Elcubano wrote: ↑Sun Oct 20, 2024 11:11 CEST
I see you've added solos to your track, guitar and keyboard, super cool that brings more contrast, and also percussion at the end I think.
I'm always impressed by the level of detail in the mix and the panning and choice of sounds.
The mix of electric guitar with electronic sounds works very well.
The melodies are very catchy, simple and effective, accompanied by a groovy rhythm section.
I really like the chorus, which sticks in your head and sets a positive mood.
Great music!
Thanks, Elcubano. Appreciate you taking the time to listen and give feedback.
My guitar solo work is not the best but it adds some new flavour, as you say.
My approach to choice of sounds is this:
First, I get the drums, bass, main rhythm element and vocals working basically in terms of groove and melody. To me, that's the foundation of the song.
Then, I spend a lot of time with embellishments. It's so easy these days to create a verse and chorus, then copy and paste them around, while looping bass lines etc. To me this is boring and the listener can hear the mundane repetition even if they can't articulate it. (I'm guilty of a excessive repetition of parts in my submission).
Making small changes makes a huge difference. Here are typical examples of what I do:
+ For repeating/looping bass lines = revise the timing, notes and groove slightly on the last repetition of the loop.
+ For melodies/hooks (like in my submission) = add layers that sync with the melody line to give it more colour e.g. adding a guitar harmony to the original synth melody. These are always subtle and just meant to add a little flavour so that the listener hears a slightly different variation of the melodic line. I did this for all chorus melodies in my submission...each one has a different flavour even though the main melody line is unchanged. I mostly come up with these ideas by humming along to the song.
The goal is always to create contrast in the mix. Contrast is everything.
Apologies if this is not new to you but just thought I'd share a bit of my process.
Peace/out.
