Feedback on my mix

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Hi all, would appreciate some feedback on a track I'm producing for a friend of mine.

I'm still pretty new to music production and to my uneducated ears it sounds pretty good so far, but I'd love some pointers from the more experienced.

Many thanks in advance
 

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funny song - fun to listen to

On the guitar, you might try cutting frequency around 100 to 200 hz - it will sound less muddy. I think the guitar is too loud compared to the vocals, but that may just be the low end. I really like the guitar solos - I think they probably do not need any eq cuts. When the soloing happens at the same time your singing, it could probably come down some.
 
The first thing that strikes me is that the vocal needs to be louder in relation to the guitar.

What microphone are you using, and how are you positioning it on the acoustic guitar? It sounds a little muddy and/or boomy, like maybe it's too close to the sound hole. You could try some EQ and turn down some of those lows, but be gentle at first. Things can start to sound awkward in a hurry when you start hacking and carving with an EQ in an attempt to correct something.

I think that it's a good song, and a good performance. For just starting out, you're doing well. This certainly sounds better than my first guitar/vocal recordings! There are a million little things that you'll learn along the way, but you're off to a good start.
 
Many thanks guys for the quick replies.

I think the mud is that it was a U87 and a stereo pair of C451s for the guitar. Thats still without eq and so I think I can lose the AKGs. The U87 was 12 inches away pointing at the hole, the C451s a little further back. Vocals are on an RE20.
 
Wow! For a newbie, you have access to some amazing microphones! If you can, I'd retrack the guitar and not point the mic at the sound hole. The neck/body joint is a more balanced target, and a great starting location. Adjust, listen, adjust, listen, etc.
 
oh yeah, those vocals have to come way up. knew it from the first lyric. not too thrilled with the quick quadruple strums in the chorus, i'd consider something else perhaps. guitars, in general, sound really good to me. but yeah, get those vocals up man.
 
I like the song and the recording.

I think the vocal should come up quite a bit though. I caught some subtle plosives, only on the "P"s, but pretty much every one of them. It's not bad, but tough to hear as the vocal track is so low relative to the guitar.

Rhythm guitar seemed a bit boomy to me. You want it full sounding on something sparse like this, but I think you could make some EQ cuts down low maybe to lighten it up a little.

Wasn't wild about the guitar soloing myself. It seemed kind of superfluous for song like this? Enjoyed the song and the lyrics and vocals though, sounds like they were captured well.
 
Just to echo the others, point that mic towards the 12th fret rather than the soundhole. Turn up the vocals. There are some phase things happening with the guitars during the lead part. Probably best to stick with one mic on the guitar until you get mutliple mic placing ironed out better.
During the final chorus, the rhythm guitar gets really loud and the vocals are drowned out and there's no room in the mix for the lead guitar part.
 
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