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This time I tried to make every instrument track sound good on its own, when played solo. I think, that's the way it has to be in general, with every song. Well, but either I have to practise harder or this theory is just wrong or not what you should care about while making music, because the result is not that satisfying as it should be. But maybe some people will like this song.

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octopus58

2022-08-19 11:06:20

This was pretty nice and mellow, and definitely very enjoyable to listen to :)
I liked the progression and the instruments you used to set the mood, and I like how you give every instrument kind of a turn or phase (aside from percussion). It really highlighted all the different parts and prevented the song from ever getting stagnant. Great job, keep it up!

GuitARBEn responds:

Wow, what a comment! Thank you so much!

Voltus

2022-08-19 07:49:43

Servus! Du bist aus Schongau, ich komm aus Weilheim :D

But since this is an english site: Just focus on the song. How do you want people to listen to your stuff? Every track on its own or the combined mix? Unless things are playing solo, who cares how they sound without context? Context is everything.

Also mixing is hard, just keep at it and you will see how it gets better. Maybe just focus on the basics: loudness/Reverb/delay/EQ and you should be able to place everything where you want it in the mix. Get a couple of decent headphones to know whats going on with your sounds. If overall loudness is what you are after you should look into saturation/distortion and compression.

But the main thing in my opinion should be the music/composition itself. I always look for cool sounds and how to get some emotion across in my music. I think that's what it is mainly about. All that technical stuff should only be a tool to serve that purpose.

GuitARBEn responds:

Thank you for your comment! I guess, time will tell, if I'm wrong with my theory. I think, caring about the sound in the mix is what you do anyway. But since I wanted to improve my skills, I thought, maybe it's a good idea to do something, I usually don't do that much, that is first getting one part of an instrument done, before adding something else. You mentioned the term context. I think, some other context could also be the chords or the mode (for example Ionian, Lydian, Mixolydian,...) you're in. And this context is always on your mind as you make music. You don't need to play the chords over and over again, at some point, you just know, which melody fits the chords and which doesn't. Well, maybe that's just my opinion, but I didn't want to leave that unsaid.