In Chrome, I can just select the partial URL and click on Go... Otherwise you can copy/paste it into your browser address bar.
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The code that detects SoundCloud URLs (in this and other forums I've seen) doesn't like/handle songs listed as private because the URL is not in the form it expects (extra path segment). Sometimes the player shows up, but it won't work. If you don't want it to be public on SoundCloud, you can just attach an MP3 or create a shareable link in Dropbox as an alternative to SoundCloud.Yeah, it wasn't letting me paste it here :/
Immediate first impression: check your guitar's tuning and intonation. If your instrument doesn't sound right, your mixes will always suffer.
Second impression: Do a few more vocal takes. You've got some pitch and hesitation issues. The better you are at performing the song, the better the recording will be across the board.
Final impression: Get a pop filter and back away from the mic a little bit. That'll clean up a little of the noise (lip smacks and plosives) that distracts listeners.
Sorry if I'm coming off as curt or judgemental. It sounds like you're pretty new to this and have a lot that you haven't learned yet. Stick with it tho. Once you get past a few humps, you can start getting some tracks you'll be really proud of.
Ok, my knee is killing me for reasons of my own doing, so I'm not in a charitable mood. The overall advice you just got is exactly right - don't diminish it by suggesting that you think at least part of what you did is Ok because your personal bar is lower.
Since you mentioned a couple names that can sing, let me just re-emphasize what [MENTION=45867]VomitHatSteve[/MENTION] said, and that's work on your singing. You have to sing in tune, and even if you don't want to belt it out, but use a restrained delivery, if you expect people to listen to the words, it's got to be in tune, or a lot closer than that. If you can't hear the difference between what you are doing and those two did, get a vocal coach.
No, the guitar is not in tune. If the intonation is out, it cannot be in tune. If you have a tuner, and I assume you do, since you say it's in tune, play those chords and check the intonation of the individual chord notes. Get them a helluva lot closer than they are in that recording.
You could make the words more intelligible with some EQ on the vocal track, assuming it's been done with a separate mic. A high-pass filter (HPF) might be enough to get past the woof but you can try other cuts in the lower-mids and see what helps best.
With that response, I'm baffled what you posted this for.I didn't diminish it, I'm aware I can't sing. Also I don't like EQing the voice, music is supposed to be listened raw and with every detail that comes with it, not with hi-fi production that makes it fake and sound like a robot. Thanks for the advice, I will practice my singing, but I will never use EQ on my vocals.
Woh. Is that a kazoo in the beginning?
Your mix is poor. The vocal needs reverb and/or lower volume to sit in the mix, and the guitar has to be recorded better than that. Even Elliot Smith recorded better guitar tone in his bedroom on a cheap Yamaha. This sounds like an electric guitar that is either DI or through a bad solid state amp. If you tell us your setup maybe we can help you get a better recording with your gear.
I agree with the other guys you need to work on pitch some more. Do ear training each day and sing the notes, and you'll get better.
With that response, I'm baffled what you posted this for.
This is the "MP3 Mixing Clinic" subforum, after all, not the poetry corner. EQ is an essential part of mixing that typically follows recording, at least in the home environment I live in. It's an extremely rare voice/instrument and mic/room combination that doesn't require some EQ, and that's usually to make it sound more natural, and has nothing to do with robotic sounds. Are you confusing EQ with auto-tune?
No, I'm not, but I just don't want to show some really good singing and then trying it live and suck. I'm bad but I practice, I'll eventually get there! Anyhow, thanks for the answer.
He seems to not understand what EQ is and also seems to be in the "romantic" stage of writing and recording where you think processing is less authentic of the soul and things like that. He will figure it all out if he keeps going.