I've just started using Reaper. I really like it. I'm on a learning curve. This is my first project.
Feedback would be appreciated. Thanks.
https://soundcloud.com/landslide-victory/thinking-cap
I'd appreciate some feedback on my new track - Thinking Cap
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 212 posts since 6 Sep, 2004
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- KVRAF
- 6322 posts since 18 Jul, 2008 from New York
You are using a lot of pleasant and gentle (if cliche) sounds that you hear in new age or soft synthpop. Not bad at first but it's the same 4 chords being repeated endlessly. After 3 minutes I need to abandon ship because it's not going anywhere.
I suggest using a couple of more interesting sounds and making sure the piece develops to hold the listener's interest. Easier said than done, I know.
I suggest using a couple of more interesting sounds and making sure the piece develops to hold the listener's interest. Easier said than done, I know.
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- KVRAF
- 5223 posts since 20 Jul, 2010
What Frantz said. You need a 'B' section, a contrasting idea. The chords and melody seem to be the focus of the track, as you have the drums very far back in the mix (perhaps a bit too far back), but whatever is in the focus needs to stay interesting throughout the duration.
That's also a very cliche chord sequence and your melodic parts are following it a little too rigidly. If you add a new voice, it should generally avoid playing the same notes as the older parts, unless it's a layer meant to blend with what came before, otherwise it could sound redundant.
The timing is a bit sloppy in some places. Overall it adds a nice organic quality, but in some places, it feels like cerain parts are lagging.
My recommendation would be to make it shorter, say 5 minutes, and add more contrast. Perhaps try a synth ostinato, like an acid line, to tie everything together. Use more automation to change sounds over time. It has the potential, you just need to chip away and find it.
For a first draft of a first track, you're on the right track.
That's also a very cliche chord sequence and your melodic parts are following it a little too rigidly. If you add a new voice, it should generally avoid playing the same notes as the older parts, unless it's a layer meant to blend with what came before, otherwise it could sound redundant.
The timing is a bit sloppy in some places. Overall it adds a nice organic quality, but in some places, it feels like cerain parts are lagging.
My recommendation would be to make it shorter, say 5 minutes, and add more contrast. Perhaps try a synth ostinato, like an acid line, to tie everything together. Use more automation to change sounds over time. It has the potential, you just need to chip away and find it.
For a first draft of a first track, you're on the right track.
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