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I am a weak and shaky vocalist. My methods to deal are: -don't hold the notes long, have a sort of conversational understated delivery -compensate for this with lush instrumentation -double track -a little auto tune to get the double tracking to sound more in sync -use three part harmony for...

Thank you very much ray, saads, and gecko. I appreciate the thought you put into this. I will experiment with "tightening" the stomp and see if I think it sounds better or worse that way. (Of course first I'll have to google what that means, doh.) The transitions being abrupt are something that...

I thought the lyrics sounded like you "violated" the squirrel. If your audience really is toddlers, you might want to look into that.

The production sounds pretty good to me. What did you do to the possum and the squirrel? Why do I have to say goodbye?! This is a bit perplexing. Who is your intended audience?

Thank you. I did try to make the fade out gradual, I'll take another listen and try to make it more so. Yeah the "telephone" voice is a bit ugly sounding. It's a preset. I'll have to see how I can tweak the preset and see if I like it better after. Your last point is an interesting idea but I...

https://soundcloud.com/jessicazin/the-noise-revised I am pretty new to this, so I appreciate any feedback. Last time I posted, a lot of people said the chorus needed background music so I added that. I still don't like the stomp sound either. I spent some time looking for another sample and...

Well I'm new to this too but this is what I usually do: (After I have lyrics, melody and chord changes done.) I program the drums and then the bass guitar for the first verse. Then I record/program the rest of the instruments for the first verse. Then I move on to the chorus. I think of it as...

Go to a new city for the day, then to a cheesy bar, then to a bowling alley, and then to a cemetery.

The songwriting to me sounds solid. The song structure, lyrics, melody and arrangement are all up there with what's on the radio. So that's something. I recommend the Pat Pattison "Writing Better Lyrics" book. That really helped me to improve. The book has lots of writing exercises, including...

I thought it sounded really cool (listening through headphones). The only thing I didn't like was at the part that starts about 2:05 when it's the same note over and over for about thirty seconds, that got hard to take.

I think it sounds great. (Although I'm very new.) I think your vocals sound really great. Technically I don't hear any particular problems, I really like the tone of your voice, and I think your performance really communicates the emotion of the song without overdoing it or sounding cheesy.

I really like the song and arrangement. In fact it was stuck in my head for a while! The sound is a lot like Cash to me, that is everything apart from the vocals. I really like the drums, I agree they are too loud. Also on the arrangement: I found myself wanting to hear some parts of the vocals...

Yeah, I made that mistake...too many tracks! A muddy mess! Especially because I'm so new to mixing, having lots of tracks leads to doom. But I still do it anyways, because I am thinking of the arranging step as separate from mixing. I want to get the arrangement the way I want it, and then later...

Honestly I wouldn't add anything. It's short, and there are substantial changes to the arrangement/instruments halfway through, just when I was hoping for a change. I think that with this kind of music the purpose is to be sort of relaxing and mellow (right?) so I think you got it right. Just my...

I start with the lyrics first, and usually assume it will be v/c/v/c/br/c. But then I try to be flexible depending on where the song is going. So sometimes I end up starting with the chorus. A couple of my songs ended up being only verses, with some melodic variations among them. I think a lot...

Cool concept! I enjoyed listening. I always felt that punk needed more organ.

Very interesting question! I think I am good at songwriting (lyrics, melody, chord changes) and arranging. Not so good at singing and mixing. Just my self-assessment, so who knows. I only started writing songs two years ago. I think I've come a long way since then. My lyrics have become...