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I have to agree with the others who said that the beat doesn't settle in. It definitely always feels as if it's starting over and over again. However, I appreciate what you're going for. The vocals, are good though. I think they sound and sit nicely and don't sound over-processed and I get a...

Hi folks, This was a production that lasted longer than I hoped for and just wanted some extra sets of ears to see if there are areas I can improve the mix. The client has signed off on the mix as far as production/arranging goes, just wanting feedback on the overall sonic quality of this...

Ya....no probs with your comments. I appreciate you taking the time. It would be easier for me to mix it properly if all the tracks were given to me recorded elsewhere, but when I have been hearing it over and over as I compose and arrange, I find I can easily overlook things that stand out to...

Well, I'm a very harsh critic and am generally on the "No" side when this question is asked. I definitely think you can sing. It's very Chris Martin'esque (Coldplay), and may not be for certain people, but many would dig it. You need to improve on your pitch and technique, but you have a good...

Hi, Here's a new song that I finished up yesterday for a girl who came to me with only chords and vocal melody. She wanted me to produce and compose/arrange all the other instrumentation and gave me the green light to take it in any direction I saw fit. She mentioned "Taylor Swift" so I tried...

I actually thought it wasn't as harsh as Greg was hearing until the 1:56 mark hit, then I changed my mind and fully agree with his assessment. It's probably too much 3-5k that's stacking up, but I'm listening through headphones currently.

Yes, my $400 Blueridge "OOO" records a lot nicer for overall tonal balance, but it still sounds cheaper than the Larrivee, which is why I continue my quest. But perhaps it may always be a struggle to get it balanced tonally and need more intervention than other guitars would. No more...

I played around more with my new mics, and decided that the bottom end of the Larrivee is just too much for all mics (that I've tried), to deal with. So I used the 150hz roll off and was then a lot more satisfied. When I put them in a x-y position with the 150 roll-off, it sounded great with...

Thanks Capt Hair. Yes, I am happy with my guitars tone acoustically. It's a Larrivee:) I am fussy about tone though, yes. I've been recording it for awhile now, and always end up with something useable in the end, but it has to be massaged to get it that way. I always hear mic shootouts...

I would say that the best tone is pointed at the upper bout, midway between the sound hole and edge of the body. I wouldn't say anything is lacking, which is why I have only been using cut eq's, but the detail in the lows and low-mids is a bit cloudy. Plus there is that resonance around the 1k...

Thanks for the tip. Just to clarify.... The mics' capsule would be 4" from the ear? or have the boom 4" away with the mic pointed back towards the fretboard where the neck meets the body.... or downward toward the side of the neck at the junction?

No matter how much I experiment with mic placement, I have never been happy with the tone of my Larrivee "as is" when i record it. I recently bought a pair of peluso sdc's, and still can't get an ideal tone without using eq. I've tried close miking @ 5"-8", 12"-15" and out even further...

Barring BG vox, The only issues I feel there could be, is perhaps a db or 2, too loud on bass guitar and that the snare cymbals are slightly too bright. But that may just be on my stereo system here at home. I don't have a great stereo system for listening to mixes outside my studio. Sounds...

Agreed. After listening on another system, I feel the same way.

Hey, Just finishing a new song up for a client and am still getting used to my new room. What are your thoughts on this mix? (Specifically the overall frequency distribution, as well as perhaps the bottom & top end definition) Thanks. No One Said Clip

You could try beat mapping too. It's more tedious because you'll have to line the transients of the wave files to the 1st beat of each bar, but if it was never recorded to a click, it will be more accurate than finding the closest bpm grid, because the standard grid won't account for timing drifts.

Thanks GZ, I wasn't sure if producers get "arrangement royalties" when the song went from acoustic guitar only, to a full-blown production and then was making money from downloads, placements etc...

I'm not sure if this is the right forum, but seeing how the scenario could fit into the "publicity" side of this forum, here goes. The situation is this.... You have a talented young singer that comes to you with a well written, but simple song. You are given the reins to produce it as you...

Totally know where you're coming from. And I agree. I'd record a stereo acoustic guitar track when it was planned to be the featured instrument, and then record a single miked, "less-bodied" sounding acoustic, when it was intended to be used as accompaniment to the rest of the mix when...

Nope, no particular song. I tend do the latter, just wondering how other people approach it. Every so often, I wonder if the way I do things, (which is generally intuitive for me), is the way others do it too. I just like to check my methods so I'm not missing out on a better way to do...