Sorry, I meant to do this a few days ago. I really like this. The only thing I would change personally is the beat (it's too early 90s/New Jack Swingish for me).

Maybe add a camille effect to the vox.

Moistulation is pretty cool...but your vocals don't sound black enough for the music.

mrdespues said:

u don't have 2 b black 2 b funky. Look at the Average White Band, KC and the Sunshine Band,Paul Peterson(St.Paul),...etc.and not to forget Otan (Beau Hall).

I like the groove on moisture(something) hehe -- as far as the black 2 voxie thingy -- that's bulshit - It's about soul, which brings me to a point I'd like to make. First let me say I like your stuff, I think theres a fine line between soul and performance. If you worry too much about the performance.. or lean too far on either side you're not going to do justice to either one. In my opinion I think you need to worry less about performance and push more into soul, You have it, I hear it... There's lots of people that can sing, but nobody cares if you don't put your "being" into it... I think taming the emotion is better than taming the performance. That's my take anyway.

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Toy

Moistulation is cool. With your remix of the main vocal track this should Funk!
All the rest sounds great, i.e. your background vox, bass, keys, guitar, drums.
Somehow don't lose the 'white' voice, as it gives the twist. If you sounded 'Black', I feel the song would be Disco; which i couldn't handle.

Ooohh. I like this song. Moistulation is funky! It has a nice styled pop funk to it, and the bridge is catchy! This is fun ditty to listen to! Im glad 2 hear a song from you that is upbeat and catchy. Very radio friendly! What a cool title by the way!



...adding this one on my favorites of yours.

I've added a new song and some remixed ones on Soundclick. The new song is still in demo stage and called "Moistulation." I came up with it the other day and wrote some words last night. This is just the basic idea of the song. I UPDATED/REMIXED the following songs: So Much Better (added different keys and guitar and took out some vox), The Best Tonight (just a remix - I hated how I mixed the original version) and Sexy Rain (keys and guitar a bit louder in the mix). Check 'em out and let me know what you think.

Moistulation:
Sounds like you're too close to the vocal mic - the bottom end is overpowering - did you mess with the EQ on the vocals? They're all super boomy. (well, perspectively speaking - the song kicks ass, and that's probably the biggest thing that stands out - the music almost takes a back seat to the vocals - I'm imagining that you might have had a wrestling match trying to mix that down because the vox occupy so much of the aural spectrum. roll back the bottom end and then they'll sit a little happier in the song. (JUST my opinion, as always)


I'm thinking it's a bit of me and a bit of the microphone I'm using. The AKG C100S seems to give some vox that quality. However, I was definitely too close to the mic. The mix sounds different in the headphones AND on the computer AND then even more different in the car. I didn't mess with the EQ on the vox, but maybe I should start doing that, huh?

Best Tonight #2
Very great mix. The acoustics sound nice and natural, the voice is mixed nicely into the song, it seems to fade back a bit in some spots, but not too much. The right guitar also sits nice in the song, not overpowering, and not buried. Extra credit for the backing vocals that are ever-so-slightly placed into the mix, like lace on a thong - you almost don't notice it.

I figured you'd like how I buried the background vox...

Sexxy Rain
First off - pick different drums, unless you're trying to sound too much like Fine Young Cannibals. Try the second funk kit (my favorite of them all) OR the enhanced power kit - enpwr? Don't remember. OR, go all the way and put on the hip-hop drums for a total 80's Laidback tone.

The vocals are a lot better now... dunno if you re-did them or just remixed them... I think you re-did them.

Okay, lastly, and this is me being a picky whiny b!tch - the rhythm guitar following the same pattern as the bass guitar, and organ and lead key line - it's too much pushing into a single rhythm... everything is going da-dah-da... I'd say put your guitar rhythm somewhere else entirely to put a little more syncopation into the song - to "de-CRACKER" it a bit. That's just me tho. Okay - also - on the RAIN part of the song, drop the thumping bass and go into a bootsy/flashlight bass line to provide a change on the canvas underneath the lyrical change, to help say "this is something different". Nice outro. VERY nice.

I just remixed the vox. I just started out with music and then just added the vox in later. I kept it simple just so I could get the vox in and change other stuff later. I just never bothered because I just wanted something that my band guys could work with. I never actually intended on keeping that rhythm guitar track in there like it was I just never redid it. There's actually a few mistakes at the beginning (where I buried it a little lower) that I just left there.


So Much Better #2
I like the keys in there - but that triplet ride cymbal - it's just gonna ride my drawers. I'll live with it. I would suggest bringing the vocals closer to the center - don't pan them SOO far to each side. Dig the harmonies.

Some of the vox are on the same tracks as the panned lead guitars during the "out there" bridge section. I was too lazy to pan them during mixdown. I did want a sort of call and answer type of vocal during the verses (almost like a duet) and actually eliminated one set of vox. Again I just remixed or eliminated some of the vox, but didn't redo them.



Sex Ballad
Love this and I've only heard 30 seconds. You gotta look into all the other drumkits that are offered. That first drumkit is just too 1989 for me. But it's my opine. Dude this is a great song.

Ok, I think you've noticed that I don't scrounge around too long for drums or drumkits, just a decent rhythm that I can use. When I had the Zoom drum machine I actually programmed different beats and whole songs, but now I don't want to be bothered because I keep thinking I'll forget the guitar or keyboard parts I just came up with. And, yes, I know I could actually go back and do the whole thing over again, but...it just sounds like a lot of work...lol. I can't believe you actually LIKE this! It's soooo sloppy it's almost embarrassing, but AGAIN it was just an idea that hasn't seen fruition.

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Final Thoughts:
GO BUY BOTH DAG CDs. Your voice reminds me of that singer a lot - from the falsettos to the straight singing - they're THE funky and giving them a listen would, I think, maybe give you some great ideas. (and if you don't have the cds or can't find them, org note me, I'm sure something can be done).

Great job on these dude. I need to get busy you prolific dog.

Thanks for the compliments. Who the heck is DAG? Should I have heard of them? I listened to that track and, yeah, that's my kind of shiznit. And, yep, I'll send you the orgnotationage...

artist08 said:

Notice how compressed that dude's voice is - I still haven't figured out how to really use compression like that in a recording - I just pick a preset and go with it.

As far as just grabbing a loop nand going forward, I agree with you when you're just laying the foundation for the song, but you should really go back and finish these things - you've got a finished album here if you go back and re-do the drums and polish a thing or two.

Check out my music!

http://www.soundclick.com...8music.htm

My band: www.grooveclinic.net

Moistulation: cool song, nice and funky groove, like it!

Best Tonight #2: I'm not into country at all but the recording itself sounds good.

Sexxy Rain: this sounds like a mix between The Fine Young Cannibals, Prince, INXS and George Michael of course. I like it coz it's funky...

Sex Ballad: the best of the bunch IMO, I agree with otan to get rid of the triplet ride, but a very cool slow jam nevertheless!