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Mike recorded his bass track for this last weekend :D. I just finished mixing this down. It's completely different when you add bass to a mix....

I posted it at soundclick and here's the link:

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/songInfo.cfm?bandID=395006&songID=4488201

I would really appreciate your comments on this mix. I have a couple of other songs to mix and would like to know how it's sounding now before I do much more.

:D:):D:)
 
Yeah, I remeber this, GREAT song...Sounds great with bass now.

The overall mix might be a bit too boomy...It has too much of a "brown" sound. It sounds like you might be able to low cut a few instruments. Not much, because it does sound warm.

Vocals are right out front, but not too much. Great mix. My only slight issue is the slight boominess.

SOunds great and great song, Ido.
 
Good song. I agree with Rami on the boominess. The mix is great, but there's maybe a little too much low-end in the guitars and bass for my ears. I like the raunchy guitar tone and rumbling bass, but it may be just a tad too much. Vocals, drums, and lead sound fantastic. Just a thought - maybe you could put some harmonies or ooh's and ahhh's during the chorus changes just to give it some texture. Overall, another good one. :)
 
Another fine, professional-sounding entry. I've read people referring to zz-top and huey lewis when reviewing your work...and this leans more towards the zz-top side (with respect to the guitars at least).

On its own, I think the mix sounds fine, but keep in mind i work with cassettes, so my ears are pretty forgiving with regard to boomy sounds. I checked out several other tunes as a point of comparison (everything i am, you ain't lovin' me and overtime) and I think this does sound less bright and more boomy when played back-to-back.

You guys have an unabashedly straight-forward rock style that, although its not necessarily my thing, is refreshing nonetheless.
 
Sounds very good Gerry. Yeah, I remember this one, good tune. I am listening on phones so I cant judge the bass, I will listen again tomorrow.

I've read people referring to zz-top and huey lewis when reviewing your work..
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Eric Clapton all the way.;)

Just a thought - maybe you could put some harmonies or ooh's and ahhh's during the chorus changes just to give it some texture.
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I agree. Not a whole lot more is needed, just a bit more razzle-dazzle. As usual, another good tune. I am curious: have you ever written a sad song? All your tunes are happy.:D
 
Gerry,
It was worth the wait - you can tell that Mike is a BASS PLAYER from the lines & tone.
I listened on a stereo system with 1/2 decent speakers and it sounds pretty good to me. My speakers read the bass as pretty toppy (the just right sound from good early prog bass players).
I'm not into oohs & ahhs but some b/vox of the last syllables of each line sustained maybe?
Personally I love this just as it is!
 
RAMI said:
Yeah, I remeber this, GREAT song...Sounds great with bass now.

The overall mix might be a bit too boomy...It has too much of a "brown" sound. It sounds like you might be able to low cut a few instruments. Not much, because it does sound warm.

Vocals are right out front, but not too much. Great mix. My only slight issue is the slight boominess.

SOunds great and great song, Ido.
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Rami - Thanks man....I'll look at cutting the bass a tad when I remix this. If I low pass it chops a lot off the bottom end, so I'll try turning the bass eq knob a little counter clockwise.....;)


Greg_L said:
Good song. I agree with Rami on the boominess. The mix is great, but there's maybe a little too much low-end in the guitars and bass for my ears. I like the raunchy guitar tone and rumbling bass, but it may be just a tad too much. Vocals, drums, and lead sound fantastic. Just a thought - maybe you could put some harmonies or ooh's and ahhh's during the chorus changes just to give it some texture. Overall, another good one. :)
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Greg - Surfin' Man - I've turned down the bass eq on the guitars on this mix so I think if I cut some more off the bass guitar I should be okay.... Thanks for the feedback! :D

