Not finished writing but got the sound I'm looking for

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How does it sound to you though?

What would you do to improve it?

Beginning To Wonder.mp3 - File Shared from Box - Free Online File Storage


EDIT: Added in a breakdown section
http://www.box.com/s/bivaafz6xls4mequ83b1



This is the original idea
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It sounds overly compressed via the monitors, but sounds fine through a 1900W P.A. at full blast.
I'm hoping to send this to a promo company when finished to get it played in clubs so that's where it'll be getting played anyhow
 
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I don't know about overly compressed, but there are two things that stood out. First of all, there isn't enough kick for a club song, not by a long shot. Bring that shit up. And second, the vocals seem separate from the song. They also sound a little 'raw'. Try to bring them down a tiny bit and add a little reverb, they sound too dry to me.
 
Synth and vocals do seem disconnected ... the voice is good, might need to do double takes or a bit of freestyiling to fill out the air.

More THUMP THUMP the and bass for the clubs.... it's shimmery with all of the techno stuff.
 
The vocals will be redone (as they were originally sung to an out of tune guitar).


About the kick, do you mean it needs more thump or that it just needs to be more present in the mix?

During the verses I'll turn the thump up, I was leaving the kick quite low in the mix before the first chorus (because everything is relative [to make the chorus seem massive]).

In terms of thump in the chorus, I was hoping the bass tone would take care of that.
I've high passed the kick at about 80hz and low passed the bass at 80hz. I've then gated the bass off the kick so it only plays along with the kick.

Do you think I should take off the high pass on the kick also?

This is how it sounds without high pass:
Beginning to wonder no filter.mp3 - File Shared from Box - Free Online File Storage

How can I make room for it whilst keeping the bass sounding constant?


Also, I tested it through a 1900W P.A. last night:
beginning to wonder - YouTube
 
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The vocals will be redone (as they were originally sung to an out of tune guitar).


About the kick, do you mean it needs more thump or that it just needs to be more present in the mix?

During the verses I'll turn the thump up, I was leaving the kick quite low in the mix before the first chorus (because everything is relative [to make the chorus seem massive]).

In terms of thump in the chorus, I was hoping the bass tone would take care of that.
I've high passed the kick at about 80hz and low passed the bass at 80hz. I've then gated the bass off the kick so it only plays along with the kick.

Do you think I should take off the high pass on the kick also?

This is how it sounds without high pass:
Beginning to wonder no filter.mp3 - File Shared from Box - Free Online File Storage

How can I make room for it whilst keeping the bass sounding constant?


Also, I tested it through a 1900W P.A. last night:
beginning to wonder - YouTube
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I can't answer any of the technical issues - can only relate what my ears hear.... the take without the high pass filter has a better sense of the bottom, but it comes with the cost of sounding too muddy.... like there is distortion on the bass.
 
Yeah I think it's just about getting the balance.

I have access to a studio with a sub, so I'll take it in there and try and get it to sound fuller but not muddy.

Thanks for the feedback.

I'm currently working from KRK's which are known for sounding too bassy anyway, so it'll more than likely need more low end.
 
No ones gonna listen to all those links man, one is just fine :D
Bring the kick up. I don't know if it's too boomy or not, it wasn't very audible. And definitely re do the vocals. Like Clam said, double tracking is a good idea.
 
Yeh i agree with some of the comments on here. The vocals are a bit seperated from the actual synth and melody. As someone said earlier add some reverb. In my opinion though the actual vocals sound ok in the verses, its just the chorus where they seem a bit disconnected. The drums also in my opinion are fine as they are.
 
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