Try sitting a limit on the amount of time you spend on a track. I have another life, so a track gets about 2 afternoons/nights (if that, sometimes just a couple hours) and that's it (I know that is an extreme example). I've seen talented people deliberate to the point where the work is never released. Just accept the fact that it is never "finished" and let it sink or swim.
Anyway, I'm no expert just food for thought that I'm sure not everyone will agree with. Great sounding track, like the creepy keyboard work and ambiance.
Quickly created & short in duration the idea for the CD "It Is What it Is" I've made 5 songs for it in less than a week. Thanks for stopping by & listening. I appreciate it.
Like all the odd vocals and confused tones. I know the feeling about categorization. There should be an experimental, progressive, or avant garde category. Your tracks are like good acid trips, entertaining and not too scary :)
You used the word I was looking for "avant garde". I wonder if that's a genre? It should be.
I really appreciate your comments and your listen.
PEACE...
You're absolutely right. I'm so glad there is a place I can go "LM" where I can kick it with people like myself who really just want to post tracks and listen to others, watching trends in real time. And if I'm not careful maybe learning a thing or two from you guys.
Thanks for your listen & comment.
Cool, crazy track. Wish the carnival teaser in the intro was a hair longer. Great job making dubstep-esque sounds that I can listen to without destroying my ears or speakers, well mixed. I like all the changes.
Thank you.
Orginally, there was another section before all of this that had more Barrel Organ in it. It was very carnival-like, but it didn't really fit with where I ended up going, and it would have made the whole thing too long. Typically, I'm alright with long songs, but when it's this fast paced and aggressive, even with the breakdown, it still becomes more of an aural assault.
Thanks for taking the time to listen and to comment. Much appreciated.
I think you were going for a lofi sound, but it kinda sounds like line noise in the beginning. I would turn down the bass kick a bit, it is clipping (you can see the top and bottom of the wave chopped off).
I like the breaks in the beat, very Aphex Twin.
You can turn the volume down a little on all the tracks, add a compressor on the master, and then turn the wet up a little, to get that hard bass without it washing out everything else when it hits (set a fast attack/release speed and about a 2DB knee). You could also just compress the kick and leave the rest alone, there are several different techniques.
I noticed you bounce around on your DAWs. You could always try Reaper since it's free (you just click "still evaluating" when it loads, and you don't have to buy it unless you create music that starts making a bunch of money). It also has a thorough tutorial list on youtube and the reaper site, as well as a 400 page manual, a bunch of downloadable samples, loops, plugins etc.
Some complain it's not as user friendly, but I like the tech stuff.
Also if you are interested in sharing a folder or something to collaborate for fun I'm down for whatever.
I've made one visualization video, I'm working on plugin chains that convert audio to midi, and then trigger video tracks and effects in real time, and it's a huge pain :)
I would reduce the chipmunk vocals and reduce the volume and eq the lead that comes in at 58 sec. Watch out for frequencies in the 4K range (they damage hearing), electronic music is full of them.
Overall good track lots of good ideas.
Here's a video that might help with EQing (it helped me a bunch):
I thought you mixed it well. No clipping at all, no wav form that looks like a brick. Sounds good to me. Watch out for 4K frequencies that are too loud (they destroy ears, and I don't hear it too much in this track, just letting you know). Overall sounds great, have some deserved confidence.
Great track, intense for an intense time. It would be nice if popular people were smart, but unfortunately we got the prom kings and queens calling the shots. High School for adults :)
I have a job where I have to interpret these laws and ordinances that are written by the lawyers hired by the special interest super-packs and signed by politicians that can't step away from telemarketing enough to actually read the footnotes their aides gave them, and that's about as far as the conversation usually goes...
It's going to be awhile. Last night it was reported that Trump withdrew the federal officers from the city. But, a reliable insider source of mine says they didn't go anywhere, but to a new hiding spot. Thus, giving the masses the illusion of "Victory". Sadly, The People aren't able to see the militaristic strategics coming down on them. Meanwhile, all I can really do is sit back and watch it unfold.
Also I don't hear anything in the beat to tune to, if there is supposed to be synths or something I would turn the drums down to about -12 to -6DB and whatever is in the background up to about the same. Most tracks are leveled between -12 and -6DB. Lowering your 808s to 50Hz and then gradually increasing the frequency by a semitone till it sounds right may also work.
