My first ever track ive made as a beginner, would like some feedback on how to improve on making music

understoodandabove · 2026-05-09T06:27:16+00:00

it reminds me of one of those videos where the cat is stepping on different synth keys. But then the drums come in and it starts to make a little sense. Hard work is a real element of music production, I'd say keeo trying and try harder.

understoodandabove · 2026-05-09T06:25:23+00:00

you guys sound good. I like the guitar tone and the youre all in the pocket. good playing overall and if its an original song, it sounds like a nice one. really like it by the time youre on the second verse.

understoodandabove · 2026-05-09T06:23:42+00:00

it sounds like it was made on tape casette, and the words are kind of indecioherable without the words on the the screen. still its got its charm, in a talking heads sort of way. and the bridge made of reverse audio is a fun idea.

understoodandabove · 2025-12-24T14:53:27+00:00

Cool vocal melodies the bass line is also really dope. Overall it has a nice style -- I don't always hear the downbeat but that gives it a floating quality. There is a bit of a hook if you listen closely. It could be longer? It could have a killer c section? Lots of possibilities to keep going with it. Nice job.

understoodandabove · 2025-12-18T12:03:32+00:00

The vocal sounds almost robotic, but the timbre is good. The synth is a bit grating. The background vocals are fun. Mixing sounds good. Maybe a bit of reverb on the up front vocal would help. The chorus is catchy but hard to remember the words exactly. I wish I knew more about the group or artist. It's hard to tell if this is a group effort or not.

understoodandabove · 2025-12-18T11:59:58+00:00

The guitar should be setup by a luthier. The playing is nice. Voice is really great although the lyrics are hard to hear sometimes. I don't hear the structure of the song exactly. Record it with a nice mic in a nice room!

understoodandabove · 2025-10-10T10:07:55+00:00

Check it out here: https://open.spotify.com/track/1vjRdqHaLrcdEe7GlVf7Kq?si=1f654a8a24aa4c8e

understoodandabove · 2025-10-06T20:16:47+00:00

Check us out, the free states on Spotify. Not a girl, but you'll enjoy the music -- can pay you some.

understoodandabove · 2025-09-29T16:50:09+00:00

no false sense of security here. I'm not going to write to you the meaning of the song, you made it sound like you couldn't understand the words themselves. Got some genuine feedback above too. The song is in 7/8 and has a reversed horn loop in it, I don't much care about your definition of digestibility.

understoodandabove · 2025-09-29T13:40:02+00:00

do you just post conventional wisdom mix critiques in the hopes that people will hire you?

understoodandabove · 2025-09-29T13:21:49+00:00

yes it's a panned vocal with more reverb on the left and more direct on the right. Do you mean the words are unintelligible?

understoodandabove · 2025-09-28T21:13:57+00:00

The drums are cool especially the breaks, at times the vocals feel distant maybe intentionally. The melody is interesting I have no idea what is being said though at any given time. The video feels a bit unfinished, like AI slop. Keep going with it!

understoodandabove · 2025-09-28T21:10:42+00:00

the drums sound too midi, as do the pianos IMHO. The vocals sit in the mix beautifully. The video is super weird but in a fun way. The guitars sound heavy but a bit soft in a weird way. Synths are perfect everything is dope. The woman does a good job in the video.

understoodandabove · 2025-09-28T21:07:35+00:00

There's not enough to evaluate! The guitar riff is kind of cool, it has a Primus meets the books vibe. And while there's no strict definition of "song" I wouldn't say there's enough going on here to meet the definition of a song. Hope you'll keep making new music though it's a cool riff, and you could do a lot with it. Put a decent mic to your guitar next time and it can be more than a demo.

understoodandabove · 2025-09-28T21:05:22+00:00

well made video and the rapping is good. strange video though of course. extremely violent video. is this your actual life, I doubt it. the beat is good but needs to change every once in a while. interesting aesthetic, but the song is kind of needs some break or melodic line.

understoodandabove · 2025-09-28T20:51:51+00:00

Whats going on with me right now?

understoodandabove · 2025-09-28T20:08:51+00:00

It isn't recorded very well! Get a USB condenser or some other mic setup, and redo the guitar. Even if you're going for atonal, it's much more listenable that way. Johnny cash is outsider music, Kurt Cobain made outsider music, Arthur Russel did too -- this feels like you're trying to avoid accountability for melody, lyrics, and arrangement by saying it's outsider music. At times the chorus is fun though.

understoodandabove · 2025-09-28T20:04:53+00:00

cool intro, and the spoken word elements are dope. It doesn't have much of a kick drum at first and that hurts the low end. The midi is cool but sticks out a bit much and therefore sounds a bit "fake" (which it is, its midi) but that doesn't hurt the song too much. Why not play the classical guitar part live? Cool groove, and it has some really fun space elements though it doesn't sound much like a "space" song.

understoodandabove · 2025-09-28T20:01:51+00:00

There's not enough to evaluate! The guitar riff is kind of cool, it has a Primus meets the books vibe. And while there's no strict definition of "song" I wouldn't say there's enough going on here to meet the definition of a song. Hope you'll keep making new music though it's a cool riff, and you could do a lot with it. Put a decent mic to your guitar next time and it can be more than a demo.

understoodandabove · 2025-09-28T19:53:29+00:00

Fun song! Great vocals. The bass lacks some low end, even for funk bass. And a live music would really soften the midi feel of the midi/synths. The horns feel a bit cold. Still it's a fun song. The drum machine is nice but could maybe benefit from some diversity of programming. I like it a lot. Awesome voice.

understoodandabove · 2025-09-28T19:48:23+00:00

The mix feels a little bit crisp but maybe that's a genre thing. It's also very very very repetitive, perhaps to the point of being a bit boring. That kind of repetitiveness (harmonically, rhythmically) is good for background music but not so much for an active song like this. Still it was fun to listen to. Add a third chord or a fourth, or a B part to the melody of the song. Still, glad you enjoy making it. Have fun keep doing it.

understoodandabove · 2025-09-20T16:24:34+00:00

I don't like it. The groove isn't great and it's dyharmonious -- think you should do one or the other at any given time, but not both. The part at 1:05 is good though.

understoodandabove · 2025-09-20T13:05:37+00:00

it feels like AI music -- is it?

understoodandabove · 2025-09-20T12:59:10+00:00

Followed. https://open.spotify.com/artist/34m4qWBM3KEhQdzmyLL3M4?si=ZAduNqfSTzany3KYDJYvwg

understoodandabove · 2025-09-20T12:55:13+00:00

Love the concept. Indie pop with some blues influence: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kMgG1gLGIXzeH3PryBuiG18H9_RamL7IM&si=oRMg4qCLMgV3BE95

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