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stephsomething / Steph Something 1 hour ago

This goes out to the audio engineers out there... So, while I have been a part of this community for about four months now, I am still figuring some stuff out. I have been going into the mixing process assuming that someone who says they can mix, can actually mix, thus not feeling the need to say anything about my feelings on mixing my vocals with autotune, vocoders, pitch correction, etc. My thoughts on autotune, vocoders, etc... I am not a fan, unless used properly, meaning, VERY minimally, so as to not even really notice it. Any great sound engineer will tell you that pitch correction should only be used sparingly and only if absolutely necessary. It should not even be noticeable in the mix. I am here to have fun and take pride in any finished collaborations I am a part of. If I sound like a robot or the notes I am singing are completely altered, I immediately become disconnected from the tune and bummed out. Making music is ALL feeling for me. Fuck it if there are some pitchy spots on a dry vocal sep. As long as the mix sounds good and everyone sounds like their hearts are in it, that's the sweet spot. And completely altering the notes I sing is a bit offensive to me. If you want something other than what I contribute, you could get anyone's vocal to change all the notes you want, but I'm really not okay with that. That said, I suppose I work best with people who play music that makes them feel something, over people who are strictly technical. I think the worst part is that instead of letting you know where you are off and giving you a chance to correct it yourself, many engineers just take the liberty of doing it themselves without even telling you, and that's just a shitty way to work with people if you ask me. I would never do that to any tracks that people contribute to my collaborations. If I can't fix it, and very minimal pitch correction isn't doing it, then I am not the right vocalist for your tune. It's that simple, and that's perfectly OKAY! :) I'd much rather be given the boot than have my vocals so mutilated that I become detached from the project altogether. With that, the question I have for the audio engineers out there is this... Do I need to immediately make this known prior to mixing? I feel like it would come across as offensive to those of you who understand the concept of the proper use of pitch correction. I certainly never want to offend anyone, but I also want to be very honest about this subject in particular because it is hands down the most reoccurring issue I have had during my short time here. Oh, and one other thing I have noticed... a few times, people have actually listened to my thoughts on the subject, but tend to limit actual vocal effects altogether, which end up not mixing well with the instrumental in many cases. I love vocal effects, and use all kinds, depending on the song. At the end of the day, the effect/s are added to my natural vocal and the notes are not changed. So, what would you all consider the most effective and respectful way to communicate these things, and when should this communication occur without offending anyone? I'm going for quick, blunt, and respectful. :) I really appreciate any insight or advice on this!!!

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LazyFrank / Lazy Frank -- 1 hour ago

Well... That should sound Irish somehow... ;) ( It was worth a try ;) Still need some input, e.g. lyrics, vocals... Please have a look at the "Help wanted list". Hope you like it ;)

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Astronut / The Astronut 5 hours ago

"Basic Snare Damping Tutorial"

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AlexEOB / Alex O'Brien 6 hours ago

YOU ARE THE ONE THAT MADE ME The lyric was inspired by my wife, Kit. Bobby Watson sent me a beautiful piano ballad that I set the words to. Philippe Pansard laid down yet another wonderful bass line. Alex Zulaika added the perfect drums. Tom Henry joined in and sang the vocal with incredible heart and soul and added a solo. And Tom Hellsten made us all sound great. We hope you like it!

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stoman / Steffen O 9 hours ago

HATTY'S PASSING THROUGH Lyrics by Liam Butler This is a little folk/songwriter style melody draft I created for Liam's lyrics. We need some solidly performed, good sounding and well recorded replacements for the following artificial demo parts: - Drums (+ percussion) - Bass - Acoustic Guitar - Male Lead Vocals

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Echo-Project-Studio / Bobby Watson 16 hours ago

Red Bell Not sure where this one might go. Open for replacements and or additions. Lyric and vocal welcome. Or leaving it as an instrumental with some lead work, guitar, keyboard, synthesizer, etc.

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stephsomething / Steph Something 19 hours ago

Hello, Beautifuls, I could really use someone with mixing talents to help with this bad boy. XO, Steph

TheDemolitionMan / steverino what tha.!!!.#@@#!!! 22 hours ago

cool .. but not quite as cool as you .i know... regardless heres some real deep lyrics i wrote its a love song thanks to my FRIENDLY koolaborators . credit to all these guys here on this one go check em out.. we got Maxdeago and PortlandKeyboards Mike and hobbit78 Pierre and me what a top crew man

Achilleas / Achilleas A_K_R 1 day ago

This could be a picture of my possible future child, yet without the comment (for there are almost all of the Tool albums in my collection!)...

