Stuntddude wrote:https://soundcloud.com/stuntddude/bringer-of-the-last-sun
I don't quite have an ear for details like Kyoga does, so I don't really hear the "harmonic control" issues mentioned (though my lack of noticing probably explains a bit for my problems lol). Let's see now...
The first thing fresh on my mind is the end, around 3:40 where you had the kick-snare beat going. The snare's low end is a little weak and causes the snare itself to drown a little in the synths, so I'd bring that out a little more. If that's the same snare you're using as around 1:15, then that just means the synths around it are too loud and not mixed in well, because the snare was fine at that earlier point.
Even if a "pumping" sound isn't what you're going for, maybe try sidechaining the synths to your kick and snare a bit, just enough to give them room to pop out. At least do it for the snare a bit so it doesn't drown.
Also, the transition at 1:45-ish was a bit abrupt. Maybe add a little reverb to your lead there and automate it so it's only wet at that point to kind of fade out a bit?
Overall, though, I liked the track. Just polish it up a bit and you've got a good thing going.
Kyoga wrote:Regardless, here is my contribution to this chat:
Because I still can't get the youtube thing to work. gah.
I really don't know what to say about this because ambient stuff is, well, way out of my playing field. Even during my huge metal (and co.) phase, I never liked the ambient stuff, especially genres like post-rock. It's just... I don't know. I just never enjoy it. To me, as far as I can tell, this is just a bunch of drawn-out chords that slowly fade into one another. Sorry if I come across rude saying that.
As far as mixing and the mastering goes (since that's about all that I have left to comment on), sounds great, no issues at all there.
Mush wrote:Contribution: Muh Tombstone impression.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OowelRoTrkU
I can't stand Tombstone's stuff, so I'll leave the commentary of that side of the song at that.
I think you've got the Maud samples a little high in the mix. Not ridiculously loud or anything, but when they came in, they kind of dropped the other stuff going on a bit.
Acsii wrote:Here's my track:
https://soundcloud.com/acsiident/stop-p ... t-complete
Idk if it's supposed to be part of this style, but the guitars are a bit jarring. I mean, the intro alone had me wondering if my Chrome was lagging and causing distortion, but...
The right guitar sounds a little out of tune at times, too.
There seems to be a lot of noise that accompanies your vocals, and it'd be nice to filter that out a little bit. It adds unnecessary volume to your vocals.
Great job on the drums, though. I love the delay on the snare (or whatever you're using for that role, so to speak).
Felipe_9595 wrote:https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/93823550/Mastered%20Flutterwonder.mp3
I don't know if this is a vocal cover on top of the original instrumental (I'd have no idea because I don't think I've ever heard whatever the original of this is) or if you did an entire cover (wait that sounds dumb because you said "vocal cover" so it would just be the vocals right??), but I guess you're looking for critique on your vocals.
Well, you're definitely a good singer, and you've got the mixing and stuff on your vocals done great. The only issue I have is that I can't tell if you have a heavy accent, if you covered this in another language, or if you did a mix of languages. I can catch words here and there that sound English, but otherwise, I don't know.
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I feel bad when I'm harsh on other people because I know my shit is nowhere near good either. Regardless:
https://soundcloud.com/plaguedmusick/wanizame
I'm also increasingly getting frustrated with mixing. I can't get the snare to pop the way I want it to at all (and the kick's muddy, too), and even though I have the growl high-passed, I can't seem to get the sub to really come through the way I want it to. Blegh.