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No newts this week, but our tadpoles are coming along.
I really botched this one with some bad mixing and compression.
I also may have unwittingly stolen one of the lyrics from one of Drum Bender's songs from this year, the plus side is I get to go back and listen to them all now to figure it out 
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So rad. So so so rad. I was ready to get my juiceharp out and go to town.
So rad. So so so rad. I was ready to get my juiceharp out and go to town.
Oh yes please!
Whoa! The compression I chose for the master track really screwed this one up. Oopsie
I think the lyric was, "why are we all compressing, when others are flanging".
Yours is better.
Due to the compression, it feels like you're singing and somebody's hitting you rhythmically in the back with an open hand. Which in itself is a peculiar experience so I wouldn't necessarily call this a screw-up!
I enjoyed this as is!
While I'd be curious to hear a version closer to what you intended, I don't see a problem with embracing the compression either. There's a cool throb to everything that adds a neat feel.
I see what you mean about the mixing, your vocals (which are great) get a little overpowered at times. Everything else? Great. Love the contrast of the heavy synth bass, the harmonized vocals, and the percussion (which sounds like body slapping?). Quirky and fun. Love it!
getting major Why? vibes, specifically the album Oaklandazulasylum. really great creative stuff!
I think the lyric was, "why are we all compressing, when others are flanging".
Yours is better.
Due to the compression, it feels like you're singing and somebody's hitting you rhythmically in the back with an open hand. Which in itself is a peculiar experience so I wouldn't necessarily call this a screw-up!
I enjoyed this as is!
While I'd be curious to hear a version closer to what you intended, I don't see a problem with embracing the compression either. There's a cool throb to everything that adds a neat feel.
I see what you mean about the mixing, your vocals (which are great) get a little overpowered at times. Everything else? Great. Love the contrast of the heavy synth bass, the harmonized vocals, and the percussion (which sounds like body slapping?). Quirky and fun. Love it!
🤘🤘🤘 def see some drum bender influence. Great track
getting major Why? vibes, specifically the album Oaklandazulasylum. really great creative stuff!
Thanks! I might not be doing music at all if it weren't for Drum Bender.
Funny, so I made this track entirely on headphones and listening back again it sounds Ok on headphones, but over the laptop speakers is when I start hearing the gnarly dropouts. Maybe that means the bass is too high in the mix, so when I put compression on the master track, everything gets squished when the bass gets louder and over tiny speakers it just sounds like everything gets quieter??? Would this be fixed by first compressing the bass tracks then the master track? or just turning down the bass tracks?
The percussion is in fact the vocalist striking their heart/chest while singing.
You fix it by using a multiband compressor on master instead, which compresses lows, mids, and highs separately. Some multiband compressors have even 16 separate bands.
A regular compressor will in fact lower the volume of the entire signal so it will make higher register things like vocals "duck".
You fix it by using a multiband compressor on master instead, which compresses lows, mids, and highs separately. Some multiband compressors have even 16 separate bands.
A regular compressor will in fact lower the volume of the entire signal so it will make higher register things like vocals "duck".
Nice! Thanks for the advice, I'll look into that!
This song is great! the synths sound really great and i love all the creative ideas with the vocals, it really works. nice one!
really cool! yes good neighbouring is hard, really feeling that this week. i look forward to checking out more of your stuff, you have a really unique style
Oh that crazy synth sound against the bizarre backdrop sound is just perfect. I picture aliens in spandex dancing in slow motion with stroboscopic purple lights. Now I guess I have to disclose that to my shrink.
This song is great! the synths sound really great and i love all the creative ideas with the vocals, it really works. nice one!
really cool! yes good neighbouring is hard, really feeling that this week. i look forward to checking out more of your stuff, you have a really unique style
"neighboring is hard" +1
this was cool/fun/inspiring, thank you!
THANKS y'all! We're trying our best, eh?!
Oh that crazy synth sound against the bizarre backdrop sound is just perfect. I picture aliens in spandex dancing in slow motion with stroboscopic purple lights. Now I guess I have to disclose that to my shrink.
YAYYYY What a lucky shrink you have! "Lucky Shrink"
The song was already enjoyable but hearing it while watching Mr Rogers spin round really takes it over the top!