Not sure what you mean by "proper." Maybe try 2 or 4 32nd notes with the 808s right before the snare hits to give it that "da-da-chick" sound. Also try the same thing with eighth note triplets "bum-bum-bum-chick."
Adding a hint of shuffle on the high hat and some 32nd note accents in the high hat also helps. One more thing, take an expected 808 beat out every once in a while, it adds tension.
I hope my little syllables made sense, not everyone knows what a 32nd note it, but trap abuses the hell out of them, and mixing triplets and a hint of swing to create some stagger in the beat (feel) is common.
Try leveling all your tracks between -12 and -6 db. Then level the master to maybe between -3 and 0 (before "mastering"). If you are using a separate track for effects (side-chaining), maybe turn that down all the way, level the primary tracks (the "music") and then slowly add it back to taste.
I don't know if you are using loops or plugins. If loops you may want to use EQ and/or compression, among other things, to normalize the volume. Writing automation in the track to control volume also helps. It is difficult to tell how much of the volume swells is creative choice vs mixing issues. You can see it in the shape of the wav, there is a big space between the loudest and quietest parts.
Also, try listening to your mix in a car as well as headphones. The car will help you with the bass. The headphone will help you find harsh tones to remove via EQ -poor folk's studio :)
Lastly, your user name is awesome even if it is imaginary, let me know if this helps.
Too bad the genre prematurely aged and ate itself. Probably too much mashup like mentioned previously.
Also no polyrhythm, but even my drummer has a hard time counting past four, so why make the audience do math.
I haven't really kept up with djent since it's not really in my wheel house (dumb saying)! But I still think bands like Meshuggah and a few others will keep some semblance of it alive for a while yet. I actually kinda dig all that polyrythm, weird time signatures and and polymetered riff stuff. A lot of people think that its all relatively new and attribute it to the Alternative/Groove/Nu/Math metal movements. But Bands like Led Zeppelin and Queen were doing it.
Well, the genre was too hard to pronounce anyway - (also you forgot the "d") djent: is it "Dee-gent", "jent", "Digint"? Who knows?
"but even my drummer has a hard time counting past four, so why make the audience do math"? Drummers get such abuse, that's why they want to pound ##### all the time !
I used to be a drummer. That's why I switched to guitar, kinda like EVH.
Great sounding clear mix. Nice lead work. Live instruments are so much harder to mix than plugins, but you pretty much nailed it. It is also loud but not compressed (or very little), which is another hard thing to do.
I really liked this track when I first heard it. The drum track really stood out and is a focal point in the mix. I thought to add a bit more polish just to emphasize it even more. Kargalars rhythm track here is super cool also. I guess I would categorize it as Alternative, it reminds me of early Mark Tremonte stuff. I tried a few different approaches for the lead and settled on the intense or more aggressive styling. I thought it worked better dynamically than the slower more melodic stuff I had. I tried to avoid over compression but I think I ended up with a few spots where its a bit muddy. His original track is loud so I had to tweek the eq and make some adjustments where I added the lead.
He actually did more work on the original track and added some nice vocals. He has a pretty slick Video version of it on YouTube. You can check it out from the link in the original in his track list.
Thanks for checking this out and giving me the feedback. I really appreciate it.
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Anyway, I'm no expert just food for thought that I'm sure not everyone will agree with. Great sounding track, like the creepy keyboard work and ambiance.
on Its gonna Blow by Jynxz
You used the word I was looking for "avant garde". I wonder if that's a genre? It should be.
I really appreciate your comments and your listen.
PEACE...
on Tastes like chicken by Jynxz
You're absolutely right. I'm so glad there is a place I can go "LM" where I can kick it with people like myself who really just want to post tracks and listen to others, watching trends in real time. And if I'm not careful maybe learning a thing or two from you guys.
Thanks for your listen & comment.
PEACE...
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Orginally, there was another section before all of this that had more Barrel Organ in it. It was very carnival-like, but it didn't really fit with where I ended up going, and it would have made the whole thing too long. Typically, I'm alright with long songs, but when it's this fast paced and aggressive, even with the breakdown, it still becomes more of an aural assault.
Thanks for taking the time to listen and to comment. Much appreciated.
