08-18-2013, 11:09 PM | #1 |
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The night that changed it all
I'm not... Entirely sure it's ready.
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08-19-2013, 12:08 AM | #2 |
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Re: The night that changed it all
I was thinking about a specific moment in a story I'm writing. I liked the initial delayed guitar and the synth because they really gave me a "night" vibe, and added the bass and strings to fill it up. You think the choice was weird?
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08-19-2013, 12:16 AM | #3 |
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Re: The night that changed it all
The only decent drums I have.
Yeah, my options are still somewhat limited. ... So?
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08-19-2013, 10:42 AM | #4 |
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Re: The night that changed it all
What should I use in this case? (maybe that's why I didn't feel it was ready, lol)
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08-21-2013, 08:49 AM | #5 |
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Re: The night that changed it all
Alternatively tone down the drums by practicing a conventional 4/4 pattern. Your drums are always really busy with lots of snares and hats and whatnot, and that's fine except they sound a little erratic. I'd also say making the bass as prominent as it is in this song when your sample library sounds so murky was a mistake. I'd use the bass as a backing track and copypaste all the crazier stuff it's doing to some other channel. I do think it works the way it is right now, but I still see where KgZ is coming from. Generally though, this sounds pretty good. Lead takes up a lot of space, but sounds good. As far as mixing and production quality goes, you've come a long way. Your biggest problem is still drums tho.
A tip: Aside from the weird drum patterns you should probably tone down, it might also be a good idea to split up your drum track so you can mix parts of it individually. The way I do it is I make a separate channel for the kick, snare, toms and hats/crashes, and then route them to different mixer inserts. This is really important when you're using analog drums as they tend to sound rather weak without mixing. |
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Re: The night that changed it all
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08-21-2013, 04:24 PM | #7 |
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Re: The night that changed it all
Another tip regarding drums is to mess with velocity settings, especially for hats and snares.
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08-21-2013, 08:28 PM | #8 |
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Re: The night that changed it all
I already do that, but thanks anyway :P (maybe I rushed this one and forgot to change the values, I'll check. It was literally the quickest song I've ever made.)
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