DavidK said:
Sounds very good Gerry. Yeah, I remember this one, good tune. I am listening on phones so I cant judge the bass, I will listen again tomorrow. Eric Clapton all the way.;)
I agree. Not a whole lot more is needed, just a bit more razzle-dazzle. As usual, another good tune. I am curious: have you ever written a sad song? All your tunes are happy.:D
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David - Actually I thought this was a pretty sad song :D You know - unrequieted love and all that...lol. I do avoid sad songs though as life is depressing enough without having to sing about it too :p Thanks for the listen and the kind words....
rayc said:
Gerry,
It was worth the wait - you can tell that Mike is a BASS PLAYER from the lines & tone.
I listened on a stereo system with 1/2 decent speakers and it sounds pretty good to me. My speakers read the bass as pretty toppy (the just right sound from good early prog bass players).
I'm not into oohs & ahhs but some b/vox of the last syllables of each line sustained maybe?
Personally I love this just as it is!
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Ray - Thanks - Yeah Mike is a hot bass player, it's always a step up when he adds his track to a song. I tried to push the eq on the bass up in the 1.5 to 2.5K range to give it definition - I think that's where you suggested to eq and it seems to really help. I'm still going to try a mix with slightly less bass just to see how it turns out.... BTW loved your report card on Greg's song:D
 
cool retro vibe to this...
kinda reminds me of a cross between a more obscure Kiss tune, and cream.
i dig the guitar tone...
it's meaty with the fuzz on top..

gotta agree on the drum track..
arrangement wise, it's a bit too repetitive..needs a few more 'kicks' and accents in there....
- and the cymbal crashes sound muted. if you're using compression on samples, maybe try losing the compression altogether?

and add some high end to the vocal to get it to 'pop' :D

i don't think you need any effects on the vox, actually, i just want to hear it brighter with more clarity.
vocals sound fine just by themselves.
 
Hey Ido, sounds really good. Bass does sound ever so slightly heavy in places.

If your filter makes it totally disappear, it might need a sharp cut instead of a roll off. I've also been trying to fix some bass issues in my mixes lately.

The tune still sounds rockin'.
 
ido1957 said:
Rami - Thanks man....I'll look at cutting the bass a tad when I remix this. If I low pass it chops a lot off the bottom end, so I'll try turning the bass eq knob a little counter clockwise.....;)
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Yeah, I meant low pass the non-bass instruments like guitar and vocals...But maybe just cut a little off the kick and bass (or just one of them) to see if it cleans it up a bit.
 
It's definitely better. I still hear an almost ringing boominess on one of those bass notes. If you find out which note it is, it would probably kelp you zero in on that frequency. I think it's when the guitars go to the D# in the main line. The bass plays a note in that line that's either booming or the note itself seems to clash with the chord. Or I may simply be going daft.

Everything else really sounds good.
 
agree on the boominess, but I like it alot. Has a real cool vibe to it.The music has a clapton vibe to it, but the vocals remind me more of Steve Winwood. This sounds real, man. Real you know. You guys are real.
"Want to see me feed a rat to my snake?"
 
Good song.
I think the Guitar could be brightened up a bit.

Also, The guitar part is too Bar chordy for me. There has to be a real 5 or 6 string full chord to bounce off of the vocal melody somewhere especially in the chorus.
JMO.

Got my head bobb'n
 
The bass definition is fine - I usually tweak a peak at 3khz - but your levels work well - though to my ears it's lost some bass in the 1st half - it seems to burble along & pop its head up in spots but, cranked on a big living room stereo I don't think the bass would hit me in the chest.
It's an excellent song heartfully performed & I love the chords, melody, arrangement - the works. Oh, & being, essentially, a bass player I'm bound to want more bass aren't I?
 
The bass isn't too boomy...Now that I hear this version, maybe the bass wasn't the main problem, though it was probably part of it. I'm beginning to think the guitars might be a little "box-y". There's just something that has a 200-300Hz ring to it. I hear it as soon as the song starts. It's not a big problem, but since we're talking about it, I'd like to nail what it is.
 
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RAMI, Rayc, GONZO-X, bigbubba, ksounds, sikter, Monkey Allen thanks for the listen and the feedback.
I reloaded the second version to Soundclick- took several hours as Soundclickwas being finnicky today. I missed the oomph of the bass a bit and it's still an improvement over the original boomy version. The 300-400 Hz seems to be inherent in the overdrive of the guitars - probably the amp (using WMP's simple eq). It might be what's adding the boxiness you refer to. I'm going to try and find an software eq and see if I can make some adjustments. :D
 
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