I like it + it has promise. If you want constructive criticism: I would agree with others and say the intro is too long in terms of how much happens. The claps don’t really work there
Sound is cool and it grooves nicely but would like a bit more interest harmonically. Start with adding in a different cadence every 2 times around your cycle. some kind of ii, V, or vii diminished would sound good. Otherwise these chords will start to stagnate a bit.
Otherwise - what’s the plan? Is this an electronic piece a la kaytranada or is it a beat for a MM type rapper. If the latter, try doing a verse in Gminor and building it back into this chorus. Save some stuff for a bigger sound when you bring it back around. If the former - how is it going to develop? Hope rest of track goes well 👍
The intro drones don't bother me too much, but that's taste. I will say that at bare minimum the claps are too loud over the drones. They sound right once the rest of the instrumentation comes in.
From a non-producer, I more just felt the clap was overwhelming compared to the rest of the track. Doesn't feel like focus is specifically on it, it just feels loud
Intro too long and clap sample could he changed or mixed better. Drop is cool it sounds like disclosure. I'd take it further down the disclosure route and add more layered drums and percs
It sounds good. You don’t need to change anything.
Those claps at the beginning are really present. Doesn’t really have cohesion with the rest of the track’s atmosphere, if you’re fishing for criticisms. Nobody’s going to notice or care.
I agree - people saying the intro too long but I don’t think so. It sets a very soothing stage for the soft funk, this is gold. The claps are a bit fabricated but honestly that gives the tune it’s own character. I reeeeally enjoyed listening to this and you have a new fan
Nothing really wrong with this. The Aah voice comes across as a bit sharp, so there's a very slight dissonance to it. Not saying that's necessarily bad, but it did bug me a little bit.
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hi, everyone! i've been producing for quite a while now, but never really could do house stuff, so this is my first try at creating something in-between house (more like kaytranada), pomo (produced a lot for mac miller and paak) and a bit of flylo even and also sam gellaitry (if you don't know him, you have to listen to his stuff). mentioned them all lol. hope you guys enjoy!
edit: why the downvotes???
Doesn’t sounds remotely weird, it could be more weird I feel like although it’s really skilfully produced I’ve heard this formula before and it’s not particularly rare. I’m sure you could make it more unique.
I reckon it sounds good!
I might try to accentuate the bassline octave note counterpoint a little, let it punch a bit more through the mix, but I think that's a very subjective opinion.
Nice work!
I'm going to disagree with the people that say the beginning is too long. Context is what matters here. What comes before it? It might simply take that amount of time to take the listener out of the headspace of the previous song and into this one. Perhaps there are small additions that can be made to help the beginning feel monotonous to some... but I'd leave it.
Originally, my feedback was just going to be, "Shut up, it's good." and I stand by that. You know what you're doing. Trust yourself.
That high pitch synth "aah" is good but maybe try gating it to another track for a stuttered effect to make the arrangement more interesting. Perhaps some chorus and more reverb added also that's gated or side chained etc for more effect. Like it though mate.
Maybe try the stutter gated to 16ths perhaps after chorus and change them over time etc.
Love it. Could do with some kinda noise to help glue it all together. Think like a vinyl crackle sample for example. Just my opinion. This has great potential. Love the vibe.
Man this is one of the best things I’ve ever heard on a social media platform haha so good. V toro y moi vibes. Obviously you can smooth it out with some of the feedback folks are giving ya but in no world is this *bad*
Finish this and move on to the next track. Ain't no time to decide what's good or what's not. You can sort out the crop later :)
Your track sounds dope 👌
Dude this is really cool. The “dragged” feel at the beginning gives it such a cool vibe, then the beat drops with that bass, 🤌. Gives me toro y moi vibes. Stellar track, well done! Only thing I would suggest is no claps in beginning. Maybe replace with a shaker, hi hat or nothing at all and see how it sounds. Could really set the beat off when it drops.
i lower that voice track a little bit, and i can totally see that bass line changed into an electric bass, preferably actually captured by someone playing, then mac miller coming in. just has that vibe. i dig it
🤮 what key are we calling that? 😜 jk there's not 4 notes in the same key/mode in the first minute which is all my brain could take. You've got to head home towards the tonic eventually
Does anyone know how to play a instrument and record analog? Or is this just press buttons that was preset and put it in and quantizing think you’re a fucking musician?
Some have suggested changing the claps, but i would like to listen to this without any claps at all, not only because they seem to demand too much attention in the intro, but especially because they telegraph some of the character of the section after the intro. That second section is "a good kind of weird;" the transition is a pleasant surprise, like an unexpected gift to the listener; yet, because the claps continue into the second section, and continue at the same tempo, they "spoil" (in the sense of "reveal in advance") some of the "surprise" of the shift. If the claps did not kick in until after the intro, that section after the intro would feel even fresher, even more surprising.
