Feedback Requests

[kind blaze]

ikr

[patent wigeon]

Didn't know this existed cool

[runic adder]

Welcome aboard

[kind trail]

First Riff to commemorate the new year

[kind trail]

Added some spice

Cleaned up some of the editing

Just overall musical janitorial tasks

[kind blaze]

An atmospheric black metal thing I’ve been working on
(I’ve started making this recently so there’s no drums yet)

[shut igloo]

this sounds pretty tight tbvh

[patent wigeon]

Going for a doom metal kind of thing do I accomplish that?

[patent wigeon]

Idk why but I got Pantera vibes.....

[wicked berry]

how can i improve the mix?

its pretty bad rn

and ignore off time playing ill fix it eventually

[shut igloo]

the idea sounds pretty good

tho id suggest u to change the snare
its prolly just me but the snare sounds a bit weird for me atleast

and i expect some WIDE af distorted guitars after this lmao

[sour hinge]

Hi all! This is the 2nd single of my band (streaming in 1 week), where i'm doing the mix/master/production/songwriting. What do u think, what can I improve on the next one? Hard to get any feedback on my local area so I appreciate anything😁 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1OkTgIiPJ0

[sage plinth]

the song is pretty good

idk what to really improve

[clever wraith]

Djentnuary challenge project:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPFSJ7zqWSY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHICRHGXoj4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00JSaZbFzok

[viscid sierra]

I may need some feedback on this

[wicked berry]

Yeah it's pretty much a crappy placeholder I plan on swapping it

[shut igloo]

yee do that

[shut igloo]

ig the cymbals sound alr now

[runic adder]

yep

[shut igloo]

i tried writting a solo too m bad at that stuff

but here it is

went in for a hand of blood's solo sorta vibe

[runic adder]

sorry got distracted by the keyboard and forgot to listen

[shut igloo]

LMAO

[runic adder]

sounds good to me (also bad at writing solos lol)

[shut igloo]

u can barely listen anything its recorded from a potato webcam

[runic adder]

i also have a shit webcam angle i get it lol

[shut igloo]

should i harmonise the intro of the solo?

[kind blaze]

I'm working on a new song, I'm about halfway through it now.
I'm also looking for a vocalist for it if anyone wants to DM me

[shut igloo]

sounds really interesting

[kind blaze]

Thanks 🙏

[shut igloo]

yee

welc ome

[runic adder]

go for it

[tame barn]

Hi ! Need some feedback on this one!

https://youtu.be/wk4cKPi7dh4?si=KjHFx_cGBetWHdP_

[clever wraith]

Wanna hear djent + thall?
https://youtu.be/SOU-vZnW5Wg

[kind blaze]

Random ahh breakdown

[hollow tulip]

cool

kinda glam metal/sludge metal vibes i think

mixing-wise there's not really a thing i could suggest

a short proof-of-concept of a remix of "border of life", one of my favorite boss themes

[reef dawn]

thats hard that is

would like some feedback on this riff i made

[kind blaze]

Fire!
In a mix with drums and cool vocals it will be absolutely awesome

[reef dawn]

hell yeah i’m gonna try and start putting some stuff together

[clever wraith]

Djentnuary the 5th: Hierarchy of hell

Better quality than youtube

(Drumms by Djen dot co and Stefan Ludwik (+ electronics)

[clever wraith]

Extra dirty distortion / trap metal (?)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlJWuvG2SIQ

[runic adder]

I think you should practice playing to a metronome.

[kind trail]

I'll be honest bro, the challenge you're attempting is insane, so props for doing it in the first place, but I'm of the opinion that you don't possess the baseline prerequisite skills to go through with it. What I'm hearing from this one and your previous ones is that it's more Quantity than quality right now, and when you're starting out, your prime focus should be improving quality.

This challenge is good when you can consistently put out a decent quality demo/track and are trying to improve your efficiency

or if you're trying to boost your creative output through restrictions

Like squeezing the end of a water hose to shoot the jet much further and with much more force

But you don't need to worry about squeezing the hose rn, you need to focus on (to continue with the analogy) turning the tap and increasing the amount of water (creative output in a qualitative sense) coming through the hose in the first place

If you want a challenge like this, I suggest joining Trey Xavier's discord, he regularly hosts songwriting contests where he tells you what things like BPM, style, unique aspects to the song, provides a drum track, and all you need to focus on is writing a song with all of that, takes away a lot variables and allows you to focus your energy

[clever wraith]

Thanks for those opinions, but i'm really having fun doing it and that's the point for me, so it's okey what i'm doing.
If it was a recording for an album it would be more carefully recorded obviously cause I will spend more time in it. I will explain it.
But even that said, I'm very happy with what I'm creating there.
1 riff or song concept each day! 1 hour (25 minutes in the 2 first ones...) to think the idea, recording, mixing, mastering, upload, etc. cause all we have other thing to do in the day...
So... I know I'm doing experimental / avantgarde / djent / thall & even trapmetal in this last one, so it's not for everyone 😛
I'm playing guitar for more than 25 year, I have been in 3 bands (2 metal and 1 reggae), and I have live concerts several times with those ones and other colaborations with other artist, everytime having good performances.
I enjoy every of those recordings a lot, listening them several times, traveling and fliying between the space of conciouss and dreams, thinking, feeling and evolving. If u don't like them, it's okey. Each music reach some people, not everyone, music taste it's subjective.
I'm improving my creativity & recording / mixing / mastering skills by doing this challenge, and also having fun and enjoying the music I'm creating, extrange music, okey, but it's also a wild challenge, so i'm proud xD
For last, I remark that the process of recording an album of 10 songs takes months of work creating songs and recording those and so... normaly made for various persons... so...
Even when I have in mind the recording is not perfect, I like what I'm doing and honestly I enjoy a lot learning trought this process and listening several times each project. I think the ideas with I come are insane, the sounds, the noises, the concepts and also the challenge itself.
So, I will keep attaching to the project and having fun even it's not perfect.
The "perfection" will arrive when I would get ready for recording by myself a real album or single

[runic adder]

That's fair. I trust your process, to me it just sounded very odd. Maybe that's what you're going for, not sure. If you enjoy your recordings, then I shouldn't speak because that's ultimately what it should be for.

[clever wraith]

Yes, I'm playing with the mind making it very odd sometimes, but I admit for the less it's only lack of time to make it better.
But at the end it's a challenge to improve ourselfs learning skills by making song concepts in very few time, so... it's okey.

• When I will make a single or album you will notice a better quality overall, despite of the genre, but this is another thing
  (a thing that is enjoy-able for me and other people who tell in youtube and so 😉 )

Make music, make mistakes, learn and show it to the world in the path of getting better.
That's why I learn from some artists like mononeon bassist and others.
Music is, in part, to have fun making and playing it
(play is the verb, dont? hehe)

Take whatever resonate with you from this:

[runic adder]

interesting

was your challenge based directly off of this?

[clever wraith]

Indeed no, but those are in my backround for the path of creativity and getting better 😉
But like I said, a single or album will take more time so it would be better in terms of recording quality and so 😄

[runic adder]

i see

then keep at it, as long as you keep your goals in mind you'll do well

[kind blaze]

155bpm

[kind blaze]

i did all that nothing happened at first you need to take actions

[kind blaze]

bro wtf

i jus tmade a bANGGERRERR

[native cedar]

If you guys think anything sounds weird lmk, but I think I did a good job mixing the vocals, drums, and guitar

[kind blaze]

@tiny trout check this shit

I might use it as an album intro or finish it as a track.

