Classic Crime - love some feedback :)

[hummingbird]

Hi - been revising something I worked on a couple months ago -- aiming for film/tv, a classic kinda crime theme sort of thingy...http://www.taximusic.com/song.php?song_ ... truethanks!!

[jh]

Nice track. Hmmm... Maybe the drums could use some variation...?- JH

[milfus]

hahahaha, my first listen through, i was like, whens it gonna kick in, whens it gonna kick in....oh crap *plug in headphones* there we go. I like it, the synths cut the groove a little, and the drums are a bit looped after a while, the only other thing I can think, is you have a lot of really sharp and hard sound elements in there, you might think of toning a few of them into softer sounds, just to really have 1 cut through the mix, it will make it seem a lot sharper and give more of a driving focus, but i like it, its good stuff, kind of a chemical brothers meets heavy d's dark angel theme vibe, I mean I know dark angel wasnt a "crime" show, but it revolved around enough crime, thats the kind of image I got from it, kind of futuristic elite thieves and stuff.

[hummingbird]

Hi - thanks for that feedback jh & milfus. I've added some dynamics to the drums & worked on softening some elements, and have reposted

[milfus]

my internet is kind of hiccuping, so bear with me. yeah, the horns are kinda starin the show now, and the drums are subtle, but i didnt get the feeling of the loop like before, yeah its shapin up =0)altho I have to say with the less hectic vibe from softening, I might be way off base, but I could TOTALLY see this in the background of doctor who, or like...whats the name of the show...bbc...TORCHWOOD, haha, took 5 minutes, but I remembered, but yeah, I can actually see them like runnin from the aliens and stuff to this

[jchitty]

Over all, I think this is a very nice piece you're working on, Vikki. It's just a little rough around the edges. I'm with milfus when it comes to the softer sounds. The horns do sound just a bit loud in certain places, and in other places, there could be more variation (drums a bit repetitive) but all in all, I think if you work on it a bit more, you'll get there. Good luck! There also seemed to be an 'ahhing' noise in there that I just didn't get....maybe my computer speakers are too scratchy but I think that could be left out to create an even better piece, but that's just personal opinion.

[tedsingingfox]

Quote:Hi - been revising something I worked on a couple months ago -- aiming for film/tv, a classic kinda crime theme sort of thingy...http://www.taximusic.com/song.php?song_ ... truethanks!! This is getting VERY annoying. NERO has suddenly stopped opening ANY of the TAXI files, always giving me a "loading error" message. And THIS time, it told me the file was invalid.There's got to be some way around this. Yes?Ted

[tedsingingfox]

YEA!!! I just changed my default media player, and DONE.Vikki, I think this is very cool. Granted, I'm only hearing this through ear buds, but me personally, I didn't have a problem with the horns being so up front.I will agree that, just from a textural standpoint, some variety in the drums could add even MORE tension, but it's a terrific, nail-biter of a piece. I could EASILY see this getting used. And Doctor Who is a GREAT idea.Ted

[hummingbird]

Hi - thanks Chitty & Ted for the feedback. I did some more work on it and I think the 'landscape' has better dimensions - played with the drums, played some more with dynamics, did some EQ. I think it's stronger but smoother?http://www.taximusic.com/song.php?song_ ... tream=true

[andreh]

Hi Vikki-You tracks always have a very unique vibe to them...I dig it! I think the ambient, almost spacey sound that's imparted from your choice of synthy textures would preclude this from working in a "classic" crime show, but maybe in an epsiode of Dr. Who? A couple thoughts:- The synth stabs in the very beginning feel like they have swing timing to them; I'd straighten that out for this "genre."- Your horn lines (in the right channel) sound somewhat artificial; perhaps you could automate their volume curves to add more dynamics, and possibly adjust some of their start times to hide their attack flaws.Fun stuff...keep it up!André