If I had a criticism Id say the snare is little thuddy and out of time at one bit near the end when you go into the "I sang for you" repeat part, theres a fill that just seems out a bit, it might be me...the vocals sound a little tuned but it works in this
Thanks Keith,
yup, I low passed the snare way to much, it has no air.
I could back off the perfect vocal tuning too.
As always thanks for the listen and helpful ideas
I liked this one a lot PDP - it's the kind of inventive pop music you unfortunately don't seem to hear knocking around the charts these days. Kind of reminded me of the more experimental side of Ben Folds in parts. The harmonies and interaction of the vocal parts really works and the effect on the lead gives it a real 70s AM radio feel.
Only thing I picked up on was what sounded like pumping from the guitar/drum part, which was more noticable in the introduction. Like a compressor when it's sucking - don't know if it's my imagination or anyone else can hear it?
Good work though Pete - has it evolved much over the years?
Thanks Rob,
I was listening to alot of 1970s Todd Rundgren stuff before doing this, thus the heavy multi tracked vox.
Yup, The song has evolved over time this version is quite different.
I just upgraded to Ozone 5 so I have to get used to the new limiter, thanks for pointing that out.
I hear the 'sucking' as well. Wait, that didn't sound right. I mean the drums don't seem to have the air that they should. The snare especially has that quality that has it's life sucked out of it. It seems to take away from the liveliness of the vocal track. Which is quite cool btw. My suggestion would be to work with the drums and their 'space' in the mix. I would have some fun mixing this tune.
Thanks Jimmy, I was thinking this song would benefit from stem mastering, like your saying the vox treatment doesnt work on the other instruments.
Overall I'm kinda un-happy with my "acoustic sound" tunes, they just sound small to me (probably why I overdid the loudness) I'm using an M-Audio Audiophile 192 and It just sounds dull to me, but no one seems to have a definative answer if say an RME 9632 will sound better. Steinberg just released the ur28m, has good reviews and integrates with Cubase. IDK ???
Any shared experience would be appreciated.
Pete