I posted a new song on my music website called ‘Watch Out For Us”. It has POP! EZX drums and some non-toontrack drums. Please tell me how you like the song and how it can be improved, and I can return the favor if you wish. It is the song at the top of this link:
However, a few things i personally think could make it better.
I don’t think you should have the rota toms going on/panning during a verse, it distracts from the lyrics/song. I’d also lift the vox up a little bit at Choruses, and maybe add a little rhythmic cowbell for an extra little lift.
Bass drum i think it could come through a bit more, EQ’d and shorter release for a bit more punch and cut through the mix a bit.
Also think maybe you should try a multiband compressor on the overall output and try get some dynamics going on.
And listening to it on my cheapo headphones (at my work), it seems a little quiet? maybe a limiter on the output channel and crank it up a bit? and i can’t really hear any bass (prob due to these headphones).
Really like what you done with the vox at 1.25 ish….. the delay thing, very very cool!
rallyboy101,
Thank you for listening and commenting! I’ve only tried one multi-band compressor (maybe 2), and I have yet to have good luck with that. But that was years ago. Maybe I’ll have better luck with some more recent software? Have any recommendations for a good multi-band compressor plug-in? Since you liked the delay thing on the vocals, I will let you know that was a plug-in called Glitch Bitch (I didn’t name it).
Are you from a particular country or state? I’m always curious when people comment on my music. Leave me a link if you want me to check out any music you’ve done.
Most of the hosts will prob have a multi-band, I use Cubase 5 and it has one, but I use UAD cards and have their multi-band. I think Waves will do one. Just start one on a mastering preset and take it from there.
I’m from UK.
I’ve got a YouTube channel with some older stuff on it but I’ll post a link to some recent stuff when I get something finished, I’ve not long started tinkering again ??
rallyboy101,
I have Cubase AI 8, which could be the cheapest version of 8; it came with my steinberg interface. I’ll have to check if it has a multi-band compressor. I just know my u-he Presswerk (non-multi-band) compressor works better than the regular compressor I had with Cubase LE4. I am on Mac OSX 10.9.5, which I don’t think works with anything Waves currently; though I have demoed some of their plug-ins in the past.
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