...after a long break...

[rbjammin]

...I have finally recorded some of my own music. After recently doing some guitar parts for another person, I was inspired to start playing/writing/recording again. It was a lot of fun to be playing and creating again. I forgot how challenging mixing can be! Your comments and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

grave reminder mix 01

[projectjem]

tbh it didnt really take me anywhere. i would like to hear more of a solid melody that you can work around. the chords sound a bit drawn out aswell. but i think youve done a neat job on the levels, it sounds well recorded.

[Ibateur]

That seems awfully downtuned.

I liked the mix. If that was a drum machine, nice samples. I liked the backing track, but would probably rearrange it to reduce the drawn-out-ness of some chords.

I found the intro a bit slow (tempo), and lacking a stronger intro. I would play some of the "lead" you did on top of the intro, starting after the first roll. That part sounded quite empty, since I expected some "playing" already. Reminded me of Tom Sawyer at the start and Emerson Lake and Palmer as well at some point.

I found some parts of your solo repetitive, but it could be because I'm listening to it in a loop. I liked the part from :50-1:00. I would vary the playing at 1:04-1:07 and NOT repeat it at 1:23-the end.

Nice though. IF you can play fast, I would recommend to play faster towards the end.

[rbjammin]

Thank you for your comments! I was trying for a slow, heavy, ominous feel. Maybe it is just too sluggish? Although, this is only a segment from a larger work which is why it may not seem to go anywhere. I've been listening to the whole piece for quite a while, so I guess it hadn't occurred to me how one segment could sound out of place and drawn out. Guess I should finish the entire work now eh?

I am using seven string guitars in standard tuning, (low to high) b-e-a-d-g-b-e. The drum sounds are from the Reason Drum Kit, and the bass is also done in Reason. Having the bass in Reason was great for recording and playing along with, but I will be recording with a real bass in the near future.

I will experiment with the solos as suggested. Thank you for the constructive criticism!