If memory serves, you remade this song (different submission), but this is the one I like best. The instrumentals accompany the lyrics perfectly. Wishing you the best of success, either personally or professionally :)
Reviews for "Skyline"
Wolftacular responds:
Wow, thank you man! I didn't remake it, but a buddy in here helped me remaster it. I plan to re-record it eventually with more time for better quality and stuffs. Thanks a bunch for the comment! I don't get many nowadays :)
I heard this track through MetalRenard's NG page and I just wanted to say how much I loved the vocals and writing of this piece. I'm not the most experienced with audio so I can't really say anything useful in my commentary. So... I'll simply say thank you for sharing your talents for everyone to enjoy.
Wolftacular responds:
I appreciate any and all comments! Thank you for listening! Glad you enjoyed it! (:
- NGADM Round 1 Review -
Your singing is very good. The lyrics are great, and they go very well with your voice and chosen melodies. The progression is good, as well, and there a definite flow to the track. The production of your track is nicely done, for the most part; however there is some muddiness in certain parts that definitely take away from the clarity that the song strives for; the vocal mixing could also use some work integrating with the rest of the track. Overall, this was a pleasant song to listen to.
Score: 8
Wolftacular responds:
Glad to hear you enjoyed the track overall, and thanks a bunch for the feedback!
This is an NGADM Round 1 review.
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You have ludicrously large amounts of potential. Your voice is one of the best in the competition and you pour bucketloads of emotion in your tracks. First off, your vocal performance in this track is just perfect... apart from some words being awkward in pronunciation/rhythm, and a grammatical error ("Something you are used to hear" > "Something you are used to hearing") which I won't dare deduct marks for, despite my self-diagnosed OCD going insane. The composition is excellent. I really loved your choice of chords, and even though the vocal melodies were a bit repetitive and simple, it's hard to make vocal melodies that complex, and you manage to provide more sophisticated composition in the other melodies. Great intro by the way, if a bit generic!
The mixing, as you're aware, leaves a lot to desire. I knew this would happen since even your audition had bad production value, and because of that I was torn between voting for you to go through and not voting for you (I ended up choosing the former). The mix is pretty much the only major quirk with this track, apart from the instruments being of low quality. The mix is very, very muddy, definitely owing to the fact that you have big, muddy string chords playing all the time, and constantly drowning everything else. Your piano, while working very well with the track, is also too muddy.
You need to work on your mixing, man. You've got enormous amounts of potential, but production is your barrier. I'm highly impressed with everything else - great work.
Score: 8/10
Wolftacular responds:
I was under the impression that scoring was based on the actual writing and stuff :O must've misread or missed something. So, muddy as fuck, got it c:
And I had no idea about that grammar thing, or your OCD diagnosing skills :P but you'll have to forgive me! I'm mexican, ese!! Which reminds me I told myself I'd never sing in English again if someone told me I had an accent >( so much for that, lol!
Welp, thanks for taking the time to review! For real! Better start doing something about these sound skills o' mine.
I think the idea behind this song is really good. Both the melody and the lyrics I like. However, it sounded kind of unnatural to me. One thing was that the vocals sounded too far away and the instruments too close, especially at the end when the piano kind of drowned out your vocals.
Also, it seemed like you tried to use different voices to play different roles in the song. I thought you could add some backing vocals to one of those sections to highlight that contrast.
Good luck in the competition!
Wolftacular responds:
Yah, like I've said to everyone else, I have the worst recording and mixing/producing skills!! It's not that I don't know what I want; I simply don't ever know how to get there lol and I end up making more of a mess than anything.
That second thing about adding backing vocals is something I'd thought about before, it's a great idea!! Thanks for sharing that! I didn't have time to do it before though ): but maybe I'll submit an edit sometime and add that!!
Thanks for listening and reviewing man!!