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Wow ... this is really great. Don't have too many nits. Great sounds, performances, and production. Really impressive! Didn't know the original and was getting ready to say "Sounds very ELO!" ?

Yeah the pumping after the drop is out of control, IMO. Like TalismanRich, this isn't really my genre, although I know that the pumping sound is extremely popular. But this is just too much, IMHO. Other than that, it sounds pretty good overall.

Thanks! That's another vote to fix the low end. ? Good call on the guitar fills, too. I think they do need to come up a bit!

How funny. You know what the level of the bass literally is right now? -2dB. I lowered it that amount last night right before printing that mix because I thought it sounded too loud compared to the reference tracks I was using. ?

@Slouching Raymond Thanks! Interesting idea about the keys - I'll think about that! Yeah, you're right about the drums. I originally started recording this song in a cabin with a drummer friend (we hauled some gear up for a weekend recording getaway). However, the drum sounds just weren't up to...

Hey y'all, Could use a few more ears on this one if you have a chance to give a listen. Any comments welcome. Thanks!

Haha! Yeah, it seems to bother some more than others. I guess it also depends on the style. For example, in this old Stevie Wonder tune, you can hear breaths and mouth noise all over the place. It gets more noticeable as the song progresses and gets more intense. To me, it adds to the energy of...

Thanks so much for the listen and the suggestions. I agree with you for sure about the BG vocals. I'll have to check out the breaths. They didn't bother me initially, but I'll have another listen.

@mark skinner Thanks for the listen and the kind words! Yes, Scooter is a fantastic player, and my wife's voice ... well ... it's one of the things that made me fall for her long ago. ? @R D Smith Thanks so much!

Thanks, y'all. Yeah, it's so humbling recording her vocals. She gets it all in just a few passes.

I was gonna say everything sounds nice, but the auto-tuned vocals sound so lifeless (as do most vocals that are auto-tuned to death these days - not a fan of tuning vocals at all). But if they're AI-generated/processed, maybe you have no choice in that regard?

Yeah, this is a bit odd. Correct me if I'm wrong, but you wrote the lyrics and that's it correct? Then you had Suno build the song for you? I mean ... you didn't record or mix one note, so ... I'm not sure what you're looking for here. I suppose, if anything, you could put this in the...

The mix sounds really nice, and the vocal is sitting well within the whole. The only thing that stands out to me are the guitars. The rhythm guitars sound a bit over-compressed, IMO, and there's a tuning issue going on (as a few others have mentioned). It sounds as though maybe the doubled...

Hey y'all, Quick background: So, this is a song written by the Grammy-winning songwriter Chris Tompkins, who's written and/or co-written several hits for Carrie Underwood ("Before He Cheats," "Blown Away"), Kenny Chesney ("Aint' Back Yet"), Dierks Bentley ("Drunk on a Plane"), and more...

I enjoyed the listen. I really liked the backing vocals - they sounded great. As for the lead vocal, I know what the others mean, however, it bothered me less the more I listened. I just kind of thought, "Oh ... well that just must be his voice" and relaxed into it. Once I did that, I enjoyed it...

This is great. What an awesome experience to share with your daughter! Well done all around. There are a few mix issues that could be cleared up a bit (mentioned earlier), but the performances and energy were really great, and the song is quite nice as well. I'm sure you're already very proud...

I just meant like a clear, intentional harmony part that's featured. As it is now, the female vocal just kind of sounds inconsistent in volume, and sometimes I can't really tell what it's doing exactly. I think that's a cool sound on its own, and I think it would be nice to have that in some of...

Yes, major VU vibes on this one for sure! Nice vibe and soundscape. I agree it does sound as though there are a few little tuning issues with the instruments. This almost kind of enhances the VU vibe, but it might be just a tad bit too distracting, IMO. I agree a lot with Eric's comments...

Doesn't surprise me one bit!

Ahh, I see. Regarding the vocals, yes, I was talking about the performance. I know this is the "mixing clinic," but it's hard for me to concentrate on a mix when the performance is not up to snuff (IMHO).