artturner
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"Sunshine Kind of Love" - Would appreciate feedback on this acoustic-based instrumental
Hi all, I would love to have some feedback on this acoustic-based instrumental cue. Be nitpicky and don't pull any punches. Instrumentation: Piano - CFX Concert Grand Acoustic Guitar - Ilya Efimov Acoustic Guitar Lead Guitar - Indiginus Renegade Violin - Virharmonic Bohemian Violin Bass - some generic Kontakt bass, sorry not on the DAW at the moment Drums - Addictive Drums (some indie kit) Thanks! Art https://soundcloud.com/artturnermusic/sunshine-kind-of-love
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dcumpian
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Re: "Sunshine Kind of Love" - Would appreciate feedback on this acoustic-based instrumenta
2016/03/17 08:47:33
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Very nice. I like when the violin comes in. Prior to that, the melody is not really apparent, though you know it is there.
If anything, I would say that there isn't enough differentiation throughout the cue to provide emotion.
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Re: "Sunshine Kind of Love" - Would appreciate feedback on this acoustic-based instrumenta
2016/03/18 14:21:29
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Ditto.... I think what you have is really nice. The instruments sound good, the overall mix is pleasant and reasonably balanced. I was just waiting for a stronger sense of melody although it's like Dan said - it is there, it just doesn't jump out. But perhaps that's not a bad thing... 
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Re: "Sunshine Kind of Love" - Would appreciate feedback on this acoustic-based instrumenta
2016/03/18 17:57:53
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Art,
Sounds good, well balanced. To me, it sounds like a really good backing track waiting for a vocalist to sing the melody. There are cues there but no sense of melody as has been suggested. Very nice listen.
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Re: "Sunshine Kind of Love" - Would appreciate feedback on this acoustic-based instrumenta
2016/03/18 23:17:52
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What the others have said about the melody, but don't hear that as a negative. You have something very strong here, it just needs a bit of a punch.
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Re: "Sunshine Kind of Love" - Would appreciate feedback on this acoustic-based instrumenta
2016/03/18 23:53:09
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Agree with the consensus here: very clean recording and feels like it is a good setting for a singer to join. It is rather short at 2 minutes, so i'm guessing this is perhaps an interlude before another track -- maybe that is what you mean by 'cue'? Kind of like ' Wasted Time' on Hotel California. Maybe 'Victim of Love' comes next?
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Re: "Sunshine Kind of Love" - Would appreciate feedback on this acoustic-based instrumenta
2016/03/19 10:45:55
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Nice blend of instruments. Drums seemed a bit lost to me.
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jude77
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Re: "Sunshine Kind of Love" - Would appreciate feedback on this acoustic-based instrumenta
2016/03/19 10:57:32
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I've gone back and listened to this again. It's very appealing. If I had to draw an analogy to classical music I'd say what you have here is sort of like a canon (think Pachelbel "D"). I could see this piece working as a soundtrack in a movie. If that's what you're after then stop here. If you're looking for more of a song then the comments above offer a lot. Overall I really, really like this piece.
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Re: "Sunshine Kind of Love" - Would appreciate feedback on this acoustic-based instrumenta
2016/03/19 14:18:29
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Very good instruments. Well recorded. Nice sounding tune.
I might bring the piano up for the first half, then let the violin dominate slightly (as it currently does) for the violin/piano duet to the end. The song could be lengthened by modulating near the current ending and restate the theme a bit more strongly. Or maybe a quiet break near the current end where some instruments drop out for several bars, then all back in again for a nice finish.
I think this works well as an instrumental. No vocal needed.
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Re: "Sunshine Kind of Love" - Would appreciate feedback on this acoustic-based instrumenta
2016/03/22 15:14:55
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Very clean, very clear. Nice sounding track, like the slight dissonance at the end of the first section. Any nits I have would be a matter of taste and yours is the taste that matters.
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