{"id":1081,"date":"2022-05-13T11:21:45","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T10:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10656512\/?page_id=1081"},"modified":"2022-05-13T11:36:11","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T10:36:11","slug":"external-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10656512\/external-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"External Collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Outside of my own project and inviting others to collaborate on said project, I have also found myself giving time to a few others in their projects. Collaborating in this way is vital for many reasons. In my opinion, the main thing is that helping others is just something you should do as long as it isn\u2019t at significant cost to yourself, so if somebody needs you to come across and check over what lyrics they\u2019ve written or listen to a section of their song, you shouldn\u2019t hesitate to do so. Removing yourself from the stress of your own work and assisting in someone else\u2019s also offers a welcome break with much less pressure. Lastly, the more you help other people, the more chance you have of them lending you a hand when called upon – the importance of collaboration can\u2019t be understated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately I don\u2019t have any evidence for this as it is tough to reasonably acquire but, like in an example previously stated, I listened to the songs of my peers and gave my thoughts. With Blake, I mentioned that I really enjoyed where he was at in the earlier stages and his bassline was of particular interest; I also gave some ideas as to what structure he could head down with the parts he already had in front of him but, unfortunately, I haven\u2019t followed up so I am of sure how that progressed and if my words altered his direction in any way. In future, I should take the time to follow up and see how things have got on, it\u2019s helpful to catch up and it would\u2019ve then offered Blake the chance to have my perspective once again, should he have chosen to ask for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later on, I also listened to Harry\u2019s track \u201cZombie Attack\u201d after he asked me to give him some feedback. Whilst Scremo – a combination of the Screamo and Emo genres – isn\u2019t my cup of tea, I still managed to point out positives and negatives. I told him that it isn\u2019t something I\u2019d seek out, but I did enjoy it enough for it to be a fun listen, which is a good thing when it comes from someone who isn\u2019t interested in the genre at all. What I told him to reconsider was the harmonies during the chorus. He had no automation in the mix at this point so when both vocals were singing at the same time (as opposed to singing in canon) it became unreasonably loud as both parts combined. My suggestion to solve this was to automate the levels so both vocals were a bit quieter on their own, but together they would still play at around the same level as a solo vocal track elsewhere. Harry\u2019s suggestion was to pan the vocals, one to the left and one to the right, this spreads the sound out so it isn\u2019t overbearing and offers a much more interesting solution that benefits the song. I am happy that he asked me to come to listen as that shows trust, and not only that but to take my advice on board and come up with his own solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n