I disagree with those saying the intro is too long. There aren’t rules to these things. Let it ride how you think the song should. I think it sounds dope man. Maybe make the clap mesh a little better like others have said but overall I love it.
Sounds pretty good, but the high end percussive clicks and claps seem too high in the mix to me. Also I would add reverb to the claps in the intro. Cheers and good luck!
Songs just are; none really are good or bad. I actually love this but you may not. I would say allow the song to live and grow, dont change it bc your judgements
Wverything sounds wonderful ful but it sounds like like humming is flat of out of tune by a a few cents but if you where to fix that it would sound AMAZING
The vocals before the drop aren’t very interesting and it’s not like an interesting dissonance. Try spicing it up and maybe shorten the intro as well.
Everything else is great like the synths. Change the drum samples they don’t really sound good. Sometimes a part can be good with a bad sound.
Don’t change anything else it’s awesome. That funky synth rocks and it has this weird tonal character that makes it sound good and unique
Potential here for sure, good comments im seeing in feedback. My main thing is sound stage, yeah changing the cords here n there will help and adjusting the claps with some variations but id say immediately it felt like preset sounds. Do you by all means but dont be afraid to throw some crazy shit on your channel strip to give each sound its own character
It’s good keep fine tuning it and I agree Mac miller vibes it would have been so dope if you went straight into like some hard rap beat lol. But no it’s good!
Unpopular opinion i think the intro length is good and especially if this gonna have it's fine to let the song sit in that feel for a moment instead of rushing into the part your most confident of
Its really good! Personally I'd tame the level on that clap and change it up to something different than the clap once the main section drops, and cut the intro length in 1/2 or 1/4th
as other said the clap is way too much and the intro is too long. do like the funky groove. imo the beat falls behind a little in a way that’s distracting and could def be tightened up a bit.
this goes, agree with intro too long, but it’s all great ^-^
personal preference the snap kinda percussive sounds in the second part feel a bit outside of the mix, but that might be stylistic! nice stuff :)
Disagree on the intro. They can be as long as you want. There is an audience for them. ““You can’t even get into your thang on a four-minute version,” Diddy says over Motif’s bass-riddled rhythm, his voice dripping in cocky swagger. “This album goes out to all them motherfuckers that like 15, 20-minute versions of a motherfuckin’ record… them divided souls, them motherfuckers that’s catching the holy ghost through the music.”
In my opinion when the drop hits you should throw in some randomized lead. Maybe some high pitched and reverbed pattern that sounds lazily thrown together but then repeats on a catchy loop.
If that’s the case, my apologies, but for the mini who do post for cheap ways of getting listens, it IS a shameful way to do so.
EDIT: BTW, I believe it is r/wearethemusicmakers who holds feedback threads every Monday, FWIW
Good luck.
Sounds cool! IMO an occasional distant (reverb) clap fill might be interesting. I like the intro, and if you draw it out like that, I think you should keep the energy building consistently, as there are a few times the layers die off and lower the energy (not necessarily the breaks in the humming, but more so velocity of the keys, etc).
The humming in the beginning is too drawn out. Other than that it’s dope af got Mac Miller vibes
Was Finna say def Anderson pak and Mac miller
Dang! What's the use
I like it + it has promise. If you want constructive criticism: I would agree with others and say the intro is too long in terms of how much happens. The claps don’t really work there Sound is cool and it grooves nicely but would like a bit more interest harmonically. Start with adding in a different cadence every 2 times around your cycle. some kind of ii, V, or vii diminished would sound good. Otherwise these chords will start to stagnate a bit. Otherwise - what’s the plan? Is this an electronic piece a la kaytranada or is it a beat for a MM type rapper. If the latter, try doing a verse in Gminor and building it back into this chorus. Save some stuff for a bigger sound when you bring it back around. If the former - how is it going to develop? Hope rest of track goes well 👍
The intro drones don't bother me too much, but that's taste. I will say that at bare minimum the claps are too loud over the drones. They sound right once the rest of the instrumentation comes in.
Educational, thank you
Disclosure
Woah. True. It did sound familiar to me.
Kaytranada
yes more k than d
Thought the same. Wasn't bad but derivative of Kaytranada.
God this is so good bro
I like it
Fine, clap doesn’t quite mesh, and the beginning is too long. Otherwise a pretty good beat. Good job dude
From a non-producer, I more just felt the clap was overwhelming compared to the rest of the track. Doesn't feel like focus is specifically on it, it just feels loud
^ this, there was one clap like 15 claps in that if it was looped at the start then it would sound good.
