Recent content by Matthew M.

Recently, I dusted off an old song I wrote 15 years ago that I never quite properly finished, but always wanted to. So, after tweaking some things, re-recording certain parts, I have a rough mix going, but I still think I'm quite a ways away. The problem is, I'm not quite sure how to proceed...

Years ago, I was asked to do a cover of this classic Beach Boys track for a Brian Wilson "Pet Sounds"/SMiLE era tribute album. Unfortunately, I was never thrilled with the mix, as it sounded rather sterile and, well, quite bland. Because of that, I always wanted to go back and take another...

Hi guys, Took a crack at the old Beatles song last weekend, but I find that, no matter how much I tweak it, something just doesn't seem right with the mix. Therefore, for the purposes of getting some outside, objective feedback, I wanted to throw it your way to see if there's any feedback you...

Hi guys, Looking for some mixing feedback on this cover I did of The Beach Boys song, "Surf's Up". It's just a piano demo, but it's a track I wanted to try in order to practice mixing piano. Unfortunately, listening back, it all feels a bit sloppy, unfocused, and not quite there, and the more...

Hi guys, Late last year for Christmas, as a challenge, I took a crack at this a cappella. Anyways, after recently finally having an opportunity to mix this, I wanted to post this for feedback. I'd really like to get this as close to sounding as professional as possible, and despite my best...

Hi everyone, I am currently in the midst of upgrading my home studio and one area I'd like to finally tackle is that of my microphone. Up to this point, I've used a Rode NT-1A which I purchased many years ago as I was getting into recording and, while it has served me largely well, I find it...

Lately, after a while away from it, I decided to get back into mixing. I've been reading a ton of books, trying to re-learn, and to get practice, I decided to start remixing some of old covers I did several years ago. This one, a cover of "Surf's Up" by The Beach Boys, is my first try...

Unearthed this cover, last week, that I did about four years ago. Included a little stripped down version of it, after the proper cover. Enjoy! https://soundcloud.com/the-academic-thugs/caroline-no

Thanks very much for all the feedback, guys. Much appreciated. No auto tune! I was trying to soften my voice at the end of the line, and my voice kinda cracked, there. Thanks for the feedback!

So, I haven't written anything brand new in a while, and thus I was challenged to write and finish one by a certain time frame, and this is the result. Everything you hear is me. It's not too polished (and it's not really supposed to be), but, nonetheless... These Are My Words by The Academic...

Thanks, guys. Actually, the issues you brought up are issues that have bugging me, as well, but I'm not quite sure how to go about some of it. For instance, I've been bugged by the bass vocal as well and have been trying a lot of different EQing to get it to fit and, while it's far better than...

So, recently, someone commissioned me to do a cover version of the Beach Boys' classic, "Good Vibrations," for a SMiLE covers compilation album. So I took a stab at it and here was the result... Good Vibrations Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Enjoy! Thanks!

Thanks, PDP. The instruments are, indeed, fake. I received the Komplete package from Native Instruments for Christmas, so most of the sounds came from that (Kontakt/Battery). In fact, another reason I pulled this old song out to record was as a test of the instruments, particularly the...

So many years ago, when I was still in high school, I wrote this little ballad. It wasn't meant as anything particularly serious, but recently, when I unearthed some old demo, I thought it was nice enough, so I decided to tweak certain things a bit, and record it. Everything is me, so any...

So it's been a while since I've done any recording, and I've been in a bit of a Beatles mood lately, so I decided to cover one of my favorites: "For No One". For No One [Cover] As you can probably tell, I'm having troubles getting the mix right (i.e., sounds decent on headphones, not so much...