<pony> <remix> Watching Seeds (Bad Seed Remix)

[Paianni]

Well, I've only done up to the end of the first chorus but I thought I'd share what I've done so far. I hope to autotune parts of the vocals to a different melody but I haven't figured that out yet/maybe a project for another day.

https://soundcloud.com/paspie/watching-seeds-wip-1-bad-seed

[Element6]

I don't know how others feel about it, but Babs Seed remixes never get old for me. This is sounding wonderful so far! I was hoping someone would attempt a softer approach to this song; I tried myself, but it wasn't turning out so great so I scrapped it.

One thing that might be cool to try would be adding some fun detail into the :51 to :54 range. Right now it might be just a little too plain, but I think that keeping a smoother transition between the two parts could really help. Maybe the snare can fill in that spot? I'm sure there are plenty of suitable options.

Despite that, I very much enjoyed the atmospheric sounds and overall calm mood of this WIP. Good luck!

[Paianni]

Thanks for the suggestions. I was going to fill that bridge with the instruments and stuff but I got sidetracked by the chorus and then ran out of time. I'm slightly worried that my production isn't as flexible as it perhaps should be, parts sound too 'complete' for me to do much with them or add any extra effects on top of the mix. I know it'll come eventually though, it takes time for all my accumalated ideas to fill all the gaps.

[Paianni]

I have not worked faster on any one piece than I have with Watching Seeds. Seriously. Maybe its because the structure is already I'm just adding my own style to it. But anyway, here's WIP2, now up to the second chorus (I'd forgotten there was another verse after that, which is why there's an instrumental solo in the middle).

https://soundcloud.com/paspie/watching-seeds-wip-2

[Paianni]

Well I've got WIP 3 ready now. I wish I could've added what I wanted to at the start, but Logic crashed and I don't have enough time. Basically you can skip to the end of the previous WIP as virtually all the changes are beyond that.

https://soundcloud.com/paspie/watching-seeds-wip-3-babs-seed

Almost finished, I hope to have it released properly in early January.

[vaceslav]

The vocals are a little low in the mix,
It would be nice to have a little reverb and maybe a touch of delay on the snare,
And the second lot of yeahs in the intro is behind the beat.

Having said that, overall, this is super cool.

[MRPPony]

Omg this is so chill I can't take it!
Well this is a WIP so I understand why you made the vocals so low. I'm sure you know this already but at 14, the vocals should start on the 2nd beat, not the 3rd. Probably just something you forgot to check. Meh, happens all the time.

The ending fade out to that ending hype, no good. Unless that last section was supposed to be a test of how maybe you want the chorus to sound; In which case I think you should do that for the chorus instead of keeping it super chill-flat plane the entire song.

Overall, get to them subtle effects, EQing, mixing and mastering! I'm wanting to hear how this'll sound when finished.

[Paianni]

Thanks for all the feedback. Below is the finished article.....I've shortened the break at the end between the bridge and the final chorus to a couple of seconds, so there's no longer any fade out (just a cold ending). Bit more appropriate for the effect I wanted to achieve here. I also added an extremely smooth synth build up for the start, which I'm not certain fits (particularly the 'Dumb Fabric' effects), but I felt the piece needed it and the section on its own sounds great to my ears. Its extended the entire thing to over 5 minutes though, seems a bit long for me but it might have just about worked.

I've changed the mastering, the kit and the vocals are now 2db higher than they used to be (just lowered the other instruments). I tried putting reverb on the snare but it just didn't sound right to me, so I've left it as it is. Its already incredibly chill anyway, and I don't want to overdo it more than I already have.

I've got Mixposure, Tindeck and SoundCloud uploads available (the former two are 320kbps MP3, the latter is FLAC), along with some artwork I came up with in a rush. Vector was created by Scourge707, the original is here.

http://www2.mixposure.com/Paspie/song_focus_30091.php

http://tindeck.com/listen/grcx

https://soundcloud.com/paspie/watching-seeds-final-daniel