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njd3 / nick D 1 day ago

hello everyone, i've been trying to hone my skills, and decided it might be beneficial to seek some advice. i just mixed this one with my latest workflows. i realize it may be a lot to ask, since there's no reward other than hearing some of the fine musicians that are on this track. at any rate, any feedback is welcome. perhaps it'll be just what i need to get to the next level. thanks! i have remixed this track with considerably less compression..... the latest version is the one in the player on this page now. in fact (and my face is a little red here) i was using a compressor/limiter at the end of my mix buss chain that is usually set around -4db of gain reduction. i never thought to look at it, because it's usually just fine, but it was squashing at a whopping -24db of GR. that in itself was doing ridiculous things i'm sure, but i decided to move it out of the signal chain as it is designed to add loudness. i may end up putting it back in, but i'll probably try things without it for a while. original posted track is here: https://www.kompoz.com/music/collaboration/1211712/file/1226102/2

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AlexEOB / Alex O'Brien 1 day ago

YOU'VE GIVEN A VOICE TO THE MOUNTAINS--DANCE VERSION France had the awesome idea to do a dance version of this one and sang another gorgeous vocal and played the keyboard. Philippe and Brian added a wonderfully danceable bassline and drum part respectively. Brian also contributed keyboard synth, other sound FX, and mastered the song. We hope you like it!

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softie / Matthew Nenni 1 day ago

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ColeKaos / Cole K 1 day ago

Epic Rant https://youtu.be/kPVkNVbkIUQ

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Gemini / Nigel Robinson 1 day ago

A lively little number from a top team of helpers notably: Mario MarioLicataBassist on bass, Francois Graiouf on guitar, Tez Teek for lyrics and Stef AusTxStef for backing vox. Oneself torturing the drumskins and also your eardrums with vocals :) I give you SEARCHING...hope you like it. Thoughts please for Tez who is currently suffering health problems. Here's hoping for a successful procedure and quick return to fitness!

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Astronut / The Astronut 1 day ago

 

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ColeKaos / Cole K 1 day ago

He used to like playing Prince

BergR / Ryan Berg 1 day ago

here it is.

BergR / Ryan Berg 1 day ago

There are quite a few reaction videos of this song- http://www.youtube.com/embed/6jLoxp8EmoM But the comedy show version is the best https://youtu.be/oja1gLdzOPg

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ColeKaos / Cole K 1 day ago

Always loved deaf leopard

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ColeKaos / Cole K 1 day ago

Oz knows a quality singer

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ColeKaos / Cole K 1 day ago

A mutt lang production

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ColeKaos / Cole K 1 day ago

Yup

MinusBeatniks / Sebastian Minos 1 day ago

Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire And though the holes were rather small They had to count them all Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall.

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mortal58 / matt k 1 day ago

I love how these great musicians can help a hack like me create some cool vibes. Thanks to Phil(bassman78fr), Francois(Graiouf), and Pete(Midipunk) for your artistic inputs and helping transform the sound and direction. Looking forward to Miguel(MikiBella)and his harmonica soon. ................ Would love to get vocals/lyrics. thx, matt

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Moosemind1 / Jamie Conklin 2 days ago

I often toss this around in my head, always liked it from the first listen back in 74 Late Lament written by~Graham Edge Breathe deep the gathering gloom Watch lights fade from every room Bedsitter people look back and lament Another day's useless energy is spent Impassioned lovers wrestle as one Lonely man cries for love and has none New mother picks up and suckles her son Senior citizens wish they were young Cold-hearted orb that rules the night Removes the colors from our sight Red is grey and yellow-white But we decide which is right And which is an illusion

BurntWill / Burnt Will 2 days ago

Jodeen ! These lyrics are amazing !!!

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JustVera / Just Vera 2 days ago

'Clean up nicely': a solid pop track with great contributions of Steph, Daniele and Andrea. Thank you all for bringing my initial idea to life. SomeSteph...

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DocDaFunk / JC Beziz 2 days ago

Mabrouk ramadan to all my muslim sisters and brothers!

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joel_sattlersongs / Joel Sattler 2 days ago

Today is National Puppy Day!!!

giovannifrancioso / Giovanni Francioso 2 days ago

Hope everyone is having a great 2023.. This is my newest project with the assistance of Tony Powell....https://www.kompoz.com/music/artist/TonyPowell who did the main guitar solo and the mix. I hope you listen, like, comment, subscribe, and share and of course I hope you send me your channel as well. Enjoy the day.