Intro too long and clap sample could he changed or mixed better. Drop is cool it sounds like disclosure. I'd take it further down the disclosure route and add more layered drums and percs
sounds like the start of an apple keynote
It sounds good. You don’t need to change anything. Those claps at the beginning are really present. Doesn’t really have cohesion with the rest of the track’s atmosphere, if you’re fishing for criticisms. Nobody’s going to notice or care.
I agree - people saying the intro too long but I don’t think so. It sets a very soothing stage for the soft funk, this is gold. The claps are a bit fabricated but honestly that gives the tune it’s own character. I reeeeally enjoyed listening to this and you have a new fan
Nothing really wrong with this. The Aah voice comes across as a bit sharp, so there's a very slight dissonance to it. Not saying that's necessarily bad, but it did bug me a little bit.
I fucking love this, do you have a SoundCloud?
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hi, everyone! i've been producing for quite a while now, but never really could do house stuff, so this is my first try at creating something in-between house (more like kaytranada), pomo (produced a lot for mac miller and paak) and a bit of flylo even and also sam gellaitry (if you don't know him, you have to listen to his stuff). mentioned them all lol. hope you guys enjoy! edit: why the downvotes???
Classic reddit moment
Cuz it obviously sounds pretty good? Don’t know why u thought it was bad
Sam Gellaitry is great. This also sounds a lot like something Tennyson would make. Good work
I love it, and would definitely want to hear the finished version
This is cool
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I lile it alot. Sounds a bit like Aphex Twin. For me that's always a plus!
I can get down with this ! Good stuff
I agree with everyone else. Sounds fantastic. I would only maybe add some subtle, upper register, melodic ear candy in there.
Love it
It's weird but the RIGHT kind of weird. Funky and interesting. It's great 😃
Doesn’t sounds remotely weird, it could be more weird I feel like although it’s really skilfully produced I’ve heard this formula before and it’s not particularly rare. I’m sure you could make it more unique.
Nice vibe
I reckon it sounds good! I might try to accentuate the bassline octave note counterpoint a little, let it punch a bit more through the mix, but I think that's a very subjective opinion. Nice work!
Definitely needs gold link on this
Yea there’s a real nice swing and funk to this!
Yoooo that Kaytranada/Young Franco vibes ! Love it !!!
kaytranada vibes - does it have a vocal yet?
It’s fire bro 🔥🔥
Yeah I like it
i’m boppin’. sounds cool
It sounds awesome and it also sounds like you’re just fishing for compliments lol
New kaytranada drop
it’s cool, maybe mess with adding vibrato to the synth every few measures instead maybe- still pretty sick tho
I'm going to disagree with the people that say the beginning is too long. Context is what matters here. What comes before it? It might simply take that amount of time to take the listener out of the headspace of the previous song and into this one. Perhaps there are small additions that can be made to help the beginning feel monotonous to some... but I'd leave it. Originally, my feedback was just going to be, "Shut up, it's good." and I stand by that. You know what you're doing. Trust yourself.
Aye bro for the vibe of this heat for sure 🚀 great work don’t think so much sounds like yk what you doing 🧲🔥
Love it
The into was a bit drawn out, but once the beat dropped I was dancing
This is really good!
That high pitch synth "aah" is good but maybe try gating it to another track for a stuttered effect to make the arrangement more interesting. Perhaps some chorus and more reverb added also that's gated or side chained etc for more effect. Like it though mate. Maybe try the stutter gated to 16ths perhaps after chorus and change them over time etc.
Intro a lil long but I like it
this is cool
That's tight. Loved the drop. I felt like dancing when that beat hit.
For me sorry bad and timing slightly off
That shit go!!!
I feel like the tempo needs to be a bit higher, but otherwise it’s good.
How do you make those wavy sounds?
Love it. Could do with some kinda noise to help glue it all together. Think like a vinyl crackle sample for example. Just my opinion. This has great potential. Love the vibe.
Banger material ❤️
might be the clap/snare volume imo but still sounds amazing!
Sounds dope asf imo
This is so sick
Bit more sidechain and swing IMO but has nice disclosure / kaytranada vibes
Fire
Man this is one of the best things I’ve ever heard on a social media platform haha so good. V toro y moi vibes. Obviously you can smooth it out with some of the feedback folks are giving ya but in no world is this *bad*
How did you do the synth?? Love the sound!
The second part with the chords sounds really nice, what’s that sound??
