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tonedef71 · Post by **tonedef71** » Mon Sep 25, 2023 1:36 am

"Mind squatters are the consequence of not locking your mind's door after you have taken leave of it for some time..."

https://soundcloud.com/tonedef71/living ... -your-head

Frantz · Post by **Frantz** » Mon Sep 25, 2023 5:22 am

The riffs are strong and memorable. It held my attention all the way through and I'm not really into heavy guitars.

I think the synth at 2:20 came in too loud and was distracting. Other than that the mix was very good.

Very nice work!

tonedef71 · Post by **tonedef71** » Tue Sep 26, 2023 4:45 am

Frantz wrote: Mon Sep 25, 2023 5:22 am The riffs are strong and memorable. It held my attention all the way through and I'm not really into heavy guitars.

I think the synth at 2:20 came in too loud and was distracting. Other than that the mix was very good.

Very nice work!

Thank you for the great feedback. I took your advice and made a few tweaks to the track which I hope improve the sound of it.

SuitcaseOfLizards · Post by **SuitcaseOfLizards** » Tue Sep 26, 2023 10:50 am

LOVE the drums, got s solid kick that I swear I felt in my chest through the headphones! Had me banging my head from the start, GREAT opening. Clear, crunchy grinding guitar. If it weren't 5:30am and I didn't want to get evicted, I'd have blasted this until the walls melted.

I think I like it! Quite well done, this coming from a very aging metalhead.

tonedef71 · Post by **tonedef71** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 2:48 am

SuitcaseOfLizards wrote: Tue Sep 26, 2023 10:50 am LOVE the drums, got a solid kick that I swear I felt in my chest through the headphones! Had me banging my head from the start, GREAT opening. Clear, crunchy grinding guitar. If it weren't 5:30am and I didn't want to get evicted, I'd have blasted this until the walls melted.

I think I like it! Quite well done, this coming from a very aging metalhead.

Before I had seen your comment here at KVR, I was wondering if I should re-render the track again. When I listened to the track today with my tablet, the volume was so loud, I was concerned about hearing loss. I'm not exactly sure what boosted the output gain so high when I re-rendered the track to SoundCloud last night; I don't recall ever having a track mix down that loud without utterly ruining it.

Thank you for that generous endorsement! I would never have imagined that an audio mixdown malfunction would be the mechanism to bestow my rock track with some needed je ne sais quoi.

SuitcaseOfLizards · Post by **SuitcaseOfLizards** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 11:12 am

tonedef71 wrote: Wed Sep 27, 2023 2:48 am
SuitcaseOfLizards wrote: Tue Sep 26, 2023 10:50 am LOVE the drums, got a solid kick that I swear I felt in my chest through the headphones! Had me banging my head from the start, GREAT opening. Clear, crunchy grinding guitar. If it weren't 5:30am and I didn't want to get evicted, I'd have blasted this until the walls melted.

I think I like it! Quite well done, this coming from a very aging metalhead.
Before I had seen your comment here at KVR, I was wondering if I should re-render the track again. When I listened to the track today with my tablet, the volume was so loud, I was concerned about hearing loss. I'm not exactly sure what boosted the output gain so high when I re-rendered the track to SoundCloud last night; I don't recall ever having a track mix down that loud without utterly ruining it.

Thank you for that generous endorsement! I would never have imagined that an audio mixdown malfunction would be the mechanism to bestow my rock track with some needed je ne sais quoi.

Happy accidents are wonderful, though unpredictable! I will note that not all tracks benefit from the 'It goes to 11' treatment, but this banger NEEDED, imho, that over-the-top push.

May your tracks rock and your fans be many!

janebjorkJensen · Post by **janebjorkJensen** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 7:45 pm

Great riffs. Especially fond of the part at 2:06 when the open hats come in!

tonedef71 · Post by **tonedef71** » Thu Sep 28, 2023 4:17 am

SuitcaseOfLizards wrote: Wed Sep 27, 2023 11:12 am Happy accidents are wonderful, though unpredictable!

