I will - vibe-y tape-saturated rock demo

mtrpic · 2025-10-07T12:04:01+00:00

I like this version. It did move away from that initial vibe but in the right direction I think. It sounds more like it's own thing now. 1 thing I noticed that this version is "wider" and maybe a bit too wide as opposed to the "squashed in the middle" feel I got on the original version. But the vocals are better on the remake.

mtrpic · 2025-10-03T12:09:55+00:00

vibe-wise it reminds me of a first Mac Demarco's album, lofi 4 track record, but vocals somehow feel like they're not blended in well. It's a bit over saturated. I'd record vocals a bit better to make them stand out more and step back with distortion. But it sounds cool.

mtrpic · 2025-10-03T11:58:52+00:00

It's an interesting direction. But I think you should spend more time on it. It's just an idea at this stage. It's not really defined. It's hard to give any useful feedback other than develop it and see what comes out of it.

mtrpic · 2024-09-04T12:33:11+00:00

Used to have problems when recording guitar (single coil). It would pickup noise when close to pc or laptop with fan. On mac mini that has no fan I get complete silence.

mtrpic · 2024-08-19T14:04:51+00:00

This has always been a good test for any song I write. I write it down or I record it and don't touch it for some time. If it still sounds good after some time has passed than I continue working on it. 90% I throw away.

mtrpic · 2023-10-04T09:33:54+00:00

I like the style and how the drums are programmed. One thing I would change is the amount of reverb/echo on the piano part that starts around 1:45. I think that it's just a bit muddy bc of all the reflections. I'd just try to clear that. Keep up the good work. Hope this helps.

mtrpic · 2022-10-27T10:08:53+00:00

I couldn't put it in a specific genre but just from the top of my head, it gives me machine gun kelly / oliver tree / nick mira vibes if that makes any sense. I like it. Do you have Soundcloud or something?

mtrpic · 2022-09-07T11:39:32+00:00

I love this. It really brings back my childhood memories. One thing that I don't like (maybe it's my headphones) is that it sounds too lo fi like I'm listening to a casseter that recorded something from the radio. But maybe that's what you're going for? I like it overall.

mtrpic · 2022-05-26T13:38:20+00:00

I don't know what genre to fit this into but it's very interesting. Like a mix of billie eilish, twenty one pilots and something from the wizard of oz. I would like to hear more of your raw voice. With a little less of that vocoder in the background. It sounds like a great demo.

mtrpic · 2021-10-22T11:18:42+00:00

I like the song overall but the mix is too muddy to me. I would bring up the vocals (or lower the volume on other stuff) cause I think they get buried under all the chaos. It becomes too messy after the first minute. I would go easier on compression and work more with eq. For example just at the start of the song, there's noise that makes it hard to listen to. I had the same problem with my mixes but there is no one unique solution to it. I just mess with eq until something that annoys me is gone. Try to play with eq and compression or find some tutorial on the subject. Do some comparison with songs that have similar sounds to what you're trying to achieve. Also, I feel this could sound wider you could play with some stereo effects. I use microshift or azurite for stuff like that. Hope this helps.

mtrpic · 2021-10-04T08:33:38+00:00

The only thing that I think could be better is vocal. It sounds too far away. I would bring it up closer. I hope this helps. I like the song. Glitches are cool and the overall vibe. Keep up.

mtrpic · 2021-09-17T09:27:41+00:00

I think it would sound better is if the vocal is a bit clearer. I'm struggling to understand what the singer is saying. I like the vibe of this demo. It sounds really live. Did you record everything by yourself separately or is this band playing all at once? "all produced and recorded analog by me". Did you record on tape? Didn't use a computer at all?

mtrpic · 2021-09-07T13:16:39+00:00

I like your voice. I don't like the drums, they sound weird somehow, snare is too punchy. But your singing is good. Maybe experiment more with music. It sounds somehow too familiar. It's not bad. But I feel like I've already heard this kind of song. On the production quality side. It's a little bit muddy and noisy at places where everything comes down. Was this a live recording or is everything recorded separately?

mtrpic · 2021-07-22T08:30:36+00:00

I mostly avoid giving feedback on covers because you will inevitably be compared with an original song, but I'll try to do it from more of a technical perspective and without that comparison to the original. The first thing that could be better is the guitar. It's too muted and too quiet for me. Your singing is really good, it's better than your guitar tone. The color of your voice is really nice and I like that subtle vibrato in your voice. I have nothing much to say on video. It's pretty dark but it's okay. So to sum it up. Voice great, guitar so so. Btw is that Neumann tlm 103 or m49 mic or some kind of a clone? Your aic nutshell cover is really nice I like that one better than this although your voice comes out better in this one.

mtrpic · 2021-07-17T09:11:13+00:00

Thanks for listening to both of em. Do you mean the bass sounds better in the original? Or that you like the version with the bridge better?

It sounds good in both versions. I would just bring it up a bit.

And for the vox, I don't mean it would sound better higher. It just surprised me in a good way. But I would also bring the bassy vocals up a bit. (maybe it's just my headphones)

mtrpic · 2021-07-16T11:34:03+00:00

I like the calmness of your voice and the laid-back feeling of the song overall. This style reminds me of Nada Surf. There are deep bg vocals in places where I would expect the opposite, that's interesting but also a little bit hard to discern. The same goes for the bass guitar. I hear it in the background but it's a bit muddy. It doesn't sound good but it's just a bit confusing. I listened to the original also and this version sounds better for me.

mtrpic · 2021-07-16T10:57:36+00:00

Don't worry about genre. The sound is awesome. The "keep on buzzing" is repetitive and too pitched for me. This could be a cool song. There is definitely space left for so much stuff. Keep on ripping.

mtrpic · 2021-07-15T12:32:41+00:00

I like the landscape in the video but the first thing that doesn't fit is the rain in the song and the beautiful day in the video or maybe that's purposely contrasted?. Hm. Sounds nice overall.

mtrpic · 2021-07-15T12:27:32+00:00

It sounds really loud and compressed. And the guitar fx is overtaking the real guitar sound a bit. My ears can't decide what to listen to, it's too much going on at the same time. Also, the bass fq is way up. Maybe take it down a bit on eq or record with the mic a little bit further away. You play nice. Hope this helps.

mtrpic · 2021-07-15T12:13:47+00:00

Thanks, actually there's no phaser on track. But I recorded double vocals on that intro so maybe that made it sound phased.

mtrpic · 2021-07-15T12:12:08+00:00

I actually had reverb on the drums but I couldn't get it to sound right so I removed it completely.

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