theHumps

Hello, hello.

"For an older recording, it sounds pretty good"

As I've written elsewhere, this sounds way better than other stuff I was doing back in 2001. Not necessarily better ideas or playing - just a cleaner, more powerful sound that still sounds good on crap laptop speakers with no bass. I'm actually still trying to figure out quite why it all sounds so good.

But one definite criticism I have is of that main drum loop (the first one you hear, out of which I could make 10,000 tracks). It's a bit too bright and loud in the mix. But I guess that's OK - not everything has to be perfect (whatever that exactly is) and this gives the track a bit of crunch and a bit of an edge.

Because of the slightly odd, eclectic and lazy way I work with my instruments and parts, my stuff always retains some rough edges and character rather than all being too clean and smooth. That's probably a good thing though I do work hard to get everything as neat as I can. But some of the roughness is in the playing, layering and effecting. I do like some little rough edges and a bit of grit. But no too much - I'm certainly no lo-fi kind of guy.

"The Middle Eastern sounding parts fit well with the rest of the song"

Yes - it's a hardly a full-on Middle Eastern track but I never do that as I don't know how. It's just one of the many flavours I add to my stuff when it manages to come out as I'm fiddling about on instruments and with synth sounds.

Thanks for checking it out. As already said - it may well be my best ever track though I'm more than happy for other people to have alternate favourites (I have a lot of stuff).

Many thanks for your comment!
I am glad you like it
Paulo

I wanted to add some more vocals I just couldn't find any loops in my collection that would fit, I may have to do a little internet searching.

thanks sir,im really loving the DAW

Thanks for listening!
I definitely agree that sometimes less is more.
This is one of my favorite tracks that I've made.

Glad you liked it! It took forever to decide on the monks, I tried several other vocal loops but that one seemed to fit the most with the eery feel I was going for

Hi Wayne!
I'm working on the drums, so there will be some drums too when it's all finished.
Thanks for the feedback! Cool to hear it's already working for you in this state.

Take care and thanks for listening!
/SJ =)

thank you very much for the input.

Hey.
Thanks for listening and for the suggestion, I really appreciate it :)

Thanks allot, Wayne. Always a pleasure to receive your kind words.

Ciao,
Franco & Scott

Thanks :)

thanks!!

Thanks for listening Wayne :)
This was a fun one to create for sure. Wasn't sure if others would feel the same that I did.. so had to find out. Glad you liked it!

Peace n be well!

Thx alot Wayne, this is really an uplifting feedback to me...
...much appreciated!

Best wishes____Orlando

I am glad that you appreciate it.
Peace.

Thanks for your kind feedback! I didn't really practice much for the vocals, just wanted to express my feelings using someone else's song. The "guitar" is actually a sound I made with FM8 and then played the parts on my new midi controller. It does sound quite a bit like a guitar though. Thanks for the support!

Thanks for the feedback my friend! I feel like this song is almost too honest, it really freaks my wife out, understandably so. I'm still happy with it though, especially since it's pretty much my most popular track. Your comment makes me happy, thanks!

That's who it was. I couldn't remember. Eshar's loop at the beginning. I used one other of Eshar's on a track I did called "Little Jag" People complain about the noise on Eshar's pellas but on certain tracks the lack of quality lends itself to the character of the track. I kinda dig how messed up it is.

Always a pleasure to read your comments, Wayne. Glad you like it and took the time to comment.

Cheers,
Scott

Thanks Wayne :)

It's been a while.. hope you're keeping well!