Workshop #26: Days Gone By by Synthetic Soul (Chad Allen)

Adrian Try on Dec 28th 2009 with 5 comments

At Audiotuts+ we irregularly put up a reader track for workshopping and critique (find out how to submit a track). This is how it works: you upload your song, and every week or so we’ll publish one here and step away from the podium. The floor is yours to talk about the track and how the artist can fix problems in and improve upon the mix and the song.

Thanks for your submissions everyone – and keep them coming. We have enough to publish two or three a week at the moment. Let me know if it gets too much.

This track has been submitted for your friendly, constructive criticism. They have put their track (and their heart and soul) in your hands to learn and get useful feedback.

  • Do you enjoy the song or track itself? Does it have potential?
  • Can the arrangement be improved?
  • How did you find the mix? What would you do differently?
  • What do you enjoy about the rhythm track? What can be done to improve it?
  • Is the choice of instruments relevant and effective for the style/song?
  • Are the lyrics (if any) effective? Does the style, arrangement and genre of the song suit them?
  • Can you suggest any specific techniques that might improve the track?
  • Do you have any other constructive feedback?

Days Gone By by Synthetic Soul (Chad Allen)

Author’s website: www.chadallendigital.com

Description of the track:

This track was inspired by the underground dance sounds of the late 80′s and 90′s. A time when A Guy called Gerald, Renegade Soundwave, and Leftfield were in heavy rotation in clubs around the world. Definitely a tune to be played at just the right time on the right night with the right crowd.

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Discussion 5 Comments

  1. Joey says:
    December 28, 2009 at 9:50 am

    Dull, Dark, some of the Percussion sounds a little out of control, need to properly compress them indivdually, Master Output sounds Over compressed can’t hear bassline, Tamborines too Loud.

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  2. Jk says:
    December 28, 2009 at 11:44 am

    I think it’s a good start, but agreed on some of the above, though it’s hard to tell if it’s just bad mp3streaming compression or the actual mix. In either case, a lot of it gets lost along the way. Stylistically, again, a good start, especially what you’ve stated to be going after, but maybe head back to the mix and tidy things up.

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  3. dave says:
    December 28, 2009 at 3:45 pm

    i want to say something positive, but… so many elements are cliche, in fact, the piece itself is cliche. so to spin it positive … let me say you stated up front your intentions to recreate the past so that’s ok. but… i can’t separate what ‘i like’ from what i’m hearing, so this comment is, maybe, more my issue than yours. so in this babble see if you can find something with light that you can take away and find true inspiration as opposed to any words of discouragement. never stop playing. keep searching.

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  4. VicDiesel says:
    December 31, 2009 at 9:07 am

    It may work in a club, but as a listening experience I don’t find it overly exciting.

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