DeBro Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 My Latest production that was done entirely in Cakewalk By BandLab. https://soundcloud.com/derek_browne/the-wall-came-tumbling-down 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Good song Mr. Bro, but the guitar sounds didn't work too well in my opinion. Is it Midi? If so, maybe horse around with some other sounds. I think you'd have a winner with the right instrument choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeBro Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 Hey Will, thanks for your critique. The entire production of the song was done in a bedroom - less than adequate surroundings. The acoustic guitar was miced with a SHURE SM58 dynamic mic without a mic stand. ☺️ The electric guitar is a $150 Squire 51 sent through an ampsim. All-in-all, its a demo of sorts just to get the arrangement of the song together. Sometime in the near future, I'd love to redo the production in a more stellar recording and mixing environment using higher end instruments and equipment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryl1968 Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 nice groove - love me some reggae. This desperately needs some vocals - do you have any in mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Yeah my first thought was "vocals please!" For your budget equipment, its really good. Mix is nice and clear on all the instruments. Nothing really masks anything else. As for choice of instruments, I liked everything except for that dipping and diving brassy lead synth patch. You know the one. That I didn't dig at all. What is Van Halen's "Jump" patch doing in this cool reggae song? To paraphrase The Dude . . . but, that's like, just my opinion, man. I think you have a good one here. cheers, -Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeBro Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 Damn emeraldsoul, you're good. Yes, the synth brass is a preset someone created for the softsynth OB-Xd named Jump. As there're not too many Reggae instrumentals around, I'll leave as that, probably changing the synth brass to a full out acoustic brass section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 It's a cool reggae tune - when that darn diving synth drops out 😁 The whole thing relaxes when it's absent, it's manic sounding with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Well I bet Van Halen could play reggae if they wanted to. I don't think they do, though. Plus they no longer exist as a band. So there's that. Cool tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeBro Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 Okay guys, I did a revision of the song. I've replaced the Jump synth brass with an acoustic brass section from SampleTank. I still wanted the brass section to play a part in the body of the song not just the intro and ending. So, I've removed parts, making it sparser and freeing up clearer space for the acoustic lead guitar. Click on the same link in the opening post to hear the revised version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Much better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookiee Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Missed the first mix, this is crying out for a vocal and considering you recording environment you did a cool job on the mix, thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 I love reggae any time anywhere. It's all about the sunshine, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antler Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Very cool tune. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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