a tune

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Good song

One suggestion. Lose the syth solo in the middle--not needed and it breaks the song too much for my taste.
 
Re: Good song

sloop said:
One suggestion. Lose the syth solo in the middle--not needed and it breaks the song too much for my taste.
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yeah, I agree with that; nice mood and arrangement! ;)
also, imo, the drums are waaay to soft and don't fit so well in

outstanding guits as usual! :cool: :cool:
 
Whaddya say???? Nice pretty intro, very cool kick in, nice trademark harmonies. Liked that synth thing in the middle.

Vocals here and there get a little washed out.

If you want to get overly picky... Little vocal syncing issue with the harmony vocal at about 1:26 and 2:42 - on the word "rest". The same spots in the song, but different issues. At first I thought it must be a cut-and-paste reproducing a problem. Both of them very small though.

All nits. Good job.
 
Listened earlier. Now I'm listening again.

Love the intro. I always like your intros. They usually set a great mood. You are a mood kind of guy :p and you always nail that.

I enjoyed this all the way through. The first time through I was not sure. I had some complaints in mind, but now I am pretty well sated.

I was going to complain about the drums but they sound better after a few listens. Maybe a little more distortion sound would be cool and a little more kick.

The swirling bed is cool. Piano on top is sweet. Guitars mesh perfect when it kicks in.

Vocal FX. You know my complaints with that usually. Here I think you have a winner IMO. I can hear you clearly which to me makes it seem more polished. Well done.

OK - one thing for sure - needs a btter ending! :)

Nice work!
 
I like everything about this one except the drums.

And who here can't relate to the lyrics!?!? :)
 
Your song is responsible for a small miracle - it's kinda like a prayer and today was the first day my ISP allowed me to stay online lomg enough to download a whole tune - (it's slowing down lately, it's running in the back and stealing precious CPU time No shit - this is right on the money given my recent experience.

Fab guitar tone - (damnit I wish I could do that) Killer vocals - perfect fit for the tune and theme.

How can you bitch about that mix? - you know what you're doin' - nice and wide, too. Not sure about the drums - (we all need drummers) - but I LOVE the synth solo.

Excellentamundo!
 
First of all, thank you... for the tune. Part of your motivation must be that so many people get enjoyment out of your stuff... because we do.

The cymbals might be too brite... but the rap-drums are OK...

Great melody... the solo around 2:18 sounds buried too much...

"Screw the rest" :D Censored yourself, eh?

Your computer has been enough of a bitch to deserve a samicide treatment ... good go ;)

Something people don't talk about much in your songs is the rhythm... the beat... this thing has a slow, funk groove.... delicious (which, of course, then changes into something completely different :D) Thumbs up on the change, tho, because it's more dramatic when the original groove comes back.

This song has more there than one listen will do... it has that quality that makes it necessary to run it over and over, because the thing speaks and you want to hear the message... the one below the lyric.

You're incapable of producing shit, Sam... at least when you go about your music the same way you do all the time. Maybe if you tried something totally different, like stomping an acoustic guitar into the carpet with steel-toed workboots while spitting on a violin you'd record shit (finally) but I doubt it :D


Epilogue for the sammi-impared: The only real, good way to experience Samicide is to burn a collection of Sam's stuff and listen to it... repeatedly... take breaks :D ... and then listen some more. The best stuff often isn't your favorite right off the start.

C
 
Damn, I got nothing at all to gripe about with this.

I'm trying...

Nope, nothing.

Sounds great!:D

Chris
 
guys, I had a few glasses if wine so excuse this response if it's even dumber than normal Ill fix it tomorror..

holla at ya boy! :D


I'm sure everyone here knows by now that I appreciate every comment.. I try to check out more than enough music to give others the coolness that I receive.. even if I usually find more to complain about in your mixes.. :D

thank you.


