Request for critique: Voodoo Groove

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Hope I am posting in the right place. I have just completed my first dance/rap song, and I would like to get your feedback on it. Any comments from the quality of the mix, to the lyrics, music, and overall appeal are greatly appreciated.

I am thick skinned, and really hoping for some brutally honest criticism. If you have time, please let me know what you think:

Voodoo Groove

Thanks,
Shawn
 
Ok, this honestly sounds like each piece was already made in ACID or something and then just looped and sequenced. I'm not seeing the originality and it's not jumping out at me. But in all honesty, I don't think anybody's first attempt will grab the masses. You could barely hear the whispered vocals and it was hard to make them out. I think that you'll need to put in more work to get better, but I don't think that putting in the work would be a waste of your time.
 
ok..i think it was done pretty nice..for a dance track...but the whisper stuff..is too low..you can understand what you saying..its sounds like its mixed ok(im listening throught computer speakers at work)..you have some change ups..which are always good..just work on gettin the vocals clear..i think its pretty for for a 1st track..

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Bknot's right...I forgot to give you props on the mix...Anybody can sequence shit together and fuck up the mix.
 
Thanks!

Thanks for the feedback. It is really helpful.

Fieva: The drums are a MIDI soundfont loop that I sliced up and rearranged a little. The rest is actually original MIDI stuff I did on my keyboard and tweaked alot in the piano roll. But the fact that it sounds like ACID loops means I need to work on it.

bknot1: The lyrics are probably low because I don't like the sound of my nerdy voice.. I will turn them up. I am mixing by listening through computer speakers and then headphones. It sounds really different each way, so I am kind of splitting the difference.

Thanks again,
Shawn
 
I say that because I went through that myself....so it's not really talkin' noise...it's me looking back at experience when I first started.
 
shawnm said:
Hope I am posting in the right place. I have just completed my first dance/rap song, and I would like to get your feedback on it. Any comments from the quality of the mix, to the lyrics, music, and overall appeal are greatly appreciated.

I am thick skinned, and really hoping for some brutally honest criticism. If you have time, please let me know what you think:

Voodoo Groove

Thanks,
Shawn
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the vox can be turned up a little more. the sounds are very synthy, but then again it's not thaaat bad. i can picture this being played at a college rave. the groove is cool, i can honestly picture myself on the dance floor having fun to this beat.

EDIT: i didn't realize someone already said turn up vox. and i also wanted to add that i like the noise distortion in the vox.
 
Fieva: I definitely appreciate your feedback and do not think you are talkin' noise. After hearing your comment, I agree that the piano is too repetitive.. its just the same pattern played on different chords. I am going to rework the keyboards this weekend. I need to rework the drums too.

jugalo180: Thanks for the feedback. I just raised the volume a on the vox, and I think it works better.
 
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