New Hearth and Salamander (my duo) song

Ben Lesser · #1 06-08-2008, 05:25 PM

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=6617236

"Floating"

Pretty happy with the way with the way it turned out, although I loathe the slap tone I got. My guitarist really liked the whole thing, and I'd already recorded 5 or 6 takes, so I just stuck with the cleanest played one.

I also wrote about 70% of the strings, which was fun. I don't usually get to write parts like that outside of my solo stuff.

Anyway, let me know what you think!

Matt Till · #2 06-09-2008, 09:59 AM

The drums seem to slip out of time a bit here and there, and the transition between the intro and that little break seems a bit jumpy. Song seems solid though, nice bass playing and the strings fill it out really nicely. Seems to work well as an instrumental, it has dynamic movement and a melody throughout most of it, good stuff.

Ben Lesser · #3 06-09-2008, 04:43 PM

Thanks, both on enjoying the song and liking my bass playing.

The drums *shouldn't* be out of time, since they're MIDI and we took the time to make sure everything was lined up, but they may not be perfect. I'll take a look at that, thanks.

Matt Till · #4 06-09-2008, 08:16 PM

I listened to it again, it's the acoustic guitar that seems to slip in a few spots. Just in the intro really, it's very very possible it's just me... something just seems a bit odd in a couple spots. Still, cool tune.

Ben Lesser · #5 06-09-2008, 08:41 PM

No, I think you're right. Jeremy was complaining about the guitar not being perfect.

Barkless Dog · #6 06-10-2008, 05:22 AM

I really like the guitar tones, the bass is nice as well.

Overall a nice little song.

I agree about some parts feeling awkward. Some of the transitions seem to jump or need more space, some just feel clumsy. Drums seem to be "thumpy" in places?

**Bryan R. Tyler** · #7 06-10-2008, 09:54 AM

The recording itself is very nice. The acoustic guitar does get some slightly out of time parts that really throw off the tightness, and it would be cool to have the bass louder in the mix. I love the electric hook. Good job.

Matt Till · #8 06-10-2008, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Bryan R. Tyler

I love the electric hook. Good job.

+1 I think that's why it stands up well as an instrumental.

Ben Lesser · #9 06-10-2008, 07:01 PM

Thanks everyone.

I'll make sure to relay everything to my guitarist counterpart. We're always a work in progress, so anything and everything helps.