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hi everybody. I'm new to all this music recording stuff, but im really enthusiastic. ive made a few recordings, pretty basic. thought id get your opinions thanks
its a song of my own band, Crave. the song is called mindless conversation.

we are situated in the UK.

i recorded the entire thing in my bedroom, so you know its all good. i dont know much about mastering, and i read up on it a bit and mastered the track as best i can.

we are planning on making a few small time releases and i thought i'd get any hinters that can be given. this is only a 2-3 minute track, so please take the time to give me any harsh criticism. i can take it, im a man. you learn from misstakes, so yeah. please try to see past the style if its not your preference or whatever

heres the link:
thenewguy's sounds on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free
 
Maybe somebody else with more experience can help you with this, but I think that you did well (instrumental terms). I am not into this type of music; just wanted to let you know that I was listening. Great job! :-)
 
Welcome to the site. This thread shoul dbe in the MP3 clinic and I'll move it over there for ya.

Thanks,
 
Hey,

I really think this is good for a first post, and I think it pretty much rocks as it is. There are probably some things that could be changed to improve the sound quality, separation, clarity, etc, but I'm not sure that would serve the song or the style well. You have some good panning of sounds, and the recording is good. The only thing that bothered me was the timing between the guitar riff and the drums in the first verse. It seems better in the second verse, so I'm not sure if you were going for something a little different in the second verse to keep it developing and keep the interest up, but for me, the first verse fell apart rhythmically. I'd much prefer to hear the first verse performed more like the second.

Other than that, I really liked it. Very high energy and a great, modern sound.

Keep at it, I'd like to hear more!

Best,

Dave DeWhitt
SoundClick artist: Dave DeWhitt - page with MP3 music downloads
 
Sounds good to me sku - you must have understanding neighbours recording that in your bedroom though! ;)

Punchy and well balanced, except the lead vocal needs to be slightly louder in the mix I think. And agree with Dave too that the drums and guitars are slightly out of sync in v1.

Good sound and song though.
 
Very nice. I'd provide criticism, but I can't think of any. This really good. Maybe a little louder on the lead vocal as others have said. The guitar "synch" in the verses is deliberate sycopation, yes? It's too consistent to be "off", I think.

good stuff
 
Wow! That was real good! Sung n' played like y' meant it. Good sounds. Nice change-ups.
 
Tight vocals. Nice growl, reminds me of Kurt C. Lots of angry energy, and real.

More separation would be all I suggest. That seems a learned thing though; one I haven't yet.

Nice. Crave rocks. :cool:
 
Sounds pro to me, I can't imagine this would sound any better if recorded in a studio.
 
sounds good to me ..... the vocals could use some work though. They don't sound like they need to be louder but they're kinda muffled sounding. You need to bring out a little more 'sparkle' to them. Maybe a little tiny boost in the 3-4k region.
 
Sounds good, the song is well written. Some good energy there. Wow, it ended too quickly. :(

I'm not a fan of the kick sound, needs a little eq sculpting or something. Sorry, don't have a suggestion.

Cool song, good job.
 
Nice job man. I think this sounds quite good especially given all of your disclaimers. I didn't really care for the kick sound either though...too much, uh...whump or thud or whatever and not enought click to it? Especially given how busy it is in this number. I'd just prefer it to be more defined to drive things better. Maybe not where you wanna go with that, but just what I'm hearing here...again - nice job.
 
dewhitt said:
Hey,
The only thing that bothered me was the timing between the guitar riff and the drums
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This is my thought too. Good job on writing, playing and especially singing. It's pretty well mixed and mastered for the genre....
 
our drummer complains if the kicks too clicky.. we were going for a more nirvana in utero kick which is just thuddy. it has been through many different mix stages though. and this is the one we have finally agreed on. theres another 13 tracks to go with this. i might have lied a little bit in the description. i know quite a lot about audio, i just wondered if people would twig that. i might post one more from the album so you can hear a little bit more
 
I can't give you any feedback I've just wet my pants !

BY GUM THAT WERE GOOD !
It felt like I've been asleep for a good few years now and that actually woke me up, I feel refreshed ! No Really ! If I ever accidentally fall out of an aeroplane at 37,000 feet I want this as the backing track !
You could start handing out niggles about the mix, but I think I want to hear it like it is, it's so in your face I LOVE IT ! TOP ROCK MATE !
For God's sake don't listen to any of my shite, I'm off to set fire to my guitar and not in a good way.
 
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