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Re: Please Help Me Understand This Critique

Post by cosmicdolphin » Tue Feb 02, 2021 2:39 am

boinkeee2000 wrote:
Mon Feb 01, 2021 4:29 pm
not saying a $20 custom critique is good or bad, just laying out the big picture, and how trivial one track is to your entire catalog and the industry
I've had placements that haven't even netted $20. :lol:

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Re: Please Help Me Understand This Critique

Post by boinkeee2000 » Tue Feb 02, 2021 9:50 am

cosmicdolphin wrote:
Tue Feb 02, 2021 2:39 am
boinkeee2000 wrote:
Mon Feb 01, 2021 4:29 pm
not saying a $20 custom critique is good or bad, just laying out the big picture, and how trivial one track is to your entire catalog and the industry
I've had placements that haven't even netted $20. :lol:
a new placement on my last statement, did'nt even reach $5
TLC = (COUNT) 1 (USE) BI (TIMING) 00:21 (ROYALTY AMT) $2.32
HULU = (COUNT) 221,991 (USE) BI (TIMING) 00:21 (ROYALTY AMT) $1.22

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Re: Please Help Me Understand This Critique

Post by cosmicdolphin » Tue Feb 02, 2021 10:11 am

boinkeee2000 wrote:
Tue Feb 02, 2021 9:50 am
cosmicdolphin wrote:
Tue Feb 02, 2021 2:39 am
boinkeee2000 wrote:
Mon Feb 01, 2021 4:29 pm
not saying a $20 custom critique is good or bad, just laying out the big picture, and how trivial one track is to your entire catalog and the industry
I've had placements that haven't even netted $20. :lol:
a new placement on my last statement, did'nt even reach $5
TLC = (COUNT) 1 (USE) BI (TIMING) 00:21 (ROYALTY AMT) $2.32
HULU = (COUNT) 221,991 (USE) BI (TIMING) 00:21 (ROYALTY AMT) $1.22
Oh yeah..I'm talking less than $20 over several statements !

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Re: Please Help Me Understand This Critique

Post by funkyguitar » Mon Mar 01, 2021 1:20 pm

boinkeee2000 wrote:
Sun Jan 31, 2021 5:03 pm
hi funky, listened to your track...imho the most glaring issue is the timing (surprised they didnt catch that). but assuming they did the next issue they might present would be the samples used (especially on the drums), either tweak the hell out of them or get a good drum vi, i believe from your name your'e a guitarist, its best if you record a live bass guitar (if you have one). once you resolve that the next step would be the mix, specifically glue and ambience. you can make all them sound like a live band recording through reverb sends and mixbus compression plugins alone. once you get the midiness and sterile, separated quality of the track resolved the individual levels (per screener) would be easy peezy to diagnose and fix. you got a winner there that any mid tier or upper echelon lib would accept through taxi or direct after those minor adjustments alone imo...as usual ymmv. good luck
Thank you for the encouraging words. My apologies for not responding sooner. I do have things to learn about processing virtual instruments.

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Re: Please Help Me Understand This Critique

Post by Stubee » Fri Apr 16, 2021 10:25 am

I think that this tune has potential but the organ is too much in the forefront. In my opinion , I would move the organ to the back of the mix and bring out the guitar as the main instrument to get a more 50s vibe ie. Sleepwalk. The organ is very choppy and erratic. You might want to try a warmer tone for the bass also. I would also experiment with some light reverb on the guitar. Don't throw this one away. It has good bones. It just needs a little meat on it.

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