I've Been Working on Some New Music- Update: May 2nd - Another Song in OP

[Hathaway]

I made this record and I wanted to drop it here and get some feedback. It's R&B. The type of R&B I like. Not this modern stuff we here today. Ya'll be honest with me



Edit - my shyt went from 5 plays to 105 since I made this thread. Good looking out yall
So the main critique I'm getting is the quality. I've been working on it a bit and I think I managed to up the quality a bit. But understand, I'm never gonna be able to get professional quality from my home studio. I'm just not there yet. If ya'll could see my studio setup, ya'll would clown me
I just want my mix to be clean. I'm gonna replace the track with the newer version.


Edit 4/22/23 - I made another song. Can I get some more feedback? I've been trying to work on the mixing aspect, and I think this track is a lot cleaner than the first one.



Edit 5/2/23 - Made another one. Really trying to improve my mixing/mastering quality. Let me know what ya'll think.

 

[#1 pick]

You got a blend of a tone of Slim from 112 but your voice is a lot like Freddie Jackson. You would have definitely got signed. It's hard to find nikkas who can sing as good as you.

 

[Chrishaune]

Lots of people make their own music to improve their quality of life.

Do you breh.

 

[FlareBaller5]

Full support breh . Banger

 

[Akae Beka]

Mixing/recording quality needs work.
Lyrics are smooth for the track type.
Song a bit too long for my likings but I like the bridge of the track
Great singing voice too but for some reason I feel like your doing a parody? Maybe because I see u as a poster and it's hard to separate. (Not saying you're a parody poster)
With a better mix, I could imagine a song like this bring played on Sirius xm 48 or a mature radio station quiet storm.

 

[#1 pick]

Good song, you need to run on the final run tho. To me, that makes a song.

1:50 mark

 

[Hathaway]

You got a blend of a tone of Slim from 112 but your voice is a lot like Freddie Jackson. You would have definitely got signed. It's hard to find nikkas who can sing as good as you.

Appreciate that bro

Mixing/recording quality needs work.
Lyrics are smooth for the track type.
Song a bit too long for my likings but I like the bridge of the track
Great singing voice too but for some reason I feel like your doing a parody? Maybe because I see u as a poster and it's hard to separate. (Not saying you're a parody poster)
With a better mix, I could imagine a song like this bring played on Sirius xm 48 or a mature radio station quiet storm.

Mixing is the hardest thing for me. I'm still tryna figure it out. I know its long. Sometimes I just get lost in the content and disregard the time. I know this new gen have short attention spans though so songs only need to be 2-3 minutes. Back when I was growing up, music was anywhere from 3-4 minutes. Thanks for the feedback though!

 

[FluffyEyes]

This DEFINITELY gives me early 90s Quiet Storm vibes. Obviously the mixing and needs work is but you have a great voice. The end could've used a little bit more of flourish ad lib wise but it's a cute thing.

 

[Chrishaune]

I hear a little guitar. I think it needs to be more prominent. Missing some rhythm. A few more melodic riffs throughout the song.

 

[Hathaway]

Good song, you need to run on the final run tho. To me, that makes a song.

1:50 mark

I definitely could've. I just felt the song was too mellow/smooth for a run on the climax. I just wanted to give it some power.

 

[#1 pick]

Appreciate that bro

Mixing is the hardest thing for me. I'm still tryna figure it out. I know its long. Sometimes I just get lost in the content and disregard the time. I know this new gen have short attention spans though so songs only need to be 2-3 minutes. Back when I was growing up, music was anywhere from 3-4 minutes. Thanks for the feedback though!

You might need to work with a producer who can help you learn the ropes of mixing and has a good ear and can do 90s music. If you really want to make money, you might want to mix 90s sound with Afrobeats. Afrobeats is dominating the game right now and it's hard to get on in America if you not talking about fukking or killing.

 

[Charlie Hustle]

 

[Hathaway]

I hear a little guitar. I think it needs to be more prominent. Missing some rhythm.

Yeah its in the chorus. It gets drowned out by the other instruments. I couldn't figure out how to get it to sit properly in the mix without it being too loud so it just gets drowned out.

 

[Hathaway]

@Matt504 give me some mixing/mastering tips breh

 

[Charlie Hustle]

Yeah its in the chorus. It gets drowned out by the other instruments. I couldn't figure out how to get it to sit properly in the mix without it being too loud so it just gets drowned out.

Duplicate it and pan the original hard left and the duplicate hard right and see how it sounds.