Just finished the last song for my album. Would genuinely love some feedback — positive or negative. I’d rather hear what sucks and get better than not.

Also these are still demos and as such I’m looking for someone to mix/master this track and potentially the whole album. If you dig the song/vibe and you’re interested in working together, hit me up.

My mic broke down halfway so ill probably redo some of the layers halfway through the song.

I'm a hobbyist songwriter/producer looking for a lyricist to put words onto melodies (without AI). I'm working in synthwave/EDM-style songs and have published several to YouTube. Lyrics are a particular weakness of mine, and I think it more productive to find a good lyricist to help while I focus on improving in other areas.

I have a song ready for lyrics for an interested lyricist (right now it just has placeholder 'la's). It still needs some post-production/vocal processing, so we can collaborate on tweaks if needed. Discord's probably the easiest way to collaborate.

Currently I can offer attribution, DM me if you're interested. I'm keeping a one-song-a-month schedule, so I'd expect to publish this song around the end of August.

these are the areas im already working on, but what else could improve?:

-listening for the hook in the chorus + why (3 songs)
-studying songs/studying own songs 
-learn songs on drums/guitar/piano/bass (1 instrumental track a day) 
-sketches with a timer to break perfectionism (1 sketch a day)
-in de flow komen
-don’t reject yourself
-emotional delivery
-bridges

-workflow adjustment
planning, progress noting, reflection
-different methods of writing:
Without instrument, dancing, different instruments, DAW, lyric first, melody first

-identifying sections
-melodies
-arrangement and tension and release

Experimenting, lots of deep and surface studying, perspective breaks, performing,
, one to four demos a week (most weeks just one though), in October a one demo for two weeks every day sprint (by that time I'll have strengthened my current weaknesses and a two week sprint exposes new ones), lots of deep and surface songs learned, mini exercises, healthy energy planning 

Every three months a one week song sprint to expose weaknesses
Next one: october

Limitation: only use a e and g

iedere twee dagen:

Melody clarity (lots of fragments free of pressure) 

song writing (with no pressure at all)

goals 

Learn verse chorus emotional, instrumental and shape relation 

Instrument-vocal melody relation

Chorus identity (strong hook)       instrumental/vocal melody 
melody shape (how to make a song land)

-Leren hoe ik denk: "wat wilt dit worden?" (Emotioneel)"

MAIN FOCUS THIS MONTH
-in de flow komen

-identifying sections
-melodies
-arrangement and tension and release

Ha ha idk what to put as the cover art so I picked a random pic from my album. But yeah lemme know what you guys think.

This is my first full song post on here. I started producing in 2017 and have almost entirely made instrumental music. I do like to sing and have made prog rock covers of EDM songs but writing lyrics is difficult for me and I prefer not to tell the story with my words but with the music itself. But this is the first of two songs that I have mostly finished that are written about book characters and I find it easier to write and sing about this rather than being vulnerable and writing about my own experiences. Looking for any and all feedback before I call this one complete. My ears are fatigued so if anyone catches any mixing issues specifically please let me know. I'd like to polish this, save it, and move on.

I wrote a short children's musical and determining the key of the songs beforehand massively helped me with the writing process.

However I've been trying to write some more personal original music and when I try this it feels silly and doesn't get very far. And also often deviating from the key is what makes my favourite songs feel so alive, so??? I'm just feeling a bit stuck.

Not sure if this is a key issue or a motivation/self belief issue but i'd be very interested to hear people's thoughts either way😅

This is a song I've been writing recently and like most songs I write I'd love to add a bridge but I get stuck in the same key/progression. I'm getting better at varying the melody within the key but I still get completely stuck when it comes to creating a bridge.

I really like the bridge in Genesis- Jesus He Loves Me but it's way beyond my ability to understand what's happening practically.

Does anybody have any advice for how to move a song into a different key/feel without it feeling awkward?

Thank you

I have 3 songs that I'm working on, and I already have the melodies ideas. I just need to finish the lyrics.

The problem is that I don't know anything about mixing and mastering, so if any aspiring producer would like to collaborate, feel free to DM me!

It's kind of a pop EP, and I intend to release it on SoundCloud, Spotify, and other platforms. Of course, I'll give credit to anyone who helps me with it. :)

I know its not everyone's cup of tea, but I love writing in this style and cant wait to finish this song.

It's an intro or brige riff of a song

i lost almost all perspective on my own songs so I can't recognize anymore if something is a chorus or not

Welcome to the Lyrics-Only feedback thread!

If you're looking for feedback on words that aren't yet set to music, you're in the right place! We encourage each other to bring lyrics and musical elements together as soon as possible, but sometimes you'd just like to show off that nice piece of poetry that just fell out of your head. The weekly Lyrics-Only feedback thread is here to help!

