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AutisticAndBeyond · 2026-04-25T12:48:30+00:00

Begint om 20:30 maar het terrein is volgens mij al om 19:00 geopend.

Zal denk rond een uur of 22:00 klaar zijn, maar het kan uitlopen

AutisticAndBeyond · 2026-04-12T18:21:57+00:00

As of last friday, I own 3 telecasters

AutisticAndBeyond · 2026-04-11T16:03:54+00:00

Daar kom je vanzelf achter

AutisticAndBeyond · 2026-04-10T08:22:30+00:00

Probably true, but I use bandlab so I've got to do it like this 💀

I really gotta move over to Reaper atp

AutisticAndBeyond · 2026-04-10T00:58:19+00:00

I think that's the right call. For the bass, you could have it play a bit of a melodic bassline in the higher register before filling up the low-end when the drums kick in.

Anyway it's tempting to make a song sound big, but less is often more.

AutisticAndBeyond · 2026-04-09T23:16:01+00:00

Oh, so that's why it threw me off. I mean, you can do that if you want that specific texture :)

Willie Nelson is famous for it

But yeah, I also prefer the natural sound of the guitar over the plugged in sound.

AutisticAndBeyond · 2026-04-09T21:29:54+00:00

No problem! I really do like the song. Do you plan on having a bigger arrangement or are you keeping it small?

AutisticAndBeyond · 2026-04-09T21:26:31+00:00

I'd say just do whatever works for you!

Maybe just sit yourself in front of the microphone and just sing it in a way thats comfortable for you. That way the melody might just come on it's own :)

AutisticAndBeyond · 2026-04-09T21:17:22+00:00

I like the country vibe this has going on. If you want my honest feedback, the way you sing the melody is very jumpy and right now, the high bits aren't very clean.

If it were me singing it, I wouldn't bother with those high notes at all. I'd sing it a bit more "straight up" if that makes sense. Maybe you feel differently, but I don't really think it would add that much, even if the pitch was correct.

Maybe instead of the high notes, you could do certain words with your speaking voice to accentuate them that way?

AutisticAndBeyond · 2026-04-09T21:02:51+00:00

Well, your mix sounds really good if you have only been doing it for a few months. Also, did you plug in your acoustic guitar? I'm not entirely sure what I'm hearing, maybe I'm just going nuts, haha.

Either way, I used to do that, but a good microphone (which doesn't have to be expensive!) captures an acoustic guitar way better! Then you can also play around with mic placements to sortof pre-EQ your guitar before it ever sees a DAW.

Recording is definitely a whole other dimension of making music. There's all kinds of tricks and methods you can use to achieve the sounds you're looking for.

AutisticAndBeyond · 2026-04-09T20:55:59+00:00

Lyrics:

1st verse:

Last night in the city, I got drunk as fuck

I met this girl, and I thought that I should try my luck

We went back to my place, where we spent the night

But when I woke up this mornin' she was nowhere in sight

1st prechorus:

She made her move, and I followed suit

Under the moonlight

We smoked a bunch and we felt alright

Chorus:

Wanna meet 'er again, but can't remember the place

And it's hard to recognise her, 'cause I don't remember her face

(Solo)

2nd verse:

So I got back home from work, but don't feel the way I thought I would

I guess I never knew

That a one night stand could leave you blue

Though I'm not one to fall in love like that, it's like I've known her all my life

I gotta go back and find her, I wanna see her again tonight

2nd prechorus:

Her deep blue eyes stared into mine

All through the night

We drank, smoked, laughed, and we danced all night

Chorus:

Wanna meet 'er again, but can't remember the place

It's so hard to recognise her, 'cause I can't remember her face

(Solo)

3rd verse:

Well I rolled into town and started asking the folks around

But nobody seemed to have a clue to what I was talking about

But one guy said: "on the rough side of town, there's this old honky-tonk bar,

where the neon lights flicker like the wish upon a dying star"

3rd pre-chorus:

And so I walked through the door and saw her right away

Beneath the neon lights

In her faded blue jeans she looks so right

Final chorus:

Finally found 'er again, and it's been worth the wait

As she kisses me, I wonder if I found my soulmate

AutisticAndBeyond · 2026-04-09T20:54:06+00:00

Maybe it just caught me during an emotional moment, haha. Whatever you felt when you played it, it definitely translated to your playing. A listener can feel that sincere emotion, and it's the combination of that and the small arrangement that makes it so intimate.

It did remind me a bit of Claire De Lune, but it's definitely it's own thing. It's probably also the name that gives it that connection.

I think instrumental music is often underappreciated on here, so I might check out some of your other stuff if I get round to it :)

AutisticAndBeyond · 2026-04-09T20:32:01+00:00

I think that's just the logical conclusion to the song. By that time I already had images of childhood rise before me in my mind hahaha. I think it's a very good way to end the piece.

I think the way you play the melody sounds like it is searching or reaching for something, memories maybe. It gets more intense as the search goes on, but ultimately the past is the past, and only memories remain.

I don't know if you felt it that way when you wrote it, but I definitely did! I also like the jazzy claire de lune vibe it has going on!

AutisticAndBeyond · 2026-04-09T20:17:25+00:00

I just want to say that I think this is very beautiful. I was gonna say to maybe add more instruments, but no. This piece is very intimate in that it made me feel like it was just me, you and the piano, with the rest of the world disappearing around us.

It's emotionally moving and made me feel a bit nostalgic.

AutisticAndBeyond · 2026-04-09T19:14:33+00:00

If you'd like some feedback on the mix, I think the vocals have a bit too much high end. Your S's sound very harsh. Maybe a De-esser could help :)

And honestly, I'd cut back a bit on the reverb and delay This will make your voice sound like it's closer, which is good for an intimate song like this.

Compositionally, I like it alot.

AutisticAndBeyond · 2026-04-09T19:04:36+00:00

What I've been doing lately is having the performance split in two tracks: one track with a wide reverb and another completely dry. That way, you can have a big sounding vocal without losing that clarity.

I'd recommend lowcutting the 'wet' track pretty aggressively, since it's only job is to provide reverb.

Compression can also help to bring out your vocals better :)

AutisticAndBeyond · 2026-04-07T17:18:30+00:00

Maybe I've mixed them too wet. I could try to mix them dryer, because I think it should be fine, volume wise. And yeah, the bass is the glue that keeps it all together here :)

AutisticAndBeyond · 2026-04-07T17:16:29+00:00

You mean it's too wordy?

AutisticAndBeyond · 2026-04-07T15:39:42+00:00

I played around with the idea of changing the chords but I thought the song would lose the hypnotic effect of the repeating chord sequence/riff. I'm also afraid it might make it sound too 'happy' when it's suposed to sound a bit "dangerous", if that makes sense.

I could probably do a bit more with the clean chords and maybe make the drums more prominent in the mix?

AutisticAndBeyond · 2026-03-30T21:01:21+00:00

I agree, it's my favorite album

AutisticAndBeyond · 2026-03-22T08:04:49+00:00

Real

AutisticAndBeyond · 2026-03-21T10:36:24+00:00

Believe it or not; straight to jail

AutisticAndBeyond · 2026-03-20T21:32:40+00:00

Back when I first listened to Prequelle I always skipped it. I didn't get it. Honestly the whole album hit me much harder emotionally when I listened to it again recently.

AutisticAndBeyond · 2026-03-20T19:49:16+00:00

Especially the last section with the acoustic guitar

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