January 3, 201115 yr My first piece of the new year! Its called Silver. I don't think I got the mixing quiet right. Its a little too muddy and cloudy sounding in spots, but it doesn't stand out too bad since I was going for a really ambient spaced out sound anyway. Overall I'm fairly happy with it. Let me know what you guys think! Silver
January 4, 201115 yr Very nice the guitars, I just think the bass could be much better, and if you can add more drums not just the bassdrum would be great. The Main theme of what appears to be the chorus part of the song, is doubled by two guitars or other instruments.... maybe a single one with high precision would sound better.
January 4, 201115 yr Author Thanks! I know the bass is setup kinda weird. I mixed most of the instruments in the piece relatively low. It wasn't really intentional, its just how it ended up. I was thinking of adding a bass guitar or something, but I thought it might just add the mucky clutter that was building up at the bottom. Yup, I definitely could have mixed it better. More drums is an interesting idea. The bass drum was really put in as kind of an after thought. As for the melody, I know exactly what you mean. The way I did the melody sort of has an unprofessional and strange feel. Its kinda hard to explain, but I wanted it like that. I could have made it fit into the mix better, but I wanted it to sound different. Dunno why. It just felt right at the time. Thanks for taking the time to leave a review!
January 4, 201115 yr Giving this a listen... I don't notice any horribly clogged up places in this myself... Love the gentle strings playing the chords on the left! I definitely see what you mean about the strange way you did the melody. It probably wouldn't have stuck out to me before, but since you mentioned it, I can tell what you mean. Personally, I find it a little unusual, but not bad. So much music sounds out there sounds so similar, sometimes it's good to hear different things. One thing I really noticed was that this song has a lot of variation in it, in regards to not playing the same thing over and over again for a while, like in some of the songs you've done. Keep up the good work!
