Rami - I hate you.
I am more than envious of your snare sound. So tight! If you don't share your snare secrets, i'll kill you.
Drums are wicked tight with the bass. Bass sound is just right for this song...
Guitars scratch just right! Very funky
Vocals good - harmonies just right!
I like the song!
cholo
Hey Cholo, thanx alot. I do like the sound I got on the snare in this tune. I didn't do anything different recording-wise, but maybe the style almost makes you hit the drums a certain way, I do't know. I use the
GLYN JOHNS method of micing my drums. It's almost like the RECORDMAN method that alot of people talk about on this site, but instead of having the second mic over the drummer's shoulder, it's over the floor tom. Also, I always put my snare mic facing directly down at the skin about 2 inches in. I mean the 57 pointing right down at the floor.
I hope that link helps you, it's worked wonders for me.
I agree with the snare comment. It sounds especially good for this song.
Thanx agaijn, bro. Coming from someone who's recordings and drum sound I respect alot, that means alot.
Funky groove, interesting approach to arranging the instruments and choices of tonalities. There is a kinda of round-table with the instruments taking turns putting in their two cents. Even the bass seems to limit its contribution to the gaps. But somehow it all fits into a single catchy groove. The fact that all the parts rarely play at the same time makes mixing an easier task (I imagine so). There isn't any competition between them.
I was particularily impressed with the bass work. Tight and interesting. The mix is also crystal clear with lively sounding guitar tones and punchy bass (assisted by the kick). I didn't feel the vocals set quite right in this tune. It is hard to put my finger on it, but perhaps the vocal styling isn't consistant with deeply funk instrument work.
I would like to have heard a break down somewhere in the middle with a variant groove to break the song up a bit. You through in some special effects in to the solo, but the solo was much too brief amounting to berely more then a fill. In the absense of these parts, I would recommend editing out 45 seconds or so.
Some thoughts,
Daren
Daren, I really appreciate your insight. Great comments. I think I tend to keep my solos short because I'm a little insecure about my guitar playing. So, I try to find something short and sweet that doesn't sound stupid (hopefully), and don't try to bore people with too much of it.
But I see what you're saying about it maybe being almost too incidental.
The vocals on this song are still iffy for me, too. I changed this from another melody completely, so I might have not sung it as comfortably as I would have if I played with it a bit more.
I really appreciate your (and everyone else's) comments. This is the kind of stuff that makes me improve by getting other ears and brains in on it. And I always come back and read through these threads when I re-mix a tune.
Thanx alot for all the help, everyone.
