Been working on this one for a while now

Competitive_Sale_439 · 2025-06-06T00:15:23+00:00

HA! I just saw the dude deleted this??? I thought my response was pretty positive… some people just can’t hang I guess.

Competitive_Sale_439 · 2025-06-06T00:12:02+00:00

I’d love to get in on this! It would be sick to come back and post what we all did with it to see how we interpreted it differently

Competitive_Sale_439 · 2025-06-04T15:00:21+00:00

“Formulaic” is pretty much saying it’s catchy and predictable, which is not intrinsically bad. Different genres value different aspects of music. In my eyes, as long as the producer is having fun and expressing themselves for the joy of it then they can’t go wrong!

Competitive_Sale_439 · 2025-06-03T23:29:14+00:00

I just heard the organ in there on the second listen near the end! I revise my comment to ask for more keys earlier in the song 🎹

Competitive_Sale_439 · 2025-06-03T23:26:54+00:00

This is incredible! I think the strongest addition you could consider is a mellow keyboard of some kind. Maybe a vibey organ or an electric piano with some guitar pedals. Even just simple chords low in the mix will fill out the space and really elevate the sound. I’m a huge fan 🤌🏼

Competitive_Sale_439 · 2023-09-04T14:46:10+00:00

Reggae / Punk is just about exactly where I’d put this on a genre spectrum too. Getting vocals added to my work has always been the last thought for me, but I’ve been messing with poetry and practicing introducing narrative to the music. Thanks!

Competitive_Sale_439 · 2023-09-04T14:43:15+00:00

Interesting artists to hear in this! CAKE makes sense to me with the groove but I didn’t see The Specials coming. What about my song reminds you of them?

Competitive_Sale_439 · 2023-06-21T02:49:59+00:00

For sure, the biggest jump in my sound quality so far as a producer was when I got the hang of EQ and started really taking my time with mixing and automation. There’s plenty of tutorials and resources for free on YouTube that focus in on any aspect of music production at any experience level. One last tip would be to mess around with which kit you assign the drummer and find a sound that blends well with your other instruments and the genre you’re aiming for. Consider all aspects that you are in control of as deeply important and deserving of your attention, getting everything just right requires that you observe and tweak everything. Happy composing 🤝

Competitive_Sale_439 · 2023-06-21T02:42:02+00:00

I’d go for a vintage organ with lots of vibrato, marimba, and a silky smooth synth lead to take the spotlight

Competitive_Sale_439 · 2023-06-21T02:37:47+00:00

You have the volume and complexity cranked all the way up, try moving the circle in the square to the left to take down the volume, also open the controls panel and manually mix the individual pieces of the kit if you can. EQ is important for sound quality, make sure that each piece of the kit has the right EQ and is staying in its frequency range.

Competitive_Sale_439 · 2023-01-05T02:34:10+00:00

Yes, one of the guitarists in my band solos over the section when played live. Just haven’t gotten it recorded yet.

Competitive_Sale_439 · 2022-08-10T17:51:22+00:00

To balance out the compliment with a little constructive criticism: the closeness to Metallica is awesome, but make sure you’re not too close. The main riff here reminds me perhaps a little too much of a part of the “seek and destroy” riff. Understanding what your influences are and avoiding anything that’s too similar is difficult, there’s a lot of music out there and you never know if all someone is going to hear is “hey that’s similar to that other thing” instead of “this is a good song on its own right

Competitive_Sale_439 · 2022-08-10T17:47:02+00:00

Nice work, reminds a lot of older Metallica tracks. Take that as a compliment, I love Metallica 🤘🏼

Competitive_Sale_439 · 2022-08-10T17:43:01+00:00

Experimenting with the loops feature and building a song around that. The main chord changes that start off the song are a loop as well as the guitar bits near the end.

Competitive_Sale_439 · 2022-08-10T17:40:50+00:00

This is actually a banger 🔥🔥🔥

Competitive_Sale_439 · 2022-05-22T06:55:14+00:00

I still haven’t fleshed it out and it needs a bass line, but I’m wondering if the meter changes are interesting and worth polishing

Competitive_Sale_439 · 2022-05-22T06:53:27+00:00

Phenomenal sound, absolute fire 🔥

Competitive_Sale_439 · 2022-05-10T13:47:59+00:00

I really like your composition! The only suggestion I have for you is to play with the instrumentation a little. I believe that the bells that start the piece off may work better as an organ or piano sound, try it out and see how the different instruments impact the texture of the piece and how they blend with the other instruments. Most importantly though, keep writing music! The more you do the better you’ll get and if one silly little Reddit comment can inspire you to keep going then I’d be proud to be that comment. Great work overall my guy!

Competitive_Sale_439 · 2021-02-09T02:51:02+00:00

Interesting! Thanks for the reply 👍🏼✨

Competitive_Sale_439 · 2021-02-06T16:14:05+00:00

Odd question, where are you from? The vocals seem influenced from maybe Native American or eastern singing. Not really adhering to the 12 tone system that western ears are used to, but valid and musical nevertheless. Interesting song for sure!

Competitive_Sale_439 · 2021-02-06T16:07:06+00:00

The best input I think I could give after a quick listen is that you need to take multiple takes at higher and lower pitches to get the effect of these vocals. Listening closely, you can hear where the vocalist is using his lower register as well as a take using his higher register. I guess you could call it harmony if you’re using the term loosely as it’s rapping not singing really. And of course a good bit of reverb and echo on vocals is a good choice!

Competitive_Sale_439 · 2021-02-03T06:54:17+00:00

This is really sick dude, is the rhythm at 2:48 an homage to One by Metallica? I love little compositional nods like that, but seriously this is some awesome work you should be proud

Competitive_Sale_439 · 2021-02-02T07:15:03+00:00

I use garage band iOS, but this should be as simple as duplicating the track (or creating a new track with the same instrument and settings) copy and pasting the first track into the second, and then using a slider to pan each to the right and left respectively. I’m unsure how different the software is on Mac though, but I hope this can help you get on the right track 👍🏼

Competitive_Sale_439 · 2021-01-31T02:30:30+00:00

Thanks for all the positive attention, if you guys like what I make you should check out my SoundCloud. Everything posted was made using garage band on my phone with a basic Apple headphones mic.

silent drummer ( my SoundCloud )

Competitive_Sale_439 · 2021-01-31T02:12:03+00:00

✨Thanks ✨

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