Members nomy Posted March 5, 2008 Members Share Posted March 5, 2008 Hi all. I haven't posted in a while as I've been away rebuilding my studio room. I've now ditched the old HD recorder in favour of a new DAW system. So I've finally embraced the world of MIDI and all that comes with it, headaches especially. It's like being back at school. I've never known such a steep learning curve. Nearly fell off many times. Anyway, here is my first effort using Cubase SX3: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=780205 The song is called 'Stay'. Very prog/classic rock feel. And I'm afraid it's 8 min long. Sorry. I would appreciate any comments. I realise I'm still very green when it comes to producing and mixing, so your feedback is very welcome. You can compare it to my other song on there which was on my old HD recorder. I think there is improvement, but you may not agree Thanks for anyone who gives me 8 minutes of your life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted March 5, 2008 Members Share Posted March 5, 2008 I'm listening now. (And I will be for a while, apparently. ) Sounds very clean, very well done. I'm not one much for strings in rock but I think they're well done within the context. The guitar sounds very good. The writing seems very solid, neo-classic rock, in a mid-70s/Floyd-ish kind of mode. A song this long is obviously not going to be everyone's thang... but I'm at the 5 minute mark and still pretty much enjoying it (pretty heady praise, coming from 3 minute me). I think the classic sound and dreamy 70s feel lends an expectation that it's not going to be 2 verses, a chorus, a solo and two choruses... But that length is clearly part of the style/turf, here; it feels pretty natural, in that sense. Very good, very well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nomy Posted March 5, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 5, 2008 Many thanks for donating a fair sized chunk of your life B2B And thanks for the encouraging comments. That is very welcome as I am in my own little bubble here with nobody really to share my ideas with....apart from the good wife who added her vocals of course. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Songwriter81 Posted March 10, 2008 Members Share Posted March 10, 2008 You may want to shave off the guitar intro. I'm fairly new at this, but it seems like one common thing that hurts good songs is having a lengthy intro that isn't relevant to the rest of the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.O Posted March 10, 2008 Members Share Posted March 10, 2008 Loved it. Oh yeah, and I love itl!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Floophead3 Posted March 11, 2008 Members Share Posted March 11, 2008 I think the guitar intro, while a different feel than the rest of the song, is perfectly fine. Don't cut it. I also really dig the vocal harmonies you have going, very different. I think perhaps the verse vocals are a little weak in a few places, but not enough to hurt the song. I think around the 6 minute mark I was getting tired of the same stuff. You could move up the guitar part from about 6:30 to 6 minutes. I don't think you need those repeated 30 seconds in between. Other than that I think it was nicely produced and very interesting. I think however you could perhaps go out with the same way you came in. Put the intro in reverse at the end and have that last guitar part just fade away. I think that'd be brilliant =P Good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eagle1 Posted March 11, 2008 Members Share Posted March 11, 2008 Holy shhh....I have to say that this is awesome work man!And if this is your first effort with Cubase, then... damn!! Loved the mix (though I'm listening with headphones) and the dreamy soundscape the Midi strings create. At first what I didn't like was your voice but after a few verses I was taken in, especially in the Chorus.I really believe this is one of the best songs I've listened on this forum and I don't even like long songs that much! Good Work! P.S. Love the drums also! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members China Skies Posted March 12, 2008 Members Share Posted March 12, 2008 Thats cool man, **listening to intro** theres alot of *singing - you not me lol* layers, how long did it take you? do you write all the midi etc or did you just play with it, trial and error basis? not a fan of prog rock but its a good song Andi [China Skies] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ido1957 Posted March 12, 2008 Members Share Posted March 12, 2008 Cool song well written and produced. Harmonies are fabulous.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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