Acoustic song, unfinished, thoughts?

[drummerboy_04AP]

Im not quite done with the song, still need to add vox, but I dont have lyrics yet, and Im antzy, so I was hoping to get some advice on the mix so far...

http://www.lightningmp3.com/live/file.php?fid=9398

Thanks!

 

[drummerboy_04AP]

now w/ vocals


http://www.lightningmp3.com/live/file.php?fid=9417

 

[guitarboi89]

i dont really get it.

 

[jpw23]

i dont really get it.

I don't either

 

[danny.guitar]

Guitar sounds pretty good. Some timing issues but not that bad in most parts. I have no idea what's going on in my left speaker. But it's kinda freakin me out.

Sounds like someone singing through a black hole.

 

[Archiegood]

I stopped listening after 50 seconds

As had been said, I don't get it.

 

[drummerboy_04AP]

thanks for listening

 

[antichef]

Guitar sounds very nice -- how did you record it?

For the vocals - that sounds like a good way to hide my voice, so I'm taking notes - It is pretty tough to get through with headphones, though -- maybe go for more of a center position, take the high end off, and bury it a little more. Also, the effects make a lot of noise when there's no singing, so you might cut the volume on the track during those periods.

 

[drummerboy_04AP]

haha thanks.

That vocal tracks not for real, I was just stoned and had no lyrics, so I kinda just improvised a melody just for shits and giggles and maybe ill get an idea or two from it.

The guitar was recorded with an MXL-990 maybe a foot away from 12th fret. There were three layers of it, one in the middle, kinda the lead with the finger picking parts, then one on each side as a rythm guitar-part. Then I threw some reverb on it and I think a little bit of compression, although I have no idea how to use compression, so i dont know if it even did anything lol.

Ill post the real finished version when Im done.

 

[theblackBay]

LOL cool

what do you mean...it sounds finished to me!

 

[Greg_L]

Guitars sound pretty good. Stop getting stoned.

 

[drummerboy_04AP]

^lol, tell me about it...

 

[XLR]

I listened to the first version - instrumental. Nice tone and rhythmic feel (once the strumming starts), despite occasional sloppiness. Get a sober version of this.

 

[drummerboy_04AP]

^ Will do.