[shut igloo]

this sounds cinematic asf

sounds like a scene from dune

[kind blaze]

I'll try to continue it tomorrow.

[shut igloo]

it sounds like a trailer bg track of star wars or dune or any intergalactic themed scifi movie

[kind blaze]

(I always wanted to write soundtracks)

[shut igloo]

good work

[shut igloo]

i think u acheived that

[kind blaze]

Thanks
Maybe I'll even make a video with a cut of the film to this music.

[shut igloo]

sure why not

send me the link when u do

[kind blaze]

@shut igloo

Not the final version yet and in poor quality so Discord will let me send it

Tomorrow I'll make the track longer and make a better video

[tiny trout]

AYO

cool shit

coming from me (a deathcore addict) i'd and a "YYYYYYGHOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU" blast beats + crazy ahh guitar intro after that

[tiny trout]

YES ALBUM INTRO

bro album intro with those vibes are always the sickest

[kind blaze]

cool sounds man!! love this doomey vibe

[kind blaze]

Always wanted to make soundtracks but this is probably my best attempt haha

[kind blaze]

Maybe I'll add a choir here too.

A female choir could sound epic

[atomic viper]

I’ve been playing for 6 months I can’t tell if the notes are clean or nah (my rhythm could be better Ik)

[tiny trout]

also little synths snippet of the next song's melody

[kind blaze]

It's worth a try

[kind blaze]

adhd in one song

[shut igloo]

pretty solid tbvh

[shut igloo]

some hard hitting epicah drums

would sound awesome

when there is pan shot of destrution if that made any sense

[shut igloo]

feels like everyday

[floral swallow]

It's definitely something

its only some random idea and its not finished, so keep that in mind

[floral swallow]

No adhd noticed, where hyperpop breakdown with jazz trumpet?

[shut igloo]

the vocals sound really unique

[floral swallow]

In the good, or bad way?

[shut igloo]

in an interesting way ive never heard smth like that before

but i think pair it with some high good produced track

and it will slap hard

if that made any sense

[floral swallow]

Like i said, its just a demo, so it will be definitly be better

[shut igloo]

well good luck i see potential

[floral swallow]

I think the vocals could be way better if i could do some, i can't sing or scream

[shut igloo]

cuz of that i think its unique

your texture

[floral swallow]

I want to take some vocal lessons, to get some skill, but in my city there is no way to find any

[shut igloo]

how does this sound

for a verse

[shut igloo]

this is the chorus

and a harmonised tapping part will be played over this

i ahve the lick that i gotta play idk why but its sound wasnt recorded in this

hail c drop

this is the idea of chorus

[kind blaze]

intro

[honest sun]

i decided to give my post-punk project a break and try my hand at some metal, first time producing my own metal. any feedback is welcome!
https://rugburnga.bandcamp.com/track/wages-of-blood-2

[hazy tundra]

What do you think of this mix?

Chorus plus breakdown idea

Aaaand just a caveman breakdown

[shut igloo]

yo this sounds sick

the ending part

[shut igloo]

tbvh the guitars sound like songsterr guitar tone

[hazy tundra]

I can hear it now aaaaaaaah

Should I go back to that tone?

[shut igloo]

id try to go for periphery's tone

[tiny trout]

crazy punch at the end

[kind blaze]

haha cool idea

im trying to get more into technical stuff thanks to @runic adder lol

idk what to do man i can produce a lot of genre. im so fucked

[shut igloo]

i feel u m in the same boat

[shut igloo]

the riff is pretty
drums are boring

if

suggest

to

spice

up drums

[kind blaze]

good that im not alone

[shut igloo]

if that made any sense

[shut igloo]

hahaha

yes

spice up the drums and this will sound 100 times better

smth technical

[kind blaze]

i dont have the vsts to do that :/

[shut igloo]

how do u program?

do u not have midi presets?

[dusky bane]

What do you guys snare of that think ?

[finite orchid]

need more body, try to layering it with another snare
i usually layer 2-3 snare,
and sometimes with a pink noise to make it cut through

for me, mixing snare is the hardest things

[scarlet brook]

made something kinda dumb kinda heavy. any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

[dusky bane]

I was exactly going for that body-less type of snare tho

[fathom jewel]

its kinda buried in the mix, maybe it needs more attack transient to cut through

[hazy tundra]

I'm tryinnnnnng

Here with the old mix

[hazy tundra]

When the guitars go REEEEEE?

[fathom jewel]

why do your vst guitars sound more robotic than mine? what did u use?

[ruby sparrow]

inspo: heavensgate, surgeon, rekak, reflections

[mighty terrace]

This is riff sounds like a song I recognise…

But I forgor the song 💀

[hazy tundra]

I didn't do any humanization. I use MetalGTX by Unreal Instruments and Argent by Impact Soundworks mainly. I have Odin 3, but it sounds like ass to my ears when I use it

[hollow tulip]

updates
different mastering
made the lead guitars a bit louder
made the kick and snare louder for it to cut through the mix

[wicked berry]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lFkwezbusQL6NjAIaquQeTTBTWvDuUhy/view?usp=sharing made some stuff heavily inspired by paleface's new album

the main riff is so bouncy

the verses

[wicked berry]

industrial shit https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KKFRFVWn6nfivifknWXRfOaBRbMKdMll/view?usp=sharing

[native cedar]

Here is the drums to something I am working on and no this isnt all of the drums

[kind blaze]

Damn

[kind blaze]

https://tenor.com/view/gun-minigun-quad-minigun-quadruple-minigun-anih-gif-14691235838571669330

[runic adder]

https://tenor.com/view/headbang-deathcore-metal-aaron-kitcher-gif-23735966

[kind blaze]

Me when there’s a spider in my hair

[boreal hatch]

tell me if its good or not, im loosely trying to sound like knocked loose

[kind blaze]

It's hard to tell from this fragment, but it sounds pretty good

[boreal hatch]

i'm currently recording vocals and trying do the arf arf from counting worms

[runic adder]

i mean it does sound like suffocate

[kind blaze]

Having fun with the bass guitar

[native cedar]

I think I just summoned something 💀

Tbh I don't know why reversing the vocal tracks works so well

Or why nobody thought of doing it lmao

[boreal hatch]

I thought it did, but I’m in f# standard

[wicked berry]

unprocessed ahh riff (ignore sloppy playing)

[kind blaze]

drums preset test

Cafo by Animals as leaders

[tribal orbit]

Me when no messaging in a while so song

still need to add real bass and finish drums but ye

@wooden portal my fren lmk

[arctic aspen]

right in two by tool, any feedback?

[runic adder]

Feedback: don’t play tool lol

[runic adder]

Jk, sounds fine to me. It’s a bit of a shorter clip and I don’t know the song all too well, but you seem to have it down

[arctic aspen]

it's just the intro rn, I think when i get home from school I'll learn the rest

but thanks man

[hazy tundra]

Is the bass to loud?

[kind blaze]

BASS IS NEWER TO LOUD🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

[hazy tundra]

I see you are wise

[tribal orbit]

A little

like the string attack is a little loud

[wicked berry]

Amazing, I'm so glad someone's talking about tool LET ALONE AN UNDERRATED SONG 🔥🔥🔥

[arctic aspen]

THANK YOU

[wicked berry]

Defnitely a fun one to play, you should learn the rest it's not too hard

[kind blaze]

If you learn more of the song, I might record bass over yours✨

I've never played this song but I like it.

