SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC087 November 2024 - Winners announced

[A Future in Noise]

I suggest:
1. strip back the arrangement to have a sparser combination of instruments in verses with more elements in choruses.
2. add a middle-8 and/or a solo part as a kind of 'pallete cleaser' for the listener.

Hear hear!

[A Future in Noise]

BTW, I guess you mean a pallet _cleanser_ (?) I think it make sense, what you're saying ... I have a solo part (the muted trumpet - eight bars - ) but I guess it would be possible to strip down the arrangement even more.

[PonySho]

BTW, I guess you mean a pallet _cleanser_ (?) I think it make sense, what you're saying ... I have a solo part (the muted trumpet - eight bars - ) but I guess it would be possible to strip down the arrangement even more.

Duh....sorry. My bad spelling. I mean a 'palate cleanser.'
Similar concept to eating sorbet at a restaurant after the main meal...a very clear and obvious change in flavour.

Regarding your solo part, yes I think stripping back the arrangement (removing instruments) and turning up the trumpet would make the solo melody more prominent.

If you send me your tracks, I could do a rough mix so you get a different perspective.

[A Future in Noise]

If you send me your tracks, I could do a rough mix so you get a different perspective.

That's very generous of you! But I am a little hesitant. The fact is that I have already spoken to another person with whom I have worked before. It wouldn't be impossible to let you both mix and possibly rearrange. I could then choose the best option ... But from a ... psychological perspective - you might perhaps call it - it doesn't feel quite right. Not right now, anyway. But if I change my mind, and choose to send the files to you, I'll write you a PM, in that case, here on Mix-Challenge. You could log in and check every other day, maybe, for the next week, if you want.

[Elcubano]

This month, I wrote an instrumental in a metal style, which I think fits in well with this challenge, several guitars have been recorded.
I'm posting now so I can continue to improve the track if some remarks come about mix or others

There's a kind of mysterious fascination in being immersed in the heart of a thunderstorm, a wild, fearsome beauty that inspires both awe and soothing calm.
I've tried to convey this impression with this track.

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DAW : FL Studio
Drums: Addictive Drums 2
Guitar used for recording: ESP LTD EC1007 for all clean, saturated, lead and solo guitar sound
Guitar clean / clean lead: plugin Neural dsp Archetype Plini X
Guitar Rythm/solo/lead : plugin Neural dsp Archetype Gojira X
Guitar bass : Modo Bass 2 (metal bass) , I tried to use for the first time the plugin I won at SWC85, very cool.
Piano : addictive Key
Synth : Arturia Prophet v3 and mellotron
sample : samples of storm
Mastering : Ozone11

[Ike H-mope]

This month, I wrote an instrumental in a metal style, which I think fits in well with this challenge, several guitars have been recorded.
I'm posting now so I can continue to improve the track if some remarks come about mix or others

Nice start to finish. Maybe tone down the cymbals so they sound a bit more lush instead of so spikey? Personally not a fan of the sound effects. Could be fun to try to create the "feeling" of thunder with a tom or typmani or baritone guitar or something? I like the melodies, the guitar layering, good leads.

[PonySho]

If you send me your tracks, I could do a rough mix so you get a different perspective.

That's very generous of you! But I am a little hesitant. The fact is that I have already spoken to another person with whom I have worked before. It wouldn't be impossible to let you both mix and possibly rearrange. I could then choose the best option ... But from a ... psychological perspective - you might perhaps call it - it doesn't feel quite right. Not right now, anyway. But if I change my mind, and choose to send the files to you, I'll write you a PM, in that case, here on Mix-Challenge. You could log in and check every other day, maybe, for the next week, if you want.

No prob! Just offering, no strings attached.

[PonySho]

This month, I wrote an instrumental in a metal style, which I think fits in well with this challenge, several guitars have been recorded.
I'm posting now so I can continue to improve the track if some remarks come about mix or others

There's a kind of mysterious fascination in being immersed in the heart of a thunderstorm, a wild, fearsome beauty that inspires both awe and soothing calm.
I've tried to convey this impression with this track.

Love the track, Elcubano.
The mix balance sounds great on my headphones (I haven't listened on high quality monitoring).
I really dig the step up from the minor to the major(ish) melody at 2 mins in...kind gives me the feeling that at that moment rays of sun beam through the stormclouds... a really great shift in the music.
Plus, your guitar playing is stellar. I REALLY like the 'smooth' tone to the distortion on the rhythm guitars.

[Elcubano]

Nice start to finish. Maybe tone down the cymbals so they sound a bit more lush instead of so spikey? Personally not a fan of the sound effects. Could be fun to try to create the "feeling" of thunder with a tom or typmani or baritone guitar or something? I like the melodies, the guitar layering, good leads.

Thanks for the feedback!
Interesting idea for the tympani, I'll see if I can do it.

[Elcubano]

Love the track, Elcubano.
The mix balance sounds great on my headphones (I haven't listened on high quality monitoring).
I really dig the step up from the minor to the major(ish) melody at 2 mins in...kind gives me the feeling that at that moment rays of sun beam through the stormclouds... a really great shift in the music.
Plus, your guitar playing is stellar. I REALLY like the 'smooth' tone to the distortion on the rhythm guitars.

Super thanks for your feedback! I hope you'll come up with a track this month!