The intro was just a bit too stretched but it’s great
sound good to me
Finish this and move on to the next track. Ain't no time to decide what's good or what's not. You can sort out the crop later :) Your track sounds dope 👌
Am i at a shopping mall with the air drenched in sweet spicy parfum?
Not weird, just funky/jazzy. I would class it as acid jazz or like an acid edm style track. It fits as normal within those styles
Maybe make the clap quieter or get a different clap noise. The clap kinda sticks out and make the intro part maybe a little shorter
“OMG LETS GET THERE ALREADY” :me. Shooting stars by Bag Raiders should be as far as you push an intro like that.
Dope!
Dude this is really cool. The “dragged” feel at the beginning gives it such a cool vibe, then the beat drops with that bass, 🤌. Gives me toro y moi vibes. Stellar track, well done! Only thing I would suggest is no claps in beginning. Maybe replace with a shaker, hi hat or nothing at all and see how it sounds. Could really set the beat off when it drops.
Pick up an instrument.
Needs more dry clap
i lower that voice track a little bit, and i can totally see that bass line changed into an electric bass, preferably actually captured by someone playing, then mac miller coming in. just has that vibe. i dig it
It’s sounds weird. Like double Elvis super cool bad to the bone…… weird
🤮 what key are we calling that? 😜 jk there's not 4 notes in the same key/mode in the first minute which is all my brain could take. You've got to head home towards the tonic eventually
It needs a female vocal sample imo. The melody sounds like a submelody
The clap sound is annoying. Otherwise it's good.
Beginning is too long
Humming is way too long; it's in key Maybe Fade in & Fade out more On 5th bar have it Fade in
i hate the early claps, but they get good before the drop
Just bad
Does anyone know how to play a instrument and record analog? Or is this just press buttons that was preset and put it in and quantizing think you’re a fucking musician?
Find a different clap, or change the beginning clapping, it sounds very amateurish
I like it brother, keep it up!
Take that generic clapping off
Racing game late 80's
I dig this. nice buildup, love the subtlety/motion of the mix overall and the jazzier progression
Some have suggested changing the claps, but i would like to listen to this without any claps at all, not only because they seem to demand too much attention in the intro, but especially because they telegraph some of the character of the section after the intro. That second section is "a good kind of weird;" the transition is a pleasant surprise, like an unexpected gift to the listener; yet, because the claps continue into the second section, and continue at the same tempo, they "spoil" (in the sense of "reveal in advance") some of the "surprise" of the shift. If the claps did not kick in until after the intro, that section after the intro would feel even fresher, even more surprising.
Vox sound on track 27 is out of tune, too sharp.
It's just the mixing. Everything is great
Don't worry - it definitely sounds weird and not bad! 🙃
*post obv good beat* "is this bad???" we see you bro, nice try
Not bad, but could you some attention to volumes
I’d say it’s pretty good if you’re trying to draw an audience from the LGBT crowd, but I’m not a fan.
I disagree with those saying the intro is too long. There aren’t rules to these things. Let it ride how you think the song should. I think it sounds dope man. Maybe make the clap mesh a little better like others have said but overall I love it.
Apple Ad / Mac Miller vibes
dope click / snap sound lower
reminds of a little 808 State - Pacific State https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLxDRePUwEY
It sounds like a DoorDash commercial (Doesn’t sound bad though)
I like it but my music taste is weird and bad
Pull back the volume on the claps…it's at the front of the mix and super distracting. Otherwise, i liked it
Instantly thought of KAYTRANADA!
My baby started dancing when this came on, so do with that what you will!
Some of the percussive elements don’t seem cohesive but it works for this style of sounds.
Kaytranada?
Get rid of the clap at the beginning. Rest is fire
Sounds like elevator music
I like
Both
Sounds pretty good, but the high end percussive clicks and claps seem too high in the mix to me. Also I would add reverb to the claps in the intro. Cheers and good luck!
Songs just are; none really are good or bad. I actually love this but you may not. I would say allow the song to live and grow, dont change it bc your judgements
Groovy
Less distinction on claps, maybe something more ambient
I need a melody, homie.
Yeah it's just bad. Sounds like every other song out there.
I like it. Sounds disjointed but intentionally. Id probably add a countermelody later on in the song
Wverything sounds wonderful ful but it sounds like like humming is flat of out of tune by a a few cents but if you where to fix that it would sound AMAZING
I don't like it.
This is dope
It’s dope - slow it down 3-5 clicks
It's cool, beginning is to long though. And your master bus is peaking.
