Escapad Posted June 14, 2018 Posted June 14, 2018 Hii everyone ! this is my first solo rap song ! Please listen and tell me what do you think of it ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3ZZVI3c1bo Good listening ! Quote
Monarcheon Posted June 14, 2018 Posted June 14, 2018 It's incredibly static. Not only from a mixing standpoint (your dynamics processing seems to be doing too good a job), but harmonically and stylistically as well. There are no changes for the "chorus", the flute/glock ostinato never is layered or expanded upon in any way, and the chords always remain on i and ivm7-5. There's no sense of drama, and maybe it's just because I don't speak French, but there's no dynamic or dramatic arc, as far as I can tell. Don't forget the track is just as important, if not more important, than the actual words you're saying. Quote
markstyles Posted June 30, 2018 Posted June 30, 2018 (edited) For a first rap song, the ideas are very good. The vocals are excellent, along with sound EFX, back ground vocals etc. I have no idea of how you created the music bed.. Hopefully it consists of individual tracks, instead of a 2 track stereo sample. But it needs, break downs, drop outs.. Just kick and scratching for a measure, the flute alone, or glock etc. The music remains too dense too much of the time.. Because like a lot of rap music, the music bed, really just consists of 4, 8 bars, repeating over and over, you need alter the mix of things, drop out etc. Even some 2 bar breaks of the riff alone, without other instruments.. A helpful tool, is too analyze pieces you like or are similar to the genre you are doing.. I use 'graph paper'.. (paper has horizontal and vertical lines, so there are squares). I listen to each instrument, and graph it out with lines, so I can see exactly where the bass plays, drops out, plays a different riff etc. Do this for each instrument.. I use colored felt tip pens, different colors for different instruments, different riffs.. You end up with a 'piece of art' in a way. The visuals of of the parts, is another way for the brain to understand, what someone did or what you have created. Then re-work your piece, to incorporate some of those ideas. It's a great way to expand, your musical tools and processes. Edited June 30, 2018 by markstyles Quote
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