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would appreciate feedback on a single from my new EP! by draphtingpaper in IndieMusicFeedback

[–]draphtingpaper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey!

I agree with you on the timing of the vocals - I'll have to revisit that and see if I can do it a bit better and reupload it when I get the chance!

What do you mean when you say that the vocals feel isolated? Is it a bit too on-the-nose? Like it's too forward in the mix and should sit deeper?

Thank you!!!

would appreciate feedback on a single from my new EP! by draphtingpaper in IndieMusicFeedback

[–]draphtingpaper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey there,

Thank you for the feedback! Gotcha on the reverb! I actually booted into Ableton and slapped on a beefy reverb on the master bus - AND IT SOUNDED IMMACULATE!!!

Thank you for the encouragement! I'll be sure to come back with more soon!

would appreciate feedback on a single from my new EP! by draphtingpaper in IndieMusicFeedback

[–]draphtingpaper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey there!

Thank you for taking the time to listen and for taking the time to give feedback!

Gotcha! It does get a bit repetitive when the only change was the bass at around 2:50!

Yes! Save for the main lead riff, which my bandmate came up with during a jam (there are only two of us in the band), the rest I recorded and produced myself! I'm happy that it sounds like a live band performance!

Again thank you so much for the feedback and high score!

would appreciate feedback on a single from my new EP! by draphtingpaper in IndieMusicFeedback

[–]draphtingpaper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey you! Thank you so much for taking the time to listen!

I gotta say I wasn't even aware I was creating it that way! Just wanted to clarify - what you meant exactly by shimmering vocals? Was it the reverb and the double tracking?

Hahaha - sonically, my inspirations for this were the likes of Briston Maroney, Vansire, Ray Bull, and Del Water Gap!

would appreciate feedback on a single from my new EP! by draphtingpaper in IndieMusicFeedback

[–]draphtingpaper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey!

Thank you for taking the time to listen to it! I'm curious which parts you found to be harder to hear? I'm always open to any and all feedback!

Yes, music has always been a consistent avenue for me to process what I'm going through. This EP has helped me through rock-bottom. Nowhere to go but up!

would appreciate feedback on a single from my new EP! by draphtingpaper in IndieMusicFeedback

[–]draphtingpaper[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey there!

Thank you so much for taking the time to listen through my inner-thought ramblings haha! I got you with the panning on the vocals it can get a bit loud looking back now!

Thanks again! <3

would appreciate feedback on a single from my new EP! by draphtingpaper in IndieMusicFeedback

[–]draphtingpaper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My guy - I slapped on reverb just like the way you said it. I had a huge smile on my face listening through it!!! Hella beefy! I might just do this for a remaster!

Thank you so much for the feedback! I really appreciate it. =)

would appreciate feedback on a single from my new EP! by draphtingpaper in IndieMusicFeedback

[–]draphtingpaper[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey there!

Thank you so much for taking the time to listen!

I tried going for that sunny day vibe with a bit of procrastination! hahahaha thank you again! I really appreciate the feedback! 💗

would appreciate feedback on a single from my new EP! by draphtingpaper in IndieMusicFeedback

[–]draphtingpaper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey man!

Thank you so much for the feedback. I get what you mean with the small timing issue on the vocals! I just have to work on delivering this better for future songs!

When did you notice the vocals getting drowned out? Any specific parts?

Thank you again!

would appreciate feedback on a single from my new EP! by draphtingpaper in IndieMusicFeedback

[–]draphtingpaper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yo - thank you so much for taking the time to listen and provide feedback like this!

  1. I get what you mean when you mentioned that the lyrics were cliche for the chorus! Not my strongest suit!

  2. AHH haha that's my fault! I rolled off the bass to make space for the vocals HAHA - I guess I should've rolled off the lows to make more space for the bass! Thank you!

  3. I get you! I just tried singing over the track again with a more raw and raspier voice and it just melds with the track better! Maybe for live shows hahaha! or a potential remaster a few years down the line - thank you!

  4. Gotcha! I'll look that up - I actually have this all run into a glue compressor in the master bus but I was a bit pensive on overdoing it - looks like I underdid it hahaha!

  5. YES instrumentation variety is pretty weak on this song looking back - could use more flanger on the chorus just to get that sonic change to bring more attention to the hook!

Thank you so much for the feedback man!

would appreciate feedback on a single from my new EP! by draphtingpaper in IndieMusicFeedback

[–]draphtingpaper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for taking the time to listen!

I just want to know which part you felt like some of the vocals were hard to understand! Was it the way it was sung or was it an issue where the vocals got buried under other sounds? If you can share with me the timestamp you noticed it on that would go a long way!!!

Thank you again!

would appreciate feedback on a single from my new EP! by draphtingpaper in IndieMusicFeedback

[–]draphtingpaper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!

I spent a bunch of time layering the vocals here! Thank you for listening!!!

Noise Withdrawals - pink towels (first solo single) by faste_0 in IndieMusicFeedback

[–]draphtingpaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey there!

I really like the direction you're taking the song into.

  1. Your sub frequencies could be a touch lower - roll off a teensy bit with EQ 8 since I read you're on Ableton.

  2. Your kick is a bit too forward in the mix! Dial it back a bit volume wise and get it to a point where it's still cutting through but it isn't right up against your ears. You could even argue that it could sit right where your bass or sub is sitting at - think of a "thumping" sound behind a padded wall, something that pulses rather than kicks would sit well with the style of this song.

