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Jul 30 2015, 07:48 PM
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and what's the tonality?
When harmonizing a chromatic note, you can try harmonizing it in parallel but if this doesn't sound good over the chord, you could try repeating the previous or the next note that you'll play. -------------------- My lessons
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Jul 30 2015, 08:30 PM
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I think I've got something that works. I'll figure it out.
 I'll try to get the whole thing recorded by this weekend and release it early next week. edit: A MIDI mashup of what I have so far for the second, metal half of the track to the ending, drum fills still need a bit more work. In the original track, there's a lot of parts where sections end on a sustain e.g. 0:19, 0:32, 0:57, 1:07 in this clip; do those parts sound fine in my arrangement? Because they happen a lot and they're really close together, In the original the melody is all done with a choir and an octave on both sides to thicken it out, so I've harmonized nearly all of the lead in this, do you think it's too much? https://soundcloud.com/socky42/lilium-midi-demo This post has been edited by Socky42: Jul 31 2015, 01:42 AM |
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Aug 3 2015, 03:35 PM
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Hi Socky, great to see you progressing with this one.
I think that the arrangement is going on the right track but the midi sound combined with the harmonization makes this rec sound a bit oriental, and it confuses me. It would be good to hear this with real guitars. The sustained parts that you've marked sound good here, but I'm not totally sure about the harmonization. -------------------- My lessons
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Aug 3 2015, 11:20 PM
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https://soundcloud.com/socky42/lilium1harmonytest
Hmm I see what you mean; here's what it sounds like recorded. I think it's better with the harmony a lot lower than the main melody, might even drop it down more. |
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Aug 4 2015, 01:36 PM
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yeah!! It sounds KILLER!
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Aug 5 2015, 10:54 AM
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https://soundcloud.com/socky42/liliumrough
I'm going to Germany for a few days, so I think I'll wait till after I'm back to finish it. Here's everything so far except the solo at the end. I'll probably re-record the clean with a tone thats brighter, so the transition from clean to distortion is smoother and change the lead guitar tone to suit the rhythm better. How does the transition at 0:51 and everything after 1:25 sound? |
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Aug 5 2015, 01:53 PM
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Hi mate! The arrangement is really cool! I t has some neoclassical feel that mixed with the harmonization makes me remember to Marty Friedman old solo stuff.
I think that a different EQ for the intro clean guitar is a good idea. I'm not totally convinced about some notes choice for the harmonization starting at 1:56, and from there to the end. Please re-check it, or maybe turn them lower in the mix.... or maybe try octaves? -------------------- My lessons
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Aug 6 2015, 07:07 PM
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I agree with everything you've said in the last post mate. The audio and mix of your last video published is killer so I'm sure you'll get something great with this one.
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Aug 14 2015, 11:32 PM
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Hey man, I finished up recording a take of the solo at the end; I think the some of the harmonies need re-doing for timing and needs some more mixing but I'm almost done.
I tried changing the clean tone but it wasn't really working out, I wanted it brighter but it just makes the string noise pop out even more; I'll stick to post-eq for now. Also replaced some of the harmonies with octaves like you suggested earlier. Any other parts that you think need re-recording or changing up? https://soundcloud.com/socky42/liliumrough This post has been edited by Socky42: Aug 14 2015, 11:33 PM |
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Aug 15 2015, 05:29 PM
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Hi Socky! Great work mate!! This sounds killer!! I enjoyed the whole arrangement, and for some moments reminded me to the greatest Blind Guardian guitar harmonies. I also think that the solo at the end is the only part that needs some polishing to be at the same level than the previous parts.
Great work mate! -------------------- My lessons
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Aug 16 2015, 07:19 PM
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Not even close! I don't find the slides notable as a problem. One thing that I've noted now that I could listen to the track in my monitors is that the first section (clean + atmosphere) has too much information in the low frequencies. I think that it's between 200 and 400. The problem is also enhanced by the guitar reverb and clean guitar eq, so put some attention on "cleaning" that range in this section.
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Aug 17 2015, 09:39 PM
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I've just found your video published. Congrats mate!
This is a really cool song to cover. Those are artificial harmonics, as the other ones he is doing. They should sound if you try with a tone similar to the one used by him. -------------------- My lessons
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Sep 7 2015, 05:16 PM
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Hey man, just a small update. I've finished moving to Germany and should have a guitar and the rest of my gear in the next couple of weeks.
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Sep 7 2015, 09:52 PM
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QUOTE (Socky42 @ Sep 7 2015, 01:16 PM)  Hey man, just a small update. I've finished moving to Germany and should have a guitar and the rest of my gear in the next couple of weeks. Cool! What are the next musical plans? -------------------- My lessons
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Oct 8 2015, 04:02 PM
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Hi mate, it's good to see that you are slowly getting back to guitar! Thanks for your update. I've been missing your amazing arrangements.
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Jan 1 2016, 11:32 PM
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Finally found a place to record, but I have to get used to using software amps again. I think I did a decent job with the mix. https://soundcloud.com/socky42/falloutboymedleytest And I've got a midi version of what I want to do next, it's a Fall Out Boy Medley. Originally I had three songs in there, but transitioning between songs is always so tricky. |
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