Great work - tune has big potential for vocalist I reckon.
Very nice swells and journey.
Only thing is the master is a little maxed out mebbe? The bass and synth work so well around 2.55 but when the kick comes back about 3.12 it pushes things back on the compressor just a touch. Mebbe that's what you wanted, but it's really good bit of work!
What makes it great is that you've considered every second of this and worked it with so much care and attention. Best drop for months - at 1:28 you actually start feeling yourself coming up...:) Whoosh ;0
...Until the end, when the cops seem to burst in and switch the lights on.
This is impressive, with good levels and structure - and a proper song, which is fantastic to hear...
I agree with the others that you need to watch that reverb and bass, and using sends is a good idea, partly as learning to create busses in PT is worth doing (I gave up after 12 years in PT for Reaper, as its lighter and quicker for everything, as well as having free updates and a very helpful community!). The midi editor is a bitch tho, but the pro's far outweigh the con's..:)
However the thing about your music is that you already do the difficult things extremely well - namely the vocal performance and lyric writing, which is far more of an innate art than learning about technicalities, which is just practice...no machinery can give you that!
IMHO it's better to try and leave the master free in terms of plugins (it's a big debate) because it forces you to do a better mix underneath (automation is your friend :) - although we all stick a multiband or finalizer on the out to stop it going over from time to time, I personally try to avoid this as anything on the master will colour the whole track, unless that is an effect you really want (Eric Prydz stylieee or something like tape emulation). I my case, it was usually laziness if I'm honest. If you look after each part, the whole will take care of itself :)
DJ-SLT-UK is completely right about eq (he's a master at this stuff!) - as using eq individually on channels means you can create frequency 'holes' in each part, which then won't fight with each other on the master (each instrument gets its own frequency space, which means it might get it's own treatment in a multiband compressor later in the chain). My personal taste is that eq's are always better employed to take things away, rather than add (i.e. 'cut, don't boost') as boosting using eq is just a machine making stuff up which is isn't there...just my opinion...others will disagree I'm sure :)
5 - 6 mins is fine, but like StaticN says, as long as there is some development in the story, both musically, and in terms of the story that the lyrics are telling us.
You have genuine song writing talent I think, and that can't really be taught. The rest is just practice...so can't wait for the next one my friend!
hi maff thanks for the input bro. i will be playing with the eq to make each track fit in its own space. very helpful. i just hope i can do that while not comprimising the integrity of each as individuals but i am sure this will take time. i am working on putting vox on a moment in time by sltuk at the mo so i hope you will check it out it will be uploaded at some point in the next few days.perhaps you could give me some feed back on it. thanks again for a good posative review with some helpful tips. always nice. graham
Brilliant space between the bass and synth..and a real slick mood and vibe - real personality and attitude. Lyrics should def match that dark tone...be great to hear it develop.
Great title too. So nice to hear drumming like that (excellent toms!) and good structure. Solo (2.55) is so full of life! The only thing is I was feeling like a bridge was missing (2 other chords repeated to get us back to the G / F / C / Bb) but the breaks are perfectly placed and lovely 1960's 'stereo recording' (hard left / right instrument panning for those lucky people with 'stereo' record decks!).
Top work, beautifully recorded and just...full of happy.
Thanks allot, Maff. I really appreciate your kind words. I always wondered if anyone else remembered the hard left and right panning of the early days. I have thousands of the early stuff and sometimes it's hard to get a good sound with today's hi tech equipment.
Great vocals - good timing and arrangement - always good when a new track inspires you to download those pellas again and have a think....I really like the idea of lead vocals and backing vocals working together to make something new.
Nice work - good combo - and it's fine on monitor speakers too!
Well it's not the common dubstep indeed, this is more like trancestep but with a different touch to it. Most dubstep is about heavy wobbles with screaming bass drops etc but I tried to make something different, glad you liked it.
Hey man - lovin your work - great to find another looper into building dance tracks from these bold voices. Always surprised more folks don't use harmonizers to create the backing vox from them. Thanks for the links to the originals too - sometimes miss the strong ones up here.
Commented on Mach 3 by johnnyproducing
Great work - tune has big potential for vocalist I reckon.
Very nice swells and journey.
Only thing is the master is a little maxed out mebbe? The bass and synth work so well around 2.55 but when the kick comes back about 3.12 it pushes things back on the compressor just a touch. Mebbe that's what you wanted, but it's really good bit of work!
Well done and cheers!
Maff
Commented on Red Giant To Paramecium by Evisma
Very nice track. Love the bass (flanger?) at 0.36 and the offbeat drum patterns around 1.37 - clever dymnamics too.
Great that the mix is not too loud so draws people into the groove.
Thing is to keep it paired back if you add more I guess...so every instrument gets its own space and turn in the foreground - less is more :))
Love to hear how this progresses!
Well done my friend.
Maff
Commented on Modnex - Sunny Life by Modnex
Very nice flow. Smooth blends , overlaps and dynamics.
Great listening. Well done :)
M
Commented on FarM feat Enty3Way - Rock dat shXt by honkytonk
Very cool indeed for the New Year :)
Great production and punch, and real work balancing and juggling to make it all hang together.
