Let's hear your Music !

PaulBrewer · 21-12-2008 10:41pm #1

Following on from Sei046s great suggestion we've decided we give the idea a trial.

The idea is if you're looking for feedback on your music either from a musical or technical perspective here's the place to post.

BEWARE - OPINIONS CAN BE SCATHING ! If you're a gentle soul perhaps think twice before posting.

With regard to comments, let's keep them constructive.

PaulBrewer · 21-12-2008 10:45pm

To get the ball rolling -

http://www.myspace.com/theevora

2 tracks we did recently with a new band. We think it's pretty good for what was the band's first studio visit and the fact it's 2/3rds of all their original songs!

PaulBrewer · 22-12-2008 10:51am

No one at anything of any interest then?

Neurojazz · 22-12-2008 11:33am

Ok, well here's some Dance/Trance/Electronica - the more recent material will be around in March, so can't post much until then really

mattfender · 22-12-2008 4:50pm

here's moine..

www.myspace.com/thepistonsband

mike65 · 22-12-2008 5:00pm

Pimping alert!

What I shall do is listen

22-12-2008 7:19pm

you can check out my lot here - www.myspace.com/beastmenmusic

counterpointaud · 22-12-2008 7:22pm

Two bands I have been playing with.

www.myspace.com/shanebarryofficial

www.myspace.com/thelullabees

eoin5 · 22-12-2008 9:46pm

We did two new tracks in ashdown studios lately, filthy kings and amscrae. Theyre unmastered: http://www.myspace.com/filthykingsrock .

My own recording exploits will emerge in the new year.

thebookofbob · 23-12-2008 11:31am

My Ambient / Dubby / Ethnic Influenced project is here

www.twistedsessions.com/glen_malure

Rest is either in the pipeline, with certain people or rights owned by label & awaiting release in 09.

old gregg · 23-12-2008 12:56pm

Neurojazz wrote: »

Ok, well here's some Dance/Trance/Electronica - the more recent material will be around in March, so can't post much until then really

groovy stuff there

old gregg · 23-12-2008 1:06pm

thebookofbob wrote: »

My Ambient / Dubby / Ethnic Influenced project is here

www.twistedsessions.com/glen_malure

Rest is either in the pipeline, with certain people or rights owned by label & awaiting release in 09.

very much dig this. cool use of field recordings too.

What type of portable equipment do you use for field recordings?

mkdon05 · 23-12-2008 1:16pm

Mates Site

http://www.myspace.com/owengerrard

seannash · 23-12-2008 3:56pm

some stuff i did last week,probably not peoples cup of tea on here but ill post it anyway

sean nash-reactionary
http://soundcloud.com/seannash/sean-nash-dog-park

sean nash & craig gallon-ran underground

http://soundcloud.com/seannash/sean-nash-craig-gallon-ran-undergound-sean-nashs-big-tweak-mix-demo

thebookofbob · 23-12-2008 11:21pm

old gregg wrote: »

very much dig this. cool use of field recordings too.

What type of portable equipment do you use for field recordings?

Cheers.. It's all pretty old & a bit rough. Nothing like the stuff I'm actually doing at the moment.
Usually have the Zoom Z2 with me when I'm mountain walking around the Glenmalure valley and south wicklow mountains..

old gregg · 24-12-2008 10:45am

thebookofbob wrote: »

Usually have the Zoom Z2 with me when I'm mountain walking around the Glenmalure valley and south wicklow mountains..

funny the parallels here .... I'd usually have the Edirol R-09HR with me while hiking. Those recordings work their way into ambient work too.

rockintothebone · 24-12-2008 11:12am

thats brilluiant stuff rob ... are u still using the audiophile?

thebookofbob · 24-12-2008 2:30pm

rockintothebone wrote: »

thats brilluiant stuff rob ... are u still using the audiophile?

hey man howya..
no.. have been a bad boy the last year and spent a small mortgage on gear!

rockintothebone · 25-12-2008 8:29pm

haha brilliant...what do you use now ?

anyways happy christmas to all

SteveDon · 26-12-2008 12:48am

minimal and techno beats

www.myspace.com/djstevedonaldson

enjoy!

jebuz · 06-01-2009 1:26pm

Some instrumental tracks I think turned out quite well, pretty mixed genres...

http://music.conormccauley.com/Beautiful%20Darkness.mp3
http://music.conormccauley.com/Green%20Star.mp3
http://music.conormccauley.com/Drifting%20Home.mp3

mattfender · 08-01-2009 5:37pm

Here's my band spy society playin 2 of our songs in dorans the other night...finally found a camera that doesnt distort woo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-g3JcRgL5M

TelePaul · 12-01-2009 7:43pm

This is just me and my bro messing around with a Neil Young cover. Drums are individual hits sequenced, so very mechanic Vocals pitchy, but as I say, just messing around.

Man I love Neil Young!

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=718574&songID=6943035

TelePaul · 15-01-2009 8:25pm

TelePaul wrote: »

This is just me and my bro messing around with a Neil Young cover. Drums are individual hits sequenced, so very mechanic Vocals pitchy, but as I say, just messing around.