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I like the breaks in the beat, very Aphex Twin.
You can turn the volume down a little on all the tracks, add a compressor on the master, and then turn the wet up a little, to get that hard bass without it washing out everything else when it hits (set a fast attack/release speed and about a 2DB knee). You could also just compress the kick and leave the rest alone, there are several different techniques.
This video thoroughly explains compression:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oOmX3JHwtE
Lots of new sounding ideas here, keep it up.
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I noticed you bounce around on your DAWs. You could always try Reaper since it's free (you just click "still evaluating" when it loads, and you don't have to buy it unless you create music that starts making a bunch of money). It also has a thorough tutorial list on youtube and the reaper site, as well as a 400 page manual, a bunch of downloadable samples, loops, plugins etc.
Some complain it's not as user friendly, but I like the tech stuff.
It also has rudimentary video editing, which I used to make this music video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWUcET-N61w
Also if you are interested in sharing a folder or something to collaborate for fun I'm down for whatever.
I've made one visualization video, I'm working on plugin chains that convert audio to midi, and then trigger video tracks and effects in real time, and it's a huge pain :)
on Take It Slow by Xzysin
Overall good track lots of good ideas.
Here's a video that might help with EQing (it helped me a bunch):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAGC2fUAU1M
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Please define colab request. What are you looking for?
I've been making stuff like this:
https://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/218625
interested in sharing files?
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I have a job where I have to interpret these laws and ordinances that are written by the lawyers hired by the special interest super-packs and signed by politicians that can't step away from telemarketing enough to actually read the footnotes their aides gave them, and that's about as far as the conversation usually goes...
I hope your city is soon healed.
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on finish the beat with 808s by Motaku361
on finish the beat with 808s by Motaku361
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFKa36XbQDA
on finish the beat with 808s by Motaku361
Adding a hint of shuffle on the high hat and some 32nd note accents in the high hat also helps. One more thing, take an expected 808 beat out every once in a while, it adds tension.
I hope my little syllables made sense, not everyone knows what a 32nd note it, but trap abuses the hell out of them, and mixing triplets and a hint of swing to create some stagger in the beat (feel) is common.
Let me know if this helps.
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkQ62tvPlVVb2WLppjRfPdQ
Nothing but "trap metal" (ghostmane, scarlxrd, etc.), mixed with anime, check it out if you haven't already, I'm sure it will give you inspiration.
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Try leveling all your tracks between -12 and -6 db. Then level the master to maybe between -3 and 0 (before "mastering"). If you are using a separate track for effects (side-chaining), maybe turn that down all the way, level the primary tracks (the "music") and then slowly add it back to taste.
I don't know if you are using loops or plugins. If loops you may want to use EQ and/or compression, among other things, to normalize the volume. Writing automation in the track to control volume also helps. It is difficult to tell how much of the volume swells is creative choice vs mixing issues. You can see it in the shape of the wav, there is a big space between the loudest and quietest parts.
Here are two videos that may help (they helped me) and would be a good place to start.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAGC2fUAU1M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oOmX3JHwtE
Also, try listening to your mix in a car as well as headphones. The car will help you with the bass. The headphone will help you find harsh tones to remove via EQ -poor folk's studio :)
Lastly, your user name is awesome even if it is imaginary, let me know if this helps.
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Answer "yes"
Too bad the genre prematurely aged and ate itself. Probably too much mashup like mentioned previously.
Also no polyrhythm, but even my drummer has a hard time counting past four, so why make the audience do math.
Well, the genre was too hard to pronounce anyway - (also you forgot the "d") djent: is it "Dee-gent", "jent", "Digint"? Who knows?
"but even my drummer has a hard time counting past four, so why make the audience do math"? Drummers get such abuse, that's why they want to pound ##### all the time !
I used to be a drummer. That's why I switched to guitar, kinda like EVH.
Thanks.
Later bro.
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Thanks for the entertaining comment bro.
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Nice work, hope I hear more.
He actually did more work on the original track and added some nice vocals. He has a pretty slick Video version of it on YouTube. You can check it out from the link in the original in his track list.
Thanks for checking this out and giving me the feedback. I really appreciate it.
on MORE Just For Funsies by toddlove
great, fun sounding track, keep it up.