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Mikelo · Post by **Mikelo** » Sun Sep 16, 2018 1:51 pm

Hi all,
this is a demo Im working on...
No mixing of such as yet.
Vocalist will be added later.
All comments welcome.

https://soundcloud.com/michael-busuttil ... tay-c-2018

ChamMusic · Post by **ChamMusic** » Sun Sep 16, 2018 2:02 pm

It works...very 1980s 'guitar' tone you've got there.

Without the vocals and any mixing it's hard to comment much further.

The only thing I will say, was there wasn't that much of a 'lift' during the choruses...maybe the vocals will add that?

A solo section would obviously fit well somewhere?

Mikelo · Post by **Mikelo** » Sun Sep 16, 2018 2:07 pm

ChamMusic wrote:It works...very 1980s 'guitar' tone you've got there.

Without the vocals and any mixing it's hard to comment much further.

The only thing I will say, was there wasn't that much of a 'lift' during the choruses...maybe the vocals will add that?

A solo section would obviously fit well somewhere?

Hi thanks for the feedback..
Yes it does have a 80s feel, which is intended.
As for the chorus, yes you are correct, its intended space for my vocalist.
Lol for the solo,I personally dont think it needs it but its worth a thought.

Big thanks again for taking your time.

Mikelo · Post by **Mikelo** » Fri Sep 21, 2018 5:07 pm

Anymore comments or suggestions welcome

layzer · Post by **layzer** » Sat Sep 22, 2018 1:46 am

for me it was pretty dull, musically and sonic-ally. lacked punch and sizzle.
guitar tone was good, though

Mikelo · Post by **Mikelo** » Sat Sep 22, 2018 7:19 am

layzer wrote:for me it was pretty dull, musically and sonic-ally. lacked punch and sizzle.
guitar tone was good, though

Thanks for your honesty.

Mikelo · Post by **Mikelo** » Sun Sep 23, 2018 4:59 am

Taking in the feedback so far concerning that the chorus sections need lifting or sound dull, I would be grateful for any suggestions for improvement, ie maybe keys played over the chorus or strings perhaps or maybe a slight re arrangement of notes?

sjm · Post by **sjm** » Sun Sep 23, 2018 9:58 pm

My biggest issue is the programmed sound. At times it sounds just too much like General MIDI from way back. The verbatim repetition of phrases in particular sticks out. To me, this is what makes it sound dull, as it sucks the life out of the track and removes that human feel that rock really needs to work.

Not my kind of 80s rock, but it does sound about right otherwise.

Mikelo · Post by **Mikelo** » Mon Sep 24, 2018 3:45 am

sjm wrote:My biggest issue is the programmed sound. At times it sounds just too much like General MIDI from way back. The verbatim repetition of phrases in particular sticks out. To me, this is what makes it sound dull, as it sucks the life out of the track and removes that human feel that rock really needs to work.

Not my kind of 80s rock, but it does sound about right otherwise.

Thank you. Absolutely spot on. Great respect for your reply. It's something I will be working on.

steve · Post by **steve** » Mon Sep 24, 2018 5:09 pm

Hey Michael,

The drums do sound great sonically, I'd be tempted to stick in some floor Tom hits or low tom rolls at the end of the occasional bar to beef it up a bit, like what you hear on Times like These by Foo Fighters for an example.

The bass is fine too like you said today but I'd think about locking it in to the bass drum more by matching the hits so they don't syncopate so much.

Also the main guitar riff sounds flat to me - as in opposite of sharp. Maybe you can fine adjust the sample up and see if that sounds better? Or try another sample? Last thing I'd suggest is upping the tempo by 3-5bpm. Feel free to ignore all that obviously!

Cheers, Steve

Michael Borealiz -Please Stay - Rock