What I been working on... Some Poppy Retro crap?

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Im typing as im listening.....


i think the drums are a bit too dry to begin with...they sound fine when everything is in full swing..nice programming though

imo the vocals are the right style but there are a couple of small pitch issues on the final "you's" the first few times....its just a wavering that might be worth re-tracking (I never bother though lol)

Id also consider a reso filter on that bass synth or a little grit just to make it more distinct

the mix is really clean though and the levels and panning sound great to me


overall just a couple of tweaks and more compositional than mix so please ignore them if you want :D
 
Vocals are way too far away...low in the mix and pretty heavily reverbed. Can't understand them. The melody sounds decent though.

The guitar riff is pretty cool but the tone you've dialed in doesn't really do it any favors, it sounds reverbed pretty heavily itself.

The drums get really boring.

I'd try to focus on getting everything sounding like it's somewhat in the same general space. You've got really tight drums and synths mixed with overly reverbed vox and guitars.
 
I don't mind the "back there" vocals so much. It's sounds like you're going for a Depeche Mode type sound.

My critiques:
Vocals - effects and everything are fine, but definitely off pitch in places and it detracts from the overall song. Pitch correct it or re-track and only do one phrase at a time or verse.
Bass - Totally agree with KC.
Guitar - Maybe ease up with the flanger on the guitar. When everything comes I can no longer hear the guitar, just the flange effect.
 
Id also consider a reso filter on that bass synth or a little grit just to make it more distinct


I dunno what a reso filter is - is that resonance - like a phase shift?
Or a Low-Pass filter that cuts out the high-end? Or amp the low end frequencies?
 
I dunno what a reso filter is - is that resonance - like a phase shift?
Or a Low-Pass filter that cuts out the high-end? Or amp the low end frequencies?

resonance..sorry i was trying to be hip :o


like a moog filter..in fact not like a moog filter but in fact a moog filter! :)

if you dont have one i have the UAD one though you need the card


but there is a really cheap, like $25, one called moogo filter which is excellent for the price
 
It all sounds very off and there is something that just doesn't click about it. It's not horrible or anything, but you probably need to start over from scratch unles you want some Tripped out sounding shit. Someone who's real high might think it's the best thing on earth.
 
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