marginally talented....

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louder drums and a little less bass. ...and a little low end rolled off the bass too.

you could be trite and double your fuzz gtr if you wanted to...but I suppose it's not really needed. I'd take a "Cars" synthesizer sound on the right side.

kick drum during the lead solo is kinda boomy too... leads a tad harsh too.

good tune and singing.

(where did the bass go in the end of the song?)
 
yeah ....i cant seem to get these lower bass levels to sit right...
and the bass ..well....i sorta ran outta tracks....but this is really a first draft soo ill go back and redo the whole thing...just wanted to see if you all would get the humor in it...and that "lead"..guitar tone sucks..its my buggest prob tryin to get a good guitar sound...but im glad you dug the song thanks:D



marginally feeling better
jamal
 
Man Jamal your tunes are always high energy-I like the guitar tone in the beginng when your muting-gets a little muddy when your full out strumming-cool bass riff coming into 2nd verse-Man that bass sounds like a ocean liner coming into port-nice wailing solo with wah wah-I know your a good drummer-so why dont I hear a real nice snare drum sound out front? Sounds like the guitars coming down might bring out the drums a bit---strange little triplet pattern you're doing on the ride...Nice harmony at the end of the guitar solo...Good tune-heard some funny lyrics in there-voice sounded good-sounds like you had 12 cups of coffee before you recorded this hehe--anyway I liked it man....
 
Hey Jamal,
Cool song man.
Its the bass. ....this is a really cool song except for that bass tone. .....its mush. ....and i mean it, this is a very cool song! ......... great vocs and guitars....... just git some punch on that bass. I dont think just eq'ing it is gonna give you what you deserve. .....re-track it. You will be glad that you did. The drums could come up some (I dont care for that clicky ride cymbal thing, but thats just me).

Really cool vocs and guitars........ and song! Im looking forward to hearing it when its done!!!!

g
 
Jamal - Guernica nailed the problem. You don't own a bass, do you. I know you don't. This is a "your guitar can sound like a bass-preset" thing. A keyboard bass/synth patch would work better than what you've got going here.

Of course, the song's cool as all get out.

"I'm M.C. Wishy Washy - 'WORD'". - THAT'S GREAT!!!

Steal a bass from somebody...soon. :D

The stars are definitely out of alignment on this board right now. It looks like the freaking 4th of July, and your tune got 1. I'm thinking it's a political thing. That finger tapping stuff is out of control. Very cool tune.

Chris
 
ok ok i re-posted it maybe its closer......same name..marginal 2



thanks
jamal
 
Nice job.....I love the crashing on the drums, it helps intensify everything.........are the drums in mono right now? they sound like they are.......i'd try and widen them a bit if possible...........good song though man.......i enjoyed it
 
Nice tune!

Your music is as humorous as your posts:D

What are you using for drums?
Near the end the cymbals seem to overpower your voice a bit but for a first take you are almost there.

High energy effort!
Joel
 
I really liked this.

Good song, and I like your singing. Excellent lyrics too.

Stand out moment - "wait for it", followed by a mental guitar solo thing. Very cool.

Areas for improvement - more actual drums, less cymbal. Vocal sound is maybe just a bit harsh or "toppy" - try cutting the mids a wee touch? More defined bass would be nice.

Very very good.

Cheers

AB
 
More drums and more dynamics in the drums and this song is a radio hit! I really dug it. Nice performance. that tapping thing was awesome. It made me laugh, too because you dont' hear that type of thing in this type of music.
 
Cool tune.
I liked the vocals a lot.

Couldn't hear the drums though.
Seems to me the guitar isn't clear enough,too muffled in comparison to the vocals.

Good start!

Pete
 
I think your new version still suffers from some of the original problems....low volume drums..boomy bass, etc. The solo sound is a little better...but still doesn't cut it...and starts out way low in volume. Seems to me, the vocals don't sound as good this time around too...like they don't cut thru as much...although they are fine, but not as good as the first version, for some reason. I'd listen to a similar style song on your playback system...then this tune. You ought to clearly hear your downfalls....and potentially realize some of them are in the tracking stage getting good sounds to begin with. You can't always 'fix it in the mix'....
 
Your songs are some of my favorites on the board. I love your songwriting style. Cool melody and harmonies. Nice lines thrown in here and there. The rhythm guitar was sounding nice - good tone and a nice part. Lead guit was welll done.

The bass is pretty "bassy" - in other words, it's pretty strong. There's a bit of mud in it too.
 
this sounds like a radio song to me. you need real drums though. This is something that would sound radio ready in the hands of Darth Faders. Not that your hands aren't capable but it's also missing that ready for radio guitar sound. I don't know how to get that but he certainly does. Maybe he can help out?

really strong songwriting!
 
Great song Jamal. This has some real life to it and the vocals are killer. Vox and guitars sound fine, but the same comments as the others about the bass and drums. That snare really needs to pop and the kick is too boomy. But it's a great base, I could easily see the video on MTV for this one...good job so far! :D
 
Pretty high energy stuff here. Real nice playing. I guess you have already got a lot of feedback on the bass. That will definitely enhance this tune.

Also, I noticed, and maybe it is just me, that the drums sounded buried for most of this mix. -- imhop -- I would bring those out a bit.

Real good singing! Nice job on this ... :)
 
i feel the same way abt the bass/kick drum. pretty high in volume levels there.maybe you cld balance the levels with the other drum elements.

nice guitar playing at 1:46. nice harmonies also towards the end. really nice song...i think if u balance the low end with the rest of the song it'll be perfect.

cheers!
kb
 
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