first song/ new demo

[terrible_buddhi]

Working on a new demo I won't be embarrassed of...your help would be greatly appreciated. I have eq'd, but no compression or anything on the overall track. Please take a listen and give some feedback...thanks!

http://www.foxytravel.com/YE/mixdowns/far%20away53.mp3

[Ledmech]

First thing I noticed is I had to lean my lazy ass over and turn up my speakers.......very quite mix. :P

I'm a drummer so I'll start there....The snare really sticks out....in a bad way. I dunno why, it just sounds funny. It might just be its to loud. Well, let me re-phrase that. The drums are fine. (just fix snare) Turn everything else up. Drums are covering everything else up.

Just a thought, but have you tried to switch to quater notes in the chorus on the hi-hat? Cause the hat recorded so good it might give fuller sound than the ride. Just leave it nice and loose

just a thought.............lata

[terrible_buddhi]

interesting...I am not a drummer, and can never get enough snare So...I really wanted to get that through...maybe it needs to be toned down a bit.

It is very quiet...I have tried to turn things down as I was mixing...rather than turn things up...well...other than the snare

I have not put any sort of compression on the mix yet, overall eq, or limiting. I am kind of lost when it comes to that. Any advice to that end is also hugely appreciated. As for the hi hat thing...I will certainly suggest it going forward, but as for this track...I am pretty sure I will get a stick up my a$$ if I ask him to track it again

Thanks for taking the time to listen and for the feedback!

[groovejunkie]

you'll certainly get more replys when you put the song in a place everybody can stream it (nowhere, soundclick) - since there are still a lot of people here with dial-up (just a suggestion)

to the mix - the best way to make your mix sound good is to make it overall louder, stereo (doubling tracks, panning) and compressing (especially the vox) - I can hear sometimes slightly that it is stereo, but just when I listen carefully

to the composition - nice work - the bridge at 1:46 is imo way too long

cheers

[terrible_buddhi]

that is a great suggestion thank you! I will look into nowhere tonight.

I kind of agree with you on the bridge...on the recording anyway...live it is fun...but on a future recording it may get cut some.

I have the drums panned no more than 5, the guitars no more than 15, and I am at an absolute loss on the vox...I would love to do an effect like I heard on the song 'safe' in here for the chorus, but eveything I do just sounds bad!

I am going to work on compression tonight...never really played with it before, and there isn't much compression in the mix right now at all. Thanks for the advice!

[LI_Slim]

I would be very light with any compression; it really doesn't need it. The vocals, by the way, are very well recorded, and you should keep them in the center of the mix. I agree that the drums are a tad too prominent, for this kind of song, at least. You could pan the guitars some more. I don't know that the bridge is too long, but it might be nice to hear a lead guitar or some other instrument come in during the bridge.

[terrible_buddhi]

http://www.nowhereradio.com/artists/...d=3391&alid=-1

ok...took the advice on the snare...turned it down...also on the nowhere radio...let me know what you think...thanks!

[terrible_buddhi]

also went very light with the compression. panned out the guitar and drums (overheads) some more, and toned down the vocals effects in the chorus.

[Geezer]

Really really liked this! Very memorable and catchy song. Only thing I wasn't sure about was the sort of interlude at about 1:55.

Nice work!

[terrible_buddhi]

it seems the bridge is going to be the divisive issue on this one

Thank you for your comment.

[skids]

"The page cannot be found"

Sorry t_b. I don't know if your site is down or what.

[terrible_buddhi]

I put up a different file, sorry...I thought everyone would use nowhere...the file on my site is:

http://www.foxytravel.com/YE/mixdowns/far%20away.mp3

Thanks for trying...please try again.

[Ledmech]

I forgot to say yesterday, but the vocals sound great....good job, wish I could sing like that

I like this mix better, but now the drums sound like they're in another room from the mic's. If you can clean up the drum sound this would sound killer. Try adding a little guitar solo in that bridge and I think it'll help that out alot...

Its a very catchy song....keep working on it

[Toki987]

Enjoyed the up energy in this song. Id like to hear a bit more low end on the kck drum and snare. The guitar sounds good. A touch of low mids might bring the the bass out a bit. You sing very good fella...

[PiltdownMan]

I had trouble, too, until I found your second link. :-)

I haven't read the other posts. Sorry.

I'm hearing too much treble. You need some FAT in this. Try eating a cheesburger and then recording.

Just kidding.

Seriously though, it's like you killed your bass (sound... not instrument) with extreme prejudice. It's a well written song, and I like it. But it's so "tinny." Tinny like tin, not tiny like small.

Nice job. I'd just like to hear it with some meat. Can we hear a remixed version?

Piltdown Man

[terrible_buddhi]

I will work on that, my first mix was very muddy...so maybe I was a bit liberal with the cuts in the low end.

The vocalist (not me unfortunatly) does have a really great voice...you should hear him do Bare Naked Ladies...it is spot on! I have really wanted to be able to double track him more on the chorus, but can't seem to figure out how to make that sound good

Let me take another stab at the Eq's...

Thanks!

[MC Gitarz]

Nice tune!
I agree with the other comments so there's no point in re-hashing. Just wanted to let you know that I think the song is well worth working on - it's cool. Really nice vocals!
Milan

[terrible_buddhi]

ok...ate at burger king and then re-mixed...I put some fat back into it...hopefully not too muddy...I am also starting to believe the mackie 824's are abit bass leaning...I will need to remember that...put the file up...let me know what you think...thank you!

- Keith