The WIP Thread

[Cosmic_Sushi]

Cheers for that feedback drackulis,

Im using superior avatar kit in reaper for the drums so I will try to randomize the velocities a bit and see about quantizing. I use some Krk 5"'s for mixing and always forget they have a bit less bass response, so will add some more in that department also.

I like your track, the composition is great! I would say that I cant really hear the bass either but perhaps thats just my headphones. Drums sound dynamic and guitars are tight. Overall mix is real punchy, nice work!

 

[Saieph]

Cosmic_Sushi - Good stuff...really love the atmosphere!
Drackulis - Killer! Very meaty!

Here is something new I'm working on...new paradigm with mixing...hope it's getting better (compare to track 09 on the soundcloud page for differences):
[SC]https://soundcloud.com/saieph/0010-saieph[/SC]

 

[Korbain]

Didn't see this thread. Some awesome stuff here

Just finished up a new song, a bit different to what i normally do. Any feedback is always welcome.

https://soundcloud.com/korbaink7/falling-from-a-high

 

[jasonsansburn]

Blubaruboxer - Loved the Outro
Dackulis - Holy meaty hell. That sounded crazy. In a good way

Posting the outro to something I made today
https://soundcloud.com/sandyjayguy/the-bicycle-was-two-tired

 

[JEngelking]

Didn't see this thread. Some awesome stuff here

Just finished up a new song, a bit different to what i normally do. Any feedback is always welcome.

https://soundcloud.com/korbaink7/falling-from-a-high

I dug it man. There's definitely nice melody in there, and the structure was good.

Blubaruboxer - Loved the Outro
Dackulis - Holy meaty hell. That sounded crazy. In a good way

Posting the outro to something I made today
https://soundcloud.com/sandyjayguy/the-bicycle-was-two-tired

That was awesome, sounded great! If I had to give advice, and I don't feel there's much to give, it's that I think the snare could come forward a little more, and the whole thing sounds just a tiiiny bit thin. Maybe the bass could come up as well? Or maybe it's just something that could be tweaked and made to sound a little bassier in mastering... Either way awesome work!



I've got a riff I'm very fond of and would like to expand on, but I'm not sure what kind of tone I should go for, what do you guys think? Something more clean, or something more gainy and modern? I'm kind of leaning toward clean, and then having it hit hard with a distorted part with the chords in the latter half, but let me know what you guys think.

Here
[SC]https://soundcloud.com/oceansbuiltonsinkingships/tone-test[/SC]

 

[brutalwizard]

I've got a riff I'm very fond of and would like to expand on, but I'm not sure what kind of tone I should go for, what do you guys think? Something more clean, or something more gainy and modern? I'm kind of leaning toward clean, and then having it hit hard with a distorted part with the chords in the latter half, but let me know what you guys think.

Here
[SC]https://soundcloud.com/oceansbuiltonsinkingships/tone-test[/SC][/QUOTE]


I would do both dude like you have it and let the drums/arrangement build it
up cause thats a really sick riff



Also writers block is going to be the death of me haha. My newest WIP
https://soundcloud.com/ibanezolas/east-we-go-demo/s-Iue3t

 

[Korbain]

I dug it man. There's definitely nice melody in there, and the structure was good.

I've got a riff I'm very fond of and would like to expand on, but I'm not sure what kind of tone I should go for, what do you guys think? Something more clean, or something more gainy and modern? I'm kind of leaning toward clean, and then having it hit hard with a distorted part with the chords in the latter half, but let me know what you guys think.

Here
[SC]https://soundcloud.com/oceansbuiltonsinkingships/tone-test[/SC]

Thanks for the feedback, glad you liked it.

Digging your riff man, when the heavy version of the riff comes in, i'd go for a tighter distortion sound with a bit more balls to it for sure. Depends what feel you're going for though.

The cleaner version tone was great, just personally think a more tighter/punchy tone would add more impact and lets the notes come through better when the heavier version of the riff starts.

Again, depends where the heavier bit will come in and im sure with some drums it'll add a full sound to it

 

[theo]

Hey guys, settings up a template for recording my incoming new guitar. All instrumentation is just placeholder stuff, hows the mix sounding though?

[SC]https://soundcloud.com/theo-goslett/pre-ngd-mixtest[/SC]

 

[Saieph]

Theo, that mix is pretty fekkin brutal, dude. Guitar both cuts and sits fairly nicely, and that's in my crap headphones!

Here is what I'm working on as of late. I have some keys to put down, edits and a mix.

[SC]https://soundcloud.com/saieph/0011-saieph[/SC]

 

[JohnIce]

Working on this track for a while now, kind of electronic/loop-based rock. Or metal. I really have no idea.

The track count got pretty huge though and the mix is packed, so if you'd lend your ears I'd be happy Sounds epic in my studio, sounded like garbage in the car. Mainly though I'd like some feedback on the vibe of the song in general. Does the verse have a good flow? I'm cutting it after the first chorus to create an air of mystery and wonder around my artistic persona of course. Cause I desperately need one of those.

https://soundcloud.com/jntzero/engarde-short-ver

And here's some album artwork

 

[Saieph]

Working on this track for a while now, kind of electronic/loop-based rock. Or metal. I really have no idea.