[arctic aspen]

heck yeah man, I'm learning the rest tonight so we can jam fs

[open canyon]

ive listened to way too much tech death latley lols

is this tech death aproved

[tribal orbit]

guiyars too loud, overpower rest of track

[open canyon]

heh i havent mixed too much yet

[hazy tundra]

The clank is a bit much, but considering the 13 bass layers I did as a joke, it's not too bad

[tribal orbit]

LMAO

13???

[kind blaze]

HELL YEAH🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅

More bass

Bassist approved

[open canyon]

the bass layers cant even buy me a beer smh

needs more

[runic adder]

hell yeah

bass

[runic adder]

nope, sounds sick

personally I think the clank is fine where it is

I like it (im a bassist)

[kind blaze]

My bro

[runic adder]

https://tenor.com/view/bromance-sig-curtis-alex-louis-armstrong-fullmetal-fma-gif-18194534

[hazy tundra]

2 midi basses, 3 synth basses, 1 sub bass and 7 different processes to mix the recorded bass track (I couldn't decide which processes I preferred so I just enabled them all)

[hazy tundra]

As a vocalist, I like loud basses in mixes

[hazy tundra]

TRUE

[hazy tundra]

More bass, more layers, more good

[wooden portal]

I like it. It does need a little more drum licks, it seems a bit "formal". I think it could use a longgggg riser starting somewhere at the part 1:27 to build tension. It might help with a few synths or sounds to fill in the space in the background. That riff is catchy though,

https://www.tiktok.com/@curseofvale/video/7459138780583234859?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7320419868430468638

[hazy tundra]

Which bass group? 1 makes the guitars thicker, but 2 complements the mix better.

With just Bass group 2

[tribal orbit]

2 def sounds the best imo

always compliment teh mix imo

sure, funky tones are cool, but most people will notice if it sticks out like a sore thumb

[hazy tundra]

Maybe I could blend group 1 with the guitars or with the synths

[tribal orbit]

That could work, thought right now it's too muddy

imo

like it's too engine-like yknow?

[hazy tundra]

(group 1 is from the actual bassist of my band and group 2 is my midi bass 😬 )

[tribal orbit]

Was group 1 DI?

[hazy tundra]

No

[tribal orbit]

and you applied effects?

oh

did you mic an amp?

[hazy tundra]

I still applied a shit tone of effects

They used archetype gojira I think

[tribal orbit]

Gojira on bass

[hazy tundra]

My bass uses the free vst amps "The Growler" and "Bass Professor" along with a tonn of other processing

[hazy tundra]

I think it sounds good, just needs more work to mix well

[tribal orbit]

I uhh

have to heavily disagree

[hazy tundra]

HAhahahah

[tribal orbit]

the super high gain on gojira makes it sound so washed out and the eq is super... top-heavy?

like it sounds like radio chatter imo

[hazy tundra]

The low end is DI on bass 1

[tribal orbit]

I think the biggest issue is there's too much gain on it

less is more

only use the amount you need to get that distortion, any more and it gets muddy and staticy

[fathom jewel]

testing out the ggd slammers

[hazy tundra]

That's awesome

[hazy tundra]

fixed it (REAL)

It was noting a few ring modulators couldn't fix

[tribal orbit]

I like it, reminds me of like old internet yknow

a little top end heaby but ye!

[fathom jewel]

should have added fart machine to top it off

[tribal orbit]

LMAO

so good lol

[hazy tundra]

I should have done that!!!!!

[tribal orbit]

fuckin lmao

[hazy tundra]

I actually did fix it with a very simple eq and volume change and now it mixes seemlessly with the guitars

[tribal orbit]

did you chop the treble or something?

[hazy tundra]

Choped high and low end, only kept the mids and reduced volume by 5db

Now it only makes the guitars THICCC

[hazy tundra]

I think the snare could afford a little more trebble/presence

[tribal orbit]

that does help ye

it sounds neato

[hazy tundra]

YIPPIE

[tribal orbit]

you wanna hear some crap I threw together with midi?

[hazy tundra]

YES

[hazy tundra]

Very punky-posthardcore meets metalcore and nu-metal. I like

[tribal orbit]

tyty

I have been trying to write a new song for a bit, so I'm glad it's at least coming along

[hazy tundra]

It sounds great honestly! Like, the vision is there and now it needs some actual instruments (or at least guitar)

I too have been trying to write lately and failing... I don't know how to take what's in my head and put it down.... It's sort of like swancore/prog-posthardcore meets melodic thall... which isn't really something I've heard before... So here's a lick I managed to write down

written in midi because I can't play guitar.....

[tribal orbit]

I see the vision

I have trouble keeping time with it, but I can see some super heavy rhythm to go along with the high lead

[hazy tundra]

Somehow it's just basic 4/4, but a little syncopated

[tribal orbit]

Really?

damn

maybe I;m cooked

lmao

sounds cool though. I'm not huge into swan core and all that, but that idea is neat

[hazy tundra]

I'm not good at this lol

[brittle anvil]

let's put myself in the pit..Black metal oriented, volume to 11 please

[blissful cliff]

The Growler is a goated plugin

I found a free bass overdrive plugin i use with it that gives my an awesome tone

[hazy tundra]

My bass chain is like 90% free stuff that are objectively better than paid stuff

mid and high frequencies with a little of the low frequencies

This is for the low-end. Everything above 100hz is cut out

[hazy tundra]

BASSSS2 is what it sounds like

[blissful cliff]

Mine isn't quite that complicated, but it does the job

[hazy tundra]

I like using the clean 808 for the sub bass stuff, makes for a really solid bass

[blissful cliff]

What exactly does it do?

[hazy tundra]

Basically, it replaces the super low frequencies on the bass by a mostly clean sine wave, which makes the whole low-end much more stable and clean

[blissful cliff]

Sweet

[blissful cliff]

Is it free?

[hazy tundra]

808 cooker no, but there are plenty of 808 synths that are free

[blissful cliff]

Yeah I think I have one

[river jacinth]

https://soundcloud.com/sleeplessmaliceband/blackghoat-human-sacrifice-1/s-yWf7ltGmdLV?si=93fcb84fd0c242ae9835f49f50759ead&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Made this not added vocals to it just instrumentals

[kind blaze]

@tiny trout

Blastbeat for you

[tiny trout]

🗣🔥

WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT ENDING

[kind blaze]

Lol I just forgot to cut that out hahahaha

[tiny trout]

if edging was a metal term :

[hollow tulip]

wip remake/redo of an old project which was a remix of a theme called "wind god girl"

[hollow tulip]

imo the guitar sometimes sounds a bit off tempo for me

[fathom jewel]

more presence in snare, more bass in kick

[runic adder]

Oh hey, touhou

[hollow tulip]

https://tenor.com/view/aya-shameimaru-aya-touhou-ayaya-aya-touhou-project-gif-3917605380210084667

[hazy tundra]

Awesome!

[hazy tundra]

You have to teach me how to do synths like that it's really cool

[fathom jewel]

use a plucky synth patch of your choice and add the percussions shaperbox preset on it

[kind blaze]

Made something pretty sick I think

[gray burrow]

Working on music production, this my first full song

[kind blaze]

Damn, for a first song, this is awesome

[gray burrow]

thank you! im lucky cause i have a teacher to help me with production and ive been working on it for awhile

[gray burrow]

I just listened to this track and it was fire

[kind blaze]

Thank you ✨
Still working on it but here is almost the final version, only without vocals and slightly unfinished

[kind blaze]

Cool!

