Age/Gender: 26, Male
Location: Stoney Creek, ON
Job: Cogeco Cable Employe
Hey im Shawn - I live in hamilton now - by the escarpment - on my own - come visit me and say hi! - I am aurrently working for Cogeco Cable - and no I can not give you free cable. I'm an audio fag and I got a shitload of songs. Go check them out!
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Hey I thought I reviewed this.. guess not.. kickass as usual - I m surprised the mods didnt castrate you for using that sample hahaha...
-shawn-
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you crazy bastard :P
-shawn-
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The piano notes at the beginning needed veloity variety imo - instead of all nbeing sort of at the same velocity and then delayed - give it more dimension!
I could have also done without the high pitched growling not long after that but imo I feel it takes away from the main voice and kind of cheapens it - the low growling at the end was fine though.
also the whole mixdown felt a little.. soft? Almost as if you took a bit of punch out of it - it feels smooth and all but a little too mixed down imo - some of the rawness is gone :) - and the volume has been lowered below.. standard volume so that I had to turn it up to get that same feeling- esay on the compression ;)
your voice is kind of getting lost back there too - you need to bring it out so that it takes more of a center stage instead of - this is how it sounds - it sounds like there is piano ambiance all around - which is good - guitarists on both side - which is fine - but then it sounds like the percussion is in the same stereo range as the guitars - when it should either be right behind them - or closer up and more well defined - atm its being drowned out - and then it sounds like YOU are standing BEHIND everything so that all your instrumentals are actually hindering people's abilitiy to hear your voice.
2:35 actually sounds better - the highly reverbed in the background chorus is a nice touch :)
it's a great song though - and nicely polished - however - there will always be things to improve - you've come a long way my friend but you still have a ways to go! ^^
like a homemade birthday cake its beautiful but some of the designs aren't quite perfect - keep up the good work and keep pumping out those tunes dude!
I hate to ruin your streak with a 9 but I would kinda be cheapening my own voting system if I gave a 10 - although it's close to a ten ;)
the elven ears hath spoken!
-shawn-
Author's Response:
Thanks dudeface~!
Nothing I can do about the music. ;) as that is dimoria's. It could be a lot of personal preference in your normal listened genre, though. I wonder about your settings for listening, as I'm positive I mixed the vocals as far forward and centered as possible. :p If your eq settings on your output are turned on to a high bass yield, then that could be why the vocals faded to the back. I use the classic "V" setting, but not overbearing on the bass end. ;D
That aside, glad for the review, as It was what I wanted to hear. :D Gives me a goal to achieve. haha. And will achieve with a very cool upcoming surprise. Thanks Shawn, you rule.
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awesome remix of 4string's "take me away" - although it sounds EXACTLY the same synth wise..
-shawn-
Author's Response:
yea abit i just testing some new synth creation.
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of the game ecco the dolphin.. and swimming around in the depths of the ocean.
I like it :)
some parts peaked a bit though.
the beat added about 1/3 in was an interesting addition.
-shawn-
Author's Response:
I decided to leave in peaks because i like them. Its rare to have peaks in a song and it sound good. The pad caused my peak detector to go crazy and show the tip top of the red heheh. I wanted to extend the beat at 1/3 but I lost the project so i just left it as it was.
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lol almost sounds like Saint-Isaiah's the spirits within.. just the piano.
I will admit that you are getting better :)
I like the fast pacedness of it and the odd lead..
just needs some vocals now to make it complete - maybe j-pop girls singing in unison :)
-shawn-
Author's Response:
OH IM GETTING BETER HAHAAH! thanks you
glad you likened this
i wonder what the lyrics would be for a song like this, I WAS FLYING IN MUH LAZOR CAR
CHILLIN IN MY PHOTON MOBILE
GOIN 400 miles per hour
nananananana
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nice soothing pads with a consistant drum backing - although I don't know if the drums would get on my nerves after repeated listens as they are rather up front..
flute seemed a bit awkward and out of place tho.. as well as that plucky synth.. I like it's melody, but I would have preferred a different instrument for it...
good attempt though - could use some tweaks though :)
-shawn-
Author's Response:
Thanks for the review!
At this point really I agree with you, I could do a lot of instrument changing and switching. I also still have the .flp so I can change it whenever I wish. After I find a way to finish the few projects I have now I'll look into revamping the some and making it even better. It's beena good while since I created it and I know I could give it more potential.
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wonderful imagery- good stereo surround, wonderful eqing - although some parts still feel a bit crowded- but nonetheless a good overall enjoyment! I love the choir!
-shawn-
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"why did i never write a review for this.."
I love this song - I listen to it and it takes me to far aaway temples on high mountaintops in the sky where I feel dwarfed in comparison with high openings where I can look down to the world below :)
awesome song :)
-shawn-
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did you manually add that crackle? cuz it sounds like it - if so good job neways :P
I like the feel of this song :)
-shawn-
Author's Response:
yeah, i added it manually. that and the rums are the only samples I used xD
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