ANDROMEDA dark original acoustic piece

[collinmasteller]

Hey guys, i posted this in the wrong section before, hope you guys enjoy it.

heads up, the electric guitar i'm working with has a signal issue i cant fix. the buzz is unavoidable at the moment.

thanks

https://soundcloud.com/collinmasteller/andromeda

 

[jm67]

Very dark and eerie... some bits reminded me of Pink Floyd, but other bits reminded me of something grungier. Great mood setting.

The doubled vocal has a nice, but there are a bunch of pops, breath noises, mic bumps, etc that could be cleaned up. The vocal level is a little uneven also - sometimes it gets buried. Not sure about the "oohs" at 3:00, and the following "loud" vocals that follow. The oohs are a little pitchy, and the loud vocals don't sound like they're in the same space - maybe add a touch of reverb. The electric guitar bit will be cool once you retrack without the buzz.

 

[mjbphotos]

Did you use some DI for the acoustic? I hear a little piezo buzziness. The vocal during the acoustic part is hard to distinguish - some EQ on the guitar to make room for the vocal would help. Ar around 1:452 the new guitar that comes in drowns out everything else. Is that the buzz from your elec at 2:39? That really kills the sound. The 'loud part' gets really indistinct between the multi vocals and the harsh electric guitar. Sounds like some clipping on the electric around 4:20.

 

[easlern]

Awesome song man, vocals are next level. How did you get the soft scream, for lack of a better description? Is that a full shout or just a sort of a chest voice kind of thing?

The DI got to me too, I'd like to hear the guitar on a mic. The electric buzz is a bummer, it sounds like there's a nice performance on that guitar.

This track begs for some percussion in my ears but you made great decisions on this arrangement so I'm not sure it's really needed.

 

[DM60]

To my ears it could use a bit more hi end. Dynamics are lacking, soft songs like this really benefit from more dynamics to give it texture. I am guessing, but maybe over compressed.

Get some life in the mix could really help the tune.