Cold as my heart
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 46 posts since 3 Mar, 2015
First time posting up here guys.
by good to know what people think of this tune (a tech house / bass hybrid), especially when it comes to mixing / mastering. Trying to get my head around the arcane arts at the moment. vocal is by a good friend of mine who sent me the stripped down vocal files, rest is down to me.
cheers
Nickski
https://soundcloud.com/nickski/coldasmyheart-master-01
by good to know what people think of this tune (a tech house / bass hybrid), especially when it comes to mixing / mastering. Trying to get my head around the arcane arts at the moment. vocal is by a good friend of mine who sent me the stripped down vocal files, rest is down to me.
cheers
Nickski
https://soundcloud.com/nickski/coldasmyheart-master-01
- KVRAF
- 7691 posts since 11 Jun, 2006
welcome to the forum didn't even need to bring out the spec analyzer on this one. it sounds great, big and clear. whatever you are doing, keep doing it
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- KVRAF
- 1793 posts since 9 Apr, 2011
Sounds good to me. The filter gymnastics after 2:15 are cool. A minor arrangement detail that plays into mixing: A lower, longer 909 snare might sit better and be punchier to complement the rest of the mix. As it is now, the snare sounds a little weak for the genre.
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- KVRer
- 9 posts since 24 Jun, 2015 from United States
Damn that bass is fat as hell my man! Sounds really good all the spaces are full and it also sounds like you did a good job mixing and mastering for sure, keep up the good work man respect!
- KVRist
- 40 posts since 15 Apr, 2015 from Australia
This was cool. Solid mix, I guess yeah the snare could maybe be a tiny bit heavier/fatter or w/e but the bass is good, the other elements are well balanced and the vocal sits really nicely in the mix imo. Good job
- KVRAF
- 6160 posts since 29 Mar, 2003 from Location: Location
Listening carefully I come to want to not hear any synth, bass or keys over top the 1st 4 or 8 bars of each vocal part. A light 1/4 or 1/2 beat pluck key would be good enough to back the vocal till 4 or 8 bars in ...then hit the synths.
All else sounds fine indeed!
Good tune. Good composition. Vocal sounds ok too.
EDIT - Listened to 'Sobad'. I think if you thought to change-up your synth sounds and arrangements over top the vocal verses . Lay back a bit too. Let the vocal verse dominate.
All else sounds fine indeed!
Good tune. Good composition. Vocal sounds ok too.
EDIT - Listened to 'Sobad'. I think if you thought to change-up your synth sounds and arrangements over top the vocal verses . Lay back a bit too. Let the vocal verse dominate.
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- KVRAF
- 6325 posts since 18 Jul, 2008 from New York
Very good song with a varied, interesting arrangement. I like the vocal. It holds up to multiple listens.
Both the kick and snare tend to disappear in the mix. Some of the instruments sound thin like they were EQ'ed too aggressively.
Nice work!
Both the kick and snare tend to disappear in the mix. Some of the instruments sound thin like they were EQ'ed too aggressively.
Nice work!
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 46 posts since 3 Mar, 2015
thanks for the comments guys, all really helpful. Annode, I know what you mean, half the skill is in leaving space rather than filling everything with melody, as far as the track 'SoBad' goes I really need to completely revisit it as to me now it sounds far too dense and woolly, desreves another crack once the new stuff I'm working on is done.
really must sort the snare out too, seems to be a consensus forming!
cheers
n
really must sort the snare out too, seems to be a consensus forming!
cheers
n
- KVRAF
- 6160 posts since 29 Mar, 2003 from Location: Location
I want to emphasize that I also included track Sobad along with Cold as my Heart to show that each could be improved from change-up during the vocal verses. This arrangement is common to most popular music.
Specifically, the bass/keys and rhythmic percussive sounds during your verse sound too dominate. The bass/keys are in the mid to high bass range and are two notes comprising a 5th chord. So it`s not just carrying the bass, it`s also the keys and in turn sounding too busy. Chopping off the upper note of that 5th would work...leaving just the bass part. The percussive sounds could be removed all together and brought in more progressively.
One example of a simple, standard arrangement.(I know it`s not your style, and you have seemed to accomplish this, but not fully as I mention above)
Notice how the instruments lay back during the verse.
Keys/guitar there just as melodic support. They keep the synth bass as is, but it doesn`t sound domineering so it works.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vgyg22yjqY
Specifically, the bass/keys and rhythmic percussive sounds during your verse sound too dominate. The bass/keys are in the mid to high bass range and are two notes comprising a 5th chord. So it`s not just carrying the bass, it`s also the keys and in turn sounding too busy. Chopping off the upper note of that 5th would work...leaving just the bass part. The percussive sounds could be removed all together and brought in more progressively.
One example of a simple, standard arrangement.(I know it`s not your style, and you have seemed to accomplish this, but not fully as I mention above)
Notice how the instruments lay back during the verse.
Keys/guitar there just as melodic support. They keep the synth bass as is, but it doesn`t sound domineering so it works.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vgyg22yjqY
....................Don`t blame me for 'The Roots', I just live here.