The snare has a weird sound, like there's a 60Hz modulation being applied. It's not necessarily bad, just not what I usually hear. You voice has a hesitant quality. That actually works really well for the verses but I feel like it should be strong for the choruses. Maybe do that as a separate take with different technique, sing louder and with more confidence.
Thanks boulder (and everyone else for the feedback so far). Do you think the mud region needs cutting? I hardly applied any EQ to the mix. That was my biggest concern. Paulman, when you say it's dense do you mean that?
Thanks boulder (and everyone else for the feedback so far). Do you still need an mp3? I can upload one if you do.
This was a guide vocal that I decided to keep, but I wasn't totally happy with it, so I'll keep what you said in mind when I redo it.
Do you think the mud region needs cutting? I hardly applied any EQ to the mix. That was my biggest concern. Paulman, when you say it's dense do you mean that?
Jdod, you write it's too narrow...just a question about that. I do have two guitars playing the deeper guitar notes both panned 80 l/r. The lead guitar parts are panned more like 40 l/r depending on the part. The drum, bass, vocal, and acoustic are C. I didn't know how else to pan it given that the arrangement. How would you pan it with just those parts?
So have you got double tracked, or near double tracked parts panned equal amounts in both directions? They'll sound big and centred.
Is the up and down thing double tracked too?
Yeah the left side is palm muted notes, and the right side is the same part without the palm mutes. They're panned 80l and 80r. What do you suggest doing to separate them more? Should I pan them unevenly?
That's the only doubled part -- the up and down thingy isn't doubled.
Thanks!
edit: I forgot to mention, but I used two tunings, too. I'm not sure if that matters...but the l/r parts are both tuned to D B D G B D. Everything else is tuned to standard pitch.
Like the guitar tones on this nola, the fuzzy guitar that comes in as an accent maybe less so. The up/down riff really ties the song together I think. Vocals come through very well, well recorded. The tuning artifacts are distracting though, I might try a simpler melody or a spoken delivery in the parts giving you trouble. Not really a mix thing but it seemed pretty repetitive, there didn't seem to be any tension/release.