Recent content by leavings

Hi all, does anyone know of any good songwriting or lyric competitions? A basic Google search led me to several that seemed typically scammy. I'd prefer contests that don't charge an entry fee, but I'm comfortable paying a reasonable amount to enter a reputable competition. Any size contest...

Unit sold, thanks!

Hi all, For sale is a like new Fender Passport 300 PA with original packaging, along with two pro-line mic stands and two pro-line speaker stands. I'm finishing up the last leg of my fall tour. I couldn't haul my other system with me on the plane, so I bought this passport on November 27th in...

Glad you can make it! Send me your name and I'll add you to the guest list. I'm Peter, by the way. Look forward to meeting you on Saturday.

Hey all, I'm heading out on a 75 city tour starting Tuesday. I finished my new album thanks to help I received from folks here, and as a way of saying thank you I wanted to offer a free copy to anyone from the boards who comes out to one of my shows. The full tour schedule is here: Events |...

Thanks for the feedback everyone! I updated the mix with the following changes: 1 - Added tambourine to last chorus. Ido was right, the verses suffered when I added it to other choruses. 2 - Added a big reverb slap to the stop in the last chorus (around 4:18) 3 - Mixed out some fret noise...

I played with various settings for the last day and devised a kludge to get the effect I wanted. I just created multiple FX channels, one for each track that I wanted to apply the effect to. I then panned the FX channels to the same spot as the original track, and played with the wet and dry...

Hi all, I need your help applying reverb to all tracks in several small sections of a song. This song has several stops, and I want to apply reverb just before those stops so that the instruments spill over into the otherwise dead space. Check out the Soundcloud link below at 4:18 for an...

Hi again all, here's another song from the new album; this one will likely be the first track. I've got until the 21st to nail these mixes down, so please give me your feedback, suggestions, criticisms, and praises. One specific question I have is whether you think it needs some percussion...

Hi all, here's the fourth track from the soon to be released new album. It's called A Child to Call Our Own, about a couple dealing with a second miscarriage, based on a note from FOUND magazine. Please give me your feedback on all aspects of the track, especially levels, balance, EQ, and...

I just posted a new mix (updated on both Soundcloud and Reverb Nation). I boosted the mids in the guitar slightly, and took down the lows to try and isolate it from the upright bass. I also tweaked the harmonica and vocal volumes in a few spots where I thought levels were uneven. Let me know...

Thanks Bryan, I did feel like the bass and guitar were a little too indistinct. I boosted the mids and cut the lows in the guitar slightly, and I think it sounds better. I also took the harmonica volume down a little. I'll post a remix soon. As for shows in your area, this fall I'll be...

Thanks for the feedback, and I'm glad you like the song! I actually have a show in Salem on Friday, August 10th at the Hayloft Concert Series. The girl who sings backup and plays piano on this track will be with me. You should come! If not, I'll also be in Portland on October 8th at...

I have to laugh at this because you couldn't have picked a better way to tell me that the mix needs some serious work. There actually IS an acoustic bass in there; that's what is making all that low end ruckus. I do think that the guitar is weak in the mids, and maybe just too quiet overall...

Hi again all, yet another mix from the new album (that needs to be done frighteningly soon). I appreciate all your feedback on the mix, arrangement, etc. Is too much happening? Is something missing? Are the levels and balance freaky? Let me know! Soundcloud below, or click on this link...