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Post by Catpocalypse on Feb 1, 2020 3:59:30 GMT
Just want to know yall's thoughts on this. I get that they're both really important, but what truly makes or breaks a song? Is it songwriting, or the mixing and mastering? Would people rather listen to a great song with poor quality audio, or an average/boring song with great audio quality?
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Post by MetalRenard on Feb 1, 2020 12:45:45 GMT
Juicy question! I've found that people look for different things in a song and it's on a case by case situation.
Let's say you've written an incredible song but produced it extremely poorly. People will not be able to enjoy all the qualities of your composition if they're trying to hear the melody through the compression and distortion caused by overloading the signal chain.
However, let's say you've written a really good song (not quite as good as the other) but fixed the basic production methods and it's listenable. I think many people would be able to appreciate it in this case.
Final case study, you've written a kind of boring song but produced it pretty damn well. I think there are cases where this can work - soundtracks, TV music etc which in fact need this kind of music.
Generally speaking though... Maybe composition slightly outweighs production in my view BUT production can also be artful and be important in creating your story.
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Post by mercyfuldeath on Feb 9, 2020 3:51:10 GMT
Due to years of listening to mostly shoddily produced underground metal I've come to value composition over production most of the time. That being said, there are cases where the production's been so bad I can't even discern the riffs, and if production gets in the way of riffage then obviously that's a no go. I've also come to appreciate more recordings which are better produced as well. My take is you gotta have a balance of both at minimum, make sure the tune rules before even putting it to tape.
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Post by MetalRenard on Feb 10, 2020 2:58:27 GMT
My take is you gotta have a balance of both at minimum, make sure the tune rules before even putting it to tape. Totally agree with you. What's the point of all of one without any the other? Balance! |
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Post by thebitterroost on Feb 11, 2020 5:01:01 GMT
I’d lean pretty solidly in favor of composition, though I think the majority of listeners out there would likely disagree. I’d much rather listen to an amazing record with some warts than a thoroughly polished turd.
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Post by daveyh on Feb 13, 2020 1:21:12 GMT
This is a tough question...
On one hand; the first thing a listener hears is the sonic quality. Before they even get a chance to experience the composition, if they hear, say Hiss noise right at the intro, they may automatically dismiss the track as being too immature to invest time listening to.
On the other hand; (and I am guilty of this too) if that intro sounds great (sonic-wise), but goes 4 bars too long before getting to the interesting bits (under-average in composition)... Again, interest gets lost...next.
I'm going to slightly lean towards production value being top concern. My 2 cents.
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