equality Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Feels like I have changed this one a hundred times. Some day I'll get there. 😅 After a while the themes seem nagging. Any suggestion is wellcome.   3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreeEarCandy Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 I think if this were mine I would slow the pace down a bit. Make the instruments talk more emotionally and not follow the grid. Sort of like you did at the end. Rather than a march go for a somber mood. The piano hook is good. Vocals would certainly help guide the pace and perhaps offer an opportunity to give pause at the end of a verse and let it breath. The horns can then take the lead between vocals and take the tune to a higher level of emotion and then softly land the tune at the end of the runway. Sonically the tune sounds good. Everything is clear and spaced. Rome wasn't built in a day!  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjornpdx Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Catchy melodic bits and the different instruments play well off each other. Really good drum track. The tempo seems a tad too fast IMO. -Bjorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSband Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Nice piano playing. I would turn up the bass, it sounds thin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
equality Posted Wednesday at 06:38 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 06:38 PM BPM 90 --> 87. Bass up 4 dB. Sorry for a rushed and lousy reply. I'll be back for a better one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSband Posted Thursday at 02:19 PM Share Posted Thursday at 02:19 PM Still doesn't really sound like a bass to me, the mix content all sounds midrangey to me. That locked interaction between bass and kick drum is where you get the punch. Is that a synth bass part? I would suggest importing a reference track and comparing back and forth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
equality Posted Friday at 10:39 AM Author Share Posted Friday at 10:39 AM On 2/26/2025 at 5:55 AM, FreeEarCandy said: I think if this were mine I would slow the pace down a bit. Make the instruments talk more emotionally and not follow the grid. Sort of like you did at the end. Rather than a march go for a somber mood. The piano hook is good. Vocals would certainly help guide the pace and perhaps offer an opportunity to give pause at the end of a verse and let it breath. The horns can then take the lead between vocals and take the tune to a higher level of emotion and then softly land the tune at the end of the runway. Sonically the tune sounds good. Everything is clear and spaced. Rome wasn't built in a day!  Many good thoughts there. Thanks! Right, it's a bit "digital" now and should have a more acoustic, analog feel. Nice take home messages. Thanks again! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
equality Posted Friday at 10:42 AM Author Share Posted Friday at 10:42 AM On 2/26/2025 at 8:15 AM, bjornpdx said: Catchy melodic bits and the different instruments play well off each other. Really good drum track. The tempo seems a tad too fast IMO. -Bjorn Yes, already slowed it down and now a little more. Glad you liked the melodies. Thanks Bjorn for listening and comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
equality Posted Friday at 10:49 AM Author Share Posted Friday at 10:49 AM (edited) 20 hours ago, KSband said: Still doesn't really sound like a bass to me, the mix content all sounds midrangey to me. That locked interaction between bass and kick drum is where you get the punch. Is that a synth bass part? I would suggest importing a reference track and comparing back and forth. Thanks for listening and commenting again! I had never tried using a reference track but the idea is tempting. I think the problem with the bass is that it's intertwined with the left hand of the piano. I don't want to cut out the lower part of the piano since it feels natural to keep them as it is and I think add some drive at the beginnings of some bars. The bass is Trilian Fender (vst) best heard in the intro. I'll see what I can do. Perhaps yet leave the piano bass part totally to Trilian..? Edited Friday at 10:51 AM by equality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmusic Posted Friday at 01:58 PM Share Posted Friday at 01:58 PM I enjoyed the overall vibe of the track; melodies / chords are very nice. As suggested I would try using reference tracks to get your ears 'acclimated'. This might help get your mix as you've said sounding less 'digital' & balanced..start with the bass & drums. I'm listening on my laptop with a pair of avg. cans (Sony MDR-7506) To my ears the sax sounds stereo & too wide (I hear some notes getting panned far right).. the drums narrow in comparison ( not necessarily a bad thing) . The piano & ac gtr. both stereo which is fine but gives my ears that kind of out of phase/ blurry sound ( I have hearing issues though!) You might try using a balancing plugin (eg. pan one a touch Left, the other right) or a combination to get more definition between the 2. As far as 'changing it 100 times' sometimes you just need to get away from a project for a while. When you get back things might just fall into place easily.   1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
equality Posted Saturday at 02:02 AM Author Share Posted Saturday at 02:02 AM 11 hours ago, hsmusic said: I enjoyed the overall vibe of the track; melodies / chords are very nice. As suggested I would try using reference tracks to get your ears 'acclimated'. This might help get your mix as you've said sounding less 'digital' & balanced..start with the bass & drums. I'm listening on my laptop with a pair of avg. cans (Sony MDR-7506) To my ears the sax sounds stereo & too wide (I hear some notes getting panned far right).. the drums narrow in comparison ( not necessarily a bad thing) . The piano & ac gtr. both stereo which is fine but gives my ears that kind of out of phase/ blurry sound ( I have hearing issues though!) You might try using a balancing plugin (eg. pan one a touch Left, the other right) or a combination to get more definition between the 2. As far as 'changing it 100 times' sometimes you just need to get away from a project for a while. When you get back things might just fall into place easily.   Hsmusic, thanks for your explicit reply. I do appreciate your thoughts on the different parts on the mix, the different instruments and how to do deal with those issues. I think you are right, I need to drop this one for a while to get some healthy distance and come back with fresh(er) ears.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajan Blue Posted Sunday at 06:05 AM Share Posted Sunday at 06:05 AM Hi Late in on this and think I am listening to a "slower" version Liked the Piano Hooks and overall enjoyed the track. I really think KS is right about the Bass - it does sound wrong. I can really hear that at around 2.40. I assume this is midi bass (Trillian fender) then if this were me, I would be looking for a better sounding Bass Library. Do you have any others?? Apart from that, enjoyed this Nigel    1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry T. Posted yesterday at 03:15 AM Share Posted yesterday at 03:15 AM Nice one Mikael. Good melodies that compliment each other well. Enjoyed it 🎵 🎶 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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