Fendicator
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Original instrumental - Carry On
Hello everyone, it's me again, back with an all clean guitar instrumental for you. https://soundcloud.com/fendicator/carry-on Any and all feedback would be greatly appreciated. I wanna make sure I got a decent mix before I put the video together for it. You all had great advice for me last time, so I figured I would ask for more :). Update: 1/23/2017, video done https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tQyonEc-VA .
post edited by Fendicator - 2017/01/23 21:18:15
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dcumpian
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Re: Original instrumental - Carry On
2017/01/18 08:26:27
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Nice one! The mix is fairly good, guitars are well played. Everything sounds nice and tight. The only thing missing is a memorable melody played over the top of it all.
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Re: Original instrumental - Carry On
2017/01/18 14:02:53
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Yes, it's a brilliant backing track, but it sounds incomplete.
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Re: Original instrumental - Carry On
2017/01/18 14:26:07
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dcumpian
Nice one! The mix is fairly good, guitars are well played. Everything sounds nice and tight. The only thing missing is a memorable melody played over the top of it all.
Regards,
Dan
eph221
Yes, it's a brilliant backing track, but it sounds incomplete.
+ yes on what these guys said.
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Fendicator
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Re: Original instrumental - Carry On
2017/01/18 22:05:10
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After putting in some work today on the track to make it feel more complete, I added an extra guitar part to go more along with the rhythm, 2 guitars 75% L and R. I added nothing to the very end of it. https://soundcloud.com/fendicator/carry-on-1 However, now I feel it may be to busy? I am wondering if I should ditch the lead all together? Except at the very end I like that part. The subtle sadness to it sound good to me. I could be wrong though.
post edited by Fendicator - 2017/01/19 09:50:52
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Re: Original instrumental - Carry On
2017/01/23 15:02:15
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I just listened to the second version... I kinda like the lead in there, though level-wise it doesn't necessarily come across that way because the clean L/R guitars are hotter. I wonder what it would sound like with a synth lead trading with guitar... But overall I do like the feel of the tune!
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Fendicator
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Re: Original instrumental - Carry On
2017/01/23 21:17:01
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Thanks everyone for the advice and ideas thus far. I went ahead a made the video for it. Just another play-thru video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tQyonEc-VA stevec, A synth probably would be cool but all I have to work with is a guitar, bass and ezdrummer. My retail job limits me to what I can and can not buy lol. Took me a few years of saving up and clever spending to get what I have now lol.
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Re: Original instrumental - Carry On
2017/01/24 13:09:36
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You sound a very talented guitarist I do wonder if you need the drums as they sound a little staid and lifeless to my furry ears. Enjoyed the guitar though thanks for sharing.
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Re: Original instrumental - Carry On
2017/01/27 16:21:44
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nice playing and mix - I really like your chord progressions
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Re: Original instrumental - Carry On
2017/01/27 22:49:47
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Hey Wookiee, I realized after you said something about the drums I had forgot to turn breverb on for them after I had multitracked them out of ezdrummer. I am glad you said something. Also thanks to everyone so far for the comments and suggestions. It has been very helpful and much appreciated.
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Re: Original instrumental - Carry On
2017/01/28 10:44:07
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Lovely sound Jeremy. You play very well, clean and precise picking. It does seem to need a more interesting melody than the fast triads in the second section. Really like that descending first section though. Things got interesting around the 1:38 mark, you could develop that a little more I think.
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