Need help mixing vocals on a CCR song

[Detector]

I am trying to do the old CCR song Have you ever seen the rain for a friend. I'm not much of a vocalist, as you can tell, and was wondering if there was some mixing that could be done to improve the song?

I recorded it using Audacity and the tracks are here: http://www.detectorplace.com/music/Have%20You%20Ever%20Seen%20The%20Rain.zip

Thanks

 

[jimmys69]

Tried to take a listen to what you have, but need the wav files. AU format, or whatever that was, not working.

 

[Detector]

Tried to take a listen to what you have, but need the wav files. AU format, or whatever that was, not working.

Sorry here is the file: http://www.detectorplace.com/music/Have%20You%20Ever%20Seen%20The%20Rain.aup

Right click the link and do a save as

I also fixed the first link

 

[jimmys69]

Naw, that is no where near big enough. I use Cubase. Any Audacity files will not work. It must be exported raw (no effects) wav files in order for anyone to work with the project.

 

[jimmys69]

The first link was about the right size for a session, but cant open the files.

 

[Detector]

OK I've uploaded the raw files(main music in 1 and vocals in the other) as .wav I'm not sure if this is what you need.

Thanks

http://www.detectorplace.com/music/Have%20You%20Ever%20Seen%20The%20Rain-raw.zip

Here is a link to the WAV with both vocals and music mixed. http://www.detectorplace.com/music/Have%20You%20Ever%20Seen%20The%20Rain-complete.zip

 

[jimmys69]

That's the stuff.

Let me take a listen, and see what I can do. I'm bored. lol

 

[Detector]

LOL thanks!

 

[jimmys69]

Post here or email to ya?

 

[Detector]

Thanks again!

 

[jimmys69]

You can delete your email if you want it private. I got it. Only need if you want the wav file.

Didn't touch the backing track. There is some clipping going on there or bad transfer anyway, so I would resolve that first if possible.

On vocals, I used two compressors, one with fast attack, and one slow, to even it out a bit. Did some pitch correction and some time adjustments. Delay and reverb.

Now I'm bored again. lol

 

[jimmys69]

Oh yuck, to much reverb. lol.

And one overdone timing adjustment.

Pitch correction could be done much more transparently with Melodyne, but that takes quite a bit more time. I'm not that bored. This was just the built in Cubase pitch correction. It is a bit noticeable.

 

[Detector]

I like the it! An improvement for sure. Thank you very much.

 

[jimmys69]

Emailed the wav with less verb and fixed timing issue.

 

[Armistice]

Emailed the wav with less verb and fixed timing issue.

Let me know next time you're bored Jimmy....

 

[Detector]

Emailed the wav with less verb and fixed timing issue.

Didn't receive the second email?

Thanks again.

 

[jimmys69]

I only sent the one.

Do you hear what I am with the music track? If you can get me a cleaner export of that, I can throw it in.

Let me know if there is any other fine tuning you'd like done. I'm still just a little bored.