Just uploaded my Purple Frog backing track.
For whatever reason, as soon as I heard we were starting up again, I became determined to write a J-Pop track. Well, not J-Pop exactly, as I looked up some J-Pop and it sounds nothing like what I did. I've just been playing a lot of Sonic the Hedgehog, and wanted to do something like THAT. I especially loved the music in Sonic Adventure...it's all about speed but it's very colorful at the same time (also why I picked a "colorful" animal). I've always been a fan of those really cheesy high-pitched bells that are all over Japanese game music. They also usually have hyper-quantized, hyper-produced drums, so that's what I tried to start with.
I really tried to spend some more time mixing this one than usual, but I'm not sure how much it shows. I just can't seem to push my recordings over the edge into "pro" territory...there's always something missing that I can't put my finger on. I am definitely still improving but...slowly. It doesn't help that I usually choose very dense genres rather than just focusing on a couple instruments...maybe that will be the plan for next time.
Anyways, hope you all enjoy the track!
Dan
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Dan - you're too modest! Your tracks sound totally 'pro'! I'm doing exactly the opposite this time around - trying to record both backing tracks and vocals with as little processing and mixing as possible. Looking forward to some J-Pop!
ReplyDeleteI salute this approach having just used it on my track.
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