Carousel Music

[jeffe]

I think that there's a bit of overkill going on here. The listing stated:"That's the general vibe they're seeking"Which sounds to me like they want something that reminds you of those things, or something that conjours those images to mind. Well it did that for me.I know it wasn't recorded by taking a ride on a carousel with a microphone, but that doesn't really matter. It made me think of it. That's exactly what they want.

[53mph]

Yeah you're right Jeffe,I wanted to add more to my post but I had to go so posted as was.Despite the overkill of my post I still think the instruments need more realism otherwise it sounds a bit like a preset from an old Yamaha keyboard.It's better to improve something than to just leave it 'as is' and hope the "general vibe" is good enough. I'm sure the general vibe they want is in the composition, not the quality of the recording or instrumentation.I think the general composition is good, it's the quality of the sound that I have a problem with. It could probably could be improved with some eq'ing, reverb etc... in the final mix

[jeffe]

Well. That's just my opinion.I think what Vikki has is good enough to use.I also think that the advice you guys offer is also extremely valuable.Again. From my point of view. I would say to Vikki. Consider all this advice as an option, and remember it for future compositions. It will come in very useful.You are probably right that it needs a bit of touching up in the final mix, but I reckon it's pretty near the money as it is.I'm not telling Vikki to ignore your advice. I'm making sure that she doesn't feel that her composition is severely lacking in quality. Because if it lacks any quality. It's slight at best.

[hummingbird]

Quote:Quote:Thanks for those thoughts. Drums? There are no drums in this piece. I deliberately choose sounds that are like the carousel sounds from my library of instrumental sounds. I'll try for more realism...VWhen I say drums I was thinking of the cymbals (which, for me, all fall under the persussion section). Correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounds to me like there are cymbal crashes.As Mazz pointed out carousels are mechanical but the original ones do actually use pipe organs and small cymbals etc.The pipe organ sound was made with real air passing through real pipes and the pipe sounds in your demo are too synthetic for my ears. You can tell what I mean by listening to the very final note of the song. It just ends with no tail-out.I'm also having trouble hearing any bass notes. Everything is too much in the treble range. I can tell you from my youth spent riding old carousels that the bass pipes are really deep. You can feel them vibrate through you.This is one of the problems with emulation software of pipe instruments. Cheaper software just takes a general note and pitches it up or down without really trying to emulate the property of a bass pipe or treble pipe.Have you ever been to a church with a really big pipe organ?Have you seen the size of those bass pipes. When they vibrate you can feel them in your bones.Likewise for the treble notes. In your demo, when they get very high, they sound like a mid-note being squeezed. They don't have a pleasing treble sound.Just a thought.I appreciate your feedback, but I am confused because there are no drums or cymbals in my piece. So I'm wondering what you're listening to. If you listen to this sample of carousel music, you will hear the sound quality I was shooting for...http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop- ... 74-6519312 I think my piece is pretty close to that "mechanical squeaky pipey" sound - which is exactly what I want... http://www.soundclick.com/player/single ... =hi&ref=2I do appreciate your time and your comments and I took them into consideration when working on the second piece I submitted.