Critique this mix please

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Thanks in advance! David
 

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Not quite sure what to make of the mix, sounds like two tracks that happen to share a time signature mixed into one, the bass and some guitar seem somewhat dislocated from the vocal and rhythm guitar. To be fair, it's a tiny file size, but I don't think it's responsible for the disconnect. I'd start by bringing the vocals and rhythm guitar into the fore and then adjust the bass level so it underpins the track and see how everything else sits then.

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Tim
 
I really like this. Groovy little tune. Reminds me of a John Sebastian/Lovin' Spoonful kind of vibe. Almost off beat guitars, an acquired taste, personally I like it.

I would definitely look at the vocal levels. The lead vocal is too low against the backing vocals. I'm pretty sure the song and mix would sound better at a higher bitrate. 56kbps for an .mp3 will never sound great. Export to the highest resolution you can for .mp3. 320kbps would be the best. Or if you can export straight to .wav, that would be better.

Use somewhere like SoundCloud - Share Your Sounds to share it. It'll sound 10 times better than a lo-fi .mp3
 
Ok thanks Mr. Clean. I am very new to the home recording game but will try the things you have suggested. Thanks for taking the time to listen, David
 
I liked the song. Real good harmonies. Nice style.

The lead vocal is a little buried. The vocal tone has something to it that just doesn't sound right. Over EQ'd or something? Missing some clarity. This is true for both the lead and backing vocals.

Bass is kind of far back in the mix.

The guitar licks on the right side are a bit loud. They're louder than the lead vocal.

Timing is all over the place. To me, it needs to be much tighter.

The backing vocals on the left starting at 2:31 are *really* loud. They also sound much different in tone to the rest of the vocals. Although that might just be because they're so much louder.

Edit - you might want to do a little more with the drum programming. Kind of repetitive. The drums also don't end with the rest of the song, they just kind of keep playing all by themselves during a quick fade.
 
Hi Triple M;

Thanks for the feedback. The listeners here have great ears. I tried to cut and paste my lyrics in after instead of recording it "live" so there is a slight? obvious? lag in sections. I will adjust and make changes as you suggested. This was my first post and I really appreciate the critical feedback I am getting. Thanks for your help.
 
Catchy little tune! To me, it seemed too heavy in the right channel for the simple guitar plucks here & there, especially with the main vocal at dead center. It's not until 2:02 that the harmonius vocals came forward in the left channel! and continued from that point on...
Keep pluggin' away, that's what we all do...
 
Cool tune!
I'd go a little heavier on the bass guitar and drop a little of the guitars on the right, the seem to close to my ear to me (compared to the rest of the tracks)
 
Thanks. Previous to this tune, I really hadn't considered much in the way of balance and volume. Thanks
 
Ok thanks. Good advice and I appreciate the time you took. Thank you
 
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