Track - Mystery (80's vibe with vocals)
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Sound Mechanics Sound Mechanics https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=54454
- KVRAF
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- 1618 posts since 10 Jan, 2005 from UK
My rock/pop/synthwave track written and recorded back in 2015.
Thought I'd put it up on a new Soundcloud account rather than have it gathering dust on my computer.
Mastered by John Cornfield
http://soundcloud.com/mechanism_music/mystery
Thought I'd put it up on a new Soundcloud account rather than have it gathering dust on my computer.
Mastered by John Cornfield
http://soundcloud.com/mechanism_music/mystery
Last edited by Sound Mechanics on Thu Feb 06, 2020 7:02 pm, edited 3 times in total.
- KVRAF
- 21191 posts since 8 Oct, 2014
Sounds good. Definitely 80s. Glad you didn't let it collect dust too long. Well done.
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Sound Mechanics Sound Mechanics https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=54454
- KVRAF
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- 1618 posts since 10 Jan, 2005 from UK
Thanks wagtunes, glad you like it
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- KVRian
- 884 posts since 3 Jan, 2016
I thought it was a good song and solid production.
Maybe the vocals were a little over powered in the the mix for my ears at least but I could catch most of the important words.
Thanks for posting!
Maybe the vocals were a little over powered in the the mix for my ears at least but I could catch most of the important words.
Thanks for posting!
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Sound Mechanics Sound Mechanics https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=54454
- KVRAF
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- 1618 posts since 10 Jan, 2005 from UK
Thanks for taking a listen.fastlanephil wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2020 1:35 am I thought it was a good song and solid production.
Maybe the vocals were a little over powered in the the mix for my ears at least but I could catch most of the important words.
Thanks for posting!
Vocals are not my forte, so always left to last... but I still like to give it a go.
(The song is actually about the creative process and song writing in particular, but could relate to any art form).
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- KVRer
- 11 posts since 28 Sep, 2019
Great track. But I agree with one of the posters above regarding the vocals. It seems like the highs of the vocals are a bit too excited making it sound a little out of place in the mix. Everything else sounds top notch. Quality tune.
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Sound Mechanics Sound Mechanics https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=54454
- KVRAF
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- 1618 posts since 10 Jan, 2005 from UK
Thanks for the comments.bolshevikj wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2020 5:22 pm Great track. But I agree with one of the posters above regarding the vocals. It seems like the highs of the vocals are a bit too excited making it sound a little out of place in the mix. Everything else sounds top notch. Quality tune.
Yes, I think I will watch out for this in the future with vocals, I was probably trying to get them cutting through the mix better by pushing up the highs around 5k. Probably better to do some cutting elsewhere.
- KVRAF
- 1980 posts since 19 Aug, 2008
I really enjoyed this song. Well crafted.
I actually don't agree with the comments on the vocals. If anything, for me the vocals weren't cutting through quite enough. There could have been a little more space carved out for them.
0:10 I didn't like the opening guitar. Those higher frequencies irritated me a little. But it went away after a few bars. At 5:49, slightly too long for me.
Overall, really enjoyed it. Like the voice, liked the arrangement.
I actually don't agree with the comments on the vocals. If anything, for me the vocals weren't cutting through quite enough. There could have been a little more space carved out for them.
0:10 I didn't like the opening guitar. Those higher frequencies irritated me a little. But it went away after a few bars. At 5:49, slightly too long for me.
Overall, really enjoyed it. Like the voice, liked the arrangement.
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Sound Mechanics Sound Mechanics https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=54454
- KVRAF
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- 1618 posts since 10 Jan, 2005 from UK
Thanks for the listen & comments.Bansaw wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2020 11:06 pm I really enjoyed this song. Well crafted.
I actually don't agree with the comments on the vocals. If anything, for me the vocals weren't cutting through quite enough. There could have been a little more space carved out for them.
0:10 I didn't like the opening guitar. Those higher frequencies irritated me a little. But it went away after a few bars. At 5:49, slightly too long for me.
Overall, really enjoyed it. Like the voice, liked the arrangement.
I mix on JBL LSR305 monitors and back it up with Sennheiser HD380 pro headphones, iMac speakers
and earbuds to help mix and balance the frequencies. I don't have a treated room but it's not boomy
and I'm use to the space now.
It's often going back to older tracks after gaining experience that I spot areas that could be improved.
Not sure if it's worth redoing older songs, unless there is real potential but I prefer to move on to new
tracks. Getting them fully completed is another story
- KVRAF
- 3177 posts since 28 Aug, 2012 from Melbourne, Australia
Cool track. The change at 2:00 (and 3:42) is particularly nice. Interesting weaving guitar lines at the end. This track has a nice floating quality which suits me on a very hot day in Australia! Well done!
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Music with progressive intent.
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Sound Mechanics Sound Mechanics https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=54454
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 1618 posts since 10 Jan, 2005 from UK
Cheers......cool on a hot day - a possible album title in there somewhere
Thanks for the encouragement
Had a listen to your Bandcamp albums, some very good work... King Crimson influence?
- KVRAF
- 3177 posts since 28 Aug, 2012 from Melbourne, Australia
Thanks for listening. We do like King Crimson a lot but also Genesis and many others. Black Sabbath is also a favourite. (Off the top of my head)
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Sound Mechanics Sound Mechanics https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=54454
- KVRAF
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- 1618 posts since 10 Jan, 2005 from UK
All those old 70's Prog bands are great and so influential.
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Sound Mechanics Sound Mechanics https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=54454
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 1618 posts since 10 Jan, 2005 from UK
Genesis - one of my favourites
- KVRAF
- 3177 posts since 28 Aug, 2012 from Melbourne, Australia
Love the organ and mellotron together in Genesis. Used that idea a few times in Allomerus. Genesis were awesome!
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