The strings sounds and synth break came from http://www.rolandus.com/products/details.asp?catid=8&subcatid=37&prodid=XV-2020

the other synth stuff was http://www.musiciansnews.com/piano/47/qs6_1_keyboard.shtml

I use the QS as a controller and record everything as audio.. I have never once copied or pasted a single noise because it never sounds exactly lined up to me.. even if the numbers say it's right.. I'm sure this is all in my head but I'll always do it again because sometimes there are cool little differences even if it's supposed to be the same 'chorus' or whatever.. everything is punched in and done on the spot.. no less than about 250 punches in every song.. (I counted) :D

the hardest part about this song was the opening strings.. I guess it's a very easy progression but trying to play the strings with the exact right amount of velocity took a long time.. I couldn't punch in at all on that part because it was always noticeable to me so it was played all the way through until I got it right..

everything else took no time I recorded the vocwls and made up the words in 3 hours..

I thought most would understand that I wasn't trying to make the drums sound real this time.. :D


I like posting tunes because pople here can hear them without bias because they don't know me.. I'm making a CD and I'm going to give it away.. I want it to be worth the price and all your wonderful ears can get me there! :D

got a new tune finished but don't want to have 2 threads going.. I shoudl probably listen to it tomorrow when the wine wears off.. (whining)


I have to get out of this thread now but I'll fox the response tomorrow..



cheers! (ka-klink)
 
well I had a post for you and took my time listening and typing to get it said..... and when I hit submit the damn site was down and it went to that other place, you know where everything goes when its lost.... :)

Anyways, pickin back up.. I liked thefull and rich sound of those strings, sorta analog. I would have liked to hear some high register stuff a bit in a couple of places later on. The guitar was icing and it blended real cool with the theme. The tone was serious and big. I liked the play with the filter cutoff/resonance in that mid part I guess cause I still like analog synths. Theres an organic breath that only a select few of the digitals can, or even trouble to pull off. That machine does a pretty good job.
The piano was clean and the eq gave it a woody sound. I would have liked to hear a light spattering of the high register strings come in and out of that fat endless swirl that the tune sits on.
The drums were cool. They had that canned midscooped sound though, I thought about it and if you brought the mids back in it might be too much impact in the tune and rob the flow. Singing was cool. Some of the harmony sections had a bit of the "Strwberry fields" vibe to me. I realize that dates the hell out of me :) but I listen yet don`t pay a lot attention to much music anymore,... except whats here, what I play at home, or what I hear live anymore. Cool tune man, cool mix. There is a lot of pressure in the low end "standing on the tracks waitin for the train" low end on my big speakers, but it stays contained and smooth.
 
Gave this another spin on phones. I love that lead guitar when the distortion kicks in. Great melody mixed with tasteful dives.

I like that little synth solo too, but I think it could benefit from more structure. The drums sounds don't bother me for the synth stuff except for the hi hat sound. Too sibilant for me.

My favorite parts of this are the intro and the guitar leads.

And the lyrics. :)
 
I agree that sometimes fake drums are the sound that you want sometimes...and this was one of them. The 'live' version would have the Neil Pert shit bamming away in concert...but this is the 'album' version....eh?

machines.... fake drums....machines.....fake drums....machines....roboto voice.....machines.....
 
This tune had me laughing uncontrollably with joy when the vocals first came in. You sucked me in with the heavy vocal effects and that's good! Nice work and can't say a thing bad about it! I'm using one of the original demo Quadrasynths that I bought from a certain music producer. Still going strong! I might have to dig back into the patches and see what I can find in there as I haven't hear the thing make noise for over a year now. Berry berry nice!
 
Hi Sam

I monitor on KRK V4s.........

Mixwise the drums lack power...I can hear them all fine but, they do not resound (vibrate?) like they should....sort of flat....great programming though...I have to learn how to do this stuff...


the synth sounds are very cool.
How do you get your guitar sound? I like it a lot man....

