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Bansaw · Post by **Bansaw** » Fri Sep 06, 2019 10:05 pm

Back to the Retro genre for me for this track.
As always, feedback always welcome on arrangement, mixing etc.
https://soundcloud.com/bansaw-843690132/how-many-times

wagtunes · Post by **wagtunes** » Fri Sep 06, 2019 10:10 pm

Don't you wish you could hop in a time machine, go back to the 80s and have a career? Well done, as usual.

Bansaw · Post by **Bansaw** » Sat Sep 07, 2019 3:52 pm

wagtunes wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2019 10:10 pm Don't you wish you could hop in a time machine, go back to the 80s and have a career? Well done, as usual.

Thanks. Yes, a time machine would be handy for a few reasons. I don't know if I would have made it as a producer though, since in this era I have access to a huge knowledgebase online thats really helped me, plus access to great sounding gear and plugins that have made a big difference to my sound. And I've still a long way to go.

ecamburn · Post by **ecamburn** » Sat Sep 07, 2019 11:39 pm

Little trip back in time isn't so bad now and then. I enjoyed listening to this. I especially liked the bassline and vocals. Nicely done.

Frantz · Post by **Frantz** » Tue Sep 10, 2019 2:27 am

Simple and appealing synthpop. Generally good although I thought from 1:04-1:33 the backing track's energy dropped and the vocals didn't work as well.

noelyoungstudio · Post by **noelyoungstudio** » Tue Sep 10, 2019 9:31 am

Nice tune! Songwriting, guitars and vocal delivery remind me of the Jesus and Mary Chain. Retro influenced, but it definitely feels contemporary to me.

Bansaw · Post by **Bansaw** » Thu Sep 12, 2019 9:16 pm

Frantz wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2019 2:27 am Simple and appealing synthpop. Generally good although I thought from 1:04-1:33 the backing track's energy dropped and the vocals didn't work as well.

Thanks. I put the chorus first, and that time period was the verse. I wanted to bring the energy down for the verse. I've noted your feedback though, thanks for the input.

@Noel... thanks,thats a band that passed me by. I looked them up on YT. Pretty good. I was more familiar with The Cure.

@ecamburn.., thanks for the nice feedback

htcnext2 · Post by **htcnext2** » Sat Sep 21, 2019 5:47 am

Incredible Van Halen synths, and vocals like in British pop music of the late eighties. Very well done

I liked it.

mcanicos · Post by **mcanicos** » Sat Sep 21, 2019 2:55 pm

A good mix and a taste of the eighties classics. A good production with a good singer. Are you the one who sings?, If so, congratulations, If not, a great performer likewise.

Bansaw · Post by **Bansaw** » Sat Sep 21, 2019 7:00 pm

Incredible Van Halen synths, and vocals like in British pop music of the late eighties. Very well done I liked it.

Thanks @htcnext2, appreciate it.

mcanicos wrote: ↑Sat Sep 21, 2019 2:55 pm A good mix and a taste of the eighties classics. A good production with a good singer. Are you the one who sings?, If so, congratulations, If not, a great performer likewise.

thanks... I am the one singing, although my goal is to find a better singer in the future. It takes me a while to get the vocals to sound OK. I must credit Nectar 3 with helping me a lot.
Actually its writing lyrics that slows me down. I've got a song that should be completed now but the lyrics are just not coming easily. Plus I have to find the right key for my voice.

mcanicos · Post by **mcanicos** » Sat Sep 21, 2019 8:13 pm

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thanks... I am the one singing, although my goal is to find a better singer in the future.
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You can find ,but you're a great performer anyway.Gretings!

iuliankai · Post by **iuliankai** » Wed Aug 03, 2022 7:34 pm

wow o_O
that's awesome

ATS · Post by **ATS** » Thu Aug 04, 2022 3:34 am

That was indeed very retro. While the vocals sound good they don't seem to sit in the mix super well. They might be a little too dry for starters? I wish I knew more about actually recording vocals because there is room for improvement but I just don't know how. I am going on because I really like the song a lot but can see it being a bit better as well.

Bansaw · Post by **Bansaw** » Sat Aug 06, 2022 2:51 pm

ATS wrote: ↑Thu Aug 04, 2022 3:34 am That was indeed very retro. While the vocals sound good they don't seem to sit in the mix super well. They might be a little too dry for starters? I wish I knew more about actually recording vocals because there is room for improvement but I just don't know how. I am going on because I really like the song a lot but can see it being a bit better as well.

This is one of my old songs, it seems to have been resurrected on the forum!
Listening to it again, I would definitely do a few things differently. One of things would be vocals (!), and perhaps making the chorus a little different to make it stand out more.

Bansaw · Post by **Bansaw** » Sat Aug 06, 2022 2:52 pm

iuliankai wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 7:34 pm wow o_O
that's awesome

Thanks for the listen, and comment, pleased you liked it : )

How Many Times ? [retro EDM] ... feedback welcome ...