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mythbusteranimator wrote:

Cool! 

Do you record all of the instruments yourself?

Of course! All instruments are played by me, thus this is why it's part of my solo venture, and not part of the Frozen Coco catalogue. 

NeilWest wrote:

I like it, but I think it could be toned down quite a bit.

Um, volume control?

Necromaster wrote:

Who the heck says "saloon"? 

Anyway, I'll give it a listen.

Haha you think that's outdated or something? 

Do give me feedback once you listen; comment on my SoundCloud track or here, I'd love to hear feedback.

mythbusteranimator wrote:

DIY wrote:

mythbusteranimator wrote:

Cool! 

Do you record all of the instruments yourself?

Of course! All instruments are played by me, thus this is why it's part of my solo venture, and not part of the Frozen Coco catalogue. 

Do you play each instrument through the whole song, or do a loop?

Nah, why should I use a loop? That would just be a cheap shortcut. Everything in there is recorded in one whole take except the lead guitar consists of a mash-up of several different takes.

Necromaster wrote:

DIY wrote:

Necromaster wrote:

Who the heck says "saloon"? 

Anyway, I'll give it a listen.

Haha you think that's outdated or something? 

Do give me feedback once you listen; comment on my SoundCloud track or here, I'd love to hear feedback.

I really like the melody and it's very well mixed. The only thing negative thing I have to say is that the recording quality of the vocals isn't great. But still, the track is an 8/10 for me.

Thanks and cheers for the comment. I suppose the vocals become slightly distorted when you listen to it on full blast; I usually tend to keep it at a lower level.

mythbusteranimator wrote:

DIY wrote:

mythbusteranimator wrote:

Do you play each instrument through the whole song, or do a loop?

Nah, why should I use a loop? That would just be a cheap shortcut. Everything in there is recorded in one whole take except the lead guitar consists of a mash-up of several different takes.

Ah.
How do you write the songs?
Do you use a program to do it, or do you play around on a guitar and write down the tab?

I never write a song by sitting in front of a program; the best of ideas just don't come that way. The tunes usually pop into my head, and when it does, I sit down at either the piano or with a guitar and figure out the melody. Sometimes it may be while I'm on vacation with my acoustic, at home or even during exams (playing by ear has its perks that way lol, trust me it's happened). As the idea then develops, I construct the other instrument parts.

Only once I sat down and thought, "all right; let's compose a song using a notation software entirely". That song turned out beautifully and will be the album closer to my solo double album (yes, double), releasing soon.

Song writing has become an infectious habit of mine really. I have 100+ whole songs, song parts or riff ideas ideas waiting to be recorded sometime. I can't say I dislike this habit at all.

mythbusteranimator wrote:

DIY wrote:

mythbusteranimator wrote:

Ah.
How do you write the songs?
Do you use a program to do it, or do you play around on a guitar and write down the tab?

I never write a song by sitting in front of a program; the best of ideas just don't come that way. The tunes usually pop into my head, and when it does, I sit down at either the piano or with a guitar and figure out the melody. Sometimes it may be while I'm on vacation with my acoustic, at home or even during exams (playing by ear has its perks that way lol, trust me it's happened). As the idea then develops, I construct the other instrument parts.

Only once I sat down and thought, "all right; let's compose a song using a notation software entirely". That song turned out beautifully and will be the album closer to my solo double album (yes, double), releasing soon.

Song writing has become an infectious habit of mine really. I have 100+ whole songs, song parts or riff ideas ideas waiting to be recorded sometime. I can't say I dislike this habit at all.

My problem is writing music I can't record. 

Hmm depends on the set-up I guess. And orchestration is something to look out for in this album too.

DIY wrote:

mythbusteranimator wrote:

DIY wrote:

I never write a song by sitting in front of a program; the best of ideas just don't come that way. The tunes usually pop into my head, and when it does, I sit down at either the piano or with a guitar and figure out the melody. Sometimes it may be while I'm on vacation with my acoustic, at home or even during exams (playing by ear has its perks that way lol, trust me it's happened). As the idea then develops, I construct the other instrument parts.

Only once I sat down and thought, "all right; let's compose a song using a notation software entirely". That song turned out beautifully and will be the album closer to my solo double album (yes, double), releasing soon.

Song writing has become an infectious habit of mine really. I have 100+ whole songs, song parts or riff ideas ideas waiting to be recorded sometime. I can't say I dislike this habit at all.

My problem is writing music I can't record. 

Hmm depends on the set-up I guess. And orchestration is something to look out for in this album too.

Sometimes I can't develop on a riff.
I'm experimenting with some only instrumental music (because I canNOT sing, one of my bands is strictly noteflight, and the other is experimental and I have no singer), but it doesn't sound good with metal, nor can I find a good guitar melody.

When I woke up this morning and went to YouTube I saw this in my sub box I was really looking forward to hearing what you put out this time. 

This is probably one of my favorite compositions from you. The track reminds me of a Byrds song (especially "Mr. Tambourine Man") and the narrative lyrics have a somewhat Springsteen-esque vibe. A bit of Traveling Wilburys in there, too.

I'm also excited to see that your solo debut is gonna be a double album, and seeing the wide range of styles it so far seems to represent, this could be a very interesting record.

I can't wait to hear it, and meanwhile, I'm gonna share this song with my buddies. 

Very nice! I usually don't like country music, but this was good. 

(Also, sounds like you finally have a decent mic.  )

Bump.