My newest demo. I'd like to get some opinions on it. Tell me what you think...and don't just be that macho asshole that says everything sucks.
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WindsOvCreation
washed ashore...
It would be nice if you included some kind of description of the music and/or style. People are much more likely to actually check it out if they know what they're getting into, and you'll actually get responses from people who are into whatever kind of stuff you're making.
I'll say off the bat that this isn't my cup of tea as far as style goes, so I won't say much about the composition; instead, I'll focus on production. I don't know if it's just the YouTube video, but the song is in mono, which really bugs me. For me, mono takes away so much of the experience of music, especially if the song was originally recorded for stereo (the mix becomes unbelievably cloudy). The guitars could use a low cut, to get rid of the rumble from palm-muting. The leads sound pretty good. I can't really tell if there's bass or not. The drums are programmed...not much to say about that, haha. I don't know what drum programming software you're using, and some of the more basic ones don't offer much in the way of mixing.
Your playing sounds very tight, and the riffs seem well-composed (on an overall scale; everything flows). I'd say you've got potential to make some very high-quality stuff, you've just gotta keep pushing forward.
I'll say off the bat that this isn't my cup of tea as far as style goes, so I won't say much about the composition; instead, I'll focus on production. I don't know if it's just the YouTube video, but the song is in mono, which really bugs me. For me, mono takes away so much of the experience of music, especially if the song was originally recorded for stereo (the mix becomes unbelievably cloudy). The guitars could use a low cut, to get rid of the rumble from palm-muting. The leads sound pretty good. I can't really tell if there's bass or not. The drums are programmed...not much to say about that, haha. I don't know what drum programming software you're using, and some of the more basic ones don't offer much in the way of mixing.
Your playing sounds very tight, and the riffs seem well-composed (on an overall scale; everything flows). I'd say you've got potential to make some very high-quality stuff, you've just gotta keep pushing forward.
I appreciate the review. Thank you.
As far as the quality of the recording goes, I didn't originally intend for it to be used as a means of promotion but just a way to show the rest of the band my idea, so I didn't put much into the recording. I used one USB mic and played into Cakewalk. As for the drums, even though I am a drummer of 21 years, I did program them, as you pointed out, since I don't have the equipment to capture a good live drum sound right now. However, rest assured that I CAN/do play the part ha. The method I had to use, because my computer couldn't take the Cakewalk's size/methods, was to record a track, export it, import it as a smaller file (so MP3), record over that, mix those, export that, import it again, and so on. So I lost a LOT of quality during the overlaying I had to do. I tried to salvage what I could, but I know that if I had a program my laptop could handle, I could create a much better production. Instead, if I tried to have an editable track I just recorded playing under what I was currently laying onto it, Cakewalk would simply stop playing the tracks, almost as if it deleted the audio content. BUT I could still see the tracks and everything I recorded; it just wouldn't play them. Every time I hit play, it stopped and rewound to the beginning. I'll fish around for a new program, but that's the story behind that track's production.
It's not very metal.
But it's not bad. The guitar needs to be a tad louder and the bass is a wee bit too loud.
But it's not bad. The guitar needs to be a tad louder and the bass is a wee bit too loud.
guitars LOUDERRRRRRRR. usually a good idea is to A/B it against something else that's been professionally produced. you can usually tell pretty quickly what is majorly wrong, although you can't worry too much about a proper recording studio sounding better than you.
sounds like a decent track anyways.
sounds like a decent track anyways.
I agree, except I wanted everything louder, as well, but as I said in the above response, my recording method killed every hope of upping the volume of the track. This wasn't originally intended as a promotional track on the internet; it was just for the band members to hear what I had done and get the arrangement down, etc. But yes, I did do the A/B thing, and I knew mine sucked. However, comparing it to some early Megadeth, Anthrax, etc...it works
Anyway, thanks.
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