mr dave

Pro tip: If you want to be taken seriously as a musician don't post like an upset teenager looking for attention. Desperation is never attractive (even if you actually are an upset teenager).

You'll note that I have a link in my signature that's never been removed, same as a few other posters. That's because none of us have ever made a thread then replied to it to defensively whine for attention (whether you like that or not or intended to come across that way doesn't change the fact that it's how you've ended up presenting yourself).

So from your first post. Do not EVER disparage yourself. If you're not happy with your production yet then don't post it until you are. Don't make excuses or ask for special treatment - we're not your parents, we don't care that much. If YOU can't say 'I think this is awesome and I'd like people to hear it' then NO ONE else is going to think that. When you start with what reads like ...uhhh so... like... I kind of made a few recordings but they're weak and the production is crap because I'm not really sure what I'm doing and I don't have enough time to dedicate to doing properly and only have crap gear.... You're not enticing people to want to bother checking out your material.

Even if it's a rough mix, OWN IT and present it as such. Consider what you initially wrote versus something like this -

I play mostly heavy metal but I've started experimenting with a lot more elements. The resulting mixes are a little rough but I think they showcase the diversity well. Let me know what you think, any production tips or tricks would be much appreciated as well.

This way you're still presenting yourself but you're not undercutting and dropping the potential listener's expectations.

Now starting off with a self-depreciating post is bad enough but following it up with an aggressively defensive post like you did is just horrible form. Even as an attempted joke post it falls flat, because again, you're not giving potential listeners any real reason to want to check out your music.

Having said all that I'll actually check your link.

The keyboards are a little loud in Chapter1 The End Result, they kind of take away from the guitar. Vocals could be louder in the mix, some of the vocal stylings remind me a bit too much of vocal acrobatics at times though. Reminds me of a cross between old school Fear Factory and Deathklok. Too much chorus on the guitar in the soft bridge part near the end of the song.

The Dark One revisited takes way too long to kick in. If you're going to go with an ambient intro like that the listener should be able to make out the speech. I can understand wanting to make it a little obscured when listening to it on a stereo, but where I'm listening to it on headphones I'm expecting to be able to make it out and it was just shy of being clear, especially when the bell strikes. It's like a trick to reward people into making an effort to listening to your music exclusively (where headphones generally block out other auditory stimulation). Again a big Demanufacture vibe going on with the keyboards but the synth drums sound weak. Is that a sample from the alarm from No One Lives Forever at the end?

Lived to See - I think this is a good example of when less is more. You've got too many layers happening at the same time and they're not clearly divided enough through the aural spectrum. Basically I'm just hearing a pile of guitars just going, to me they should be panned a bit more distinctly towards each ear. Not something a complete hard left or hard right but 66-75% towards each side - this seems to happen later in the track but seemed absent near the start. Again the synth (horns) are too loud.

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Overall, I'm a whole hell of a lot more impressed than I EVER expected based on your posts. If nothing else - keep this last thought in mind next time you try promoting yourself.

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