Please listen to my new song
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Posted on Sep 19, 2006 12:56 am
Sonico
Member Since: Apr 19, 2002
Hello people,
This is a new song from my new band (Bikini) and is a rock song with drums, bass, guitars and vocals (in spanish).
As always thanks in advance for taking the time to listen and give me your comments.
www.soundclick.com/bands/...m?bandID=603309
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Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Sep 19, 2006 06:30 pm Sonico, this is excelant. Very pop oriented if you dont mind me saying so. Ballad like really. But those guitars are very thick. I generally dont care for the mid heavy tone and distortion but you have managed to thicken it up and keep a low end in there without getting the guitars muddy sounding. The vocals really hold their own even with the heavy guitar sound going during the chorus. The drums are right were they should be without being overpowering.
And the song itself, excelant. I wish you would have enabled download as that one would be in my mp3 player pronto.
The arrangement is straight forward and very well done as well. I would say it is very radio friendly if you ask me.
Noize
tonyd1970The fat one always watches us.Member
Since: Nov 08, 2002
Sep 19, 2006 07:04 pm Woo, thats clean and perfect. sounds like it should already be on the radio. Great mix, Great.
I'm jealous
Sep 19, 2006 08:02 pm Well done, good ears. Keep it up and finish some more tracks, release, and look for a P+D deal !
Sep 19, 2006 09:04 pm Man, what a great mix. I, too, am jealous. All live instruments?
Sep 19, 2006 09:08 pm Ah, just checked the profile. Fruity drums. Amazing how far samples have come.
Us drummers are being phased out by technology!
:(
BeerHunterwww.TheLondonProject.caMember
Since: Feb 07, 2005
Sep 19, 2006 09:10 pm Awesome! I love the sound that you guys are getting. Was all this done using gear in your profile? Of course I don't understand the lyrics other than "sol" but hey, as long as your not singing about dead chickens then I'd certainly give it the two thumbs up! IMO its a marketable sound.
BH
SonicoMember
Since: Apr 19, 2002
Sep 20, 2006 11:11 am Wow!!!!
Thanks a lot guys, You've made my day!!
Your feedback encourages me to try and experiment with new sounds.
The drums are from Toontrack's EZDrummer (wich I strongly recommend)
The rest was done with the gear listed in my profile. Guitars with POD XTL, Bass and vocals thru my ART Tube Preamp.
Thanks again for your time and comments guys
HuePinnipedal Czar (: 3= Member
Since: Apr 11, 2004
Sep 20, 2006 11:36 am Quote:
Us drummers are being phased out by technology!
I'd still rather record and work out the idiosynchrasies of a song with a human-drummer, than program a rhythm that songs like a human... even though it could be done, I'll take a human over a computer program any day ! The only bennefit I can think of for the prog, is the total autonomy of the writer to the drums in the song... something I feel I'd rather give-up than try to fill with the skills of a guitarist .
Plus, kits are LOUD, which allows me to turn up a bit . ; ) Playing Rock loud feels good .
BeerHunterwww.TheLondonProject.caMember
Since: Feb 07, 2005
Sep 20, 2006 12:11 pm Hue I agree with you 100%. I find it ironic the extent that we go through to make software sound like a human instead of using a human. However BFD (and many other apps) is rather convincing. Variable velocity and being able to randomize the timing makes it sound pretty real (IMO).
Sep 20, 2006 12:12 pm Well, in many cases using a human isn't as convenient or wanted...personally, I no longer crave the "band" thing, I simply want to make my music and have desire to negotiate about how it should sound with anyone...
SonicoMember
Since: Apr 19, 2002
Sep 20, 2006 04:37 pm "Well, in many cases using a human isn't as convenient or wanted"
This is my case, I don't have the inputs, mics and room (acoustics) to mic a kit with better results than BFD or EZD so I decided to give the software route a shot and think they are pretty convincing.
That and my POD XTL allows me to make music anytime in my home studio without disturbing my family and neighboors, plus I can try diferent things and have the posibility to change the rythm, notes or sounds later in the process if I'am not satisfied.
On the other hand, we just got a Roland VDrums Kit and I'am planning to record the live performances of the drummer via MIDI and work with BFD and EZD after that.
That is the best of both worlds I think, I just can't wait to record the new song in that way.
I'll let you know what comes out!!
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Sep 20, 2006 06:35 pm I completely agree. Although I do rely heavily on programing my drums, I also do own a trigger kit which makes getting the live feel great. I simply run a midi cable into the room and headphones out and I can use any number of drum synth/sampler programs to get the sound I need. And still keep a live drum feel.
And I too can run into the not wanting to disturb people at 2:00am so the PODxt or the drum programing makes for an easy thing getting it done in the wee hours.
HuePinnipedal Czar (: 3= Member
Since: Apr 11, 2004
Sep 21, 2006 07:58 am Please don't get me wrong, I very much agree with fact that in MOST cases dealing with a human-drummer is not worth what it takes to accomplish the piece and it is quite possible to make things sound proper without one, that said, being within a situation where a veddy good drummer is available, and your working-out a song(jamming), the odds go up that you will find that ever-so easy to overlook 'tweak'... that magick-moment, that is only achievable throught the interaction of two or more humans . While drummers may not have as many session opportunities as they used to, they are still priceless when it comes to the art of the jam . Even though I don't have the opportunity to work things out with a human-drummer as much as I have in the past, I still can recall many times where that particular interaction was what would make the song completely come alive . Sorry if what I typed earlier sounded like a blanket-statement, it was not ment to be so .
Yeah Sonico, those V-drums are quite the solution to this delema... a human-drummer you can turn down, and still sounds good... so long as you can stand the guy, you're golden ! ; )
SonicoMember
Since: Apr 19, 2002
Sep 21, 2006 03:40 pm Totally agree with you Hue, a good drummer can make the diference between a good song and a hit song.
I have always dreamed to have the gear and space to record my drummer playing live but it is so expensive.
At the momment I'am using midi grooves recorded by top drummers.
I recommend the ones from groovemonkee and musiclabs slicy and fill-in drummer.
