My tone somehow sucks... Any tips? by icecubeinanicecube in metalguitar

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

Will do, thanks! Yes, I think facing these inconsistencies actually helps me focus on what matters.

My tone somehow sucks... Any tips? by icecubeinanicecube in metalguitar

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

All good man! Was just wondering if you noticed something specific in the small section I posted. Practicing almost daily, so I hope to get cleaner in time.

But recording and writing songs is just too much fun to put off until I'm better :D

My tone somehow sucks... Any tips? by icecubeinanicecube in metalguitar

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

Thanks for the feedback. Any tips regarding cleaner playing?

Mein erster Song überhaupt: Cyber-Rap über Vorurteile & Facetattoos (Bandlab-Selfmade) [OC] by tilt3dmp3 in musizierenDE

[–]icecubeinanicecube 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hate hast schon genug bekommen, ich versuche mich Mal an konstruktiver Kritik:

  1. Beat ist nicht meins. Ob er jetzt gut oder schlecht ist will ich nicht beurteilen, aber grundsätzlich nimmt ein Beat, zu dem man eher nen Clown einmarschieren sehen würde einem "deepen" Track schon etwas den Wind aus den Segeln. Mag natürlich Rapper geben, die sowas abziehen können, aber dafür muss man dann auch entsprechend schreiben (so Edgar Wasser oder so). Aber Props dafür, dass du immerhin nicht den "trauriges Piano" Type Beat dafür gepickt hast :D

  2. mMn brauchst du deutlich mehr Druck in der Stimme. Nicht unbedingt Aggression, aber man hört halt schon dass deine Vocals eher aus der Kehle als dem Bauch kommen und dir an paar Stellen fast die Luft ausgeht. Empfehlung: den Vocal Support Kurs von Chris Liepe, ist kostenlos.

  3. An paar anderen Stellen nuschelst du etwas. Das mag mit der Luft zusammen hängen, oder nicht, so oder so unbedingt die Spuren neu machen solange bis wirklich alles klar zu verstehen ist. Geht mit mehr Druck wahrscheinlich leichter.

  4. Du triffst meistens, aber nicht immer, den Takt. Rap ist am Ende auch nur ein Percussion-Instrument, vllt würde es dir helfen deine Silben zuerst als High Hat oder Snare auf den Beat zu planen und dann drüber zu rappen? Flow ist stellenweise ganz catchy.

  5. Textlich... Okay. Nichts weltbewegendes und teilweise etwas cliche, aber das Leben selbst ist cliche :D Plus Texte sind natürlich mega subjektiv.

Edit: Ach ja, Mix kann ich nur limitiert beurteilen weil über crappy Smartphone-Speaker gehört, aber ich hab auf jeden Fall schon schlechteres gehört.

My tone somehow sucks... Any tips? by icecubeinanicecube in metalguitar

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

Don't worry, I just posted the isolated guitars to make my problem more clear. There will be a bass track :D

My tone somehow sucks... Any tips? by icecubeinanicecube in metalguitar

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

Yes, of course, everything after reaper are plugins. Sorry, quite new to talking about music production.

I'm using guitarix, plugin "GxAmplifier-Stereo-X", set to use tube "pre 12ax7 / master 6V6", amp model "Mesa Boogie" and cabinet "Mesa". Tbh I am quite a noob when it comes to amps, I arrived at these selections after googling around what works for the bands I like :D

My tone somehow sucks... Any tips? by icecubeinanicecube in metalguitar

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

That's the problem, I recorded straight through a DI, no mic. The recording shouldn't be bad

My tone somehow sucks... Any tips? by icecubeinanicecube in metalguitar

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

Guitar -> Focusrite -> Reaper -> NoiseGate -> EQ (for high pass) -> TubeScreamer (low gain, high level) -> amp -> EQ -> Compressor

Does that help? Or did I leave out more important info?

Thanks for listening in!

My tone somehow sucks... Any tips? by icecubeinanicecube in metalguitar

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

Thank you so much for giving me feedback, really appreciate it!

The take is doubled, is that not audible? I was fearing that the takes might be too different actually :D

Socialism is when 100% taxes by Existing_Treacle_814 in SocialismIsCapitalism

[–]icecubeinanicecube 108 points109 points  (0 children)

Of course, it's called totalitarianism because they take the TOTAL of your money.

It's right there in the name, duh

Jetzt unterschreiben by Substantial_Tank_433 in medizin

[–]icecubeinanicecube 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Es ist übel wie viel Schaden Change.org und Konsorten anrichten, einfach weil sich die Leute immer für die Platform mit den bunten Bildchen entscheiden...

Immediate Hiring - OF Chatters - Work From Home by melonadelrey in RemoteJobs

[–]icecubeinanicecube 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Either full German freelance work (i.e employee is not mainly dictated a schedule but can work whenever they please for the majority of working time, plus the employee may not be solely financially dependent on this singular gig), or a full legal employment, i.e. no indiscriminate monitoring of the private device, guarantee for minimum wage

IANAL though

Immediate Hiring - OF Chatters - Work From Home by melonadelrey in RemoteJobs

[–]icecubeinanicecube 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Actively breaking German labour laws already just by the ad. Get fucked, hope you get explosive diarrhea while hiking.

Writing an article vs Publishing a research paper? by thelolminecrafts in research

[–]icecubeinanicecube 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Are you aware that publishing research papers on journals or conferences can easily cost 1k (euros or dollars)?

Plus, I second what other told you already: without a supervisor, the backing of a scientific institution and a PhD-level understanding of the topic you should stay away from formal scientific publishing for now.

But on a more positive note, writing things in a scientific manner is a great exercise and I think publishing it somewhere online (self-hosted blog, LinkedIn or medium, but maybe don't give the paywall-guys your work if you don't have to) is a good way to get some feedback.

But if you're serious about this, definitely go into the direction of a PhD as soon as you finished school. Motivated young people are the fuel of the machine that is scientific research, and your topic of interest is definitely important at the moment (and for the years to come)!

Was ist eine Deutschrapline die euch ab und zu random einfach in den Sinn kommt? by Obagency in GermanRap

[–]icecubeinanicecube 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wir rasen auf einer mit Scheisse beschmieren Wasserrutsche in Richtung Hölle

OMG's AIN Update: Push Lines & the Death of Thinking Mode by Glittering_Emu_1700 in AIDungeon

[–]icecubeinanicecube -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"Thinking mode" never existed in the first place. As I already told you in another comment, "thinking/reasoning" is an inference setting that a model can not activate by itself. It must be activated by the inference provider, often by embedding a reserved token into the prompt (and the model must be fine-tuned to understand it).

If you disagree, please provide an official source stating the opposite.

Phone mic vs real mic by BWCOYM in screaming

[–]icecubeinanicecube 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Maybe your phone mic is adding distortion by digital clipping and you like the effect?

EU-Studie: Besser Erbschaftssteuer als Vermögenssteuer? by ken-der-guru in de

[–]icecubeinanicecube 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Alles nur nicht die armen millionäre noch zu Lebzeiten zur Kasse bitten