New original tune: Someone’s Dog (Alternative Rock/Pop Punk)

[Flyguitarfish]

Here’s a new original tune for you to critique. Family is out of town so I threw this one together this afternoon.

Kind of chaotic. All original with the exception of a little lyrical nod to SOAD in one section. It just seemed like the right thing to do, lol!

Any mix advice is appreciated! Thanks!

Someone’s Dog

I dug into the ground
To see what I had, see what I had found
It makes a sound
There’s nothing temporary in this
You tear it down
You made it sound so simple and it
Ended up inside of someone’s dog
…It makes me wonder
(x2)

I had seen

Wake up!
Grab a brush and put a little makeup
Hide your scars to fade away the shakeup
Why’d you leave your keys up on the table?
Here you go create another…

And then you see me understand
I end up missing
Everything and everything and
Don’t always think that I can
The sentences don’t bring me
Anything and anything and anything and…

 

[Papanate]

Here’s a new original tune for you to critique. Family is out of town so I threw this one together this afternoon.

Kind of chaotic. All original with the exception of a little lyrical nod to SOAD in one section. It just seemed like the right thing to do, lol!

Any mix advice is appreciated! Thanks!

Someone’s Dog

I dug into the ground
To see what I had, see what I had found
It makes a sound
There’s nothing temporary in this
You tear it down
You made it sound so simple and it
Ended up inside of someone’s dog
…It makes me wonder
(x2)

I had seen

Wake up!
Grab a brush and put a little makeup
Hide your scars to fade away the shakeup
Why’d you leave your keys up on the table?
Here you go create another…

And then you see me understand
I end up missing
Everything and everything and
Don’t always think that I can
The sentences don’t bring me
Anything and anything and anything and…

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I have to listen to the song a few more times - but at 2:55 you pull a Knack My Sharona type blocking.

 

[Flyguitarfish]

I have to listen to the song a few more times - but at 2:55 you pull a Knack My Sharona type blocking.

Ok, lol!

 

[Bulls Hit]

Nice and tight. Can't fault the mix. I like that phaser effect. Whole jam is pretty catchy alright. Good job

 

[Flyguitarfish]

Nice and tight. Can't fault the mix. I like that phaser effect. Whole jam is pretty catchy alright. Good job

Cool, thanks! I think I need to re-record the left guitar at the beginning…a little out of tune on that G string.

That phaser was super fun! It’s a Spaceman Explorer with an expression pedal (homemade mini aluminum pedal I got off of Reverb that I love). Toe down has the rate all the way up and toe up has the rate all the way down.

So in the weird middle part I’d engage max effect when I was hitting those harmonics. Then instead of turning off the effect I just played out the rest of the song with phaser still on but at the slow rate. Fun stuff!

Check out how cool this little expression pedal is! The guy basically makes a mini Ernie Ball volume pedal but in a tiny expression pedal….

 

[PorterhouseMusic]

Excellent. I like it. Sounds great cranked in my Tundra. Mix wise.... the only thing I might critique is that the kick drums comes on a little strong in a few places. But that's a minor gripe and overall this sounds great. Well done

 

[Flyguitarfish]

Excellent. I like it. Sounds great cranked in my Tundra. Mix wise.... the only thing I might critique is that the kick drums comes on a little strong in a few places. But that's a minor gripe and overall this sounds great. Well done

Awesome, thanks!

That kick issue would be 100% my poor drumming technique! I’m not consistent at all. I’ll go back and look. An easy fix. Which specific spots jumped out?

Much appreciated!

 

[PorterhouseMusic]

There were two or three spots where it briefly got much louder than many of the other hits. Rather than me trying to describe exactly where they are you may want to consider looking at the waveform of the kick and looking for the the loudest strikes. And either hit those with the limiter or some automation.

 

[Flyguitarfish]

There were two or three spots where it briefly got much louder than many of the other hits. Rather than me trying to describe exactly where they are you may want to consider looking at the waveform of the kick and looking for the the loudest strikes. And either hit those with the limiter or some automation.

Perfect, thank you!

 

[dobro]

Good stuff, I liked that. Earbud listen, so no mix comments.