The track count got pretty huge though and the mix is packed, so if you'd lend your ears I'd be happy Sounds epic in my studio, sounded like garbage in the car. Mainly though I'd like some feedback on the vibe of the song in general. Does the verse have a good flow? I'm cutting it after the first chorus to create an air of mystery and wonder around my artistic persona of course. Cause I desperately need one of those.

https://soundcloud.com/jntzero/engarde-short-ver

The vibe is very cool, and I like it a lot. I think the overall concept you are going for has some great potential. That being said:

I think it has very cool vibe that keeps me interested. It has mystery, but it's not inaccessible.

The guitars are a bit buried, IMHO...I know it's very difficult to balance electronic and heavy in the "epic" style you are going for, but I'm inclined to think you can probably EQ and compress the guitars in such a way that they stand out without being the dominant instrument.

 

[JohnIce]

The vibe is very cool, and I like it a lot. I think the overall concept you are going for has some great potential. That being said:

I think it has very cool vibe that keeps me interested. It has mystery, but it's not inaccessible.

The guitars are a bit buried, IMHO...I know it's very difficult to balance electronic and heavy in the "epic" style you are going for, but I'm inclined to think you can probably EQ and compress the guitars in such a way that they stand out without being the dominant instrument.

Thanks, I really appreciate that

Yeah the guitars are super comb-filtered which makes them very aggressive but also makes them fit quite poorly in a mix. I don't want the guitars to draw attention to them like you might want in a metal track, but I think you're right in that it'd probably be good for the overall midrange and punch of the song to have more solid guitars. I hadn't thought of that really, so thanks

 

[Saieph]

Thanks, I really appreciate that

Yeah the guitars are super comb-filtered which makes them very aggressive but also makes them fit quite poorly in a mix. I don't want the guitars to draw attention to them like you might want in a metal track, but I think you're right in that it'd probably be good for the overall midrange and punch of the song to have more solid guitars. I hadn't thought of that really, so thanks

Maybe just some creative stereo separation in the guitars is all you need...jsut something, not necessarily to bring attention to them, but to make them feel integral.

Could you let me know what you think of my latest? It's the post directly above your initial post. Thanks, yo!

 

[prlgmnr]

Working on this track for a while now, kind of electronic/loop-based rock. Or metal. I really have no idea.

The track count got pretty huge though and the mix is packed, so if you'd lend your ears I'd be happy Sounds epic in my studio, sounded like garbage in the car. Mainly though I'd like some feedback on the vibe of the song in general. Does the verse have a good flow? I'm cutting it after the first chorus to create an air of mystery and wonder around my artistic persona of course. Cause I desperately need one of those.

https://soundcloud.com/jntzero/engarde-short-ver

I wonder if you could maybe clear some stuff out of the center to let the vocal sit clearly by itself? I don't know if it's a bit crowded out or pushed to the back in parts at the moment.

 

[JohnIce]

Maybe just some creative stereo separation in the guitars is all you need...jsut something, not necessarily to bring attention to them, but to make them feel integral.

Could you let me know what you think of my latest? It's the post directly above your initial post. Thanks, yo!

Sure! It sounds a little scooped on my end when it's just the distorted guitars, when the clean guitars come in it sounds a lot more balanced. The kick and snare sound a little unnecessarily surgical for this song, in a denser mix they'd be great but for this arrangement they could have more body and less transients. I'd tame the treble on the kick and make it fuller, for the snare I'd go with a deeper, less compressed snare altogether. Something more acoustic sounding, with a longer release.

I wonder if you could maybe clear some stuff out of the center to let the vocal sit clearly by itself? I don't know if it's a bit crowded out or pushed to the back in parts at the moment.

That might be a good idea! I don't really intend to be singing myself on the final version, so the balance might change with a different singer. But yeah, I've barely done any panning at all so there's probably a lot to be done there. Thanks!

 

[prlgmnr]

I've given a few critiques today so I thought I ought to put something of my own out there. I think I want to put a vocal to this but I can't work out what it's about

https://soundcloud.com/prolegomena-1/mellow-8

 

[Saieph]

I've given a few critiques today so I thought I ought to put something of my own out there. I think I want to put a vocal to this but I can't work out what it's about

https://soundcloud.com/prolegomena-1/mellow-8

...it's about the bittersweet feeling of being stuck at home in a snowstorm. Although you are relaxed, the emergent situation surrounding nature and it's ability to wreak havoc is weighing more and more heavily on you...

...until you finally realize that what started as simply existing in and enjoying the moment, has been slowly eroded into a general malaise...the feeling of being trapped.

...and maybe that feeling is amplified simply by the fact that you were initially enjoying the solitude.

 

[delaa]

Hi all - just noticed that this is the right place for this kind of activity. So forgive me "the newcomer". The feedback on my other work was very inspiring for me and full of useful informations. On this dedicated WIP thread i just want to ask about this (more advanced in work) piece of my music - I give up about month ago... so maybe comments push me further ??? Maybe guitar solo need to be added what do you think ?
TNX!

https://soundcloud.com/delaa-2/layer-delaa-fargis

 

[theo]

Saieph - 0011 was really cool, I feel like the bass could fill up a bit more real estate in the low end for extra impact.

JohnIce - Engarde I don't have anything to add. That mix was sick

prlgmnr - Mellow 8, some parallel compression on those drums will get them to feel a lot fuller.

delaa - I feel like your mix would benefit from more ambience on the drumkit, it feels very stiff at the moment.

 

[delaa]

theo - thank you ! I will try to add some more room and rework drums tracks with more attention to "space".