[gray burrow]

well im excited to hear it when its done!

[hazy tundra]

What do you think of this synth tone?

In the mix

It's to make the whole thing sounds more aggressive

I like how it tickles my ears

[gray burrow]

I think that sounds great, i like how its subtle but adds to it at the same time

[floral swallow]

I tried to mix those drums, what do you think?

[hollow tulip]

pretty punchy, i like

[gray burrow]

i added some strings onto my original track from the music production channel, and i like it but i feel like it could be better

[runic adder]

Better in what way?

[gray burrow]

i feel like the strings sound a bit flat like they might need something

its probably partially just that theyre free so theyre not the best quality

[wicked berry]

trying out the new distant tone suite

[dusky bane]

funky ahh breakdown

[hollow tulip]

god i love these ringy snares

the bass guitar should be turned up imo, fire ass breakdown nonetheless

[hollow tulip]

update

[hazy tundra]

What do you think of this scream

[kind blaze]

here it is

[kind blaze]

And this

[humble condor]

I'd like to have a channel for general videos

[rapid tiger]

that one is already starting pretty cool

[kind blaze]

We are currently working on vocals for them

[rapid tiger]

ooo nice

[kind blaze]

This one will be a single that will be released soon and the one above will be on the album that will be released a little later

[rapid tiger]

its getting a bit djenty

good stuff good stuff

you know i really like the guitar tone in some way

[kind blaze]

It's pretty weird lol
But yeah in some way it doesn't sound bad

[rapid tiger]

its kinda calming actually, i dont know why

[kind blaze]

The main inspiration is bands like Sleep Token, Vildhjarta and other Djent/Thall things
But also death metal and much more

[rapid tiger]

last 10 seconds are really cool

[rapid tiger]

im still waiting until vildhjarta drops something

[kind blaze]

Same

[rapid tiger]

last one in 2023

feels so long

also the drums in the second song are really good

[kind blaze]

Rumor has it that there will be a new album by Sleep Token this year which I am very happy about but Vildhjarta would be damn cool too

At least a single

[kind blaze]

Thanks ✨

[rapid tiger]

im really split on sleep token actually. like some of their stuff is cool but im also kinda on one side with the people that say they dont use their pacing well. used to stream the fuck out of vore in 2023 but rn i just lost interest in their music

[kind blaze]

Well for me they are one of my favorite bands and main inspirations even though my music has little in common with theirs lol

[rapid tiger]

thesy sure have some stuff that i can see inspire people

maybe im also biased because of the whole premise with vessels beliefs

though i dont know if its like a storyline for the bands image or if he actually believes in this goddes

[kind blaze]

I would say it's just a story
For greater band atmosphere

[rapid tiger]

maybe, we'll never know

it just always caused a conflict in my head whether or not i should listen to music where another god is worshipped (i'm christian btw) so i just kinda decided to stop listening to them

[kind blaze]

Oh well I don't associate music with this
And I'm an atheist, so it's not a problem for me
But I understand your choice

[hollow tulip]

if you ask me, I'm pretty sure Vessel doesn't genuinely believe in this Sleep goddess, it's for story purposes kinda like how they call their concerts "rituals"

[versed remnant]

metalcore track I'm working on, thoughts?

[versed remnant]

I turned it into melodic deathcore

[versed remnant]

@tribal orbit hows my mix on this one?

[kind blaze]

.

[humble condor]

I'd listen to that

[hazy tundra]

finally recording vocals, doing scratch takes to warm up and better perform for the proper takes, what do you think?

[tribal orbit]

a lot better than when you started. The mix is a bit too bottom heavy tho

the lead is a little muddy. The vocals could do with a little less mid focused overdrive

[versed remnant]

Bass has become my shit i like the booms what can I say

[tribal orbit]

it soudns liek it's peaking at almost every syllable

[tribal orbit]

fair, but I think it's taking away from the rest fo the mix

[versed remnant]

Okay in fairness this was all recorded on my jackson and was octaved down to drop A bc my strings are too brittle to tune down i am NOT risking that n i didn’t have my epiphpne with the heavy gauge my buddy has it cuz his guitar is broken rn

I think thats where most of the mud comes from

I tried my best to counter it by trying to sharpen the tone a bit i think i did an okay job compared to the original signals at least

[versed remnant]

Tell me that breakdown would have hit harder with less bass tho i mean

I think despite the flaws still my best mix to date

So i’m doing something right

Also easily my best vocal mix i feel like and performance

[tribal orbit]

It is the best so far, but it def could use some fixin'

[kind blaze]

This one

[rapid tiger]

aight

[tribal orbit]

super early mix/recording

trying out a new pedal, gotta figure out how to get it nice and lined up in my chain

[dusk siren]

hey, im currently working on a song for a new album, any feedback on production/drum programming would be much appreciated

[shut igloo]

1st i think this is more metalcore instead of deathcore

and pls tell hows the mix and all

[hollow tulip]

ohhhh shiiiit

i like this

mix-wise, i don't really have any complaints at the moment (except maybe raise the high end of the snare a little bit so that it kinda pops better IMO)

[hollow tulip]

you should add bass since the mix sounds empty without it

also raise the volume of the guitar a significant amount since it's buried beneath the drums

double track the guitar so it sounds wide

[hollow tulip]

update
altered the snare, do you prefer this Lamb of God-ish snare or the older one?

[shut igloo]

there is bass bro
and guitars are double tracked as well

made breakdown a bit longer

[hollow tulip]

i wasn't replying to you

[shut igloo]

oh

[hollow tulip]

sorry if there is any misunderstanding

[shut igloo]

my bad bro

[hollow tulip]

no worries

[shut igloo]

didnt see xD

[shut igloo]

can u guess the tuning of this track?

[hollow tulip]

drop c tuning?

[tribal orbit]

okay updated tones, rerecorded everything. I have ear fatigue now so idk how good this actually sounds

I think there are like a few frequencies I gotta cut but ye

@wooden portal wut u think my friend

[dusk siren]

?

[shut igloo]

yea

[tribal orbit]

The drums overpower almost everything. The guitar and bass are like almost entirely inaudible. The kick is... really really loud and sounds overly fast/fake

[tribal orbit]

@dusk siren what daw do you use?

[open canyon]

slamz

do the slams slam the slam

[tribal orbit]

Not enough snare

lol

[dusk siren]

I use garageband atm

[dusk siren]

Yeah I'm gonna turn down the double kick and make the drums less loud

[tribal orbit]

Fair enough

[tribal orbit]

Its not just like loud, it's also like entirely unplayable in parts from what I could tell

[dusk siren]

I'm trying to understand how to work reaper atm but I just find it too hard cus I've used garageband for over 2 years now so it's a bit of difference from what I'm used to

[tribal orbit]

I getcha. I've kinda just stuck to Ableton, so if you showed me a new DAW, I'd probably be lost for a while

[wicked berry]

you should expose yourself to it however hard it may be

it was very confusing at first but once you get used to it its so so worth it

itll be way better than garage band

[dusk siren]

Yeah it's just the keys and so many tabs on it that make me confused most of the times

[dusk siren]

Yeah I just didn't know what to do even from the tutorials I watched cus it just looked so confusing lmao

[wicked berry]

i just used it until i could use it

if that makes sense idk

[tribal orbit]

imo, the easiest to learn is Ableton

[wicked berry]

ableton is nice

[tribal orbit]

but thats me being biased + it's expensive as shit

that reminds me, I gotta upgrade to 12 at some point

[open canyon]

fair i was just saving the blasts until later down the song tho so dont worry 🗿

[tribal orbit]

I noticed, but the snare isn't trash-can enough

(I'm mostly joking)

[open canyon]

no you werent joking, and you were totaly right not gonna lie

just need to figure out that special sauce still

[tribal orbit]

needs more treble and obnoxious amount of compression and reverb

almost like a metal pipe sfx

[mint acorn]

Just started dabbling in this genre and sound design techinques, am i on the right path?

