I know this is a short and simple track but Iām doing short and simple tracks usually (with acoustic piano) so I think this couldnāt be the problem. I could turn the quantization to 100 % and adjust the velocity a bit but I donāt really know where the problem with this track is exactly? Perhaps someone can give me some feeback ā¦ thanks!
For me, the pong pong effect was an issue and other overall sound was too mellow, lacking any sort of dynamics. But, thereās a much bigger problem.
The song itself could easily work as a fully produced song, but as is, it sounds more like an idea in progress than a finished product. I didnāt have a problem hearing a produced arrangement in my head, which for me, indicates that the song itself isnāt a bad one. In fact, I can hear it produced several ways. Also, I would add a bridge and to decrease the sense of repetition, Iād create a building arrangement. Perhaps it would start very minimal, gradually build to a point where youād almost reach a climax, then relax, followed by a climactic chorus that gradually returns to something similar to the intro. Play around with the sections and a bridge, and what would build versus what would pull back. But, thatās on youā¦
I donāt have an examples of anything I composed myself to refer your to as I havenāt written in this style. So, to get an idea of how I might approach this one if I were to arrange it, check out a composer named James Everingham on Soundcloud. Heās very good at the type of production I talked about above. Check out this playlist, especially the songs āLeviathanā, āApolloā, āGustā and āAtlasā in relation to your song. His whole [profile]((https://soundcloud.com/james-everingham) is excellent in terms of both material and production.
