Yo,
So I'm working on an album to finally get some music out into the world and I just got finished with the next track, would love to know what people think, good or bad...
https://soundcloud.com/adambradleyguitar/yang-machine
There's more over here:
http://Indifferent%20Engine%20-%20Yin%20Machine/Yang%20Machine
The concept for the album is all about the relationship between men and machines and how technology shapes the world. It's my first real attempt at writing music so it's been a real struggle to just get to the point that I have these three tracks.
I like the atmospheric post-rock feel to it. Excellent song writing with some very nice dynamics. It never feels overly repetitive. Damn fine vocals!
It works!!! The ambient vibe is there to be sure and it's working too. I like the vocal parts as well but they do seem to be almost buried just a pinch in the mix? For most folks, (E.G. non guitar players in general/regular music fans) the vocal is the part of the song to which they connect the most. Not true for me at all but true for a huge chunk of listeners in general. So I'd say maybe mix the vocals a bit more toward the front of the mix. There's my 2 cents on that
Other than that it's a fine song and sounding good! If you plan to release it on bandcamp or what not, I'd also suggest looking to someone else to "Master" it as you can benefit greatly from a pair of fresh ears that live on a Pro's head. We have someone here at GMC who does amazing work as a professional mastering engineer. Not to name names, or lean toward "promo" but I"m guessing you know who I mean?
As for the song itself, the structure is good and the playing is very good. I can't wait to hear more
Todd
Annnnd another one's done.
https://soundcloud.com/adambradleyguitar/clockwork-friend
Let me know what's you think!
Listening now. Nice vibe. I especially love the ambient part with nature. Very relaxing.
As for getting the vocals to cut through the mix, sometimes I find that adding a bit of tape saturation to the vocals can help. But the main thing to consider is carving out an EQ spot for the vocals to sit in. Try finding the frequency range where the vocals sound good (maybe the rich part of the voice you like), and boost that up a dB or two, with a wide Q. Then use that exact EQ curve, but inverted negatively on the guitar tracks. Distorted rhythm guitars tend to cover up vocals in songs, because they share the same midrange frequency spectrum. But I'm no pro - just some advice I have picked up along the way.
Brandon
Cheers for taking a listen!
I'll try cutting some of the vocal freq. from the guitars as you suggest and see where I can get to. I think the new track I posted above I managed to get it to cut better using that approach so when I come back to mixing Yang machine some more I will give that a go!
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