank you again for some nice words. Always appreciated!

Best to you, Alex

theHumps 9th May 2015 10:34 - 11 years ago

on Just Because ft Charlene Stevens by aelmen

Charlene has a great voice, strong and hauntingly beautiful at times. The instrumentation you added seems to tie it all together. Mix is solid, nice highs and lows and the vocals merge with the music seamlessly. Quite a change from the original, dig it!

Wayne

aelmen replied 10th May 2015 - 11 years ago

Hi Wayne!

Did you know she is singing right into the mic on her computer? Talent!

/Anders

theHumps 8th May 2015 12:21 - 11 years ago

on Full Moon---remix by zappo

Sound like a live 70's jam, great guitar leads, cool vox and totally dig the keys. Well done Zappo!

Wayne

zappo replied 10th May 2015 - 11 years ago

Hi Wayne
many thanks for comment this ...i have it mixing new ...

theHumps 8th May 2015 11:47 - 11 years ago

on Running nowhere by smallpaul

Pretty cool track. A cool laid back easy groove, kinda hypnotic. The vocals add quite a bit. Mix sounds good, the effects you used, the reverbs and delays worked to give the song a big stereo feel. Must say this one works for me, well done!

Wayne

smallpaul replied 8th May 2015 - 11 years ago

Hi mate thanks for listening, Ableton live 7 is still throwing up little suprises for me regarding mixing and mastering, every time I find a new technique I want to go back and remix all my older tracks!

theHumps 8th May 2015 11:03 - 11 years ago

on We Are Never Alone - Like You by cyberbugBOB

Sounds like the musical nut doesn't fall far from the tree in your family. ;) Both of you have solid vocals that work well with each other. The music track is great plus you fit the words, delivery and all perfectly together. Your vocals remind me of a cross between Axl Rose and Jon Bon Jovi, strong, original and excellent for rock ballads.

Quite an enjoyable listen.

Wayne

theHumps 7th May 2015 10:31 - 11 years ago

on Used to be HIPHOP by Planetjazzbass

I bet you've been wearing that beret in your avatar a little more crooked these days homie. Sounds a bit like the old tv series Dragnet theme song at about 1:10, what is the significance of that? ;)

Very cool bass, nice runs at around 3:20, hot stuff. I believe once you understand music, the boundaries are limitless, genres blend and merge and one's personality and skill starts to come through. This is your interpretation of hip hop, more power to you Dave, it shows how talented and knowledgeable about music you are.

I hope someone bites on this and some vocals get put on.

Take care Dave, always a pleasure!

Wayne

Planetjazzbass replied 12th May 2015 - 11 years ago

Hey Wayne..thanks buddy,the vocal track is nearly completed care of Wordybum (who incidentally is the real deal when it comes to rapping) I'll be posting it shortly,actually that little Dragnet run is exactly the same riff as a Weather Report song I was listening to the other night but with totally different accents and sounds as spacey as hell(can't remember the name of it at the moment though! lol)..I have a feeling I'll be posting quite a few tunes in a quasi HipHop style...cheers mate Dave :)

theHumps 6th May 2015 11:05 - 11 years ago

on Stealth Matriculation Vocal Mix by Spivkurl

Holy crap, this is a totally different song! This would be great to see you perform this live. Happy, upbeat, some great and interesting sounds that made me want to play this several times. The vocals fit the song perfectly. I love all the synth sounds, you created them?

File this under the genre Spivkurl, nice one man!

Wayne

Spivkurl replied 12th May 2015 - 11 years ago

Hello Wayne, and thank you for checking out the update! Really happy you enjoyed listening! This is definitely one of the songs I would consider adapting for live performance if I ever get to that point. It would of course be very different from this. I wrote most of the guitar parts before sunrise on that guitar I built, and they translated nicely to my epiphone les paul. Thank you for the compliment on the vocals too! As far as the synth sounds go, the electric piano sort of sound was manipulated from a preset to taste, and that little lead sound that plays through most of the song was from scratch on a VSTi. Other than a snare sample, the rest was designed on hardware stuff by me. Makes me happy that you liked it, and I appreciate your words!

theHumps 6th May 2015 10:44 - 11 years ago

on kinetic lift by larrywiggles1

Went to dl it and bam, shut down, haha. I can only dream...

larrywiggles1 replied 9th May 2015 - 11 years ago

Whoooops. ...sorry!!!!!!!

theHumps 6th May 2015 10:43 - 11 years ago

on kinetic lift by larrywiggles1

I really enjoyed this track. Sounds like Peter, Bjorn and John with less guitars, they are great btw. I just listen to a great slow song here that started my day off relaxed then this one instigated the coffee I just drank. What a day I'm having, lol.

Great energy. I thought the bell in the middle and end could come down a bit, other than that I am digging it! Thanks for sharing, gonna dl this one!

Wayne

larrywiggles1 replied 9th May 2015 - 11 years ago

Hi Wayne,

thank you and really pleased you enjoyed....and you are having a good day, a little less coffee though!! Going so sort the bell too.
going to give Peter, Bjorn and John a listen.
thanks again Wayne,
best wishes,
Mark

theHumps 4th May 2015 17:17 - 11 years ago

on T45-Omar-Soundhound Project by soundhound

This sounds fantastic TG. Even though I read the description the drums still surprised me. I was half expecting real drums from hearing the sweet guitars and bass. Thought the kick could have been a bit beefier but it's no biggie, probably more of a personal preference than anything being out of sorts. It def sounds like something from the 70's.

