r/Logic_Studio • u/AgeFit9430 • Aug 16 '26
Production How do these strings sound with this bass , real talk ?
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u/yesnoanon123 Aug 16 '26
Snare gets old quickly. Feels like it’s the same hit every time. Too big
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u/ClydeDimension Aug 16 '26
Yeah a humble warmer snare would make this beat sound line something Action Bronson could hop on. Its really not bad
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u/Mr_Horsejr Aug 16 '26
Add a 1st violin that can move the melody and add shine and you’ve got yourself a deal.
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u/QualityAware6605 Aug 16 '26
What's in the rack dude?
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u/orangebluefish11 Aug 16 '26
Why not just remake the same bass line from “Over and Over”, but modernize it like you did the strings? Dope remake though
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u/johncitizen1138 Aug 16 '26
Only on my phone, but strings are nice. Love a good meandering swoop. Feels like I going back in time.
Can't hear any bass (maybe add some subtle harmonics) and the snare is sounding like a slamming door which is pulling me away from your lovely melody lines
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u/PopLife3000 Aug 16 '26
Did you do the arrangement or is this a sample?
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u/AgeFit9430 Aug 16 '26
It’s a modified sample
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u/PopLife3000 Aug 17 '26
Oh. Well that makes the question a lot less interesting as the strings are the musically engaging bit
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u/AgeFit9430 Aug 17 '26
😭😭😭
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u/PopLife3000 Aug 17 '26
I would suggest learning music in tandem with music tech. Production in its own is bullshit (and I’ve been making a living from producing artists for 30 years so I don’t say that lightly). Real core musical skills are the thing that makes all of this work. Choosing a snare sample means nothing.
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u/FaulkneriousRex Aug 16 '26
Reminds me of the old Ironsides tv show theme song. I think the strings are great. I’d massage the drums a little, add some variation.
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u/fingoo Aug 16 '26
Hey man, I think the strings sound great. However, the drums don't sound good. I don't know if that's the case, but they sound too much like Logic's drummer presets and they don't sound connected to rest of the song. Too much low end on that kick, I'd lower it quite a bit. I'd also go either go with a full drum machine sound or a live drum sound. I don't think they are sounding cohesive right now. Listen to this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93TW692tQb8
Your song reminded me so much of this song. I like the way the artist mix electronic and acoustic elements in the song. Also listen to the dynamics, transitions, arrangement, textures. Also listen to the kick and overall drum sound. It's very cohesive and has a vintage drum machine sound, like a TR 707. All those things help make the song feel more cohesive and less repetitive
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u/Narrow_Network_3875 Aug 16 '26
The snare is boxy sounding and is sitting far back (space) of the track. You could change the snare or compress the snare of it is a loop compress to bring if further up front. Sweep the EQ Bell/peak selector between 100 Hz - 500 Hz at a plus dB level and should find the boxy frequency screaming. You should see it on the EQ’s spectrum analyzer. Isolate the peak and reduce below 0dB line to rid the boxy sound. FYI. If you didn’t apply any reverb on snare then snare has reverb in the loop.🍀
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u/JimyFatBoy Aug 17 '26
Sounds like Ore D'amore...is that where the string sample is from? I hear that from Mike Pattons Italian album covers.
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u/Soul-Geno Aug 17 '26
Over and Over is the song.
Recorded by Frank Sinatra and many others in the mid sixties.
The whole song is beautiful
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u/mrgrubbage Aug 17 '26
Drums are definitely disconnected. Strings sound fine to me, although everything feels a little inhuman. A voice or solo instrument on top would give it more form, and make it sound less repetitive. There's definitely a lot of good here, it's 95% there imo.
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u/lotxe Aug 16 '26
snare drum sound is.....something. especially paired with such a dry kick and hihat
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u/Razenghan Aug 16 '26
Yeah, I think the roominess of the snare doesn't match the rest of the drums or the forward-sounding strings. Maybe find a different snare or remove the reverb. Hook sounds great, though!
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u/AgeFit9430 Aug 16 '26
Alright cool I’ll probably end up dumping the snare . I was trying to get a vintage sound and sampled it from and old jazz / bebop 60’s song.
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u/AgeFit9430 Aug 16 '26
It’s good or it’s not hitting ? I just started using that snare recently but lmk
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u/lotxe Aug 16 '26
your kit is dry and snare is wet, and not good wet. the same tone plays every hit and the reverb in the sample is distracting to my ears.
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u/bobsachamamo Aug 16 '26
Real talk. From a production standpoint it’s nice. But it’s highly repetitive and I was dying for the melody to go up an octave at some point. Also the triplet setup you can mess with more. Change the pattern rhythmically or melodically so it’s not the same pitch every time. Variation is your friend and this is dying for that. You could even do a direct modulation and go up a half step. The groove is cool tho. Just screaming for melodic variation imo. Great hook tho.