2024-MAR-01 Info: Check out Songwriting Competition 079 if you're into "Synthwave" music making.

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by Blang
Sat Aug 12, 2023 16:02 CEST
Forum: Songwriting Competition
Topic: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC071 July 2023 - Winners announced
Replies: 63
Views: 16124

Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC071 July 2023 - Winners announced

Thanks Mister Fox for the feedback! As with "life happens", I feel ya, don't sweat it and I hope your doing well. I don't know if double bass can/should be audible on small speakers. In my piece, I don't think they have a very important function, since both bass and melody mainly follow th...
by Blang
Wed Jul 26, 2023 17:01 CEST
Forum: Songwriting Competition
Topic: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC071 July 2023 - Winners announced
Replies: 63
Views: 16124

Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC071 July 2023 - Voting until 01-AUG-2023 23:59 UTC+2/CEST

Nice going all! I was making notes when listening, so might as well share them with you as feedback. I try to be as nuanced and honest as possible. It’s intended to be helpful. That can of course still mean that you don’t agree on all points, and that’s completely fine. Because it’s just my opinion,...
by Blang
Mon Jul 24, 2023 12:52 CEST
Forum: Songwriting Competition
Topic: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC071 July 2023 - Winners announced
Replies: 63
Views: 16124

Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC071 July 2023 - Submissions until 24-JUL-2023 23:59 UTC+2/CEST

Thanks Mister Fox for still giving some feedback. Is sure would've like to submit it sooner, but I only saw and started the challenge on friday. So I cleared up some mud (lows and lo-mids) in pretty much all elements in the finale. Reduced the tail of the snare. Made the sub bass duck and dance a li...
by Blang
Sun Jul 23, 2023 15:38 CEST
Forum: Songwriting Competition
Topic: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC071 July 2023 - Winners announced
Replies: 63
Views: 16124

Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC071 July 2023 - Submissions until 24-JUL-2023 23:59 UTC+2/CEST

Hi there fellow music makers, Here I will explain a bit about my process and choices rather than focusing on the specific gear used. I chose A minor, because then you can use the open strings on the guitar, which gives that extra twang. For that classic Western vibe I used the Dorian mode, instead o...
by Blang
Fri May 13, 2022 19:25 CEST
Forum: Mix Challenge
Topic: MIX CHALLENGE - MC085 April 2022 - Winners announced
Replies: 152
Views: 36957

Re: MIX CHALLENGE - MC085 April 2022 - Mix Round 2 until 13-MAY-2022 23:59 UTC+2/CEST

Thanks for the feedback! When you said you’d like crispier vocals, I realised the whole mix could use a bit more sparkle and clarity. So I cut some lo-mids and mids from some synths. Added some bottom and top to the kick. To make the toms thicker, I let the reverb on it come through (less gated) mor...
by Blang
Sat Apr 16, 2022 11:42 CEST
Forum: Mix Challenge
Topic: MIX CHALLENGE - MC085 April 2022 - Winners announced
Replies: 152
Views: 36957

Re: MIX CHALLENGE - MC085 April 2022 - Submissions until 21-04-2022 23:59 UTC+2/CEST

Dear fellows, Here you can find my mix https://drive.google.com/file/d/1txG4kJeJFmuscjICEwzca0WorjRzXm_4/view?usp=sharing You will probably benefit more from reading about my approach and process to this mix, instead of a list of plugins I used. So here it goes: The tracks already have quite some sa...
by Blang
Wed Jun 16, 2021 20:58 CEST
Forum: Mix Challenge
Topic: MIX CHALLENGE - MC076 May 2021 - Winners announced
Replies: 133
Views: 51172

Re: MIX CHALLENGE - MC076 May 2021 - Winners announced

Hey Christoph_K , Thanks again for all the thorough feedback and I'm glad you like the mix! There's is a lot I've learned while mixing this song. Since I have more experience with mixing acoustic instruments. The Acon Digital Restoration Suite will be my prize of choice. And of course, thanks Mister...
by Blang
Thu Jun 10, 2021 15:59 CEST
Forum: Mix Challenge
Topic: MIX CHALLENGE - MC076 May 2021 - Winners announced
Replies: 133
Views: 51172

Re: MIX CHALLENGE - MC076 May 2021 - Mix Round 3 until 11-JUN-2021 23:59 UTC+2/CEST

Here is my submission for Round 3: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CnJfIixFJgVe1qVUGrAQZA5JCoPAHhaT/view?usp=sharing Below are the adjustments I made: The ab libs are now taking the spotlight whenever they’re able! The harshness you mentioned in the verse/pre vocals was primarily on the “ee” vowels...
by Blang
Wed Jun 09, 2021 14:21 CEST
Forum: Mix Challenge
Topic: MIX CHALLENGE - MC076 May 2021 - Winners announced
Replies: 133
Views: 51172

Re: MIX CHALLENGE - MC076 May 2021 - Mix Round 3 until 11-JUN-2021 23:59 UTC+2/CEST

Thanks Christoph_K once again for the detailed feedback! Do I understand correctly that you want the Ad Lib vocal to serve as a lead when she sings "here we go again"? The "Hey yeah" ad libs are going on while the actual lead vocal is going, so I think I will keep those slightly ...
by Blang
Wed Jun 02, 2021 11:22 CEST
Forum: Mix Challenge
Topic: MIX CHALLENGE - MC076 May 2021 - Winners announced
Replies: 133
Views: 51172

Re: MIX CHALLENGE - MC076 May 2021 - Mix Round 2 until 03-JUN-2021 23:59 UTC+2/CEST

Thanks for the detailed notes and saying something along the lines of: “I gotta have more cowbell” :P I addressed all your points and am very happy with the changes. To further investigate your preferences, I listened to the top 15, made some notes and compared them with yours. Here are some of the ...