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Sounds like it could be an interesting piece with the right vocal melody - there's some complexity and evolution in the arrangement. But it needs a vocal or lead instrument to fully sustain interest. The mix sounds reasonable to me. The drums do sound odd somehow, like maybe the bass drum is...

Nice chill vibe, although at 1:50 i was ready for the piece to take off with a lot more energy - instead it just ended. I don't hear any distortion or high-frequency buzz, except on the bass patch (which of course is intentional). I think the sound is fine, but the composition itself could use...

Thanks Chili. That's two votes for boosting (& fixing) the vocals. I sidechained the piano so that it would duck the vocals, but I can also lower the overall level.

Thanks for the feedback David. Yes, I'm planning to retrack at least some of the vocals (mainly in the verses).

Hi there... Now that the snow has finally gone, I felt like writing an upbeat, retro Summer song about girls and swimming pools. My friend Tom contributed the piano (which exceeds my minimal capabilities). I'm still thinking of tweaking the vocals but I like how the groove came out, and some...

Yep, I'd turn the guitars down a notch and let the drums and bass shine through more. The guitars are good but they generate a certain amount of ear fatigue after 4 minutes. Otherwise the mix sounds fine. It's a good tune w/ great lyrics. If it were me I'd probably make it about a minute...

If there is noise on the original vocal recording, then compressing it will increase the overall noise in the mix. Otherwise, if the vocal recording is clean to start with, you can either add overall gain (ie. boost everything uniformly) or compress and add make-up gain (which will...

That's some excellent playing. I really like the harmonics, and the thumb slap + reverb acts like a steady drum beat. I went ahead and listened to the High 4 version, but I think I like yours better. How did you record this? The video seemed synch'd, so I assume you played live, and went...

Yeah, I think starting out acoustic is the best way. Especially if you lack confidence, it can be tough to sing in tune when there's a full band blaring in your ear. Singing with a band is almost a separate art, and it's probably better to first get comfortable singing in front of other people...

Hi Ray - I like the song - it has a great retro '60's feel. Agree with others that the vocals are a bit muddy. I think the "laid back" delivery could work in this context, but the EQ still needs some tweaking to add high end and subtract mud. My other nit is that I wanted to hear some...

Woah - that's really cool. A lot of complexity wrapped around a catchy tune. Nice. I caught a few rhythmic glitches around 2:50 and 3:35 - there are some "stuttered" snare hits there. They might be intentional, but it felt jarring to me. Otherwise it sounded good. I'd be curious to see how...

I use the Stillwell Ozzifier fairly often for vocals (it's free with Reaper). It's a doubling/delay VST that gives a slight chorus effect - useful if you want something subtle. At the other end of the spectrum I sometimes use CloneEnsemble. It can produce some truly strange sounds, maybe more...

Yeah, I think some variety in the delay level would add interest - bring it up for those points where you want extra energy or complexity. I'd also listen carefully to the delay effect, and pick out points where (i) the delayed tones aren't perfectly in sync rhythmically, or (ii) the melody...

That's a very evocative recording - well done. It has a lot of momentum throughout, as well as nice sense of melody. The rhythm guitar sounds good. It's a little bass-heavy, but it fits well with the mix. I might be tempted to dial back the delay effect a little - it becomes a bit...

Very nice rendition... always makes me think of Harold and Maude. Your voice is really suited to the song. Only nit I could think of is that I wanted a little more energy in the final verse - maybe bring up the drums a little for that section? Or add a couple of tom fills for accent...

Really nice job! That must have taken you days to figure out all those parts. The dry guitar didn't really bother me. A lot of lead guitar lines from those days were recorded very dry (and not doubled). It actually gave it sort of a retro feeling. It's cool to hear your version and AC's...

I've never found a great one, but I've gotten by with a few Freeware soundfonts on occasion. One thing that helps is to set up a compressor behind the VST with a long attack and fairly high ratio. That way you get that satisfying percussive "thunk" with every note that's useful in some rock...

Hi jjjtttggg, The performance is tight, and the singer is good. But the mix seems muddy. I think the culprit is the bass and the drums. Both of the them seem to have lots of low-mid freqs (~100Hz), and not much solid bottom end. The bass in particular seems to be very limited in...

Hugo - Very pretty song, and overall the recording sounds good to me. Part of the melody in the verse reminds me of "Under the Milky Way" by the Church, but that's fine since I like that song too! The strummed rhythm guitar may be too loud, and too prominent throughout the song. It's the...

Love it! Very cool song. Can't wait for the sequel about the abacus and the calculator...;) Only mix issue I noticed was the gulp for breath before the final "again" - you might edit that out.