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almost finished my original.. was hoping i could get some tips
« on: January 30, 2016, 12:33:37 pm »
this is my new original, and i was hoping if i could get feedback... I would really appreciate it!!! hope you like it :)

https://soundcloud.com/kinetics101/song-2/s-5fMSX

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Re: almost finished my original.. was hoping i could get some tips
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2016, 07:40:04 pm »
Hey man, i like it! -- all the way up till the drop, just because im not so into this type of music. all those little sounds were seriously amazing tho. i think the buildup could b a little more of a buildup. like add some drums or something to get us knowing the drop is about to smash. nice job w it
- important - try n give people feedback b4 u post a track up! just so when people see ur name in their comments, theyd b more willing 2 give u some help. peace dude

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Re: almost finished my original.. was hoping i could get some tips
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2016, 04:53:44 am »
this is my new original, and i was hoping if i could get feedback... I would really appreciate it!!! hope you like it :)

https://soundcloud.com/kinetics101/song-2/s-5fMSX

This is really a good song man, really!!!

You just need to make a good structure to make your song match... its a little details, on the build up when you do, fill up something on this things...

but you have a good sense of melody bro, i love it! ^^

just keep it up and finish this song :D

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Re: almost finished my original.. was hoping i could get some tips
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2016, 04:54:27 am »
this is my new original, and i was hoping if i could get feedback... I would really appreciate it!!! hope you like it :)

https://soundcloud.com/kinetics101/song-2/s-5fMSX

Obs: i follow you man, and continue to give more details of this song please :)

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Re: almost finished my original.. was hoping i could get some tips
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2016, 12:58:57 pm »
Hey,


There's some weird chord/melody combinations going on in this, I'm guessing that's not totally deliberate but I could be wrong
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Re: almost finished my original.. was hoping i could get some tips
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2016, 01:28:20 am »
Hey,


There's some weird chord/melody combinations going on in this, I'm guessing that's not totally deliberate but I could be wrong


could you tell me which point of the song you hear these weird parts ? i might have missed it cause iv heard the song so sososos many times now..

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Re: almost finished my original.. was hoping i could get some tips
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2016, 01:30:47 am »
this is my new original, and i was hoping if i could get feedback... I would really appreciate it!!! hope you like it :)

https://soundcloud.com/kinetics101/song-2/s-5fMSX

Obs: i follow you man, and continue to give more details of this song please :)

will do man!! thanks for the advice :p

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« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2016, 04:15:25 pm »

could you tell me which point of the song you hear these weird parts ? i might have missed it cause iv heard the song so sososos many times now..
Sure. Having listened closer, there's that atmospheric chord thing in the background that seems to be causing quite a few of the problems - it kinda sounds like it's detuned in itself (i.e. it's not actually hitting notes on the scale but is between notes).

It's particularly noticeable at:

2:08
2:31
2:45 (this one not so much but it's there)
2:56
3:30
4:04
5:26-5:36

The first and last ones at least seem to be because of that chord in the background.. the others it seems like kind of a mix of things. I think changing or taking out that background chord would fix a lot of this, and then it would be easier to tell if the other bits were clashing.


I like the chords themselves though, it's an interesting progression and it works, so I would change the other things around it.
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Re: almost finished my original.. was hoping i could get some tips
« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2016, 09:27:46 am »
Jaidyn, I rekon there should be i little more lowend when the build starts, but not too much to have the hits lose there impact, you know what i mean aye?

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Re: almost finished my original.. was hoping i could get some tips
« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2016, 09:30:29 am »
I also think the piano needs some more mid, but personally i think the preferred sound of a piano is very subjective and almost personal imo

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Re: almost finished my original.. was hoping i could get some tips
« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2016, 01:03:21 pm »
Unique track design, you propably fitted whole EDM in one song, but I agree with Bertie South.. some chords don't blend well in the progression.

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Re: almost finished my original.. was hoping i could get some tips
« Reply #11 on: February 03, 2016, 01:29:35 pm »

could you tell me which point of the song you hear these weird parts ? i might have missed it cause iv heard the song so sososos many times now..
Sure. Having listened closer, there's that atmospheric chord thing in the background that seems to be causing quite a few of the problems - it kinda sounds like it's detuned in itself (i.e. it's not actually hitting notes on the scale but is between notes).

It's particularly noticeable at:

2:08
2:31
2:45 (this one not so much but it's there)
2:56
3:30
4:04
5:26-5:36

The first and last ones at least seem to be because of that chord in the background.. the others it seems like kind of a mix of things. I think changing or taking out that background chord would fix a lot of this, and then it would be easier to tell if the other bits were clashing.


I like the chords themselves though, it's an interesting progression and it works, so I would change the other things around it.

thanks so much for the tip :p , i usually get hyped when i find a weird chord and have a habit of forcing it in my songs.. thanks again! ^-^

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Re: almost finished my original.. was hoping i could get some tips
« Reply #12 on: February 03, 2016, 03:15:56 pm »
I actually don't mind the chords/harmonic dissonance as much as the arrangement of the song. I LOVE that you're keeping things a bit unpredictable and less formulaic but it seems a little arbitrary/directionless to me. I know this note probably doesn't seem super helpful/may feel like I'm pointing out a Catch 22 but if you could perhaps condense some of your ideas into something a little more coherent it might make the journey of this beautiful song really rewarding :)