Thanks Robus. I appreciate the comments. I got the tempo pretty fast on this one. It kind of ran off and left me on the bass...which isn't really my instrument. Also, I'm playing all instruments and the drums were the last thing to be recorded. So, I kind of did it backwardsSounds good Jimi. Vocals are terrific, as is guitar. Bass loses the beat a few times. Love the guitar solo.
Thanks magoo.Nice job jimi...Were you going for a mono mix? That's good for this genre (era).
Everything's down the middle, and that's cool! Only think I hear creeping to the right a little is the hats.
I would like to hear that lead guitar up just a smidge throughout. Even before you take that ride later in the tune, the lead is throwing in some tasty licks but they're a little buried. Cool if that's what you're going for. Not smart enough to add other mix comments. As always, your vocal rocks!
Yeah, its kind of strange that everything is in the center except for the hats. And the lead licks do need to be louder - the lead section is ok, just the between vocal line parts. Snare could come up just a bit, too. Old school feel, for sure - Back to the Future Part 4 song? ;-)
Thanks easlern. I'm going to try to do some detailed mixing on this wed. and I will bring up the guitar.Sounds great, I might bring the lead guitar out a bit but I wouldn't change anything else.
I'm no drummer by any stretch of the imagination....but I'm the only drummer I have now so I can't fire me until I find a replacement.Fifties is definitely not my thing, but you've really pulled together some nice tones to fit that era! For 50s the hats are a bit bright, and I honestly think a completely mono mix might fit better...
There were a few performance issues from the bass (a bit ahead of the beat around 1:30) and drums (the break just before the solo it sounds like you weren't sure what to do on the drums and just didn't), but that also fits the "live" feel of 50s recordings. Your voice certainly fits the style. Couple of minor performance nits on the voice, too. But I doubt the majority of "normal" listeners (whatever that means) would even notice. Nice work!
Sorry for the political slant in this post. (Double spaces between all the sentences per the Opus/Bill platform)...
Thanks Music Box. Your Sennheisers beat the radio shack Realistic consumer grade cheap stereo speakers I mix on.It was terriffic good ol' rock! I liked it. A lot. Mix was nice imo, listened through cheap Sennheisers.
Thanks phil. I appreciate the listen and the kind words. I'm a fan of you stuff for the same reason.That's terrific shit man. I love the energy of the vocals. That's how all vocals should be. I got to believe it when I hear it. And I believe it on this one
Thanks kindafishy.Great vocals. Guitars can go way up (IMO), both rhythm and lead. Really like the overall vibe of the mix though. It sounds like it captures the vibe of the era very well. Part of the vibe seems to be supported by a lot of rolled off highs, but this is contributing to the guitars being pushed into the background, so perhaps they could stand a bit more bite, but still retain the vibe?
I really like this.
Thanks Hit. I appreciate the listen and comments!Yeah great job on the vocals. Tough to add drums after the fact. They do have that RnR vibe but I'd prefer to hear the snare cut through a bit more. Everything else sounded great to me. Nice job
Well, the bass guitar is kind of buried now. I rolled off too much 250K on the vocal and now it has a shrill piercing sound to it. I need to work on it a bit more with fresh earsI tried to incorporate some of y'alls suggestions on this remix. It may be better or it may not...i dunno my ears are shot