Any feedback for a relative newbie here?

[ODEKK]

Here is the link to a new song I wrote called "Not That Bad".

I don't post here very often so go easy...but what do you think? Any mixing issues? Any comments on song structure or anything at all. Look forward to hearing what peeps think.

Thanks to you all for an interesting forum and for helping me get better.

Kevin

 

[JonPaulP]

Doesn't sound like a newbie at all, very clean and professional sounding! What'd you do to get such clean sounding vocals?

I went to your website. It looks very familiar. I could've sworn I've come across it before while looking for voice teachers in OC.

 

[NL5]

I kinda dig the song. My main nit is you have an overall harsh sound to the mix. very pronounced in the 5k range (I think that's about where it is anyway). Probably sounds great on computer speakers though. On real speakers, way too harsh.

Nice work overall! Especially if you are new at this.

 

[ODEKK]

Jon....Thanks man for your nice reply.

I am using a new audio interface...the profire 610...nothing extremely special but I do like the octane pre's that it has in it. Clean, like you said. I didn't think I was going to like it.

And yeah!...I'm a voice teacher in the OC. Only when I'm in town. I feel really lucky to be working quite a bit. Just got off a tour with Julie Andrews. Was a blast. Long story short...when I'm in the OC I teach a very few students. It's great.

THanks again for your nice comments!

Kevin

 

[ODEKK]

NL5....that is a really good comment. I am disappointed to hear it. It means my ears are failing in that freq a bit. I wish i could blame computer speakers....but I'm running Mackie's .....that one is all my bad.

I am thinking of using one of the built in "learning eq's".....where you give the plugin a file to source an eq curve from and let it do the final mastering....but I feel stupid letting a computer tell me what the music should sound like.

GREAT comment. Easy fix. Thanks.

Kevin

 

[NL5]

NL5....that is a really good comment. I am disappointed to hear it. It means my ears are failing in that freq a bit.

I wouldn't sweat it too much. I do the exact opposite - my mixes tend to be a bit on the dark side. I've learned to compensate. Also, switching to reference mixes while mixing helps a ton.

How's your room? That could throw you quite a bit as well.

 

[ODEKK]

Room is TERRIBLE! lol....haven't done any technical analysis (I spent an hour walking around a room once with a decibel meter in my hand while different freqs played through the monitors...anal yes...but it taught me a alot)

This room has a terrible shape with the monitors away from the wall but tucked into a really strange alcove. I had major low freq issues....maybe in fixing those i caused some weirdness around 5k.

Kevin