Kinda 80s melancholic guitar pop song
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 336 posts since 14 Mar, 2005 from Germany
Hi there!
My new song turned out to be a typically 80s-sounding pop song. A Berlin friend of mine did a great job and replaced the virtual guitars by real ones which makes the song much more organic.
If you like bands like The Cure, New Order or a-ha you might like the song. Any feedback is more than welcome.
http://the-auditorium.net/viewtopic.php?t=4515
My new song turned out to be a typically 80s-sounding pop song. A Berlin friend of mine did a great job and replaced the virtual guitars by real ones which makes the song much more organic.
If you like bands like The Cure, New Order or a-ha you might like the song. Any feedback is more than welcome.
http://the-auditorium.net/viewtopic.php?t=4515
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- KVRAF
- 12977 posts since 29 Sep, 2003 from Ottawa, Canada
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 336 posts since 14 Mar, 2005 from Germany
Thanks a lot.Lunch Money wrote:It's freakin' cool! Well worth a listen for anyone who happens to be perusing this thread. I didn't hear the original version, but this sounds great.
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- KVRist
- 41 posts since 9 Mar, 2006 from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Not my cup o' tea (I'm an 80's metal guy), but this is very very very well done. Kudos to you!
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- KVRer
- 15 posts since 3 Jul, 2005 from OKC, OK
Yeah-- this isn't my style of music either but it's done very well.. the mix sounds near pro on my end-- and i mean that as a compliment!
i thought the vox were too dry, but that's me.. i don't have a lot of mastering under my belt..
great job! - i don't know how long it took,.. but it sounds like a while
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damon
i thought the vox were too dry, but that's me.. i don't have a lot of mastering under my belt..
great job! - i don't know how long it took,.. but it sounds like a while
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damon
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- KVRAF
- 12977 posts since 29 Sep, 2003 from Ottawa, Canada
Effects (including vox reverb/delay) don't really fall under the mastering category anyhow. More of a mix engineer's job. On to the non-pedantic part, though: I prefer my vocals a bit on the dryer side, so I thought they were nearly perfect.pbxs wrote:i thought the vox were too dry, but that's me.. i don't have a lot of mastering under my belt..
All opinions are valid, just thought I'd throw mine out there, too.
Greg
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- KVRAF
- 13090 posts since 14 Nov, 2000 from Hannover / Germany
Very good production. I'd probably bring the vocals up a tad more.
Drum programming seems to be quite good, is it all done "manually" or did you use any prefab things?
Drum programming seems to be quite good, is it all done "manually" or did you use any prefab things?
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- KVRAF
- 4907 posts since 10 Aug, 2004 from Colorado Springs
Keep making more like this. I'll buy.
I would compare it to 'House of Love' and 'The Church' for bands that sound like this, but I like this better than 'The Church' because your vocals are better.
When does the CD come out.
Seriously, I would not change a thing - just make more tracks like this one. I'm 38 and this is right up my alley as well. Immediately going into the keeper folder for further play.
-Scott
I would compare it to 'House of Love' and 'The Church' for bands that sound like this, but I like this better than 'The Church' because your vocals are better.
When does the CD come out.
Seriously, I would not change a thing - just make more tracks like this one. I'm 38 and this is right up my alley as well. Immediately going into the keeper folder for further play.
-Scott
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 336 posts since 14 Mar, 2005 from Germany
Thanks. . I don't have any connections and I am not sure who to contact, although I am convinced that this song could easily be played on the radio. So, if you know the right people you're very welcome to tell me.rockstar_not wrote:Keep making more like this. I'll buy.
When does the CD come out.
Seriously, I would not change a thing - just make more tracks like this one. I'm 38 and this is right up my alley as well. Immediately going into the keeper folder for further play.
-Scott
As to the drum programming...it's all been done manually by my musician friend Kasimiruslav from Berlin. He also added the guitars after I had sent them my demo.
By the way...thanks for all the other great responses. Didn't expect that.
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- KVRAF
- 4907 posts since 10 Aug, 2004 from Colorado Springs
When you say manually, do you mean he played an electronic kit into a drum synth - because if this was done with just a mouse and no pre-built programming, I want to take lessons from Kasimiuslav - it was top notch. I expected you to come back and say that the drums were played live - they really sound that way.Talvin wrote: As to the drum programming...it's all been done manually by my musician friend Kasimiruslav from Berlin. He also added the guitars after I had sent them my demo.
By the way...thanks for all the other great responses. Didn't expect that.
-Scott
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 336 posts since 14 Mar, 2005 from Germany
I guess he took parts from my drum programming and added some breaks. I always do it with my keyboard...
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 336 posts since 14 Mar, 2005 from Germany
Any tips how I can improve on the mix?
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- KVRAF
- 4907 posts since 10 Aug, 2004 from Colorado Springs
I think it's time to move on and write another great pop song.Talvin wrote:Any tips how I can improve on the mix?
I think some others mentioned this, but you might try to put a little 'shine' on the vocals with an enhancer plugin or even just pulling up the high frequencies to add some 'air' to the vocals. Try this tip from Sound on Sound:
Sound on Sound tip online wrote: Q What do people mean when they talk about using EQ to add 'air' to vocals?
A broad-band, high-frequency EQ can often be useful to enhance the sense of clarity of a sound, and such processing is often referred to as 'adding air' to a recording. Typically, this is achieved using a parametric equaliser set to a fairly wide bandwidth and with a centre frequency of between 14 and 16kHz. In fact, it is because analogue equalisers can often do this without introducing harshness that many engineers prefer to add at least this EQ while they record.