#What do you all think?

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marsh bay
faint fjord
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This is cool, I like the opening, but for me it feels like the harmony and chords want to be I-II-V-III, instead of I-V-V-III.

viscid bramble
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I'm not a fan of the fart bass tbh. I think there is way too much mud going on from some kind of harmonic intermodulation. The vocals cut through really cleanly though because of it however.

Nice vocals but slamming a mix into a limiter like that seems too amateurish to support the vocals

candid hornet
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^^^ My first thought aligns with @viscid bramble comments - Kick and Bass are pushed beyond the limit. If that distorted kick sound it what you are going for you can still achieve that in a much better way that doesn't muddy up your low end.

marsh bay
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What is something actionable to tell my producer? I’m really lost in understanding this but I know he will understand. thank you for taking the time to give feedback. @faint fjord @viscid bramble @candid hornet

viscid bramble
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Ah I thought you produced it. Well ultimately it's up to you to get your producer to do what you want. It's your money and vision and they work for you. If you like it then that's cool! I personally would like to hear far less distortion to suit how your vocals have been performed and mixed.

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What do you want the track to sound like from your own personal artistic standpoint?

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I could help with language to communicate with your producer

marsh bay
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I want it to sound like something youd play in a club in Tron Legacy

faint fjord
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Out of interest @marsh bay did you pay a producer for this?

marsh bay
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No my friend did it

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He gives me a beat and I give him vocals

marsh bay
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What do you guys think of this one? @faint fjord @viscid bramble @candid hornet

viscid bramble
marsh bay
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Which would you suggest?

viscid bramble
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This gives you that synthwave sound

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Is that the kind of sound you're after? Not the song writing or melodies... Just the vibe

candid hornet
# marsh bay

Did you producer use Ai to make this?

It feels like there’s a bit of a disconnect in direction right now. Since you’re working with a producer and trading beats and vocals, it becomes really important that you, as the artist, clearly define what you want your sound to be.

Any feedback we give is always subjective, but it’s much easier (and more useful) when we know things like:

-What artists or styles you’re aiming toward
-What you want the listener to feel
-Whether this is meant to be melodic, aggressive, emotional, minimal, etc.

Right now it sounds like the production is doing its thing, but it’s not obvious what your vision is yet. If you can take the steering wheel and communicate that direction to us and to your producer the music will level up much faster. cheers!

marsh bay
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i basically want to be a daft punk that sings and raps.

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ai was used solely for the cover art

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we don't touch ai for anything pertaining to the song itself.

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and yeah i definetly appreciate the feed back. I'm really just after a sample size to see what folks think the sound reminds them of.

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looking for comparables and whichever is the strongest i'll do that

viscid bramble
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Damn that sounds like a good producer gig

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Hmu if you want to do that. I'd be well keen for it. I'm a huge fan of daft punk and own a PRO-800.

candid hornet
marsh bay
candid hornet
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Amazing! not sure what I was expecting you to say, but didn't peg Veridis Quo era!

OK, based on your previous tracks here's my assessment if thats the direction you are leaning:

You want a bit more emotion and atmosphere vs the "aggressive" feeling those tracks have. More warm/analog-leaning synths rather than busy sound design.

Is your producer aware you are wanting to go this direction? if not it might be good to get them in that headspace by listening to Daft tracks from that era! It will help a load

marsh bay
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thats smart . im going to let him know . thank you

marsh bay
candid hornet
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is the distortion intentional? Im trying to think where I've heard music like this and it sounds like its blasted out of a car that has an insane sound system that rattles. From a production stand point its something I avoid but it feels like the levels are smashed into a limiter intentionally. If not, then I think it needs a more conservative approach to preserve the dynamics when mixing and mastering

viscid bramble
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it's all the rage

candid hornet
# viscid bramble it's all the rage

fml this is what it feels like to get old 😅 I am an old school hip hop fan so I can't say this is in my lane at all. I wouldnt know where to start on giving direction other then slam the limiter and compressors into oblivion and hope for the best lol

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At least on homeboys track he's sharing I can hear what he's rapping about! he's miles ahead of this 2Slimey guy

marsh bay
candid hornet
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If the beat was ripped from YouTube then there’s really no repairing it entirely. It would have to be remade. I thought you said you had a producer making these beats for you?

That bet on it track is almost smashed, not as aggressively as the other ones but again if distortion is what’s in right now then lean into it. It just subjectively sounds like shit from a mixing/mastering perspective to me. Doesn’t mean it’s wrong or not what people will be into

marsh bay
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I do have a producer, but I don’t over exhaust him with work so that’s why I snatched it from you tube

candid hornet
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Cool, I'm not sure how a community of producers/sound designers/mixers can provide any value if you are just sharing youtube audio from stuff you didn't make or can edit.

We can give mixing advice but if the track is produced by someone you don't know, already mastered and on youtube there isn't much we can do to help. If your producer is making you stuff and open to feedback to help improve it I would recommend inviting them to join this discord and we can go from their and help them adjust based on demo's they share.

open lion
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Woooof the original drums are absolutely slammed into harsh distortion in the original. Checking out the newer versions...

open lion
# marsh bay How about this one:

Tbh this sounds like hot garbage. The quality of whatever the original sound might have been has been destroyed by converting it to a lossy format. It sounds like someone recorded this on their phone by playing the original on a broken speaker.

viscid bramble
marsh bay
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so I’m gonna have the beat reproduced and then retake my vocals then have it mastered n mixed by a studio professional

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he charges $500 so its all good

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Thanks for your thoughts as always

viscid bramble
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It took me days of thought and a conversation with someone on underbelly's discord server to find the video that explains the feeling lol.

12yrs ago

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Also cool deejjster. I'd be keen to hear what comes of it! Exciting

candid hornet
faint fjord
marsh bay
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@everyone

celest mirage
marsh bay