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Originally Posted by Conan
Hey thanks for the write up Vega (can I call you that? it sounds cool, like some kind of forbidden planet on star trek).
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Sure! No problem. Just don't call me Suzanne!
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The artwork is actually for another project I'm working on and was drawn by a very talented artist friend of mine.
I took your advice about lowering the vocals in the mix and It did make a big difference with how I percieve the song. Much better now.
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The new version does make the instrumentals stand out more. I hear more of the details, like that lovely gong sound.
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As for the singing, I do plan on re-recording certain parts, but on the whole I just decided to forget about it. I'm not a good singer and I don't think any amount of training will fix that very soon, but I figure as long as I'm being honest about my voice I'm making music with the kind of integrity I personally enjoy, and hope that honesty will come across to the audience.
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You can always come back to the vocals and re-record if the mood strikes you. I'm always wishing to get back to mine and re-record because I'm so aware of all the ways I want to improve them, but sometimes it is nice just to sing a song and not care overly much about whether it is "perfect" or not. At least your voice didn't crack anywhere! I hate when that happens when I sing. I do want to know how to control my voice better, though, to get it to do what I want, rather than it controlling me by limiting the sounds I can get.
I agree with you about the integrity part. I think the problem occurs when voice idiosyncracies make it harder for listeners to focus on the song because they start analyzing the singer's voice.
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I remixed the song, and this time I removed the short rap verse and replaced it with some Indian instrumentaion.
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This change made the song seem much shorter and gentler!