Impressive. Top sound matey.
M
Commented on Sanctus Deo - The Rise from Hell - Soleil Lune by SoraSolitudine
Epic indeed...but the mix is great so everything has it's time and space.
Very cool. Great work!
Maff
Commented on DownwardSpiral by FreeRadical
What makes it great is that you've considered every second of this and worked it with so much care and attention. Best drop for months - at 1:28 you actually start feeling yourself coming up...:) Whoosh ;0
...Until the end, when the cops seem to burst in and switch the lights on.
Bummer.
Maff
Commented on mind stink by cosmicinfluence
Hey Graham
This is impressive, with good levels and structure - and a proper song, which is fantastic to hear...
I agree with the others that you need to watch that reverb and bass, and using sends is a good idea, partly as learning to create busses in PT is worth doing (I gave up after 12 years in PT for Reaper, as its lighter and quicker for everything, as well as having free updates and a very helpful community!). The midi editor is a bitch tho, but the pro's far outweigh the con's..:)
However the thing about your music is that you already do the difficult things extremely well - namely the vocal performance and lyric writing, which is far more of an innate art than learning about technicalities, which is just practice...no machinery can give you that!
IMHO it's better to try and leave the master free in terms of plugins (it's a big debate) because it forces you to do a better mix underneath (automation is your friend :) - although we all stick a multiband or finalizer on the out to stop it going over from time to time, I personally try to avoid this as anything on the master will colour the whole track, unless that is an effect you really want (Eric Prydz stylieee or something like tape emulation). I my case, it was usually laziness if I'm honest. If you look after each part, the whole will take care of itself :)
DJ-SLT-UK is completely right about eq (he's a master at this stuff!) - as using eq individually on channels means you can create frequency 'holes' in each part, which then won't fight with each other on the master (each instrument gets its own frequency space, which means it might get it's own treatment in a multiband compressor later in the chain). My personal taste is that eq's are always better employed to take things away, rather than add (i.e. 'cut, don't boost') as boosting using eq is just a machine making stuff up which is isn't there...just my opinion...others will disagree I'm sure :)
5 - 6 mins is fine, but like StaticN says, as long as there is some development in the story, both musically, and in terms of the story that the lyrics are telling us.
You have genuine song writing talent I think, and that can't really be taught. The rest is just practice...so can't wait for the next one my friend!
Cheers for now matey..
Maff
Commented on Click Clack by johnnyproducing
Brilliant space between the bass and synth..and a real slick mood and vibe - real personality and attitude. Lyrics should def match that dark tone...be great to hear it develop.
Class.
Maff
Commented on Strollin Down Funky Avenue Singing LaLaLa by ScottB55
Fabulous Scott. Wonderful.
Great title too. So nice to hear drumming like that (excellent toms!) and good structure. Solo (2.55) is so full of life! The only thing is I was feeling like a bridge was missing (2 other chords repeated to get us back to the G / F / C / Bb) but the breaks are perfectly placed and lovely 1960's 'stereo recording' (hard left / right instrument panning for those lucky people with 'stereo' record decks!).
Top work, beautifully recorded and just...full of happy.
Cheers
Maff
Commented on Get up Ft ThaSuspect1 and Farisha by SeriouslyJoking
Great vocals - good timing and arrangement - always good when a new track inspires you to download those pellas again and have a think....I really like the idea of lead vocals and backing vocals working together to make something new.
Nice work - good combo - and it's fine on monitor speakers too!
Maff
Commented on Make Me Go ft Bonnie Rabson by SeriouslyJoking
This is clever with lots of thought and I really like it!
Well done.
Maff
Commented on Stranded in time by johnnyproducing
Nice mix. Dubstep for folks who don't like dubstep...
well done
Maff
Commented on Aint Nobody Lovin Me But U feat Patricia Edwards by brotbackautomat
Softer makes it stronger for me on the drums. It's the same with automatic bread makers :)))
Maff
Commented on Just a Loop - 50 - Ft Janis71 and BabyGee by scepticist
Nice..you used the same pella's as me - they kinda go together...good work dude.
Maff
https://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/150623
Commented on Strong by janis71
Great groove and strong tune. Peace!
Maff
Commented on Sunrise by morpheusd
Lovely. Excellent production which suits the sound perfectly. Well done.
Maffin
Commented on Dj Octx-Party -Cognac Remix by CognacXE
Hey man - lovin your work - great to find another looper into building dance tracks from these bold voices. Always surprised more folks don't use harmonizers to create the backing vox from them. Thanks for the links to the originals too - sometimes miss the strong ones up here.
Cool work.
Matt
Commented on Uplift your mind by Polyfronetic
nice build. nice job. Like it!
maff
Commented on Voice of Violin by GalaXProject
Hey - great use of vocals on this one...very nice production :)
Commented on So deep within you by janis71
Great emotion in the vocals and positive energy. Well done. Peace and love. Maff.
Commented on RapHop by backfeel
Nice production. Tight and clean sound..well done mate.
Commented on Kate Dilemma - Down (Luciuss Remix) by Lucius
Lovely breaks and drops - very smooth...