The Post Your Own Music Thread

Yax said:
I checked it out too, I liked it. Keep it going! The production is cool.

As for myself, I dug around my harddrive and found some unfinished recordings. Haven't been doing any recording the past 4 years or so. Did rough mixes of a few of the songs. Here's one. Basically some sort of country poprock.

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The intro reminded me of something but I still haven't found it yet.
Good singer! What instrument are you playing here,@Yax ?
 
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MindRuler said:
The intro reminded me of something but I still haven't found it yet.
Good singer! What instrument are you playing here,@Yax ?
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Guitars, bass and production. To be honest, I'd like to redo the entire recording (Drums, vocals and string instruments) and get it tighter, but, hey, it works.

The singer was good! I can't remember her name, she came over and sang on three tunes and that was it. The song itself was written by a friend of mine - She would write a four chord song on piano and then we'd hang out and work on it. I think we have demos of seven songs, out of which four are pretty much finished (although I will redo all the guitars and bass on one of them at some point, the song currently kind of just drags on). The drummer was good too.
 
Hey i think this is the right place to post this.
For reasons of practice I offer free online mixing & mastering of your multitrack recordings (rehearsal room recordings, studio recordings, etc.). I am happy to mix your demo, a single song, etc. for you.

I especially like everything in the 70s / 80s rock, metal (heavy, speed, thrash, black, death, doom, etc.) & punk area.

I already have basic experience and knowledge in the field of mixing and would like to deepen my knowledge and gain further important experience in this way. Even if you want to use the recordings I have edited afterwards, my work on them remains free.

If you are interested or have any questions, just write a message.
Looking forward to it!
 
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Hey i think this is the right place to post this.
For reasons of practice I offer free online mixing & mastering of your multitrack recordings (rehearsal room recordings, studio recordings, etc.). I am happy to mix your demo, a single song, etc. for you.

I especially like everything in the 70s / 80s rock, metal (heavy, speed, thrash, black, death, doom, etc.) & punk area.

I already have basic experience and knowledge in the field of mixing and would like to deepen my knowledge and gain further important experience in this way. Even if you want to use the recordings I have edited afterwards, my work on them remains free.

If you are interested or have any questions, just write a message.
Looking forward to it!
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Hey man. I liked your idea. Do you have anything that you already worked on for me to check?
 
As many people are looking forward to learn to play guitar by hearing a great guitarist. Something inside us makes us say “What is that sound? I wanna play that!”. Once you have experienced this, you are already on the way to being a guitarist. If you have never played before, there are so many types of guitars and guitar playing styles to choose from that it can be tough to know where to start.
want to know which style do you like to play?
 
You don’t need me to tell you that 2020 was a crazy year, but it’s really starting to hit home for me. When the pandemic hit, I lost my job, lost all my gigs through the summer, and my last semester of college got cut short (I still graduated). But on the other hand, I tried to make the most of it and was able to rent a house with a friend and my girlfriend and convert the basement into a recording studio. The result was these two albums, which are hopefully quite different from each other.

theudder.bandcamp.com

Tamakeri, by The Udder

17 track album
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The Udder - Tamakeri: this is a very experimental album that combines technical metal with jazz (with some other things thrown in for good measure). It was recorded “live” Iron Maiden style and is made up of material that we had spent the previous year working out on stage.

animalsoup.bandcamp.com

Edgewater, by Animal Soup

8 track album
animalsoup.bandcamp.com animalsoup.bandcamp.com
Animal Soup - Edgewater
This one is a lot more accessible and more songwriting based. It has a prog rock/prog metal tilt but this band has a lot of different influences and we tried to be light on the prog cliches. It’s a lot more produced compared to The Udder’s raw sound and has a lot of soundscape-y stuff. There was also an attempt at making the songs catchier.
 
Got some new music coming out 2021. First is a remix of the title track of our fourth album, Work Work Work. Then in a couple of weeks we have a new track, 24 Hours of Freedom, which features a lead vocal by Blaze Bayley, which I'm obviously pretty stoked about.

 
I'm about to finish a solo project but I'd like to get a second pair of ears to evaluate the mix before I consider it finished. I'd appreciate it if someone with mixing experience took a listen and offered some feedback on whether it sounds too harsh/boomy/etc. Otherwise I'll keep tinkering with it forever and possibly make it worse.
 
A song? More songs? An album?

I think @Yax and @Mosh have had education in this field. But in my experience mixing can also be a personal matter. And sometimes person A hears stuff (finds stuff important) and person B does not hear it and/or puts emphasis on other matters.
Especially when it is a solo project, it would be satisfying if you yourself (also) would like the mix.

But perhaps you like several mixes you've made and have trouble with choosing?
 
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I have absolutely no experience in mixing but if you’d like opinions I can definitely offer that.
 
It’s good to have an extra set of ears and was encouraged when I was in school. I did pursue an audio certificate out of high school but that’s about it for formal training (I went the performance route when I transitioned to university). I would be happy to listen to stuff regardless.
 
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Yeah, you don't want to get stuck in this. Besides, I tend to lose myself after too much tinkering, either during an extended session or over time, where the sum of all changes the tired ears suggests you make, lead to either nothing or a worse sounding mix, just like you said.

I'll be happy to offer my thoughts.
 
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Sometimes I wish I had a old box multitrack recorder that has nothing except channel volume, pan and EQ.

As soon as I'm in Cubase I find myself distracted with unnecessary shit. As soon as two distinct instrument tracks (like guitar and drums) are made, sounds don't blend, of course they don't it's just a demo who cares, but lets try and change a few presets, turn a few knobs...half a hour later sound is still shit and recording went nowhere. I bought a cheapest Chinese processor just for recording ideas on the fly and I found myself upgrading firmwares and inserting impulse defs in for cabinet modeling, like it's going to ever sound like triple rectifier on 4x12.
 
It is finished. For the first time since 2018 I have a song to release. I originally planned to finish this in early 2020 before going abroad, but I'm glad I didn't because in the meantime I've become somewhat more aware of what I want to do musically. I think I got the inspiration for this song from listening to Opeth's Ghost Reveries. But in the end, there's Maiden, DT and all my favourite stuff in there.
Thanks @Yax for tips on how to clear up the mix a bit.

 
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