Man I love Neil Young!

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=718574&songID=6943035

Is it that bad lol

ZV Yoda · 15-01-2009 8:51pm

Hey Telepaul... I really liked that. I'm not a Neil Young fan & I don't know much of his stuff. I don't know how similar your version is to the original, but I like that minimalist sound... although speaking as a drummer, I'm not a big fan of your rhythm section :cool:

Nice one

Einstein · 15-01-2009 8:55pm

TelePaul wrote: »

Is it that bad lol

hey paul, fair play...production is pretty good

Dunno about the double tracked vocals tho...they'd prob sound better on their own!

studiorat · 15-01-2009 8:56pm

TelePaul wrote: »

Is it that bad lol

How can I put this politely TP? Yes it is;)

I done this one.

DarkJager · 15-01-2009 9:07pm

My tunes

These tunes were done around the middle of last year when I getting to grasps with the program I was using. I've since upgraded and have some new ones on the way but would appreciate any feedback!

TelePaul · 15-01-2009 9:11pm

studiorat wrote: »

How can I put this politely TP? Yes it is;)

That's pretty ****ing bent.

PaulBrewer · 15-01-2009 9:11pm

studiorat wrote: »

How can I put this politely TP? Yes it is;)

I'm with the 'Rat I'm afraid ...

TelePaul · 15-01-2009 9:13pm

ZV Yoda wrote: »

I don't know how similar your version is to the original, but I like that minimalist sound... although speaking as a drummer, I'm not a big fan of your rhythm section :cool:

Nice one

Yeah the drums are loops, I'm looking into alternatives. And I built a Cajon, so that might be good.

TelePaul · 15-01-2009 9:22pm

PaulBrewer wrote: »

I'm with the 'Rat I'm afraid ...

See I have a problem with this. You and Rat. Whatever happened to constructive criticism? As opposed to just criticism? I'm not claiming to be the next Brendan O'Brien. I never have, in fact I've been entirely open about my less-than-modest set-up.

Paul, before you even surfaced here, this place was Recording, Mixing and Pro Audio. There were monthly collaborations and mixing contests. And people supported each other, because they recognised that a forum like this would cater for all abilities. I've replied in more than my share of "How do I record music on my PC" threads, because I like helping people out.

I really don't appreciate your abrupt and unhelpful comments. As someone who knows infinetely more about music production than I, I don't think providing some basic pointers would be all that taxing. Your ass was dragged through feedback more than once because more than a few members were worried that you'd use this forum as a springboard for your retail outlet. And I disagreed because I thought a forum like this stands or falls by the knowledge pooled.

But if you and the other 'pros' would rather make glib remarks than share what you know, then you can **** right off.

PaulBrewer · 15-01-2009 9:34pm

TelePaul wrote: »

See I have a problem with this. You and Rat. Whatever happened to constructive criticism? As opposed to just criticism? I'm not claiming to be the next Brendan O'Brien. I never have, in fact I've been entirely open about my less-than-modest set-up.

Paul, before you even surfaced here, this place was Recording, Mixing and Pro Audio. There were monthly collaborations and mixing contests. And people supported each other, because they recognised that a forum like this would cater for all abilities. I've replied in more than my share of "How do I record music on my PC" threads, because I like helping people out.

I really don't appreciate your abrupt and unhelpful comments. As someone who knows infinetely more about music production than I, I don't think providing some basic pointers would be all that taxing. Your ass was dragged through feedback more than once because more than a few members were worried that you'd use this forum as a springboard for your retail outlet. And I disagreed because I thought a forum like this stands or falls by the knowledge pooled.

But if you and the other 'pros' would rather make glib remarks than share what you know, then you can **** right off.

TP ,

You should know well at this stage myself and D'Rat will often take the pizz!
We're only havin' a laugh ... No offense, ok?

Regarding the track, the weakest link is the vocals in my opinion.

They are both often out of tune and out of time - having said that Neil was never known as pitch perfect.

The guitars are quite out of tune too.

These are issues that really only take effort to address, not any great technical knowledge.

Regarding this place before I 'surfaced' ... I'm not stopping anyone posting anything, once it's within the charter. In fact, as a Mod I think you'll agree that I've been practically invisible.

I hope you'll also agree I've made many many posts with accurate useful information ...... as well as taking the pizz.

ZV Yoda · 15-01-2009 9:45pm

TelePaul wrote: »

Yeah the drums are loops, I'm looking into alternatives. And I built a Cajon, so that might be good.

Speaking of collaborations, I just sent you a PM...

(and what on Earth is a Cajon?... a type of chicken?

)

fitz · 15-01-2009 10:10pm

I listened to the track when it was still up and didn't dig it, though there was potential there in the minimal approach to the arrangement.
I'd agree that constructive criticism is always better to get than a one liner, though I'm sure the guys meant no offense.
I had similar issues as Paul, the vocals and acoustic could have been better.

I'd always hold off on putting anything up where you're not 100% happy with the performance. In my experience as a listener, it can be quite difficult to listen to a mix critically if there are elements of the performance that are bothering me. It's distracting. And ultimately, if the performance isn't up to scratch, you're going to get feedback on the performance instead of the mix, the arrangement, the production!