Wayne

soundhound replied 4th May 2015 - 11 years ago

Hi...Wayne

Glad you like it...

Yes my friend Omar: He did the bed track, so the drums are what
they are... :)...I didn't want to change the harmonics of the track
so I left it as is...
Dropped the Guitars in and tried to put them, in a good place in
the spectrum with just a touch of efx...Keeping it clean and simple...

I agree bass drum sounds strait out of a disco joint back in the 70's
Donna Summers would have loved this groove...Hahaha...

That is why I did a jazzy kinda thing with it, all though you can't hide the 70's in a track, you can try to do something else with it... :)
This seems more sideways now, the adds I've made puts it more
where I wanted it to be...

Thanks again for stopping in, glad you enjoyed it...

Peace...TG.

theHumps 2nd May 2015 10:47 - 11 years ago

on Book of the sagittarius by traz75

Sorry for not getting to this earlier. Pretty busy arrangement with a lot going on but in some way it all falls in place. I gave this a handful of listens to absorb it all. Sounds like a wrong piano not at the :19 and :23 sec mark that repeats throughout the song. Sounds a bit detuned almost like an effect but it sounds off to me. Nothing major.

Ambitious track for sure so I'll tip my hat in parting.

Wayne

traz75 replied 7th Jun 2015 - 11 years ago

Hi Wayne!

Thank you!

I think i know about witch is the mentioned piano loop. Anchor's http://www.looperman.com/loops/detail/1988/hungarian-piano-01-by-anchor-free-100bpm-acoustic-piano-loop

A bit weird, i must admit, but i especially like it in this weird track too. :)
I just feels similar like you, the track is somehow almost falls in the first half - but then in the 2nd half somehow simply... everything moves to his place.

Sorry for the late reply too, were inactive recently...
Regards, traz

theHumps 2nd May 2015 10:02 - 11 years ago

on The Funk by Mosaic

Totally unexpected to hear this from you. It's almost a funk jazz fusion type song. The flute is fantastic to say the least. Nice job creating space within the song. The arrangement is solid and there are nice accents, dynamics and a variety of sounds to keep it fresh. I didn't hear the earlier version sorry, I can't compare it and make any comparisons.

The drums are snappy and funky, thought the bass could be a bit louder, I am a bass player so I usually tend to think that. :) I keep focusing on that flute, some tasty goodness there.

Well done mate, must say your trip into funk was a success. Off to check out your other new one!

Wayne

Mosaic replied 4th May 2015 - 11 years ago

Hey Friend

Thank you for the review mate, pleased you enjoyed this one my friend, fairly happy with this one, yes considering first attempt at the genre, will try this genre a little later on, hopefully will be even better then this one...Thanks for fav too...Mate the other version of this one Is up on profile, called Let The Funk Begin 4 on The Floor...Decided to leave both versions of this track up, I like both, different but the same in some way, guessing why I like both, if had to choose would maybe put this one ahead...Peace n much Respect dear friend, so no email yet, will have tomorrow mate...Mosaic...

theHumps 16th Apr 2015 11:20 - 11 years ago

on Betrayed by MOONLYTE

How that style of singing doesn't blow your throat out amazes me. Quite a performance. Hearing this music always reminds me of the song Institutionalized by Suicidal Tendencies. The elements of a screaming vocal and a more subdued talking/singing vocal seems to work to build tension and can really bring a ton of expression to a vocal performance, obviously.

Don't let life get you down man. We all have issues, getting past them makes us the people we become. Stay positive and def get back into making music, it can be a real the catalyst to some better times. Good luck, look forward to the new ones!

Wayne

MOONLYTE replied 22nd Apr 2015 - 11 years ago

Well, there always is the risk when it comes to this sort of singing, my throat has just gotten used to most of it haha. Thanks for stopping by and your kind words. Glad you liked it. And I'm definetly getting back in to it, nothing will stop me completely from making music, so stay tuned for new ones! :)

theHumps 16th Apr 2015 11:09 - 11 years ago

on OVER YOU by Mykael

Your vocals sound so much fuller when they are mixed in the middle. You have a distinct vocal sound, very loose and free, very natural and not forced.

You are certainly taking your talents in a positive direction with what you have done so far. Good luck finishing off this one, so far so good!

Wayne

Mykael replied 17th Apr 2015 - 11 years ago

Wayne! Thanks so much for the listen and the comments.

Love & Light,

Mykael

theHumps 16th Apr 2015 10:25 - 11 years ago

on Ode To Andrea by AmirGabriel

Gotta love a personal message like this, very heartfelt. Hope your mom loved it!

Wayne

AmirGabriel replied 16th Apr 2015 - 11 years ago

Thanks Wayne, She enjoyed it but my stepdad loved it even more lmao I thought about having my sister do the singing for me since my voice was so raspy, but I decided I'd rather take full responsibility for it haha

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