MY NEW PIANO SONG

syndrella


I think life is nothing without songs.I love songs.

tbosco


Very nice song and recording James!  Big improvement.  I'm going to go out on a limb and say I'd like the piano to be about a dB louder in the mix. 
 
Thanks for the comments , to be honest with you I worked with the mix as you suggested and for some reason the piano synth I'm using doesn't sound as good when I back off with my back up pad synth track . I went round and round trying different volume levels in each track and honestly this mix is as good as I can get it so it all my tracks sound balance .
 
Thanks , I'm going to work on writing some lyrics for this music and then vocals and see where I stand after doing that . maybe then the piano track might have to be raised in the mix .
 
Cheers -James

Guitarhacker




I do like this song version better, much better.... nothing sticks out at me as being off kilter with this.... it was worth the time to redo the tracks. 

Well done, much better!
 
Thanks Herb , right now I'm going to stick with this mix and work on writing some lyrics and then vocals and see where I'm at after I add all that in my mix .
Right now I think I have a pretty good mix as good as I can get it to sound , I have tried what you suggested and keep going back to the level I have now with my pad track that supports my piano track .
 
Thanks again Herb - James

Lynn


James, you hit the nail on the head with this mix.  It sounds clear and lush in my room.  I love the melody and the chord change near the end of the song.  This is very sophisticated arranging.  Well done, my friend.
 
Thanks Lynn for all the listen in the past weeks and your comments on this new updated version , time to work on writing some lyrics and see I can take this a step higher with lyrics and vocals .
 
Thanks buddy - James

tbosco


Hey James.. Is your piano voice like a piano/strings or piano synthy one?  I'm toying with an idea here.....  LOL
 
Hi sorry for the slow reply , busy today . I'm using a Piano Synth from my Dimension LE software .
 
James

notnat


Yes, this is working much better for me... love the changes at 2:14...
Very nice J

THE NIGHT FOX

bapu


Maybe it's just me (could be), but the piano seems to have been "banged on" and the crash was way too loud (from a guy who has trouble hearing above 6K )


I would love to hear this done way more laid back. It feels way to aggressive. But hey, what do I know?

          BANGED ON !! NO WAY its doesn't sound that way , I wasn't banging on my piano
          keys ! LOL
          Go clean out you ears I'm sorry but sounds like your trying to trash me ! The song
          and the piano sounds good , out of all the good comments on my song and the 
          way I played it  your wrong ! Your on a witch hunt , who put you up to this maybe
          of your friends who don't like me and I could name a few off hand but I'll stay clear
          of that .
 
          Thanks for trashing me !
 
 
Just for the record I wasn't playing hard on my keyboard , I play all my music
softly I don't bang my way through any of my songs maybe it is your ears but
no one else has ever told me that .
Another thing is maybe the piano synth I used or the way it was mixed hell I
don't know but I do know I never bang on my keyboard I play with feeling to
get the sound I'm looking for .
 
Anyway sorry but that banging stuff is not something I do when I play I do know how to play I took piano lessons for a year back when I was in the fourth grade . She never taught me to bang on the piano , oh well I knew
someone would come along and say something bad about me and my
song .
  
 

Jeff Evans


You don't handle criticism well. It is not what is being criticised it is how you handle it that is more important.
 
LOL I disagree sorry ! I think everything sounds as good as its going to get with what I'm using as a DAW  . I'm not using a 64 Bit DAW like Sonar X1 or Sonar X2 I'm using a 32 bit Project 5 DAW  and yes I do handle criticism fairly well most of the time .
 
I do agree with you maybe the mix could be better , I'm not a professional at mixing so i don't claim to be an expert when mixing music I do my best .
 
As for the drum track , fills and cymbals I turned me way down from where they were in my first posted version . My desktop music monitors are not $500.00 or more music monitors I only paid $120.00 for them new from SweetWater but they do sound good when mixing music for their size .
 
Its funny this song and mix sounded great to many who recently commented on this new posted version and now suddenly I get you two members who are totally trashing everything .
 
I'm sorry I'm not buying your comments , most of the recent comments have been good .
Hey if you didn't like the song , maybe me well thats life on the forum . Not everyone is going to like my music , I happen to like my song the way it is right now and the way I mixed it and most of all the way I played it too ! 
 
No reason to reply  , I'm not going back and redoing everything like your hoping I'll do it sounds good just the way it is right now !
 
James

Jeff Evans


I do like the piece, the melody and the overall tune for sure. I am not commenting on that, only certain aspects of the production values.

The cheap monitors explain a lot. They may not be giving you a very accurate picture of what is happening. 
 
Maybe your right maybe I do need some more expensive monitors but with me being on a fixed monthly income money is tight . Right now I'm trying to buy the last two items I need to complete my new computer build  Windows 7 Professional and a new hard drive .
Windows 7 Profession next week and then my new hard drive first week in Dec .
After the new computer is built I will be able to save up for Sonar X 2 , it will be fast enough to run that 64 bit DAW .
 
When my wife had her heart attack and operation three years ago money has been so tight , its taken me a year to buy all the parts needed buying parts to build my new upgraded PC and I'm almost there .
 
I might mess with it some more the mix and see if theres anything else I can do to make it sound better then it is right now we'll see .
 
James