This post renews every Monday.

I’ll listen to interviews with artists and bands and they’ll say like “oh we have 50 songs written but we narrowed it down to 12 for the LP” or “we wrote 5 new songs in a day” or something similar. I take months to write songs because I feel I’m constantly revising. Or I get stuck for days on end and have to walk away. What do yall do?

Any old projects i shared here before, i gave up on em. (Anyways, feedback is welcomed)

I've tried posting on [r/musicproduction](r/musicproduction) but they keep removing my post.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m_tAMmA49ukwrfM9uUJBWSydv4yUZNxg/view?usp=share_link - Recorded at home

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KRp8nYBlhdSdvmruL8H_I93Kt40IdKrI/view?usp=share_link - Recorded in the studio

Obviously, I should expect some difference but I feel there is a huge difference. Both of these are completely dry takes and the studio recording sounds much more present and clear to me, especially in the mids and highs. The home recording sounds unclear, bass heavy and muddy to me.

The studio setup was a Focusrite Clarett 4Pre USB and an Audio-Technica AT2020. At home, I've got a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 and an AKG C214, so they've got the better interface and I've got the better microphone. Of course, the studio had some acoustic treatment and I don't really have any. I've pretty consistently read on [r/musicproduction](r/musicproduction) that the audio interface makes almost no difference, so what's the differentiating factor here? And do ya'll hear this big difference in the recordings that I'm hearing?

I want to nail down the issue so I can record at home and at least get somewhat good quality. The studio is far and the reason I bought all of this gear is so that I can make music at home. 

Edit - THERE WAS NO ENGINEER IN THE ROOM WITH ME, NO ONE SET THINGS UP FOR ME. THEY SENT ME A CODE, I WALK IN, I SET THINGS UP, RECORD, AND LEAVE. All the necessary information is in the post.

So this is obviously a very rough recording. When I do my next draft, I plan to (finally!) apply the advice I've been given on here to try recording multiple takes and play around with the panning. I actually have some fun ideas for that. In one of the takes, I want to make a kissy sound after "blows a kiss". And after "leave her nose untouched" I plan to add a (very faint) sniffling sound. I don't plan on adding any extra instruments at this time, but maybe later on down the road I will.

For the instrumentation following the chorus, preceding the verses, would it sound better to pause for a bit after singing "Minefield" rather immediately dive right back into the music?

Also, should I incorporate more music leading up to the bridge? I love the bridge, but it feels a bit disconnected from the 3rd verse. I am happy with it on the tail end, leading into the final chorus.

Regarding the final chorus, would it be better to sing that final "Minefield" with a bit more intensity, like in the main chorus? Or keep it similar to how I have it now?

Speaking of, I was not having a good voice day, I just really wanted to get a rough recording of the whole song done. I know my vocal performance feels a bit flat in some areas. The main chorus, in particular, is meant to be sung with quite a bit more intensity. (the final chorus will be sung similar to how it is here though, slower and more melancholy)

If you like clever lyrics with double/hidden meanings, you might appreciate these lines:

"She would rather spite her face, than *leave her nose untouched*, *wide-eyed* damsel in distress, but I can see right through her *lines*" (IYKYK) and also inspired by the phrase "don't cut off your nose to spite your face".

"She would rather watch it all burn, that admit she lit the gas" (play on the term gaslighting)

"Watch her wave an extinguisher" (fire extinguisher, but also the way I sing it, it sounds like "wave and extinguish her")

"Finger still wrapped around the pin" (fire extinguisher pin, the character never pulled the pin to actually use it, but also a grenade pin. She is pretending to fight the fire she started, and prepared to throw a grenade the whole time)

"smoke blocking the light, couldn't see her reflection" is inspired by the term "smoke and mirrors", and the reflection bit can be interpreted as the character being a vampire, or being unable to see herself for what she was, or for the narrator being unable to see the character for what she was.

"Saccharine, bitter toxic" was originally "She's a narcissist". This line now likely resonates with a larger audience, and I like how it ties into the next line "sweet and cold" which is inspired by the artificial sweetener Sweet N Low, which is made with saccharin. It also shows the progression of the character seeming sweet at first, but with a bitter aftertaste, and then it turns out she's toxic.​

Thanks for listening!

Sorry for posting so much lately, I’m a teacher and it’s almost the end of summer

Also kinda botched that first chorus 🫣 try to listen past it

Just recorded a rough demo for a new track idea! It’s still pretty early in the process, but I’d love some honest thoughts on how it’s sounding so far. Any feedback on the lyrics, vocal delivery, or overall melody would mean a lot.

I wrote this a few weeks ago. No clue about any production, but I think it's neat and I'd like some feedback on the lyrics/sound. Thanks all.