[tribal orbit]

Over all ye

Guys did I cook or burn (not final, Blitz is missing clean vocals)

[shut igloo]

this is another mix
ive increased snare vol and add some risers and all

i think cymbals should be lowered

pls someone critique this

[tribal orbit]

I don’t have headphones rn, but just from my speakers, it sounds plenty good

[shut igloo]

what bout the sound of cymbals?

[tribal orbit]

Didn’t stand out too much? But again, on speakers. Will listen when I have access to headphones

[shut igloo]

alright

when will u have access to headphoens?

[shut igloo]

anyone up?

[tribal orbit]

Cymbals too loud yeah

The songs lacking a lot of mid freq too

Too bassy and too trebley

So everything has punch and scratchiness but no real clarity

[tribal orbit]

guys I'm gonna jump out my window. My brain hurts from this stuff

[inner sedge]

this is pretty neat feels like OG In Flames

[tribal orbit]

tyty

[inner sedge]

eh fuck it i'll post my latest demo, feel free to rip me to shreds

like i said i'm having trouble trying to tie the song structure together

or be consistent

[tribal orbit]

I think a drum fill at 0:46 ish would help tie those parts together

maybe a bass slide as well?

[inner sedge]

if i could figure out how to make midi bass slide, yes

[tribal orbit]

Also I am having such an issue with making a guitar tone for my baritone

[inner sedge]

but the reason i didn't drum fill that was i wanted the vocals to transition

[tribal orbit]

shit always sounds wrong I swear

[inner sedge]

and then i couldn't

i'm gonna re-record the vocals there at some point

[inner sedge]

whatchu usin homie

[tribal orbit]

that's fair. I think if you hold that last syllable longer with some ping pong delay on the half note it'd work?

[inner sedge]

probably

[tribal orbit]

uhhh shit dude, it's a big chain

[inner sedge]

ok what is the main like

amp/pedal

[tribal orbit]

I think I have Fortin Nameless for the Hex pedal, fed into Omegaampworks grano-whatever for teh amp, then the cab sim is the Mesa Boogie

[inner sedge]

hmmm

that should be good honestly

i'd say play with the cab sims

granophyre afaik is great for certain high-bass heavy tones which should work for the baritone

[tribal orbit]

It's lacking that punch I should be getting. It's always scratchy(?) for lack of a better term

[inner sedge]

hmm

[tribal orbit]

like high-mids and treble, even after EQing on both the amp and post-cab

[inner sedge]

try a different FX pedal

hex is one knob right?

[tribal orbit]

It's always the Baritone. I don't have this issue at all with my other two guitars

[tribal orbit]

tried that too

even used my physical ABR-1 pedal

same exact issue

I cannot diagnose it for the life of me

maybe I just have a fucked pickup

[inner sedge]

is it an active pickup

[tribal orbit]

Passive, but it;s the alumatone deathbucker P-90 shape

which should have the same output as my Explorer which has the deathbuckers too

[inner sedge]

i've never even heard of that lmao

yeah all i can say is play with the cab sim

if it lets you adjust mic/mic positions do that too

one thing i've really noticed is certain mics are terrible at bass great at trebles and vice versa

[tribal orbit]

Wait

I am so fucking dumb

nvm fixed it

[inner sedge]

happens

[tribal orbit]

I use my modelling amp as a pre-amp kinda dealio before feeding it into my audio interface

My baritone and my otehr guitars have different pre amp pre-sets

guess what I forgpt to fix on the baritone one?

The fucking treble and mids where set too high cuz I was doing a lead tone once and accidentally overwrote the old pre-amp settings

I'm boutta an hero fr

@inner sedge It's fixed. Finally

I just EQ'd the DI and that seemed to help

[inner sedge]

oh yeah that sounds much better

[shut igloo]

i increased the highs on the overall mix a bit

[tribal orbit]

I think if you worked on the mids it'd be a better decision tbh

like it feels like the entire mix is scooped instead of just on the guitars

and the guitars are too scooped

[kind blaze]

no i write everything on my own almost everything i have a couple of presets

still working on the cleans

kinda off lol

[shut igloo]

so basically
decrease the vol of cymbals
decrease highs
increase mids a bit

right?

also i wanted to know if the snare vol is alr

[tribal orbit]

Bass, too

like your track is almost built like -v-

isntead of like ---

if that makes sense

[shut igloo]

yea i got it

lemme try smth

might change the tone too

[shut igloo]

what bout this

[tribal orbit]

snare was fine? I think you could EQ it better but it's not like sticking out like a sore thumb like the cymbals

[shut igloo]

m pretty bad at eqing drums

i dont even know how divide the ez drummer 3 kit in multiple channels in mixer and process them seperately

i just have ideas and m trying to record

[tribal orbit]

make multiple instances

Google is your friend, too

[shut igloo]

well
yeah fucking around and finding out

[blissful cliff]

I need tips for how to improve the mix for this

something is off but idk what it is

[hazy tundra]

Latest instrumental

[weary isle]

i'm trying visuals from some recent tracks, what do you all think

[ionic crown]

https://soundcloud.com/dspexe/foolsscratch?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing tear me apart

[tribal orbit]

Me when I can;t hit the chorus melody notes for shit so I decided to keep it as violin and scream instead :(

[tribal orbit]

Rhythm too loud, same with bass. Drums too quiet. Lead is fine but quiet. Overall mix is very dark, brighten it up

[hazy tundra]

I mean it sounds great! Could you hit it in your head voice? Or maybe do a low harmony on it. Or both

[tribal orbit]

It's in the weird mid-range where if I try to do my head voice, it's too high

but if it try my chest voice it's too low

usually why I don't do songs in Am

that entire scale is fucked for me for some reason

[hazy tundra]

I know that feeling... I have two songs right now my band wrote in a key that is in my weird mid range where it's too high to be soft, but too low to be belted

[hazy tundra]

Me it's B

I love C# and F#

[ionic crown]

word i've never been great at mixing, any critiques of the writing itself

[hazy tundra]

You could try it low and accent it with screams

[tribal orbit]

My best are C, D and E

B is iffy

B major is fine, but B minor is off

idk why

[tribal orbit]

Can't get volume/power behind my lows in A

[hazy tundra]

Try with a very soft low layered with harmonies

This one is in my comfortable range, but still a little low (or high) in some parts, so I layered it a tonne

Still, I do find it's one of my best choruses I've written

[tribal orbit]

I considered it, but it doesn't match the vibe of the song. That and I currently only have a dynamic mic. Not great for softer vocals

[tribal orbit]

Based

sounds sick

[kind blaze]

THIS

IS

THE

WAY

[fringe geode]

Your mixing has gotten a lot better!

[mortal dock]

"DEVASTATION"
Demo. No mixing yet. Mostly placeholders atm for sketching. Thoughts?

