Okay... music preference question.

[DarkTirade]

I just recorded two versions of a piece I wrote several years ago, and I want to know which one people like better. And before you ask, yes, this was written while I was under the influence.

Under the influence of a severe lack of sleep. :) I had a ridiculous class schedule that year, and this was written when I was in a semi-awake state before my first class in the early A.M. started.

Anyhow, I did one fairly basic version with minimal electronic modification, and one version that's all gussied up. I recommend listening to them with headphones or good stereo speakers if you can, there's some interesting left-to-right effects going on. Especially with the second version.

Normal version
http://www.stickmanltd.com/practicesessions/room-plain.mp3

Gussied up version
http://www.stickmanltd.com/practicesessions/room.mp3

Anyhow, just wanted to know what people thought: does it sound better simpler or with the extra trippy stuff thrown in there? :)


*edit*

I also did a version where it starts as one and shifts to the other.

Normal to trippy
http://www.stickmanltd.com/practicesessions/roommix3.mp3

Trippy to normal

http://www.stickmanltd.com/practicesessions/roommix4.mp3

[SallyMander]

1. Oooh... i like them both DT!

I know that doesn't really help you... i listened to the first, and the beginning of the second, and i was getting ready to say i liked the first better. You have a great voice, and i liked the simplicity of the first one. But now as the second one goes on, i'm sort of getting into the trippiness of it...

I wonder what it would be like if you started with the simple version, and transitioned into the second midway through???

[DarkTirade]

2. Oddly enough, I'm rendering that out right now...

:P Gonna try four differen 'mix' versions... two that start with one and transition to the other and then back again, and two that shift slowly from one to the other.

[SallyMander]

3. Sweeeeet

:thumbsup:

[DarkTirade]

4. Okay, got two of 'em up. :)

The ones that just go from one to the other.

[Dangerously Amused]

5. FWIW, I like the second version (trippy) better.

You have a very nice voice. IMHO, at least in this song, you should use the instrumentals to showcase your voice, whereas here it felt like they were competing too much; IOW, I kept wishing I had a way to turn the volume of just the instruments down some, so I could hear the vocals better. Hope that makes sense.

:hi:

[DarkTirade]

6. Well thanks.

I can give that a try. :) Each instrument was recorded on its own track, so I play with the volumes a bit and give that a try.

*edit* 'k, got the trippy version with more prominent vocals here. :) http://www.stickmanltd.com/practicesessions/room-strongvocals.mp3

[DarkTirade]

7. And the same for the plainer version.

http://www.stickmanltd.com/practicesessions/room-plain-strongvocals.mp3

[Dangerously Amused]

11. Yeah! I like that better.

Ha ha, seriously I feel all stoned just listening to the song, all that reverb-y surround sound stuff is awesome.

:headbang:

But... I would still like to hear the instrumentals a little more in the background. Not a lot though, like maybe 75% of what they are now. Even without though, really nice work.


:applause:

[DarkTirade]

12. I'm just afraid if I put the instrumentals too low, you won't be able to hear the reverby surround

sound stuff. :P

[Dr. Strange]

8. I like the second version better.

Trippy is fun!

[DarkTirade]

9. Seems to be the general concensus so far.

Fits the lyrics too. :)

[DarkTirade]

10. Kicked because I still want opinions. :)