To Alive

[FinalGod]

Genre

Rock

Instruments

Electric Guitar
Bass
Drums
Synthesizer
Vocals

Effects

Compression
EQ
Reverb
Delay
Limiting
Clipping

Special techniques

Bus processing, sidechaining

Released when

2026

Hey everyone,
this is one of my recent tracks “To Alive”, fully produced in Studio One.
All instruments are programmed on instrument tracks using a combination of built-in and third-party virtual instruments and plugins.
It’s part of my FX5 project with a virtual band setup, combining modern rock elements with synthesized vocals and live-style arrangements.
The video is created with AI: Flux1.D / WAN 2.2 / DaVinci Resolve - all locally.

Happy to hear your thoughts on the mix and overall balance.

 

[Craig Anderton]

...and this is one of the (many) reasons I'd rather go to this forum than Spotify Something different but recognizable. The synthesized vocals fit with the industrial prog-adjacent vibe. The only thing I'd change with the mix is give a little more space for the drums, which could also let the arrangement breathe a little more. EQing the instrumental non-lead parts would probably open up enough space without diminishing the parts you EQed. Good job that makes me curious to see how the project evolves.

 

[TimC340]

Not my normal bag at all, but I really enjoyed that. The AI video was kinda cute - I like that it wasn't pretending to be anything other than AI. I'll defer to Craig on the technical aspects, but I'd like to hear more.

 

[BobF]

Nicely done!

 

[Craig Anderton]

I'll defer to Craig on the technical aspects

No need to do that, my comments are always subjective! I just wanted to hear more drums.

Ironically, it was a comment about drums on one of my tunes (I think was in this forum) that I found super-useful. Someone said "drums can always be louder" and I realized I tended to mix drums for my own music lower than a lot of music, including music I mixed for other people. I started mixing my drums louder, and found that indeed, I could almost always mix them a bit louder and it didn't detract from the melodic parts into which I'd put so much effort. Over the decades, there have been many times when a short, random comment gave me food for thought that stuck with me.

 

[FinalGod]

Thanks a lot for the feedback, really appreciate it!

The comment about the drums makes total sense – I tend to stack quite a lot of layers, so giving them more space is definitely something I’ll experiment with in the next tracks.
And yeah, I’m fully embracing the AI look instead of hiding it – I like that it leaves some space for the viewer to project their own mood

Glad you enjoyed it!