[mortal dock]

this is awesome. I love the chorus

the chord progression is just immaculate

[floral swallow]

Health like instrumental

[mighty terrace]

I wrote dis in like half an hour came out better than expected tbh. first take isn’t horrible too. 4th year into guitar

[shut igloo]

EPICAH

[keen yew]

Hi there.

I would love to hear some feedback on our music.

I think we're doing great and "fun metal things", but only a few listen and almost noone comments. I always ask myself WHY it's not catchy enough to post something below our video or music.

I know, it's very weird to think that way, because I personally love our stuff and will probably just go on with it ... but maybe there is room for improvement.

It's german lyrics, so get on your Rammstein dancing shoes, but maybe also not, because it's nothing like RS.

Is there something with production? Is it feeling? Is it the vocals? What's off? Or is anything off?

Let's go with Alles Deins:
https://youtu.be/bGYZKxGdWsE?si=SCUCKRXeUb7y0RWM

And here is our spotify for the oney who want to listen to some more: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/3HGxeF08dYsKGyjdKO0JKy?si=FN0KIT5HTKq67bc33-08Cg

thanks folks 🤘

[cerulean storm]

Intro track for my debut album.

Currently waiting to afford an audio interface and a nice guitar plugin (Gojira X), because I've realized that I simply can't push my Line-6 Spider further than I have. Looking forward to making shit that actually sounds good. 🙂

[cerulean storm]

This is sick 🔥

[kind blaze]

Just a piece written out of boredom

[cerulean storm]

Awesome 🤘

[kind blaze]

Thank you man appreciate it a lot

[kind blaze]

gotta get my respect

[kind trail]

Any opinions/suggestions on the Mix?

[kind blaze]

Fun metal things

[shut igloo]

very crisp idea

i assume this is a draft?

the clean part could be a bit different with clean guitars and ambient pads if that made sense

a bit of modern metalcore touch

distored vocals are pretty crisp

[kind blaze]

Not really, I was just bored and didn't know what to do so I wrote this down, it's unlikely to be used anywhere

Re recorded vocals

[kind blaze]

i wrote everything on my own (except the drums are samples)

[cerulean storm]

One of my songs. Gonna re-record the guitars and change a couple things when I have the money for Gojira X and an audio interface.

[kind blaze]

i have an idea guys. its good for everyone. lets do an community Nik Nocturnal Album for the community! to listen on, to educate together! sent me a DM if you are interested. i search for members for my Music Team. And Studio. Especially mix & master engineers too. would love to hear from you.

[kind blaze]

new fun core things

[craggy plover]

what song is this

[cerulean storm]

Uh, just waiting to afford Gojira X and an audio interface

[fringe geode]

Personally I think the guitar tone fits really well. Nothing against Gojira X but I prefer this.

[cerulean storm]

Hm, might stick with it on this track then. Thank you!

[tiny trout]

sounds just right to me ngl

[somber vapor]

Howdy, dear Metalhead mates! Here GladiLord, a Metal/Portuguese music mashup producer! I wanted to share this, that I've mashed recently, containing a DEATHPHONK track, II, and a portuguese parody song, with inspiration from the infamous DBZ portuguese dub. Enjoy!
https://remix.audio/track/71623/cachalote-ii-bolore-vs-deathphonk

[hollow tulip]

holy shit everything will freeze

[hollow tulip]

proof of concept of something i made, it's somewhat rough in the mix and missing some melodies
influenced by The Afterimage, Feryquitous, and other Japanese rhythm game music

[cerulean storm]

Really like it, sounds like something along a creepypasta. 🔥

[mighty terrace]

Some random riff I wrote. To the audio gods out there. what tone changes should I make? This is just straight out amp btw

[kind blaze]

new core stuff

(unfinished)

[hollow tulip]

me when i lay dying:

awesome melodic metalcore btw

if possible you should work on the rhythm since the guitars kinda sound wonky

[hollow tulip]

ooo

very chainsaw ish tone

it's great if you're doing melodic death metal (kinda like At The Gates' Slaughter of the Soul)

[hollow tulip]

update

[kind blaze]

Yeah, I think I should re-record them

[kind blaze]

Damn sounds good
I like piano and synths

[hollow tulip]

glad you liked it :D

[mortal dock]

Artcore metal should be done more often

[mortal dock]

This is so slick

[mortal dock]

That's hypee

I found this old thing in my SSD guys, what do you think?

[kind blaze]

That's fire
Vocals are sick
Particularly clean vocals

[mortal dock]

I've got this one too that's more scream focused dunno what u think

[kind blaze]

Now I'll finish listening to the first one and listen

[kind blaze]

Also sounds fire 🔥
But I like the first one more

[mighty terrace]

Tysm

I was actually like happy with this riff

took me 4 years of playing 💀

[shut igloo]

Chord progression sounds like moonlight Sonata intro

[shut igloo]

The riff ideas are good but playing could get a bit better
Plus the bass tone no offence is trash
Could be way better

Even a clean tone with a bit of gain and decent compression might work

Bass tones in metalcore aren't they tuf

[shut igloo]

So u do vocals as well

[mortal dock]

?

Oh, yeah!

I've been doing vocals longer than I've been composing for

[shut igloo]

Might need your help in. A LOT OF TRACKS

[mortal dock]

But I've composed several thingies for sure

[shut igloo]

I do production stuff and need a vocalist

[kind blaze]

Yes, I will still re-record the riffs, but I think I will leave the bass tone like this

[mortal dock]

Oh if u mean vocals I can't promise anything cuz I've got like 6-7 people already asking me for stuff and I kinda get oversaturated with requests xD

[shut igloo]

Well nobody knows a lotta metal vocalist so its pretty fair enough
If ure free and wanna do some projects for fun
M here
I have A LOT of tracks

That a lot is an understatement

[shut igloo]

And this slaps so hard

[mortal dock]

Here's the full version. I kinda went through like 3 different genres here lol for fun

[shut igloo]

Is this out smwh?

[mortal dock]

Ah yeah I made it for the Touhou themed Metal Doujin Circle, Holmgang Ov Gensokyo. It's a superband album with tons of dif artists. It's called Lunar Pareidolia. No Spotify yet (working on that), but it's on bandcamp atm

[shut igloo]

Is it on yt music?

[mortal dock]

Yea just look the name up it should be there

[shut igloo]

Alrighty

This is so going in my playlist

[hollow tulip]

Touhou detected

didn't expect a Holmgang Ov Gensokyo artist here

[hollow tulip]

Septette for the Dead Princess is a fucking banger. period

[mortal dock]

Hehe heyoo. Oh wow you actually know us :'D ?

Yee I started as a featured vocalist but graduated to composer too in the last album lol

[hollow tulip]

I've heard of the name in passing but I'm afraid i haven't listened to the full songs, just brief snippets

[mortal dock]

💯

[hollow tulip]

but they DO sound really nice

[mortal dock]

Apparently a track from the 2nd album went viral in OSU

mrekk played it and all

[hollow tulip]

Cool

speaking of Touhou remixes i've actually done aplenty

[shut igloo]

woah

[shut igloo]

WOAAHH

thats an achievement for sure

[mortal dock]

My Brain shortcircuited for a minute or so when I found the playthrough and heard my vocals coming from his stream audio

[hollow tulip]

you're famous now :DDDD

[shut igloo]

ID GO BONKERS

[shut igloo]

exactly xD

[mortal dock]

The issue was we ain't got Spotify so the whole collective kinda panicked

[shut igloo]

why tho

[hollow tulip]

oof

[mortal dock]

Cuz HOG got flooded with Spotify requests

[hollow tulip]

it's such a painful feeling to see an artist unavailable on spotify

[shut igloo]

IKR

[hollow tulip]

how I'd kill to see Demetori on Spotify for once

[mortal dock]

We've had some issues reaching out to some of the artists in the albums since we wanna do a proper split sharing and all that fancy yadayada stuff and it hasn't been set up yet. Maybe sometime

[shut igloo]

ohh valid

[hollow tulip]

and other circles like CLOCKWORKS TRACER

[hollow tulip]

also update

speaking of 2hu here's the most recent remix i've made

[mortal dock]

https://youtu.be/i5B5uSPaPLo?si=NXHTtptAGl22zt0h&t=7

"How does Aya,
Aya do that??"

