My First Project with Sonar

First,

There's a song forum :)

Second, you should really upload to a sound site, like soundclick or soundcloud etc.   The download took WAY to long.

As for the song, it's not bad.   But it does feel sloppy in a number of places.   The mix could use some work as well, the sounds kind of blend, could use some EQ.   Also, bring the kick up a bit imo.

That's my two cents for whatever they are worth.

Well, I coudn't hardly hear the kick, so I thought it that's why I thought it should be louder in particular it doesn't have any low end.. 

As for the sloppy, it just felt that way in a couple of places when you had several things playing at once.  Sorry, but I'm not going to timeline them for you, I'm working on my own mix between chattering on the forums.

Appreciate it.
 
Regarding the drums, they are easy to fix, as they were done with Superior Drummer.  Beyond the levels, when you refer to placement, are they too much in a stereo spread?  I used a standard setting on SD.
 
Regarding the guitar, what do you mean by it's just wrong?  Not sure what you're referring to, exactly.
 
 
 

Hi Paul,
Just finished listening to your song and I echo Startekh's sentiments.  Good effort.
If I were to give any advice, I would say it would be to work really hard on the drum timing.
I venture to say that if your drums were tighter (both in timing and mix), you would be a lot further along.  Once you get the drums tight, you'll start to "see" where other items aren't and you could fix them.  As for the mix, I think that Matt hit it on the head so I won't say it again.  If you want to get better, it's going to take some critical listening.  Get some professional recordings that are similar to your musical style.  They aren't perfect either, but are more "in the ballpark" of where you should be.  They can help you see and feel where the drums should be and how the sound should come across.
Hope that helps..

I think the thing to remember is that making good music is harder (or at least harder that what most of us expect before we start).  There's a lot of stuff to know and be able to do.   For example

Be a good musician or know how to program midi to give a good performance (I'm not sure which one is harder, lol)

Know how to use EQ, Compression, Reverb, and a whole host of other effects to polish your recording and get that sound

plus in professional circles they usually having mixing and mastering as seperate jobs from the actual creative process, but you will probably do both of those as well.


With all that said there are plenty of good resources out there.  Just by getting subscriptions to some of the music magainzes you can learn a lot.    Or get the groove3 videos and watch how they go through a whole song (plus the X1 video of course).


With all that being said, I find making music very frustrating at times when the song isn't coming out how I want.   But when it's finally done, and you've created something good, well that's very satisfying too.

If you want to make music, I encourage you to do so, just make sure you are willing to put the time (and money) into it.

Good luck :)

yup...upload it to a site so we can put an ear on it!