NOT ELECTRONIC STUFF!!!

Erm... Sorry for the title of this post, but there are peeps here who simply do not like my music just because it is classed as Electronic.
 
Anyways... About what you are about to receive...
 
I've been playing guitar since I was about 19, and I'm 55 now, but I've never put in the right amount of time into my practise and therefore my skills are very limited. Timing has always been a big problem and one of the main reasons why you will never normally hear me playing.
 
But I am eager to try and get over this, and at the same time, try to embark upon a different style of music.
 
I have just uploaded a very rough start of a project to my SoundCloud page. It is just under two minutes and finishes rather prematurely, as it would, cos it's "work in progress."
 
I suppose I am putting it out there to see if peeps think I'm wasting my time with this project. I consider a lot of peeps here to be my friend, so I trust what you say, and if peeps think I should stick to what I know best, then that is what I will do. My PRS will go back to hanging on the wall...
 
The mix is quite rough too. I think the bass guitar could come up a bit and the kick is too prominent at the moment. I need to work on so much stuff yet, all the great stuff you guys have been offering much guidance on.
 
I'm kinda getting nervous now, cos I'm going to post a link, and being the generally negative type, I know this is going to cause a few howls of laughter amongst the ranks.........
 
https://soundcloud.com/synkrotron/0019-wip/s-eHpYJ
 
 
There... I did it... 
 

Hi Andy, link doesn't work for me, soundclloud says it's private ?
 
Rik
 
p.s. I'll post anything and be damned with it ; )

darn it... I thought you could post private tracks... I'm on the case...
 

If I remember correctly , don't have soundcloud now, there's a different link for a private track.

Hi Andy, this is nothing to be embarressed about. I've posted far worse myself; )  My tactic for hiding my terrible timing is to put a bit of delay on it and loads of reverb ; ).  The clean guitar is a bit dark imho. This is definately something to keep working on. Sounds a bit like pink Floyd meets Mike Oldfield for a jam.
 
Rik

Rikkie
Hi Andy, this is nothing to be embarressed about.

Phew... Thanks Rik... That's one thumbs up at least 
 

Rikkie
The clean guitar is a bit dark imho.

Is this something I should fix? Or does dark = good? I know I might be a mile off with the tone, which will need more EQ'ing.
 

Rikkie
This is definately something to keep working on.

 
Thanks again Rik... Give me some hope that 
 
Thanks again for listening and testing that link. I've since updated the OP again cos I'm not sure what my bandwidth allowance is on my synkrotron site...
 
 
cheers
 
andy

Rikkie
Hi Andy, to my ears the clean guitar is a bit to dark, i'd like a bit more sparkle  so you can hear the chords a bit 

Ah! Right... A bit more top end...
 
I'm hoping I can do that with EQ... I'm already as bright as I can be with my PRS...
 
thanks for that 

Thanks James... Looks like I'm going to be busier than I thought 

Sounds like a good start the furry ears will be keeping there eyes pealed for the following developments. 

jamesg1213
Nice start Andy, quite atmospheric already. The fuzzed lead guitar certainly has that slightly-celtic Oldfield vibe to it. Worth pursuing I think.

+1.5

I thought I posted on this.  Gettin' old, losin it.  I agree, there is nothing to be embarrased or apologetic for.  it's a cool track that will only improve with possibly some vocals.  I didn't get bored and that's big!

Certainly nothing to be ashamed of Andy! A very promising start indeed which should pan out to be a nice track when its done.
 
Wasn't keen of the clean guitar sound near the beginning, but apart from that all is shaping up nicely. Look forward to hearing the end result
 
Chris - SquareSpiral

It was just the tone - sounded a little but too 'DI' to me, felt like it needed a bit of amp speaker and room around it.
 
"Dark" as another poster commented - needs a little something but I'm you can work it out in the mix

Never a waste of time to expand one's horizons, Andy. Go for it!
 
I, too, have guitars on the wall that I don't play because I'm not good enough at it. I also have hand percussion that I rarely use because a sampled tambourine or shaker is so much more convenient. I use sampled "oohs" because it's time consuming to sing them myself. There are so many reasonable reasons not to play a real instrument. So kudos for getting off your arse and doing it. Admiration, man.
 
One reason to favor synths and samples over real instruments is that the latter requires more effort to achieve a desired tone. As stated above, that clean rhythm guitar is dull. OK, they actually said "dark", because it's more polite. I'll stick with "dull". Brighten it, double-track it, add a subtle delay or chorus, whatever it takes.
 
Then don't forget to add some synths.
 

Hi Andy,
 
I think it's absolutely OK if somebody likes your (mine, his) music and somebody don't - in most cases it's a good sign that music is distinctive :)
Trying to incorporate genres and styles and instruments is a way to create something new, uncharted...
I think this WIP piece is a nice start, keep it going :)
Personally I so love rock guitar, combined with strings, ambient textures etc. Did it a few times already and sure will do more :D
 
Cheers,
Julian