Indeed. I'm not sure if I could intentionally replicate what occurred if I tried.

SuitcaseOfLizards wrote:I will note that not all tracks benefit from the 'It goes to 11' treatment, but this banger NEEDED, imho, that over-the-top push.

You're right. While not every track would benefit from that kind of hyper-driven saturation, I'm curious though how some of my previous rock tracks would sound with it -- especially the drums and guitar parts.

SuitcaseOfLizards wrote:May your tracks rock and your fans be many!

Thank you, and I wish the same to you, as well!

tonedef71 · Post by **tonedef71** » Thu Sep 28, 2023 4:19 am

janebjorkJensen wrote: Wed Sep 27, 2023 7:45 pmGreat riffs. Especially fond of the part at 2:06 when the open hats come in!

Thank you for the generous feedback!

enroe · Post by **enroe** » Thu Sep 28, 2023 5:02 am

Beautiful guitar riffs - powerful groove. A nice instrumental.

The synth at around 2:00 suddenly brings in a surprise. The synth
vocals at 3:11 bring in a new element.

Well done!

tonedef71 · Post by **tonedef71** » Thu Sep 28, 2023 5:44 am

enroe wrote: Thu Sep 28, 2023 5:02 am Beautiful guitar riffs - powerful groove. A nice instrumental.

D Phrygian flat 4 lended itself nicely to some rather effective guitar melodies.

enroe wrote:The synth at around 2:00 suddenly brings in a surprise. The synth vocals at 3:11 bring in a new element.

The synth sounds are from UVI Synth Anthology 4 (a recent pickup), and the synthesized vox are the voice talent of Emvoice Thomas.

enroe wrote:Well done!

Thank you for your generous comments!

JMTee_ · Post by **JMTee_** » Thu Sep 28, 2023 1:47 pm

I like the guitars, and the drums, well mixed and mastered, sounds well balanced, good work!

tonedef71 · Post by **tonedef71** » Fri Sep 29, 2023 3:34 am

JMTee_ wrote: Thu Sep 28, 2023 1:47 pm I like the guitars, and the drums, well mixed and mastered, sounds well balanced, good work!

Thank you for the encouraging words!

Negoba · Post by **Negoba** » Fri Sep 29, 2023 11:26 pm

I'm a metal guitar guy - only doing electronic music for a few years. I love this. I'm going to be stealing some of your orchestration - the ways you combine electronic and heavy guitar elements. The kick is awesome and the main riff is great. The spooky solo is awesome!!!

Compositionally - I actually think you should bring the synth vocals in earlier. The way it is now is like bringing a new character into a book on chapter 15. It's a great element - milk it a little more. That might offset the number of time the main riff is the lead element.

tonedef71 · Post by **tonedef71** » Sat Sep 30, 2023 12:36 am

Negoba wrote: Fri Sep 29, 2023 11:26 pm I love this. ... The kick is awesome and the main riff is great. The spooky solo is awesome!!!

Thank you for the generous praise.

Negoba wrote:I'm a metal guitar guy - only doing electronic music for a few years. ... I'm going to be stealing some of your orchestration - the ways you combine electronic and heavy guitar elements.

Please do and send me a PM when you release something; I would really like to hear what you come up with.

Negoba wrote:Compositionally - I actually think you should bring the synth vocals in earlier. The way it is now is like bringing a new character into a book on chapter 15. It's a great element - milk it a little more. That might offset the number of time the main riff is the lead element.

Thank you for the songwriting advice. As with other tracks of mine, like Stylin', Running Up That Bill, The Divided States of America, and Magic Turd Polish, it has been sort of a gimmick of mine to add synthetic vocals to the last chorus of a song, to add a new element of interest as a reward for the listeners who have stuck it out to listen through to the end. The inspiration for the gimmick came to me after I saw the from artist Mari Dangerfield. I think I understand what you are getting at, though. These days, with music streaming, I run the risk that many listeners will have already skipped to the next song before they have listened to the last chorus in the track.

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