[kind blaze]

made this shit in like idk an hour

so the guitar playing is pretty shit

@hasty vale

it's quite generic but i mean it's still just a first attempt at it

[hasty vale]

it's not bad

[kind blaze]

idk i could mix it a little better

[past plinth]

I can hear the burp vocals already

10/10

[kind blaze]

LMAO

idk if i can do slam vocals

proggy black thrash song

idk if this server fucks with stuff like this but ima send it anyways

[past plinth]

That's pretty cool, I'm more personally into like Tech Death, Thall, Deathcore kinda stuff but I can fw that

My tastes are always changing, I had a black metal phase where I listened to nothing but Emperor and Dark Throne

[native cedar]

there is no guitar yet

[native cedar]

I have an update on this gonna drop it in a sec

Got an actual name for it

This will also be like 4 ish mins long

[fathom jewel]

me: mom can we listen to thrown?
mom: we have thrown at home
thrown at home:

[hollow tulip]

good concept, gotta love the sirens

though i kinda feel the rhythm is hard to distinguish since the whooshes are kinda off-beat

though that's probably because the guitar isn't recorded yet

gonna bet it boutta sound good in the rapid double kick parts in 0:37 to 0:45, kinda gives me Fear Factory vibes

[hollow tulip]

update
added a lil' break section and buildup after that

[mortal dock]

That's a bop

[mortal dock]

Them melodic fontttss and that piano r just so good

O shoot violin too

What solo violin r u using

I recommend checking out Virharmonic's Bohemian Violin V4 if u want an upgrade to super charge the realism

[mortal dock]

Excellent soundscape for burping

[mortal dock]

Oooh that's really pretty :0
Melancholic af too

I made a PACIFIC Test
short one to see how it works in conjunction with SeventhHeaven, or I might switch to Valhalla but I doubt it

And I also messed a bit with the mix for this thingy I was covering for practice. Added way more whiny-ness that I usually do for this style

[kind blaze]

ur welcome to use it as an intro or something i need instrumentals man i have to do songs but i cant write rhytms

[runic adder]

God damn that snare fucking hits

What’s the mic setup look like? Is it top, bottom, rooms?

[fathom jewel]

in odeholm drums it is just snare, rooms and verb, and I muted the verb within kontakt itself. Since I used the processed kit I didn't have to process the snare that much, I just added a little more transient attack and a ringy slammer sample triggering at every snare hit

[slender finch]

this is insane

[hollow tulip]

sorry for late reply

Joshua Bell Violin is the one i'm using

[hollow tulip]

glad you liked it :D

[shut igloo]

IMMA NUT TO IT

the sequence of the track will be from the intro to chorus to verse

and ill add some transitional riffs between chorus and verse

and ive also written a breakdown

ps. this was recorded on phone

[kind blaze]

peak tone

[shut igloo]

I ALSO USE THIS SEETING LMAO

[kind blaze]

The most painful song i wrote in 2025.

only the lyrics tho

[mortal dock]

Oooh that's some old gold

It's def top 3 at least

[cerulean storm]

The guitar sound is the best I can do with my Line-6 Spider.

[kind blaze]

Final Concept. Done. I got permission to use this instrumental to record vocals on. LETS GO

[mint acorn]

Do people still dig Dubstep remixes?? heres an ADTR one i made go easy on me im new

[kind blaze]

Made an ambient piece

[hollow tulip]

had writer's block while doing my artcore metal project so i decided to make a short bootleg of "BURR" by YNG Martyr. credits to him for the og song
it was a good opportunity to mess with drum tones and cool drum patterns alongside using EZDrummer's Rhythme Sauvage MIDI pack (that one with Mario Duplantier playing the rhythms)

[kind blaze]

discord cant pick up vox @kindred idol

[kind blaze]

anyone down to create an album?!

[kind blaze]

I think I'll use this breakdown in one of the next songs

I'll probably change it a little, but I'll leave the main idea like this

[kind blaze]

For variety, I made a random indie lol
"lyrics taken from the chatGPT because I was too lazy to write them just for fun"

[kind blaze]

i saved some riffs in the past

[kind blaze]

I hope you don't mind that I did this

[kindred idol]

I didn't know thanks for the heads up

Do you have any way I can send them in here?

[blissful cliff]

Just got Archetype Gojira. what do we think chat?

[blissful cliff]

Here's a better mix. constructive criticism is welcomed

[runic adder]

kinda a personal thing but I'd make a small dip around 2.7k in either the guitars or cymbals

sounds cool tho

[blissful cliff]

I'll try it out

I listened in the car and then I realized the bass was way too high

[runic adder]

I wouldn't say way too high

it is a little high but not horribly so, maybe like 1db down should be fine

[blissful cliff]

Alright

[kind blaze]

nah man totally welcome haha

[kind blaze]

Nice, I love writing drums ✨

[kind blaze]

if you got time check your dms

[desert tartan]

I don’t really want any feedback on mix since GarageBand is pretty limited I just want feedback on this whole part like instrumentally is it decent what’s good where can I take it and what needs a change

I do notice that the lead could definitely use a lil more tweaking volume wise but whatever

[desert tartan]

Daym this is hella good 7 string?

If not what string gauge you rock? cause I’ve been tryna tune lower without my strings stabbing my eye.

[desert tartan]

The way my jaw dropped

[livid dragon]

okay so, at this point it's a intro with a chorus right?. You can try a song structure like Intro/Chorus/Verse/Pre-Chorus/Chorus/Verse/Pre-Breakdown/Breakdown/Final Chorus to finish the song. Maybe for the verse just bass, drums and some leads. For a breakdown the good old 000s ^^

[desert tartan]

It’s a huge tdwp type song so I like that structure

Kinda fits with it

Definitely will throw a breakdown in there and will add some bass

Thanks for the feedback

I appreciate it :D

[livid dragon]

Sounds good and yeah some melodic core stuff will fit it ^^
No problem btw ^-^

[blissful cliff]

Yeah, it's my Ibanez RG7

[desert tartan]

Explains a lot sounds really nice how much did it cost?