Wait until you know you've done the best you can. That's the time to ask how to make it better, cause you've given it everything, and any feedback you get you'll learn from. Otherwise you're just getting told to work on things you already know how to improve (better takes, some more editting, etc.).

And you never get a second chance at a first impression.

BTW, if you haven't heard it, you should check out Dave Matthews Band's version of Cortez the Killer from Live At Central Park. Crackin.

TelePaul · 16-01-2009 12:43am

The guitars weren't out of tune. 12 string and two electric rhythms in a variation of D modal tuning. Lead in standard. Nothing out of tune.

TelePaul · 16-01-2009 12:44am

PaulBrewer wrote: »

Regarding this place before I 'surfaced' ... I'm not stopping anyone posting anything, once it's within the charter. In fact, as a Mod I think you'll agree that I've been practically invisible.

Way to completely miss my point. Nicely done.

PaulBrewer · 16-01-2009 3:59am

TelePaul wrote: »

The guitars weren't out of tune. 12 string and two electric rhythms in a variation of D modal tuning. Lead in standard. Nothing out of tune.

What's the point in me offering advice (your initial criticism) if you won't take it?

I could clearly hear one of the chords ringing out of tune, also expressed by another poster. I'd suggest it's probably a guitar's intonation. It's very difficult to get a guitar to play 3 full chords in tune.

If you'd care to post the track again I can point it out to you.

studiorat · 16-01-2009 2:13pm

Sorry Paul,
But you did ask, my bedside manner must be slipping.
It's not really that bad, I've heard worse and done worse me-self. I felt it was a bit slow, I like the drum sounds but it should swing a bit more. The vocals sound nervous. Didn't have any problem with the tech side of the recording.
Personally I think that kind of a thing sounds much better with a band.

The test is if you keep listening, I didn't, sorry.
Get a drummer;)

EDIT: the tuning thing is down to taste, I don't mind a bit of a honk out of that type of sound regarding the tuning. The brewer is a stickler for the tuning, I'll let it go if it has a bit of attitude.

studiorat · 16-01-2009 2:23pm

fitz wrote: »

And you never get a second chance at a first impression.

if you're sittin' down the pub,
on a little session,
and you see a girl you like,
just make this connection,
you never get a second chance,
to make a first impression.

old gregg · 16-01-2009 2:54pm

if you're sittin' down the pub,
on a little session,
and you see a girl you like,
just make this connection,
you never get a second chance,
to make a first impression,
The Ace of Spades, The Ace of Spades.

studiorat · 16-01-2009 5:11pm

no, it's dangerous dave and the side effects.
probably the most important and most influential lyricist to come out of the county wicklow ever.

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=20584331

You obviously know nothing!

PaulBrewer · 16-01-2009 5:24pm

studiorat wrote: »

if you're sittin' down the pub,
on a little session,
and you see a girl you like,
just make this connection,
you never get a second chance,
to make a first impression.

Where'd you get that? offa the Walton's? ....and I don't mean the music shop-

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=52z2HMSZJ3A

studiorat · 16-01-2009 5:43pm

PaulBrewer wrote: »

Where'd you get that? offa the Walton's? ....and I don't mean the music shop-

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=52z2HMSZJ3A

Link above check.
he a legend,
the bridge taverns answer to John Cooper Clarke.

PaulBrewer · 16-01-2009 5:47pm

studiorat wrote: »

You obviously know nothing!

That's well established at this stage.

deathronan · 17-01-2009 10:48pm

http://www.myspace.com/thehandlessorganists

feedback would be much appreciated

dav nagle · 19-01-2009 8:41pm

Just posted a new track I did on Pro tools 8

Click below here please
www.myspace.com/blackhorserecordings

dav nagle · 19-01-2009 9:04pm

deathronan wrote: »

http://www.myspace.com/thehandlessorganists

feedback would be much appreciated

Really like the drum sounds, really big in X marks the spot, good stuff, feel good music it is to and there is never enough of that, well done, nice sounds. Not on the moon has great beats, really like the sound allot. All the vocals sounds are really cool aswell, well implemented, fair play.

dav nagle · 19-01-2009 9:11pm

PaulBrewer wrote: »

No one at anything of any interest then?

Yeah I like the big warm vocal sound and the electric guitars sound great, nice job. The song 'shelter' is 5 minutes long which is very long, they remind me of a mixture of Dublin Indie bands from a few years back. The drums on the 2nd track sound absolutely amazing.

dav nagle · 19-01-2009 9:17pm

mattfender wrote: »

here's moine..

www.myspace.com/thepistonsband

Great potential, the singer has a nice Irish sound, they need to be recorded properly obviously and they are live recordings I take it to, good stuff.

dav nagle · 19-01-2009 9:19pm

Neurojazz wrote: »

Ok, well here's some Dance/Trance/Electronica - the more recent material will be around in March, so can't post much until then really

Between worlds is a savage track amigos, love pedro. Website looking beast.

Let's hear your Music !

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