jwnicholson78

On 12/20/2020 at 7:28 AM, Douglas Kirby said:

I thought this track had a cool vibe to it - I liked the bass synth patch which drives the song.

This would be cool for a TV or movie soundtrack - well done.

Thanks for taking the time to listen and comment.  I really appreciate it.

You always have such clever work.  I loved the robotic voice.  For reasons I cannot explain it made me think of Clockwork Orange meets Hal9000.

I enjoyed how this developed throughout.  When the guitar came in, I thought it fit in perfectly.  Well done!

Awesome song.  The guitars sound great!

Put me in the holiday mood, alright.  Sounds ready to for the radio, to me.    I really dug the dancing Santas!

Well done!

Very nice piece and well arranged.   I've been playing with orchestration, too, so it's cool to see others on the same journey.

About halfway through, I really found myself wanting a nice sustained cello to come in, or maybe some bass pizzicato notes to add some low-end.  Just a thought. 

really nice.  I love that you named it after the new pup!  I enjoyed every bit of it.

Been a while since I had a new song. Organilectro. I did this one entirely on my tablet using FL Studio Mobile. Suggestions on how to improve it are greatly appreciated.

On 11/29/2020 at 9:31 PM, Bapu said:

Wonderful.

We gave lessons to our four kids when the turned 10. Of the four my oldest son stuck with it. He's 45 now and is still in a band that records and tours (tamped down by COVID right now) and works at Ubisoft on the Rocksmith product line.

That's awesome that your son kept with it.  Thanks for sharing his story!

So, I taught my 8 and 10 year olds how to do multi-track recording on the digital piano this weekend. They both insisted on recording four tracks per song and making videos. I just had to share 😀 I surely didn't do anything like this when I was their age!

On 10/19/2020 at 2:31 PM, markno999 said:

Jeff,

Yes, I think this version is better than the previous version.    Close to the original version EQ but the instrumentation is more defined with the BBC samples than Kontakt instruments.   Sounds good, I'm sure others will chime in as well.     This music really resonates  because, for me,  it embodies the great generation that came before us in  addition to being a really great tribute for you father. 

 

Regards

Thank you..  I truly appreciate your comment.

Jeff

Great groove, dig the guitar sound.  Can't wait to hear the vocals.

Loved it.  Bass and guitar sound great.   nice relaxing vibe.

There's a sudden jump in volume at around 1:14 that's kind of jarring and  sounds out of place.

On 10/16/2020 at 4:10 PM, markno999 said:

I have occasionally gone back and listened to your original version over the past year, it is a very inspiring composition and excellent tribute.   For that reason am kind of partial to the original version.     I think the brighter sound of the new version may be contributing to that, not sure if it is the newer instrumentation or if you have EQ'd brighter, etc...     I guess to my ears the original version sounds like it is all together in a single space where the updated version doesn't have that feel of common space as much.   Would maybe consider a darker common reverb for the updated version.  

 

Regards  

I really appreciate the comment and the fact that you have gone back to listen to the original version from time to time.  That means a lot to me.

For what it's worth when I first changed the samples, it took a little getting used to for me, having listened to the original so many times.  However, after reading your comment I went back and took another listen and made some additional adjustments to the EQ.  I just posted the most recent updated version. 

Thanks again for the feedback.

Jeff

On 10/16/2020 at 9:48 AM, Hidden Symmetry said:

 I'm on laptop so can't really judge the mix except but as others have said maybe bring up vol. or eq the snare so it cuts through the mix a little more. I enjoyed the composition, very nice.

Thanks so much for the listen and the feedback!

On 10/16/2020 at 5:08 AM, garybrun said:

Nice. 
I liked it....   

For my taste I think the snare is a little low.

Thanks, Gary for taking time to listen and comment.  I just posted an update with the snare brought up more.

On 10/13/2020 at 4:22 AM, Wookiee said:

This may sound strange but that was a pleasant start to the day.  All ways hard to write for someone close, thanks for sharing.

This makes me so glad to hear that.   I wanted this to be a sad piece but also happy in all the memories, so I hope that came though  a little bit.

On 10/12/2020 at 9:24 PM, emeraldsoul said:

It's a very good composition, I would have remarked that it's themes have a kind of stately, formal, reverent quality . . . but knowing that you wrote it in honor of your father, that totally makes sense. Well done.

 

Mixwise, you might look at the snare tippy taps, it's a great part for this song! but are mixed  too low? they should come up about 2 db and join the party!

Overall mix seems a bit tilted towards the low end. Occasional strings up top but I think the whole mix could be brightened. One trouble spot down low might be the deeper bass noted of piano (which I like) but you might sacrifice some low or low mids from the piano, to achieve a better clarity overall.

 

Lastly, I'd call out the piano itself. What did you use? And in the mix, it seems the reverb or decay on that piano is a lot shorter than the other instruments in the room? If you are envisioning the piece as something live on an entire soundstage, you might lengthen the decay of the piano somehow. If that doesn't matter, then all is good.

 

Kudos on a great, respectful, thoughtful piece of music!

 

cheers,

-Tom

 

 

Tom

Thanks so much for the listen and the suggestions.  Good catch on the piano.  When I did this song originally, all the instruments were from Kontakt and had a similar reverb level.    BBC Core symphony has a single mic with built in reverb, but I forgot to adjust the piano, which is the Grandeur from Kontakt.

I agree with you on the tippy taps.  I brought them up on the most recent version. And I also adjust the low end on the piano.

Really appreciate the feedback!

Jeff

Love the energy of this, but the bass is what really got me.  It's got a great groove.  Well done!

Nice!  I particularly enjoyed the electric piano.

Well done!  I really enjoyed the mixture of synths and orchestral instruments.

Fred,  thanks so much listening and for the suggestions.  I really appreciate the detailed tips. 

I had watched a couple of videos on the Spitfire Audio Youtube channel on working with orchestral VSTs, so I was already aware of things like pushing the samples forward to take into account the lag of the samples.  I spent quite a bit of time recording and fine-tuning the expression and volumes to get dynamic swells and changes in timbre.

The suggeestions on layering synths to fine tune the attack and on panning are new to me though, and greatly appreciated.  Thanks again!

Very evocative.  I love the constant propulsion that the synths provide.

Really nice arrangement.  Very thoughtful and contemplative.  For me the transition in volume around 2:20 was a little to abrupt, but overall really well done.

On 10/11/2020 at 4:49 AM, Wookiee said:

Seriously your are too kind, it has such an impressive chord progression 🤣

Thank you.

Chord progressions shmord progression. Kept me entertained through the end.

I'd totally listen to this while playing some old 8-bit platformer.