Nuclear Fallout

[propman]

Here is a song I did today. I tried doing stuff different from the norm that I do. Using different sounds, and processing and what have you. I really like how this turned out. What say you?
Nuclear Fallout

-Adam.

 

[jeffmaher]

My impressions:

The word-smithing seems a little awkward sometimes...maybe intended to keep things off kilter? "...a strange flash-ing light...." The word 'flashing' is peeled-off on a single melody note. "...a strange bright light...." or something like that would sound better to me....for example.

The drums are way up front along with everything else. What the recording lacks, IMO, is a dimension of depth...reverb? Heighth and width...no depth.

 

[propman]

My impressions:

The word-smithing seems a little awkward sometimes...maybe intended to keep things off kilter? "...a strange flash-ing light...." The word 'flashing' is peeled-off on a single melody note. "...a strange bright light...." or something like that would sound better to me....for example.

The drums are way up front along with everything else. What the recording lacks, IMO, is a dimension of depth...reverb? Heighth and width...no depth.

Ok. As for the flashing thing, I just thought it sounded cool. Bright would have sounded cool. I just liked flashing. Maybe it would have been better. I don't know. As for the depth, I was trying to make a song using as little reverb as possible. I always reverb the heck out of everything in my songs, and I just wanted to see what I could do without it. Some TMBG songs, I noticed didn't seem to use a lot. I thought it sounded neet so I wanted to try. Thanks a lot for the comments and suggestions!

-Adam.

 

[Greg_L]

I like this one. Sounds good. I agree the drums are a little too up front. The vocal phrasing is fine with me. I also like the dryness of the whole song. Reverb has it's place and most people over use it, so it's go to see you going against the grain.

 

[Mart[1001]]

It's so nice of course to hear songs that stray away from the norm as this one does. I really like it...I love when you sing 'Nuclear fall', that bit is really catchy. I'm not so sure that the drums are really too loud but perhaps lack a little bit of low end and so cut through too much.

Your vocal is fresh with the dryness but in the verses, it sounds abit dull and I think you should try really cutting it's low end here to get a sort of radio quality vocal(abit like the beatles did), you'd certainly get away with it with a song such as this.

Good stuff...

Mart.

 

[joeym]

Cool song, Adam, very original.
Agree that the drums are a bit too up-front. Also those keys in the beginning sound a bit too percussive and biting in the high mids, at least to me. Your voice sounds great but in the choruses it gets a bit drowned by the drums. Nonetheless great song, I like it.

Joey

 

[propman]

I like this one. Sounds good. I agree the drums are a little too up front. The vocal phrasing is fine with me. I also like the dryness of the whole song. Reverb has it's place and most people over use it, so it's go to see you going against the grain.

Thanks greg. As for the drums, I knew they were a bit loud. When hearing things live, to me the drums almost always overpower everything pretty much. I left them loud because it sort of reminded me of that. I didn't really think it hurt anything. Anyway, thanks man!

It's so nice of course to hear songs that stray away from the norm as this one does. I really like it...I love when you sing 'Nuclear fall', that bit is really catchy. I'm not so sure that the drums are really too loud but perhaps lack a little bit of low end and so cut through too much.

Your vocal is fresh with the dryness but in the verses, it sounds abit dull and I think you should try really cutting it's low end here to get a sort of radio quality vocal(abit like the beatles did), you'd certainly get away with it with a song such as this.

Good stuff...

Mart.

I'm not to sure I ever remember the beatles doing that. I do agree with you there. I actually thought of doing that. I scrapped it though because the drums pretty much already had that kind of telephone quality, and I didn't want everything to be the same. As for the drums, they do have a lot of lows. Again reminicent of that live sound, so I left it. Thanks!

Cool song, Adam, very original.
Agree that the drums are a bit too up-front. Also those keys in the beginning sound a bit too percussive and biting in the high mids, at least to me. Your voice sounds great but in the choruses it gets a bit drowned by the drums. Nonetheless great song, I like it.

Joey

They keys at the beginning are from a toy piano vst. I really like that sound and wanted to incorporate it in something. Thanks!

-Adam.

 

[ido1957]

Again another very cool song from propman - theatrical and original. I'd bump the vocals up a tad but the rest is fine for me. Better put my tin foil hat on....

 

[Grape]

Haha I'd high five you if I could. Such a cool song. I love it.
Seems like only a handful of things to care off to make it be amazinggger (yes, that's a word) than it already is!!

<33

 

[rayc]

Adam,
I get the toy piano intro - it sives the idea of a kid thinking the thoughts (perhaps the kid from the original Mars Attacks).
The dryness works well with your voice. I'm quite happy with the levels. I'd like a better drum intro when they 1st come in - a longer roll or something.
Good song - good ending.
The thermine like synth is good - a real one would have been even better.
The hook of Nuclear Falll... works well but the "out" is really swallowed.
Enjoyable track mate!

 

[propman]

Adam,
I get the toy piano intro - it sives the idea of a kid thinking the thoughts (perhaps the kid from the original Mars Attacks).
The dryness works well with your voice. I'm quite happy with the levels. I'd like a better drum intro when they 1st come in - a longer roll or something.
Good song - good ending.
The thermine like synth is good - a real one would have been even better.
The hook of Nuclear Falll... works well but the "out" is really swallowed.
Enjoyable track mate!

Yes! That is exactly what I was goint for with the toy piano! (though I have never seen the original mars attacks) I do agree a real theremin would have sounded good, but those are pricey, and may not have sounded all that great with me playing it. And yes, I agree 100% that the "out" is almost not even there. Noticed that from the start. Thanks for the constructive criticiam, and comments.

-Adam.

 

[Mart[1001]]

the drums pretty much already had that kind of telephone quality

As for the drums, they do have a lot of lows

I don't seem to be able to find a smiley for an head scratch.

 

[propman]

Haha I'd high five you if I could. Such a cool song. I love it.
Seems like only a handful of things to care off to make it be amazinggger (yes, that's a word) than it already is!!

<33

Thanks a lot. And yes, we all know amazinggger is a word.

Again another very cool song from propman - theatrical and original. I'd bump the vocals up a tad but the rest is fine for me. Better put my tin foil hat on....

Thanks, and the tin foil hat is already on.

I don't seem to be able to find a smiley for an head scratch.

How about this one? I know it sounds a bit wrong, but by telephone quality, I was talking about the static type sound you get from a telephone, not the EQ tone.

-Adam.