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Yep, I like Mix 2 better - it's sounding quite nice now. I've always been a Beck fan although I don't own all his albums. I really like Blackbird Chain from the new album, and I've always had a soft spot for Nobody's Fault But My Own from Mutations. Anyway, well done!

I really like the playing and arrangement, but the guitars sound a little muddy (too much low middle across the board). I agree the vocals sound a little dry - more reverb would probably help. Adding a little warmth to the vocal would probably help also. In this case I might be tempted to...

It sounds great - I really can't hear much of anything that needs improving. Really nice work.

The mix sounds good to my ears. Maybe the kick drum could come up a notch, or have a little more attack? Otherwise I can't think of anything to change. There's a tiny bit of fret buzz at 0:10 that's noticeable only because it's so early in the song. To be honest the song doesn't do much...

Really like the song - and the vocals sound great to me. I like the doubled vocals and harmonies. Overall this is great work. I concur with the posts above about the intro. I like the train noises ok, but if you want the "low-fi" to "full fi" effect, I think you need to make the intro...

Thanks PDP. Yeah, somehow BFD2 drums aren't really ideal for this type of song. They seem more suited to Zeppelin-like tracks rather than stuff that's mellower. But it's what I have ;) Of course I could shell out some more $$ and buy the jazz kits, but I can't really justify it for one song...

It's nicely played, and I really like the quality of your voice. It's got a good laid-back vibe. There are a couple of off-pitch moments in the singing that could be fixed (e.g. 1:50, 3:20). How did you record the guitar? I wish it had some more grit - like a bit of distortion, and a...

Thanks ido1957 - glad you liked the song. I'm a sucker for major7th chords... ;) The vocals were recorded with an AKG 420 through a Tascam 1800 (via XLR). I did add the "ozzifier" stereo effect to the vocals (mixed low) so that might be taking some of the warmth out of them. But I think the...

Thanks for the listen and feedback RayC. Sounds like I should drop the bass level & tame the <100Hz, especially in the beginning. The guitar is put through a Leslie effect, but I could mix in some pre-FX input in order to minimize the obnoxious stereo panning. I haven't heard the Whitlams...

I put this together over the last couple of weekends. It was supposed to be a happy, upbeat song but it came out as a depressive piano ballad! Ah well... I still think it's sort of pretty. These days I only write songs about birds and politics; and then I delete the ones about politics. My...

Wow - great playing and a really nice mix. Clean and spacious. Sounds fantastic to me. It's sort of like the Dead ditched Phil Lesh and hired Stanley Clarke! Only thing I wasn't crazy about was the sound of the drums (snare & hat), but I get that the electronic drum is a style choice here.

Great tune - tons of energy. I can't wait to hear it when it's complete. My critique is that it sounds overcompressed. The horns are a little synthy, but I think they suffer from the compression more than anything else. They sort of flutter in and out of the mix on the long notes, rather...

To me it sounds okay, but a little boxy, with a prevalence of low-mid frequencies. I might cut around 100-200 Hz and slightly boost around 7-10kHz. Some of the peaks sound a little harsh too. But it's really going to depend on what else is around it in the mix. Is it just going to be guitar...

I like the vocals, but the song itself didn't really grab me. It feels like one song (sort of an energetic rock'n'roll number) up to 1:40, then it transitions to a sludgy metal riff. I guess I'd have preferred to keep it simple, extend the early vibe, and make the performance looser and less...

I liked it... made me want to build a campfire or go sailing. The seagull & ocean effects are cool. I'd bring up the lead vocal and especially the intro harmonica. Handclaps are tough to mix. Maybe someone has a magic formula - I've never had much luck making them sound good. You might...

It's a nice sound, but agree that the drums (as opposed to the ride) should be louder. I also wish the arrangement built a bit more during the song - it's pretty much the same chord voicings & instrumentation at the start and the end. If you re-record, could you have the 2nd rhythm guitar...

That's a great laid-back vibe, and I love the vocalized trumpet. Perfect! Great playing too - the bass felt very much in the pocket. There was something about the guitar tone I didn't like - felt a little too dry, like it was DI straight into the board. I wanted to hear the "room" a little...

Sounds like it could be a really good song, but concur that it's crying out for some bluesy Sabbath/Deep Purple/Mountain kind of singing. Right now it's a little plodding (mostly quarter-notes with a heavy beat) - but I can see a wild vocal line making this a killer track. The guitar solo you...

This sounds great to me. I listened on headphones (AKG K240's) and each part was clear and distinct. The vocals sound really good - with a distinct Radiohead influence.

The acoustic guitar is the dominant element in the mix. I would bring the vocals more up front. But... the vocals are also a bit wavering and pitchy at various points, and there's some auto-tune sounding vibrato at 1:40. Even as a demo, I'd work a bit more on getting the vocal performance...