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Hey Riley, This is very cool, man. Your vocals are radio ready for sure...you've got a really current sound. There is one part near the end of the song where the low octave vocals come in and I found them to be way too loud in the mix, but everything else sat pretty well for me. Best, Dave...

Really great job on this. I don't have any nits...just wanted to let you know I really enjoyed listening. Best, Dave SoundClick artist: Dave DeWhitt - page with MP3 music downloads

Great comments from everyone...thanks! Yes, indeed. I'm glad you like it...enjoy! I sang those vocals awhile ago, and I used a Rode NT1000 into a Presonus Blue Tube preamp, and from there into Garageband on a Mac Mini (for the life of me, I can't remember what the interface/AD converter was...

Thanks for the comments, I definitely appreciate your point of view, and I agree with much of it. I think my original post was a little misleading about the above and I just want to clarify ...the visual appearance of the wave form is really not important to me at all, I was just trying to...

Thanks everyone, it's nice to know I'm not the only one doing this. Yeah, I make a copy of the vocal track first and then edit the copy, so not to worry about the destructive nature of the edit. Ido1957, I'm using Logic, and in all fairness, there are some good compressors in there, I just...

Cool, thanks guys. I'll definitely keep working on it. I think I'm going to end up retracking those vocals anyway, I just can't seem to get them where I want them in this mix. PDP, I agree about the kick and bass. I tracked the bass again after the new drum part was recorded, but listening...

Hi All, I'm hoping you'll lend me your golden ears again and let me know if I'm on the right track with this mix. This is a song called "Don't Come Around". I wrote and recorded it about a year and a half ago, but the original mix is programmed drums and the whole thing sounds pretty bad...

This might fall into the category of Captain Obvious, but maybe not, so I have to ask... Lately, I've been "manually compressing" my vocal tracks by going into the editor in Logic and increasing the gain on soft parts and reducing the gain on loud parts. I'm not talking about riding the fader...

This sounds great, Greg. For me the standout on this track is the vocals. Your vocal performance is excellent, and the way you mixed the leads and backups just sits perfectly with everything else. If there's anything at all that I'd nit it would be the strings. I'm not sure how you could...

It sounds really, really good to me. I don't know if this makes sense, but I like how the mix sounds like it's not trying too hard. Everything is sounding great in it's own space, and everything is clean and separated nicely. I hear a couple of little bits of distortion/clipping out in the...

I wouldn't give up on this one just yet though :) I have listened a couple more times, and I'm pretty convinced that pulling down the acoustic levels by 1 - 2 dB and also pulling down the hats/cymbals by 1 - 2 dB might get it much closer. Give it a shot...I'd love to hear it mixed that way to...

This sounds pretty good, I like the song and the quality of the vocal performances are very good. Something is a little off in the mix though...there is a brittleness overall. The acoustic guitar seems thin, and maybe a little loud in the mix to me. I'd try to get the acoustics, bass, and...

Great song, and great performances all around. The whole mix sounds great to me...smooth and cohesive - very nice. I'd like to hear the leads a little louder/clearer. That's the only nit I can point out. I like your vocals a lot, and the groove of the song is great. I think the mastering is...

Great stuff. You've got some skills for sure! If I have to nit a couple of things, I'd probably pick on the drum panning, particularly the toms...I don't care for the way they are all over to the left, it sounds weird and unnatural to my ears. I'm hearing the features Jeff mentioned above a...

Hey, thanks guys! Lots of great feedback, I really appreciate it. I'm traveling at the moment, but I will be trying some of the suggestions in a new mix when I get home. Best, Dave SoundClick artist: Dave DeWhitt - page with MP3 music downloads

Hey, I really think this is good for a first post, and I think it pretty much rocks as it is. There are probably some things that could be changed to improve the sound quality, separation, clarity, etc, but I'm not sure that would serve the song or the style well. You have some good panning...

Hey ido1957, thanks for the comments. I was really wondering about pushing those leads off to the right side a little - whether that was a cardinal sin. It seems like leads usually sit in the center, but I figured, what the heck, I'll give it a try. I was thinking it might balance out in the...

Thanks, loveofjazz and TripleM, I appreciate the listen and the comments! Best, Dave DeWhitt SoundClick artist: Dave DeWhitt - page with MP3 music downloads

Sorry for the double post. Need to be more patient with the submit button :)

I think Jeff nailed a bunch of good points above. One additional thing that I'd note is that the drum seems to lose the groove of the tune in a couple of spots, particularly in the section before and during the second verse. If you're interested, I'd be into the idea of laying down a real drum...