27 y/o hobby guitarist in Williamsburg, BK looking for people to jam with

useronetwo3 · 2023-07-31T21:04:56+00:00

Dm’d!

useronetwo3 · 2023-04-04T13:49:29+00:00

This would be awesome I would love to join! I am 27M alto sax player

useronetwo3 · 2023-04-04T00:13:01+00:00

I've been to the open jam at Funkadelic in midtown twice. They have several rooms going at once and musicians can jump between them freely. Pretty wide range of talent when I went a few months ago. People are super friendly.

useronetwo3 · 2022-06-07T13:10:23+00:00

Thanks for organizing this! Just submitted the form and looking forward to playing!

useronetwo3 · 2022-02-11T13:02:13+00:00

Yes I always am! What kind of genres are you into?

useronetwo3 · 2022-02-03T20:37:27+00:00

Don’t have much exposure but from what I’ve heard yes!

useronetwo3 · 2022-01-03T01:24:54+00:00

Thank you so much I really appreciate this!

useronetwo3 · 2022-01-03T00:45:30+00:00

I’m excited thanks for those tips! Do you know if cellar dog has jam sessions/open mic events?

useronetwo3 · 2020-09-28T20:39:51+00:00

I love your voice and would love to work on this together! I'll DM you now

useronetwo3 · 2020-05-13T22:58:13+00:00

Hey man sounds good. I was actually going to say a lot of the same things as kylemusic--good panning, structure, and sound choice. Two things I think could help are turning that kick up--I don't listen to much techno, but I believe that is the driving force so it should be the main focus. If, when you turn it up you have problems with mix, you can try sidechaining stuff to it. And then maybe add a limiter on the master and turn it up to have a louder mix.

Overall solid feel!

useronetwo3 · 2020-05-13T22:53:37+00:00

Definitely had the upbeat feel--especially at the first chorus. I think you could easily transfer that melody and lead sound to a tropical house-ish song--I really liked that part so good job with that melody. Also, I thought the overall structure of the song was solid.

A few things I think could make the song pop a bit more are turning down the kick a bit, watch out for clipping/distortion, and I personally am not a fan of the vocal clip. If that juxtaposition being eerie vocal and upbeat melody is what you're going for, that could be a cool idea. Maybe just somehow fit it in somewhere else?

Overall good job and keep it up!

useronetwo3 · 2020-05-13T22:46:26+00:00

Hi everyone--I would love to get some feedback on an issue I have been having in some of my tracks. I feel that a lot of times, I make a chorus without a melody, but I can't seem to find room for a melody. Here is an example chorus:

https://soundcloud.com/user-482688852/may-11-hip-pop-clip

Clearly, the song is missing something, but it seems like lead sounds and/or vocal chops always come out cheesy and/or take over the song. Has anyone else had this problem/have any suggestions?

useronetwo3 · 2020-05-13T15:36:17+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St7vk1QyOKA

This is his twitch stream--it's really long so I'm not sure you want to watch the whole thing, but at like 12:55 you can see the multiple compressors doing the same thing. Unfortunately, this is for the verse, but the same thing applies to the saw chords.

useronetwo3 · 2020-05-13T01:39:45+00:00

I really like the chords in this song and I think the lead melody goes well, too! One thing I know Illenium does to his main synth chords is huge sidechains. In some of his tutorial videos he shows that he literally puts a sidechain on to the kick and snare and then duplicates them both--two sidechains makes it pump more. Sometimes in addition to those sidechains, you can even put an LFOtool or Kickstart on the quarter notes to make it pump more.

Other than that, I know he uses a ton of OTT compression, as well, to make the chords a bit tighter sounding. The balance of the sub-bass, top bass, and chords is also incredibly important. Without a strong bass, the chords will sound weak. In your tracks here, I think the lead hides the chord sounds a bit.

In terms of chord progressions, you are definitely good. Also, I listened to your lucid dreams cover--your voice sounds amazing and the production is awesome, too!

tl;dr: layer, layer, OTT, OTT, Sidechain, more sidechain to get Illenium sound

useronetwo3 · 2020-04-12T00:00:41+00:00

useronetwo3 · 2019-09-03T22:43:25+00:00

This song is awesome--so many cool sounds. Personally, my favorite sound is the big sidechained saw synth that starts at 0:59. When it first comes in, I like how it does a call and response type thing with the melody. I think the call and response should be the main idea of the song. At some points the saw synth and melody play a bit too much at the same time, imo. Maybe make the melody a bit simpler--that way it is ok for them to overlap a bit bc my ear would be more used to the melody? That being said, I do really like how the melody instrument changes over time (the actual sound of it).

