SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC085 September 2024 - Submissions until 24-SEP-2024 23:59 UTC+2/CEST

[Elcubano]

Hi Elcubano. This track starts off beautifully. I like how the intensity builds but I think the drums need to kick arse when they come in to give the track more energy. I suggest you turn up the kick and snare, and add a longer reverb on the snare to make the snare tone fuller and longer. It's a common and useful technique to lengthen the snare tone for slower tempo songs. For me, the guitars are all balanced pretty well. Would love to hear the rest of the track once you're done. Great start!

Thanks for the tips! I'll give it a try but I'm still having trouble getting the snare reverb to come out in the mix. It's not easy to find the right resonance.

I completed the music and tried to improve the mix, balancing the guitars and increasing the kick and snare + snare reverb and reviewed the EQs.
Hard to see if it's better than the first version.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZQg9C- ... drive_link

[PonySho]

Thanks for the tips! I'll give it a try but I'm still having trouble getting the snare reverb to come out in the mix. It's not easy to find the right resonance.

I completed the music and tried to improve the mix, balancing the guitars and increasing the kick and snare + snare reverb and reviewed the EQs.
Hard to see if it's better than the first version.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZQg9C- ... drive_link

I think this mix is an improvement.
The first time the distorted guitars come in I feel they could drop slightly in level while raising the kick and snare a little.
The second time the distorted gats come in the balance between kick, snare and distorted guitars sounds pretty good to me.
One easy way to increase the kick and snare is to simply duplicate the tracks, i.e. duplicate the exact kick track so there are two kick tracks playing simultaneously. One of the tracks could have an EQ peak at around 5khz to bring out the click of the kick. Do the same with the snare track but add a little extra EQ at 200hz. This adds a fatness to the snare. Try it and it'll give you a ton more level.
But anyways, nice work. Is that you playing the guitar? If so, great playing. I hope that's useful.

[Elcubano]

I think this mix is an improvement.
The first time the distorted guitars come in I feel they could drop slightly in level while raising the kick and snare a little.
The second time the distorted gats come in the balance between kick, snare and distorted guitars sounds pretty good to me.
One easy way to increase the kick and snare is to simply duplicate the tracks, i.e. duplicate the exact kick track so there are two kick tracks playing simultaneously. One of the tracks could have an EQ peak at around 5khz to bring out the click of the kick. Do the same with the snare track but add a little extra EQ at 200hz. This adds a fatness to the snare. Try it and it'll give you a ton more level.
But anyways, nice work. Is that you playing the guitar? If so, great playing. I hope that's useful.

Thank you very much for the tips, I'll try to apply it.
The drums are from the addictive drums 2 plugin, I'll see if I can evolve the kick and snare settings according to the parts.
Yes I play all the guitars and basses, Thank you!

[Mister Fox]

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[APi_ZZ]

Music is said to have a supportive effect in cases of mental health issues. My contribution tries to do so with this softly chiming, meditative track.
I aligned several bells, a meandering flute and choir overlays. No AI was harmed in this endeavour ...