Warning - Rock n Roll
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 6596 posts since 21 Jun, 2004 from Secret Underground Hideout
Impaired
This song has extra cheese.
Yea, that's me trying to play rhythm and solo at the same time. I'm on vocals too.
Please, be brutal. I need it to get better.
I've come a long way since I found KVR. Thank you all.
The mp3 makes the song sound weird. I used Lame (it's free) through Audacity. Sound Click's free service only allows 128 bit. Can I make the mp3 better somehow?
Thank You
MIDI Orchestrator Plus
Traction
Quartz AudioMaster Freeware
Audacity
Lame
3S
sfz
Organ One
W1 Limiter
BLOCKFISH
Roomverb
ANWIDA Soft DX Reverb Light
Classic EQ
Tube Booster
C3 Multiband Compressor
Orange Peel
Green Gate
Final Mix Traction
This song has extra cheese.
Yea, that's me trying to play rhythm and solo at the same time. I'm on vocals too.
Please, be brutal. I need it to get better.
I've come a long way since I found KVR. Thank you all.
The mp3 makes the song sound weird. I used Lame (it's free) through Audacity. Sound Click's free service only allows 128 bit. Can I make the mp3 better somehow?
Thank You
MIDI Orchestrator Plus
Traction
Quartz AudioMaster Freeware
Audacity
Lame
3S
sfz
Organ One
W1 Limiter
BLOCKFISH
Roomverb
ANWIDA Soft DX Reverb Light
Classic EQ
Tube Booster
C3 Multiband Compressor
Orange Peel
Green Gate
Final Mix Traction
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 6596 posts since 21 Jun, 2004 from Secret Underground Hideout
Shameless BUMP
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- KVRian
- 1460 posts since 26 Nov, 2002
Power Pop, short sweet and full of energy, cool tune, always loved the eighties rockwhen this style ruled. Cool rythmn guitar too. The vocals are reminder of the Ramones which is cool in my book.
- KVRAF
- 5703 posts since 8 Dec, 2004 from The Twin Cities
Love it!!! The vocals are recorded really well. The drums? Well, where are they coming from? Samples? Are you playing them live? I don't want to critique until I know what I am critiquing.
In any case,very entertaining!!
In any case,very entertaining!!
- something special
- 8571 posts since 16 Mar, 2002 from Birmingham, Alabama
cool tune! really like the drums, wish I could program something that had that kind of energy. Still there's something, I think, with the guitar. Everything else is so clean, and the guitar is so squashed. Sorry to be so vague, I'm a guitarist, but know f**k about amps and settings, etc (acoustic background)
but i really like the tune, and the energy you've captured!
but i really like the tune, and the energy you've captured!
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 6596 posts since 21 Jun, 2004 from Secret Underground Hideout
Thank you all for the kind words.
The drums are through 3S using samples I got from a Future Music CD.
The guitar has been tweaked heavily, and I still can't make it shine. Any ideas?
The drums are through 3S using samples I got from a Future Music CD.
The guitar has been tweaked heavily, and I still can't make it shine. Any ideas?
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- KVRAF
- 2565 posts since 30 Mar, 2004 from Phoenix AZ USA
Not bad at all.
My main problem in this tune is that the rhythm guitar and the drums don't fit well together.
It's almost as if they were playing two different grooves.
My main problem in this tune is that the rhythm guitar and the drums don't fit well together.
It's almost as if they were playing two different grooves.
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- KVRAF
- 2401 posts since 29 Dec, 2002 from In the dark
Like everybody says, it is a pretty good song. Very 80's rock style.
The mix is not very clear - too muddy. Maybe some drastic eq on the distorted gtr sound to keep it out of the way and then some more drastic panning of the sounds will make it more transparent. Add some instrument (accoustic gtr or high synth pad) to give it some sparkle in the high end.
The mix is not very clear - too muddy. Maybe some drastic eq on the distorted gtr sound to keep it out of the way and then some more drastic panning of the sounds will make it more transparent. Add some instrument (accoustic gtr or high synth pad) to give it some sparkle in the high end.
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- KVRer
- 7 posts since 2 May, 2004
the groove is really really really off. it's so off that it's impossible to critique the rest of the song. work on lining up the rhythm of the bass and drums and guitar. just keep working at it, fix the groove, and repost the song so we can really critique it.
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- KVRian
- 564 posts since 16 Nov, 2004 from The People's Republic of West Palm Beach
the rhythm guitar is a bit off the beat at times, but to tell you the truth I think the sloppiness makes it more fun. Nice job.
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- KVRer
- 7 posts since 2 May, 2004
no, there's sloppy in a good way, and sloppy in a bad way, and this is sloppy in a bad way. he asked for brutal criticism and wants to get better -- he needs the truth, not some sugar-coated let's-look-on-the-bright side complement.Van Greco wrote:the rhythm guitar is a bit off the beat at times, but to tell you the truth I think the sloppiness makes it more fun. Nice job.
he needs to fix the groove. i like sloppy, and sloppy can be a part of the groove, but this is beyond that. he should fix the groove first, then make it sloppier after if he wants.
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- KVRian
- 564 posts since 16 Nov, 2004 from The People's Republic of West Palm Beach
Well, I actually liked it. But, thats just like my opinion man. Didnt see any need to be brutal. oh well.
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- KVRist
- 289 posts since 6 Jan, 2003 from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
how did you record the guitar? It sounds to me like you plugged it straight into the board, then used VSTs to add the distortion. To me, the tone sounds like a paper and comb.androidlove wrote:Thank you all for the kind words.
The drums are through 3S using samples I got from a Future Music CD.
The guitar has been tweaked heavily, and I still can't make it shine. Any ideas?
Let us know how you recorded the guitars, then we can look at what to do to fix that.
Otherwise, I like the tune and its vibe.
"Ooo, look at me, I'm making people HAPPY! I'm the Magical Man from Happyland! In a gumdrop house on Lollypop Laaaaaaane!" - Homer Simpson
- KVRAF
- 2381 posts since 7 Jul, 2003 from Huntington, WV
Sorry, but I don't really like the very bright mosquito-on-crack guitar sound.
I think filtering to let the lower tones through much more, and reducing much of the very high-pitched overtones would be more appropriate. The guitar is also mixed very loud, compared to some of the other instruments. It, and the vocals are almost all you hear.
Leave the vocals were they are, and reduce the shrillness and volume of the guitar. Bring up the volume of the organ. Also, let the drums kick a bit more loudly they currently do. Did you use a lot of compression on them?
I like the basic song well enough, but it could use a better mix, in my opinion.
take care,
McLilith
I think filtering to let the lower tones through much more, and reducing much of the very high-pitched overtones would be more appropriate. The guitar is also mixed very loud, compared to some of the other instruments. It, and the vocals are almost all you hear.
Leave the vocals were they are, and reduce the shrillness and volume of the guitar. Bring up the volume of the organ. Also, let the drums kick a bit more loudly they currently do. Did you use a lot of compression on them?
I like the basic song well enough, but it could use a better mix, in my opinion.
take care,
McLilith
- KVRAF
- 2381 posts since 7 Jul, 2003 from Huntington, WV
Actually, late seventies. Imagine the organ being a little louder, and the guitar a bit more relaxed, then think of the song Dreaming, by Blondie.Sepheritoh wrote:Like everybody says, it is a pretty good song. Very 80's rock style.
take care,
McLilith