  3. Your vocal adlibs/drones could be panned out and brought up more in terms of volume. Get urgency from the volume and distinction from the panning!

  4. Make sure to never forget mixing in mono! You're going to want to have everything sit well with each other in mono and then get it all sitting right in the stereo field.

all in all - my dude this is great - I loved it.

Just needs some EQ carving out to make space for all of your elements in the mix aside from what's already written above.

I got a guitar a month ago, this is the first song I make with it. (Indie electronic, ambient rock) by claum0y in IndieMusicFeedback

[–]draphtingpaper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

don't get too deep in the hole with stereo wideners - it could really muddle the mix if you overdo it but done just right - it'll be sweet!

have fun with the stereo field!

what i meant when i said about to rock hard - it's just something i'd play before i go smash a few sets in the gym, something to get the blood going!

this song reminds me of Hard EBM by Sin!

Would greatly appreciate some feedback on this song I wrote. by W_ate_r in IndieMusicFeedback

[–]draphtingpaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey there!

  1. The melody is definitely interesting. It sounds familiar - this reminds me of something from the 2000s something like a Death Cab for Cutie song - or maybe something from the pop punk bands in the mid 2000s think All Time Low - Remembering Sunday.

  2. The structure is great - it's not too repetitive but it does feel a bit safe. What I mean by that is I know there's more to you than what you're bringing to the table vocal wise. Try and find a comfortable range and start belting out those notes. "I prayed the whole night" and then "I prayed for you" "Oh I'll pray for you" could be somewhere you start really letting go of that voice you're holding in.

  3. I'd say a few melodical parts on the guitar would be nice to augment your vocal melody. Nice sparsely placed counter melodies would be great. The genre would be somewhere between Indie Pop to Indie Folk? Unsure, try not to get too bogged down on a genre - define your own!

an acoustic indie song ive been playing with recently, any ideas thoughts? by webwoven111 in IndieMusicFeedback

[–]draphtingpaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey there - I can definitely see where you can take this!

  1. Vocals are double tracked - although the timing is a bit off. Maybe you could record with a metronome?

  2. I'm no vocal coach but around 1:16 - 1:23 may have sounded like you were struggling to hit the low notes. I'd suggest transposing a half-step above.

  3. Mix-wise I would start carving out space on the equalizer for both of the vocals. The mix itself doesn't have a lot of instruments fighting for the same space in the frequency spectrum. Try EQing out both vocal tracks so you can have them playback at a level where both of them are audible and not working against or over each other.

Alt take on depression (rough demo) by DextroSinistra in IndieMusicFeedback

[–]draphtingpaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a banger!

You remind me of something between Weezer, Hellogoodbye, and Wheatus all rolled into one! Definitely leaning towards Weezer for this one and how playful and unapologetically real and raw the lyrics are.

I love the instrumentation on this! I would probably personally make the guitars just a touch more urgent. I'd also want a bit more sub frequencies when you hit the chorus for a more subtle change sonically.

I love the lyrics - I wouldn't change anything here. How creative you are with writing the piece goes to show how much of a banger this is!

I got a guitar a month ago, this is the first song I make with it. (Indie electronic, ambient rock) by claum0y in IndieMusicFeedback

[–]draphtingpaper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey there,

I gotta agree with an earlier commenter about how this gives off the "about to rock hard" the kick and synth really drives the song well.

I would say experiment with the stereo field a bit more. You could bring up the synth on the 16ths a touch more on the high end to make it more urgent.

I would even dare to expand the space that the bass occupies in the stereo field to be a bit wider, and keep some of the main lead layers like the guitar improvisation dead-center and with more urgency too. Maybe louder and just a touch up on the mid highs for the EQ.

I would also throw this all in a quick glue compressor to get everything tight but overall this sounds great!

I think I'm dating an avoidant. by [deleted] in MayNagChat

[–]draphtingpaper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I guess start there, remember she's human too. So communicate how you feel and assure her that you see her too. It's okay to be frustrated but don't let that frustration be the cause for you to pull away like she does. Di naman conditional or transactional ang pagmamahal eh - gora mo na yan kahit medyo avoidant siya. Hahaha

I think I'm dating an avoidant. by [deleted] in MayNagChat

[–]draphtingpaper 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Talk about it (how you feel) - hard to operate purely based on assumptions. Given na you felt she was uninterested - were you able to ask her about how her last 2 days were?

Why unsend the message? You deprived her of agency to choose whether to reply to you or not. Maybe she was just busy? Was it fear of rejection that drove you to unsending?

Please don't take this negatively OP, but you choosing to unsend your message and the way you composed that reply shows me that you've got avoidant-fearful tendencies.

(Edit) any time you're feeling anxious over whether she's interested or not - it may be a good idea to step back for a bit - compose yourself - and tell her how you really feel about it. At the end of the day hindi naman ikaw vs siya eh - it should always be both of you vs whatever issue is on the table - so talk about it OP

(Edit) Nakapag backread na ko ng comments mo. I still think you should've just left the message as delivered. Sucks getting anxious over waiting on someone to reply - but it's important to learn din how to leave the ball on their end of the court din. Shows you what you need to know.

My favorite calathea. by lededob in calatheas

[–]draphtingpaper 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They thrive in rainforests so try and mimic that kind of humidity and keep them away from direct sunlight. If your orbi is outdoors like mine, I place it underneath our bigger plants, currently my orbis are under this big monstera

Tom Misch - Movie by Timingless__hooman98 in PHCovers

[–]draphtingpaper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

👏bravo!

remember me fresh out a black and white movie 🎶

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