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I'm not really a metal fan, but for what it's worth, here's some thoughts. I liked it, and I think the recording is pretty good. I'd like to hear more body to the drums, but also bring them into the mix a bit better - the cymbals especially sound separate at the moment. Maybe just a light bit...

This is very good! You have an excellent voice, and I personally like the stripped-back, sparse arrangement. You've got a good recorded sound on the guitars, and the double-tracking is one of my favourite "effects". Maybe move the guitars back a wee bit compared to the voice? (i.e. try doing...

Thanks macle - I definitely do need the info! I've heard of pre-delay, but I'ev never actually played around with it, and I have no feel for what it does to the sound. I'll try the compressed dry vocal trick too - I don't think I've heard of that before. EQ'ing the reverb I totally agree with...

I'm overwhelmed by the response! Kelly5150 - what a great thing to say. Thank you very much. macle - the Ultrafunk stuff is great - really easy to use, with excellent metering. Pre-delay, hmm? That's a new one on me! I'll give it a try. ;) Thanks again for listening. VesuviousJay -...

Wow. Thanks to everyone for the words of encouragement and great ideas. macle - brilliant to hear from you. How are you getting on finding the perfect record deal? Seriously, I can't wait to buy you and Max's album. As ever, it means a lot to me that you think my song sounds OK. The reverb...

Hi Twist Thank you very much for the kind comment! Here are the things I'm struggling with: EQ on the violins (I think it might be too nasal and boxy just now) The bass is a bit messy I think I might have deadened the piano sound too much The guitar is a bit brittle Vocal levels - too...

Hi all I've got a new song here: http://www.nowhereradio.com/brr/singles It's called "Lost and Found". I'd be very grateful for any and all comments on the writing, performance, arrangement, mixing, etc. I'm having real problems mixing this one, and I've got to the point where I'm just...

I've just heard this, and it's wonderful. I just had to tell you! I'm glad you didn't change the doubled vocals - they sound cool the way they are. I nearly fell of my chair at the trumpet interlude - beautiful. Keyboard solo was cool too. If you're putting out an album, please let me know...

The mix sounds very good. It's clear, and I can hear each element distinctly. I think the drums are maybe a bit too hot, and I don't much like the snare sound. The cymbals are a bit "fizzy" too. Could just be my taste, though. I might put one of the guitars at 1:03 on the right - just to...

Great to hear some more stuff, Erland. And it's a good one! (BTW - I haven't read the other comments, so apologies if I'm duplicating). I really like the song (recalls the glory days of "Boy to a Girl" for me :) ) and it certainly holds the attention. The singing is great, as usual. Nice...

Great sounding recording. Good clarity and separation for everything. I really like the vocal sound, particularly the octave doubling (my favourite vocal effect). Bring the lead vocal up a wee bit. Nice laid-back song, maybe needs a bit more light and shade in the arrangement. But a good...

I really liked this. I'm not familiar with any of the instruments apart from the mandolin, and I don't know much about the genre, so my comments could be nonsense. In fact, even when the instruments and genre are familiar, my comments are often nonsense. But here goes. :) Love the "guitar"...

Congratulations on the airplay! I'm late to the party, but here's some thoughts anyway. This is one of my favourite songs of yours, and I've listened to the original so often that I know the vocal performance inside out. You know how if the first version of a song you get to know is a live...

chris - I think in your original post you were asking for comments on the lyrics and hoping they weren't too sentimental/whatever. It's just that for my tastes, they *are* a bit sentimental. It's a difficult subject to write about *without* going that way, and I'm not sure I could do any...

Hi Chris I think this is one of the best *recordings* I've heard from you. Your voice sounds great as always, and I like the slightly fragile/vulnerable vocal sound. Guitars sound really good. Sound clips are used well. I like the musical aspects of the writing too. I have to say that the...

They are both very good recordings of a nice song. I like the male vocal, but the female vocal suits the song better. The one thing I think could be improved on her vocal is to make less use of the semi-spoken "(good)night" at the end of each chorus (e.g. at 1:06). She does it every time, and...

There are so many reasons I love the clinic. First of all, I honestly enjoy a lot of the music I hear here more than most of what's in the charts. It's less over-produced, less predictable, less comercial. These are all good things. I listen to loads of stuff I'd never normally hear because...

I like the song. The vocal is cool, but some bits could probably do with being re-tracked. Definitely reminiscent of Morrissey - that's a compliment! A touch of reverb on the vocal would be nice. I also like the drum sound. I'd probably put a bit of verb on them, and maybe also a wee bit of...

There is usually no need to normalise if you're limiting the mix. I usually set the maximum level on my limiter to -0.3 dB (i.e. *just* below maximum volume). I then set the limiting threshold so that it limits just the loudest peaks in the song. The lower the threshold, the more limiting...

JR#97 - I can't listen to your tune just now (at work) but I recommend the Lame MP3 encoder. It's free, and as far as I'm aware is the best sounding encoder available, especially at high bit rates (160+). Razorlame is an excellent (free) Windows front end for it too. Well worth checking out...