Author Topic: Brighter Future, weird sad boy trap? *shrug*  (Read 5758 times)

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Brighter Future, weird sad boy trap? *shrug*
« on: July 28, 2016, 11:09:31 pm »
Heres a song I've been working on. not mixed to much. interested in knowing what the feel is on the general vibe/ if the arrangement is making sense  ??? feedback would be greatly appreciated. also what kind of genre would this be called in your guys opinion


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Re: Brighter Future, weird sad boy trap? *shrug*
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2016, 12:37:25 am »
shameless bump because I've changed it a lot since the original post. really want some feedback around that middle chill break. still working on making it all gel. feel like the drums needs some spice to it and the riser that leads into needs a little something to it to. end of it is there for arrangement idea but gonna start subtracting elements to make my outro and maybe add that very atmospheric/spacey sound in intro and middle to end but in a diff variation.

currently looking for someone to add vocals over it if possible.

much appreciated. sorry for the shameless bump I'm just excited about this, wanna make it work, and really want some feedback.....we've all been there   ;D

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Re: Brighter Future, weird sad boy trap? *shrug*
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2016, 01:11:27 am »
I think you have a lot of good ideas in this track, but I think you have a bit too many ideas that you're trying to put into this track. There's a general arrangement, but there's not really much cohesion between them and the sections sort of start and stop without any kind of warning.

I would look for 1 or 2 songs that you think feel similar to your song - i'm sure there are some R&B or chill trap tracks that have the vibe you're going for - and bring them into your DAW in the same session as this project. Take some time to examine how those songs are put together, and compare them directly with your own track. Ask yourself what they're doing that you like that you're currently not doing. Ask what they're doing that you like that you are doing. Ask what they're not doing that you are doing, and what you're doing that they're not doing. Most importantly, ask yourself why those things are different or the same.

These questions can apply to any part of the track, from the composition to the instrumentation to the arrangement to the mixdown and the mastering. That feedback will honestly help you out just as much as having a second person listening and telling you what they think, because the other person in this scenario is the guy or girl who wrote the song you're referencing.

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Re: Brighter Future, weird sad boy trap? *shrug*
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2016, 11:48:32 pm »
I think you have a lot of good ideas in this track, but I think you have a bit too many ideas that you're trying to put into this track. There's a general arrangement, but there's not really much cohesion between them and the sections sort of start and stop without any kind of warning.

I would look for 1 or 2 songs that you think feel similar to your song - i'm sure there are some R&B or chill trap tracks that have the vibe you're going for - and bring them into your DAW in the same session as this project. Take some time to examine how those songs are put together, and compare them directly with your own track. Ask yourself what they're doing that you like that you're currently not doing. Ask what they're doing that you like that you are doing. Ask what they're not doing that you are doing, and what you're doing that they're not doing. Most importantly, ask yourself why those things are different or the same.

These questions can apply to any part of the track, from the composition to the instrumentation to the arrangement to the mixdown and the mastering. That feedback will honestly help you out just as much as having a second person listening and telling you what they think, because the other person in this scenario is the guy or girl who wrote the song you're referencing.


thats kind of what i was worried about when listening to it arranging it is how can i make any of this fit together mainly because of how the 2 main elements (intro sparklyness and the melodic deep spacey guitarness) could possibly gel. i tried by adding those pads into both but meh,didn't work so well. so in your opinion what does and doesn't work together. Ive been in the process of subtracting but more feedback on that would be awesome <3 also any suggestions for reference tracks? just because i really don't have an idea of where this came from because its not like music i listen to. i kind of was in the zone and just went for it. been listening to san holo lately and more flumes helix to see if those are some good ref. but i feel like thats not close enough. hmmmmm