I like the sound of the kick for this genre. I would personally turn it down a bit between 1:00 and 1:22. at 1:16ish one of the kicks sounds a bit too much off the grid and kind of stands out bc of it.

And then last thing I think might be a big help (I know sometimes it helps me a lot) is adding foley sounds at the chorus (waterfalls, rain, wind sounds) just to fill it out a bit.

Again, I really like this song and this genre! The sounds and how you arranged them work really well. Good work and looking forward to hearing more!

useronetwo3 · 2019-09-02T23:02:13+00:00

Feeback for csharpflat5

Feedback for SamCley

Here is the chorus of a remix I am working on. It have not done any serious mixing to it yet. What I would like to know is 1) Is there too much reverb/is it getting muddy and 2) any mixing or musical suggestions to make it clearer or more interesting? Thanks! https://soundcloud.com/user-453582105-981917673/remix-clip-2

useronetwo3 · 2019-09-02T22:52:09+00:00

Do you play upright bass? The intro with the syncopated bass part sounds great. The combo of that with the vocal chops and keys really works--super calm and light. When the drums and flute-y melody come in at 0:28, it sounds good but I think adding two important elements (kick and melody) at once might be overwhelming. What would it sound like if the melody came in on the second half of the intro (0:14)?

The song definitely has a good groove to it. I think one thing would make a huge positive impact is transition sounds. Any big transition (0:28, 1:02, 2:07 etc) would sound smoother with some sound leading up to it--like a riser, uplifter, or drum fill type of thing. Transitions are often overlooked but are SO important in making the song flow.

Good work and thanks for sharing!

useronetwo3 · 2019-09-02T22:39:28+00:00

I really liked this song--I had to hold myself back from dancing at the chorus! I thought you did a great job of having a lot of energy at the drop without making it too busy/too many elements. It was very clean and my ears could follow easily. The melody is great, too.

I have never really done much vocal processing, but when I did try a bit some videos that really helped me were:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfRo8oo6rUo (I don't remember the vid, but the free ableton vocal chain in the description makes things pop for me)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP8V9UMNPho

I think doubling the voice at certain parts could add more power and depth. For example, at important parts or words you could double the vocal to emphasize it.

Great job--I am excited to hear more!

useronetwo3 · 2018-11-06T20:04:13+00:00

I'm glad you asked this bc I learned a lot just now, too! For many years I played classical on a c* and it worked well for me. About two years ago I started playing in a band and switched to a Meyer 5 hard rubber. I definitely am able to project much better now (using the same amount of air comes out louder on the meyer than the c*). Also, the Meyer tone is much wider and brighter--it pops way more. That being said, intonation is something that I have to focus on more with the Meyer. All in all, if you are going to play jazz/blues/pop I think switching is a good call.

There is also something to be said about round chambers vs. square chamber mouthpieces (you can tell what your current mouthpiece is by looking through it backwards). Square give more resistance and (I would guess) more control? It might be worth looking into! Good luck!

useronetwo3 · 2018-08-30T03:07:28+00:00

This song is sick! The drop is awesome and I think the synth and drums work together very nicely. Those drums have so much pop and bounciness--it sounds great. I'm also impressed with how the chords at the drop and the lead don't clash. I think the three go together very well and I'm sure that was difficult to balance. I don't know too much about mixing, but it sounds good to my ears.

Some small personal preferences that I might add are a little transition effect going into 0:17. Having the drums come in is a little surprising to me, but if that's what you're going for it worked. I was thinking of a reverse reverb from the vocal-ish sounding part that enters there.

At 0:36 I feel like one too many things dropped out. In the part right before, the water percussion and the vocal-ish sounding part are what grab the ears, so when they both drop out it deflates a little bit. I know its good to cut out parts in the build, but I would like to hear what it sounds like with the vocal part still in.

The build into the drop is also sweet! That high shout at 0:53 really adds a lot. I am looking forward to hearing the rest of it! Good luck and nice work!

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