Interesting lyric and yeah....I can relate :D

Good stuff man,
Joe
 
Hey! I liked the drum sounds!(for this song). I thought they were a good fit. Excellent tunage as usual sammy. This one took me on a nice mellow trip. I loved that wailing guitar stuff. Is that an e-bow?(I'm sooooooo uninformed!) I am too humbled by your originality to offer critiques..... I just liked it!


Twist
 
Well first Sam.....I don't really critique your songs anymore.....I simply enjoy them.
I suppose this isn't much help to you but in my opinion, you don't need help. Your stuff stands up with anyone's and I like virtually everything you do.

OK....enough gushing........I really like the opening.......I'd like you to do something like that for me to put sax over. If you do.....please check with me on the keys that would be bad.

Man.....i like that guitar thing at about 2:15 or so.......oh shit, it's over?!?
Dude, that was way too short..........I always like your signature vocal style.

Another samicide production.....very cool and always has a surprise inside.
 
I'm humbled by the company, but...

Right the f--k on! I don't feel comfortable full-on cursing. :D

That was cool, and even better after you posted the lyrics. Pretty creamy in the beginning--I remembered after listening that I really enjoyed the ethereal/piano sounds of the first section, and by the time it was finished, I was so sucked into the second section, that I couldn't remember what the first sounded like for sure...I had to wonder if I wasn't confusing two songs. I just went and replayed the beginning real quick to make sure I didn't make a huge fool of myself.

Might be the state of mind I'm in, though. It's late--for me. ;)

Whatever--this was great for me.
-Kirstin
 
thanks a lot for all the great feedback.. :)





the guitar chain went ----> Hamer Telecaster with a Seymour Duncan hot rail pickup, tuned to drop C#, into some Boss Pedals (Wah and Whammy), into Pod Pro, into a Blue Max compressor, into a Behringer mixer, then into the recorder.. Tascam 788.. there was no rhythm guitar on this at all.. Sometimes I use the J-Station, or Sansamp, or Korg G1 distortion processor.. It all depends on the tune..


I'm glad to hear a few folks got what I was going for and maybe caught a chuckle.. :D After I improvised the words I forgot them a few hours later.. When I listened back it made me laugh when I figured them out again..


I thought about making a double CD with one having a theme.. 'God save machines.' Kinda like 'God save the queen,' only the queen is a machine..

My boss has been pounding me with early 'Yes' and 'Genesis.' They had some awesome synths! I think that might be why I leaned on the keys so much for this one.. The solo was 2nd take.. Believe it or not, I did it to a metronome so the next part would come in correct.. I'm sure it probably distracts the tune, but the whole tune is probably a distraction anyway..


I wanted to leave the ending unfinished sounding I guess.. leaving off with that last line seemed dramatic and confusing.. :D


thanks for the low end checks! I don't have that PAZ thing but I want it.. (even though I still don't fully understand exactly what it is.) It seems to me like even if you have the same e.q. curve as a commercial release, it couldn't apply because there 16k would sound better than if I boosted my 16k.. Don't know if that makes sense, but there's might be a nice sparkle while mine would bring up the crackles.. I'm sure that I have it wrong..

Thanks for the input.. I have to re-read this thread a few times because, as you all know by now, I'm a little slow.. :D



I appreciate the time taken, and your comments very much..

have a good weekend!


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thanks again!! :D





I kept waiting for the 1 star death blow to come.. :D




peace out...
 
Cool tune, and pretty straightforward. I like the lyrics to this one, and didn't have any problems making them out, so the vocals sound good on this end. Also I like your use of harmony on there.

I kind of agree with the drum sound on this one, but I didn't find too distracting. Maybe just a little too clean, if that makes any sense (they need a bit more beef ... maybe that is a better way of putting it)

I dug your synth and guitar on there.

Very mellow tune, and I like the opening. Kind of had an 80's feel to it.

Great job, man!

:D
 
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