You utilize the vocals well as always.  It's another one with great upbeat energy that just makes me want to get up and move around.

You utilize the vocals well as always. It's another one with great upbeat energy that just makes me want to get up and move around.

very uplifting feeling with nice supporting instrumentation. as always i really like how you incorporate your guitar into the mix. hope you have a great week, Friend!

very uplifting feeling with nice supporting instrumentation. as always i really like how you incorporate your guitar into the mix. hope you have a great week, Friend!

I'm gonna disagree- the vocals aren't doing any heavy lifting here, the rest of your production is. I like the lyrics but the vocals are just very... generic sounding. Expected. Like a million other pop edm songs.

THAT BEING SAID - the rest of this song is fantastic and there's all kinds of unique and unexpected elements in the synths and percussion that *do* stand out against that generic vocal and make this way more interesting - in other words, the vocal just isn't as good or interesting as the rest of the track. You need a better more unique vocalist.  Which brings me to paragraph 3:

You might not be a vocalist but you are a music producer and WB is an excellent opportunity to try new things - aka sing your own vocals - and learn the whole vocal recording cleaning compositing processing effects adventure while you are at it. As a music producer you get super powers to record your own voice and cringe at it in horror in absolutely secrecy and then turn it into something awesome you don't even recognize as your own voice, if you want. Its a tremendously useful experience.

AKA me on WB last year. And now I have ridiculous space cowboy crooning songs and horny rapping minotaur hard acid techno nonsense lol

I'm gonna disagree- the vocals aren't doing any heavy lifting here, the rest of your production is. I like the lyrics but the vocals are just very... generic sounding. Expected. Like a million other pop edm songs. THAT BEING SAID - the rest of this song is fantastic and there's all kinds of unique and unexpected elements in the synths and percussion that *do* stand out against that generic vocal and make this way more interesting - in other words, the vocal just isn't as good or interesting as the rest of the track. You need a better more unique vocalist. Which brings me to paragraph 3: You might not be a vocalist but you are a music producer and WB is an excellent opportunity to try new things - aka sing your own vocals - and learn the whole vocal recording cleaning compositing processing effects adventure while you are at it. As a music producer you get super powers to record your own voice and cringe at it in horror in absolutely secrecy and then turn it into something awesome you don't even recognize as your own voice, if you want. Its a tremendously useful experience. AKA me on WB last year. And now I have ridiculous space cowboy crooning songs and horny rapping minotaur hard acid techno nonsense lol

excellent uplifting feels and loving those calm synths supporting the vocals. Well done!

excellent uplifting feels and loving those calm synths supporting the vocals. Well done!

Thanks you, its a bit weird being back in the box, but I do love all the VSTs, lol.

Thank you, still grinding on the guitar hard to believe it's been 8 months. I haven't had as much time to practice, but such is life these days. I am thinking about actually putting a studio in my backyard. If I do that I may just graduate to real amps.

Many moons ago, I was in music school in upstate NY. As a drummer I was in beginning vocals, one of my most terrifying moments was having to sing solo in a class of mostly drama students. As each one of them would finish it was smiles and claps all around, until it was my turn. Well croaking like a dying chicken has scarred me for life, lol. Glad you liked the production, perhaps someday I will heal that trauma.

Thank you so much, a bit of time ITB and I get my favorite VSTs (though I do love the Virus)

[quote=Cosmic Cairns]You utilize the vocals well as always. It's another one with great upbeat energy that just makes me want to get up and move around.[/quote] Thanks you, its a bit weird being back in the box, but I do love all the VSTs, lol. [quote=jwh]very uplifting feeling with nice supporting instrumentation. as always i really like how you incorporate your guitar into the mix. hope you have a great week, Friend![/quote] Thank you, still grinding on the guitar hard to believe it's been 8 months. I haven't had as much time to practice, but such is life these days. I am thinking about actually putting a studio in my backyard. If I do that I may just graduate to real amps. [quote=neon liminal]I'm gonna disagree- the vocals aren't doing any heavy lifting here, the rest of your production is. I like the lyrics but the vocals are just very... generic sounding. Expected. Like a million other pop edm songs. THAT BEING SAID - the rest of this song is fantastic and there's all kinds of unique and unexpected elements in the synths and percussion that *do* stand out against that generic vocal and make this way more interesting - in other words, the vocal just isn't as good or interesting as the rest of the track. You need a better more unique vocalist. Which brings me to paragraph 3: You might not be a vocalist but you are a music producer and WB is an excellent opportunity to try new things - aka sing your own vocals - and learn the whole vocal recording cleaning compositing processing effects adventure while you are at it. As a music producer you get super powers to record your own voice and cringe at it in horror in absolutely secrecy and then turn it into something awesome you don't even recognize as your own voice, if you want. Its a tremendously useful experience. AKA me on WB last year. And now I have ridiculous space cowboy crooning songs and horny rapping minotaur hard acid techno nonsense lol[/quote] Many moons ago, I was in music school in upstate NY. As a drummer I was in beginning vocals, one of my most terrifying moments was having to sing solo in a class of mostly drama students. As each one of them would finish it was smiles and claps all around, until it was my turn. Well croaking like a dying chicken has scarred me for life, lol. Glad you liked the production, perhaps someday I will heal that trauma. [quote=Tone Matrix]excellent uplifting feels and loving those calm synths supporting the vocals. Well done![/quote] Thank you so much, a bit of time ITB and I get my favorite VSTs (though I do love the Virus)

This is mixed really nicely for that vocal. The synth and guitar ad libs that trail the lyrical are standing out as A+.  It just gets a bit busy in that middle section 1:50 before it goes back into 4/4 kicks. Could it be some kick drum looseness in that section?  You may have already ironed that out with a subsequent version.

This is mixed really nicely for that vocal. The synth and guitar ad libs that trail the lyrical are standing out as A+. It just gets a bit busy in that middle section 1:50 before it goes back into 4/4 kicks. Could it be some kick drum looseness in that section? You may have already ironed that out with a subsequent version. :)

Thank you, the drum break is a bit loose from the TR1000, its a sample chop that certainly could use a bit more tlc, but I do love using it and working out how to fit it in with a predominantly ITB production. Certainly a learning curve for me.

[quote=Cakes]This is mixed really nicely for that vocal. The synth and guitar ad libs that trail the lyrical are standing out as A+. It just gets a bit busy in that middle section 1:50 before it goes back into 4/4 kicks. Could it be some kick drum looseness in that section? You may have already ironed that out with a subsequent version. :)[/quote] Thank you, the drum break is a bit loose from the TR1000, its a sample chop that certainly could use a bit more tlc, but I do love using it and working out how to fit it in with a predominantly ITB production. Certainly a learning curve for me.