Bold first submission. For CC I think you can loosen some of the note snapping to help the initial wavering. There is a bit of hunting by the processor that knocks things a bit of pitch by a semi tone or so. Sound cool otherwise I like the ending when the effects pull back to reveal your voice. There a strong drama to that.

Bold first submission. For CC I think you can loosen some of the note snapping to help the initial wavering. There is a bit of hunting by the processor that knocks things a bit of pitch by a semi tone or so. Sound cool otherwise :) I like the ending when the effects pull back to reveal your voice. There a strong drama to that.

Very interesting work! I also like the melody! The sound was distorted in some places. Could be intentional, but I thought I'd bring it up anyway (in spirit of constructive criticism).

Very interesting work! I also like the melody! The sound was distorted in some places. Could be intentional, but I thought I'd bring it up anyway (in spirit of constructive criticism).

Holy crap, what a daring statement to go for solo vocals on your first submission. I liked the gradual growing dissonance of the harmonizer. Really fits with the lyrics. That ending with the dry vocal remaining is a chilling emotional climax to it all.

As for constructive criticism: maybe it would have been even stronger if the dissonance drifted in and out a little more. Felt like it was fairly linear, so now the second half is all unrelenting dissonance all the time. But I'd also agree with it not needing to be pleasant, authors intent and fitting the narrative. So yeah, cool piece!

Holy crap, what a daring statement to go for solo vocals on your first submission. I liked the gradual growing dissonance of the harmonizer. Really fits with the lyrics. That ending with the dry vocal remaining is a chilling emotional climax to it all. As for constructive criticism: maybe it would have been even stronger if the dissonance drifted in and out a little more. Felt like it was fairly linear, so now the second half is all unrelenting dissonance all the time. But I'd also agree with it not needing to be pleasant, authors intent and fitting the narrative. So yeah, cool piece!

Thank you so much! Re-listening, I think I needed to automate my align delay at the start (which I did to create a feel of multiple takes)

Thank you for the kind words! On a relisten: some of the distortion was on purpose. Some was not and I should have tweaked. Thank you for pointing it out!

Thank you! I'm proud of the descision to end on clean vocals, seems to have resonated with people( IIRC there's a bit of tuning on them but raw FEELING was important)

And extra thank you for the critique! I'll definitely apply the idea of more depth/change/variance in the future!

[quote=ENC_]Bold first submission. For CC I think you can loosen some of the note snapping to help the initial wavering. There is a bit of hunting by the processor that knocks things a bit of pitch by a semi tone or so. Sound cool otherwise :) I like the ending when the effects pull back to reveal your voice. There a strong drama to that.[/quote] Thank you so much! Re-listening, I think I needed to automate my align delay at the start (which I did to create a feel of multiple takes) [quote=WahSp]Very interesting work! I also like the melody! The sound was distorted in some places. Could be intentional, but I thought I'd bring it up anyway (in spirit of constructive criticism). [/quote] Thank you for the kind words! On a relisten: some of the distortion was on purpose. Some was not and I should have tweaked. Thank you for pointing it out! [quote=Dustsucker]Holy crap, what a daring statement to go for solo vocals on your first submission. I liked the gradual growing dissonance of the harmonizer. Really fits with the lyrics. That ending with the dry vocal remaining is a chilling emotional climax to it all. As for constructive criticism: maybe it would have been even stronger if the dissonance drifted in and out a little more. Felt like it was fairly linear, so now the second half is all unrelenting dissonance all the time. But I'd also agree with it not needing to be pleasant, authors intent and fitting the narrative. So yeah, cool piece![/quote] Thank you! I'm proud of the descision to end on clean vocals, seems to have resonated with people( IIRC there's a bit of tuning on them but raw FEELING was important) And extra thank you for the critique! I'll definitely apply the idea of more depth/change/variance in the future!

Wow, the processed vocals triggered my uncanny valley response, sending this into a creepy zone where the lyrics were dark despite themselves. Super cool sound overall!

Wow, the processed vocals triggered my uncanny valley response, sending this into a creepy zone where the lyrics were dark despite themselves. Super cool sound overall!

I love this!!! Super ear catching! the harmonies are still quite clear, which is rare with wacky vocoder stuff. I'm not the biggest fan of the ending with clean vocals in this case, but it does give a much needed contrast. I agree with others that it could do more contrast with modulating the distortion or varying some other aspect, just to emphasize the message, but I think it already does emphasize using melody and stuff, so it's just a matter of cranking the emotion even higher. very cool piece!

I like the structure you toyed with, def don't need to follow verse/chorus. can just be a story of another kind!

I love this!!! Super ear catching! the harmonies are still quite clear, which is rare with wacky vocoder stuff. I'm not the biggest fan of the ending with clean vocals in this case, but it does give a much needed contrast. I agree with others that it could do more contrast with modulating the distortion or varying some other aspect, just to emphasize the message, but I think it already does emphasize using melody and stuff, so it's just a matter of cranking the emotion even higher. very cool piece! I like the structure you toyed with, def don't need to follow verse/chorus. can just be a story of another kind!

Thank you so much! And yes, it's a little uncanny valley - but I kinda like that ha ha

You're too kind! Really helpful critiques!

[quote=MRDRCAT]Wow, the processed vocals triggered my uncanny valley response, sending this into a creepy zone where the lyrics were dark despite themselves. Super cool sound overall![/quote] Thank you so much! And yes, it's a little uncanny valley - but I kinda like that ha ha [quote=horatiuromantic]I love this!!! Super ear catching! the harmonies are still quite clear, which is rare with wacky vocoder stuff. I'm not the biggest fan of the ending with clean vocals in this case, but it does give a much needed contrast. I agree with others that it could do more contrast with modulating the distortion or varying some other aspect, just to emphasize the message, but I think it already does emphasize using melody and stuff, so it's just a matter of cranking the emotion even higher. very cool piece! I like the structure you toyed with, def don't need to follow verse/chorus. can just be a story of another kind![/quote] You're too kind! Really helpful critiques!