[blissful cliff]

$450 usd

[hollow tulip]

update
overall song structure approx. 80% done i think

[slender finch]

oh man 🤤

that chug and arp on 2:08 is such a good combo

[kind blaze]

Found an old demo

[grave kestrel]

trying to make some thall
i need to balance the mix asap

[kind blaze]

intro maybe for thall

[alpine hawk]

holy... how can u mix so perfectly like that

[runic adder]

MySpace deathcore or early metalcore? The world may never know…

[hollow tulip]

Toontrack EZmix does a substantial amount of heavy lifting, though that is not to say that mixing is very easy with EZmix. I still have to balance out the sounds so that none of the instruments overpower the others

IMO you need to have a good sense of sound, experience, listening to references, and gut feelings. Find out which instruments use a certain frequency range more than others (e.g. Electric guitar is very midrange centric). Pay attention to many albums and see how the mixing sounds; does the drum sound loud? Does it focus on the guitars? You also need some instincts; if something sounds off, you might wanna check it

[runic adder]

I’ve heard a lot of good things about EZMix

Not a fan of it myself, but I also haven’t properly given any time to learning it

[slender finch]

just started doing metal since dec, everything still sounded super midi-ish but planning to get better bass library and a guitar soon

[open canyon]

idk what this is going to become but yeah uh tech death core ahh

[open canyon]

kawaii core ahh

it doesnt sound all too midi its fine, its got a charm to it

[open canyon]

new christmas periphery droped

[open canyon]

both

(also ignore the mixing prolly being all over the place, i have the flu and my hearing is weird)

[naive owl]

9 Strings of Shit

[open canyon]

mixing heavy asl

[naive owl]

Thanks!!

[open canyon]

this low gutteral at the end was one take (i can do it longer than this btw. chester lenght gutterals? lol)

can someone say "wow thats realy brutal and cool or sumn" 🙏 😔

[mortal dock]

"it has exquisite toilet bowl qualities with a hint sewage drainage resonance on top" 👌🏻

Here be a thing, fellas. From a Scoring Suite I'm working on. Naught but a sketch at the moment

[kind blaze]

intro

[mortal dock]

beeg signal braam

[open canyon]

ong

[open canyon]

elden ring ahh

[mortal dock]

is it? I've never played it so I dont know xD

[open canyon]

idk im just making a generic orchestra comparison

not fully

but it sounds good tho

good asf

[mortal dock]

hopefully it'll sound nicer after I humanize the midi

[open canyon]

yeah

usually does

but the composition itself is good as hel

hell***

[mortal dock]

I also updated my "DEVASTATION" demo thingy

[open canyon]

damn 😭 thats fucking huge soundign

[desert tartan]

Need help idk I don’t like this part for obvious reasons

It’s a hell of a key switch and like it’s just not a good transition at all

All I need is a lil idea on what I can do

(I’m in drop B if it helps in the slightest)

[open canyon]

the sound of me destroying my vocal chords lol

(im pretty sure i have a realy bad technique btw help pls)

[fringe geode]

What exactly does EZmix exactly mix? How do you use it?

[fringe geode]

Also BTW this is fucking sick.

[fringe geode]

Hell yeah bro this rocks.

Some of your guy's mixes are nutty stg.

[fringe geode]

You gotta get them drums to pop. Bring up 8k on those shells.

[fringe geode]

Dude sick af! The thing with the Line6 Spiders is that plugging em into the computer they sound actually not bad at all! They just came with shitty ass speakers in the combos.

[kind blaze]

little piece of chorus

[fringe geode]

The intro sounds a hell of a lot like Rain by Rob Scallon.

[shut igloo]

Well that was the inspiration

[fringe geode]

Ahhh that makes sense.

[shut igloo]

Yess

[fringe geode]

Dude I am always impressed by the shit you make. I need a full album from you.

[fringe geode]

Not a big fan of black metal but it's definitely creative mixing black, thrash, and prog I'll give ya that.

[fringe geode]

Well my only critque would be I don't think it fits with the chorus.

Welp might as well throw my hat into the ring. You are free to roast.

I ain't happy with the cymbals but they're always a pain in the ass to mix.

[hollow tulip]

EZmix I think is like a mixing plugin that comes with several presets fit for different instruments, some of them curated by legendary producers like Bob Rock, Andy Sneap, Mark Lewis, etc

It saves a lot of work for amateur producers by taking a ton of mixing work off their shoulders

The downside is that you can't really customize it to the very fine details, which is a matter that experienced producers are concerned about i think

[mortal dock]

Close to the end it is reminiscent of Slaughterbox or Logistic Slaughter, hehe

[hollow tulip]

it's like EZDrummer and Superior Drummer
EZDrummer comes pre-mixed so you can focus on writing drum parts while Superior Drummer has 250 GB+ of drum samples so you can fine-tune the tone to your liking

[fringe geode]

Ahh okay.

[hollow tulip]

God i wish i could write orchestral music this good

i've been thinking of a Joe Hisaishi type piece that's calm and serene, maybe nostalgic

or I could go do a Bloodborne type piece that's dark and dramatic

[fringe geode]

I actually do some heavy mixing on EzDrummer (particularly the kick and snare). I didn't like the results from 2 (save for a select few things) but EZD3 is way more fun to mix as it seems much more raw.

[hollow tulip]

yeah

[fringe geode]

I used to use GGD OKWs but they were a pain in the ass to mix even with the processing turned off (plus I wanted to mix and match drums) so EZD3 has been a dream. I only used 2 for a long time for writing.

[fringe geode]

Ah okay. I'm so used to mix everything myself especially since switching to EZD3 to drums. But I might try it out to see what happens!

[fringe geode]

Also btw all your shit is always sick.

[mortal dock]

You could try to research the basics and just go from

There are some awesome composers that post how to write pieces on yt

[hollow tulip]

thanks :DDDD glad you appreciate it

yea i've been seeing some tutorials about orchestral music

[fringe geode]

@tribal orbit @swift slate @wicked berry @hoary heart

[mortal dock]

This

[hollow tulip]

i'm using the barebones when i'm writing some artcore type projects

[mortal dock]

https://youtu.be/wTxntXjM4oE?si=6bKHaw2pNFRYInKL

Look here's a good one

This is what separates the "noob" metal producers who try to do symphonic

From "pro" cinematic composers

And it's smaller things than you'd believe

[hollow tulip]

cool, thanks!

[mortal dock]

90% of the time it's the library they're using and the lack of articulations

[hollow tulip]

i've heard of Alex Moukala before because i watched him review some persona 5 and bloodborne music

[mortal dock]

Oh man he goes way back

He was doing tutorial series on how to do epic orchestral for like 7 years before that

[hollow tulip]

and apparently he worked on some high-profile movies????

avengers endgame, edge of tomorrow

gosh DARN

[mortal dock]

I saw him go from a dude composing and doing orchestral covers in his bedroom

To someone who talks with Nobuo Uematsu and gets featured in AAA stuff

[mortal dock]

https://youtu.be/nM7Ivl4f5_8?si=qbk_sGU3HCP5hcI7&t=102

There's also Kevin Kuschel

[hollow tulip]

damn

[hollow tulip]

i've been looking through older projects of mine. This dates at 13 September 2022

I didn't know I cooked this early

[fringe geode]

I know what you mean. I wrote this 10 years ago. I recorded it 5. I just recently remixed it @hollow tulip

[hollow tulip]

oh damn!!!

that sounds nice

[fringe geode]

Thanks! I still have barely any idea what I'm doing when I mix. Your mixes are nutty tho.

[hollow tulip]

same

when I mix it's either hit or miss

my experience has only guided me toward the hits but not at bullseye accuracy

Though I do think that that clean-sounding mix can be highly attributed to the drums

the drums IMO sound pretty crispy and since they're the backbone of a song it kinda elevates the other instruments to sound good

pay special attention to the cymbals since they give that special sheen at the high-end

[fringe geode]

Thanks for the advice. I tend to have trouble mixing cymbals due to my tinnitus and high frequency sensitivity.

[hollow tulip]

no problem

[fringe geode]

Playing loud ass amps in bands for years does that to ya.

And drumming with no ear pros.