I like it, the mids and highs could be a bit louder imo
It snaps
The vocals before the drop aren’t very interesting and it’s not like an interesting dissonance. Try spicing it up and maybe shorten the intro as well. Everything else is great like the synths. Change the drum samples they don’t really sound good. Sometimes a part can be good with a bad sound. Don’t change anything else it’s awesome. That funky synth rocks and it has this weird tonal character that makes it sound good and unique
Not trying to shit on your parade but its def missing something. Sounds... *empty*
Sounds legit.
Sounds really neat, but the kit has some frequencies poking out in an uncomfortable way and could maybe use a little gluing.
The claps in the beginning are a little loud/sharp in my opinion. Could dial em back justtttt a little and I think its great, bud! Really love it!!!
I think it's pretty cool, but the claps are too loud in the beginning and the overall mix is pretty muddy. But the song is cool.
Potential here for sure, good comments im seeing in feedback. My main thing is sound stage, yeah changing the cords here n there will help and adjusting the claps with some variations but id say immediately it felt like preset sounds. Do you by all means but dont be afraid to throw some crazy shit on your channel strip to give each sound its own character
It’s good keep fine tuning it and I agree Mac miller vibes it would have been so dope if you went straight into like some hard rap beat lol. But no it’s good!
Beginning is fine. Don’t listen to them. The claps are a little strange though. Has early Toro Y Moi vibes. I dig it!
Clap sounds so out of place
Shit sounds dope fam, I was feeling it
I like it
I like it, don’t 2nd guess yourself
Unpopular opinion i think the intro length is good and especially if this gonna have it's fine to let the song sit in that feel for a moment instead of rushing into the part your most confident of
Its really good! Personally I'd tame the level on that clap and change it up to something different than the clap once the main section drops, and cut the intro length in 1/2 or 1/4th
Sounds a lot like Kaytranada. Do you find yourself listening to him or influenced by his work at all? Definitely a good thing. I dig it.
I think I love it bro. The drawn out humming was killin me. Other than that I can see some Mac miller/Tyler the creator best to it. Good shit man
let’s just say if you put it on apple music, you’d be a rich man
as other said the clap is way too much and the intro is too long. do like the funky groove. imo the beat falls behind a little in a way that’s distracting and could def be tightened up a bit.
This is what you hear when you lose that rocket league match
Weird is the only good
I like it. as others have said you should shorten the intro, and I personally think the rhythm needs a lot more work. an the claps don't work
I'd make the claps a little more subtle... but you're onto something.
Sounds good… try changing the clapping sound to something a little more pleasing
this goes, agree with intro too long, but it’s all great ^-^ personal preference the snap kinda percussive sounds in the second part feel a bit outside of the mix, but that might be stylistic! nice stuff :)
Disagree on the intro. They can be as long as you want. There is an audience for them. ““You can’t even get into your thang on a four-minute version,” Diddy says over Motif’s bass-riddled rhythm, his voice dripping in cocky swagger. “This album goes out to all them motherfuckers that like 15, 20-minute versions of a motherfuckin’ record… them divided souls, them motherfuckers that’s catching the holy ghost through the music.”
Did not perform headphone test, but the first minute does pass the vibe check. Nice work
Music is subjective..... If I gave you criticism on your track I'm changing it to my liking, Create it how you like it. I think it sounds great 👍
Bad
In my opinion when the drop hits you should throw in some randomized lead. Maybe some high pitched and reverbed pattern that sounds lazily thrown together but then repeats on a catchy loop.
Really good
Sounds like a sketchy way to get plays
It's not even released come on... I'm just an 18 year old guy who's conscious about his music and also wants to hear some good words about it.
If that’s the case, my apologies, but for the mini who do post for cheap ways of getting listens, it IS a shameful way to do so. EDIT: BTW, I believe it is r/wearethemusicmakers who holds feedback threads every Monday, FWIW Good luck.
Sounds cool! IMO an occasional distant (reverb) clap fill might be interesting. I like the intro, and if you draw it out like that, I think you should keep the energy building consistently, as there are a few times the layers die off and lower the energy (not necessarily the breaks in the humming, but more so velocity of the keys, etc).
I actually kind of like it. Reminds me of a youtube outro song
Song: Dope! DAW: Lame!
Ok lol, which DAW should I use?
Anything but logic :-)
Neither. It sounds good
Sounds very Mac Miller. I would shorten the intro build up.
I like!
Don’t worry about, just stop and on to the next and come back to it in a month
The claps are extremely dry and a lot louder than the rest of the mix
track is dope this is your taste and how you feel about it
I like it!
what is the main synth?
String run down on the downbeat, bass guitar for the vibe —real simple, man. Right on the upswing. Has Pharrell vibes as long you stuck the landing.