Tender Reeds

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Flamingo!
I haven't done a song in a long while. Here's one I wrote and recorded in a couple hours. It's as raw as a just-hunted venison. Let me know what you think!

 
The bass guitar is very muffled. The precussion (hitting the guitar?) is really 'in front' compared to everything else, maybe some EQ/compression or reverb on it would make it sit better. Song-wise, I'd like to hear some kind of change in the guitar's rhythm - the strum is exactly the same throughout the song, never any variation.
 
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Pretty much exactly what I thought when posting this sans the rhythm, though now that you said it, I hear it completely. It may work for the usual two minute songs I do, but this one is over four! :eek:

Thanks for listening!
 
The guitar sounds very brittle. I can really hear the pick stroking the strings. It coud use more warmth.
The very first harmony is very off tune. Most of them are a bit off. The "meeeeee" parts are very nasally. Occasionally there was a nice one.
Bass is muddy. Try some mid range boost to add definition.
 
Thanks for listening, man!

I don't intend to do anything to the mix as I'll probably re-record everything, the main reason being is that I don't think this song is finished. It's too damn long. I can handle four minute songs when they're bands, but I like to make 2 min stuff when I'm just doing me stuff.
 
Thanks! Literally wrote this in maybe two hours. I suppose I should have posted this in the Composition forum. I just wanted to know if I was heading in a good direction. Thanks for letting me know!
 
The main vocal pokes out too much in places, like at 1.37. Level automation and compressor.

The percussion: redo it, cuz it's got timing issues. :D I mean, you could cut and paste bits to make it work, but it's such a simple part that the easiest and most fun thing would be to do it again.

This one's got a lo-fi sound, which I like. But if you do it again, think more about arrangement - either make it shorter, or make it more interesting with the addition of some different elements.

Nice tune.
 
The main vocal pokes out too much in places, like at 1.37. Level automation and compressor.

The percussion: redo it, cuz it's got timing issues. :D I mean, you could cut and paste bits to make it work, but it's such a simple part that the easiest and most fun thing would be to do it again.

This one's got a lo-fi sound, which I like. But if you do it again, think more about arrangement - either make it shorter, or make it more interesting with the addition of some different elements.

Nice tune.


Definitely. I'll probably go the make it shorter route. Maybe add some electric geetur in there. Thanks for listening!
 
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