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I know that you are a freak about the sonics, but I am going to go at this from a music point of view.

first thing is the vocals are really nice and confident. I love harmony and your harmony works.

The energy of the song is really good, and I like the instrumentation.


Now, to the sonics. You did not think I would leave that untouched, did you ?

The warmth is there. The song has got that old school thing going. It takes a while to get used to it, but once you settle into it , you actually quite appreciate the warmth.

oh, also , the kick sounds huge.

The minus is that for some reason, the vocal does not have the pure resolution that I am used to in pro productions. I am guessing either the conversion or the mp3 conversion.

great ending, by the way
Funk on!
 
sounds pretty good. vocal isn't present enough in the mix for me though. singing is great. very confident. seems like the guitars take over a lot of the space where the vocals could cut through. maybe that's just the mp3 conversion? i agree with cyanjaguar about lacking the polish that i'm getting used to hearing lately.
i'm not pro enough to know what it is that i'm looking for in the mix but it's missing something sonically.

i also liked the ending. reminded me of older rush songs.
 
"Photographs should come with an expiration date..."
Cool lyric and great concept for a song, I like the writing.
The track sounds good, but the vocal is too far in the back for my tastes. Singing is strong and effective, if only I could hear it better.
Uncover the vox, and you've got a killer track imo.

Mark
 
Sean... by request....

Significant phase issues on the drums - I noticed right away on the quiet intro......... it got far more pronounced further into the song.... (tell-tale sign is all the phasey-flanging sound on the cymbals)

The vocal is sometimes loud enough, other times buried -- but at no time does it sit "right" in the mix.... as a matter of fact all the mix elements have a very one-dimension quality about them.... there's no space around any of the tracks...

As for the mix balance - for the most part the balances are actually ok, but the overall sound is that of a smiley-face EQ curve applied to a mediocre recording....

Better midrange definition is an absolute necessity....

The good stuff -- performance was pretty solid throughout on all tracks! The song itself is quite cool....

Remix it keeping in mind space, ambience, and sonic balance and you'll make the song shine!
Good effort Sean - you just need more practice in the tracking and mixing departments!
 
Good stuff!

Nice job! Cool song too. Melodic modern rock that sometimes seems to want to be a metal tune. I wasn't expecting the double kick action. I like the 'verb on the drums. That's a cool outro section, too. Lots of stuff going on throughout the song, and not always what one would expect, though it always works. Neat-o!

The vocals are great, performance-wise. But they do sound like they have effects or massive EQ on them--they don't quite fit (or sit, as it were). I agree also that the vox are sometimes too quiet and sometimes a bit loud. I like how the acoustic guitar sounds. Maybe make it just a hair louder?

I saw Blue Bear's post right after I listened to this, and he put into words the vague feeling I had about the track--lack of space and midrange definition. Granted, my recordings are *quite* below your level, but on a nitpicky level, I didn't like the snare tone, it's a little "paper bag-y" (like the drummer in my old band :( ) . I'd have put less chorus on the distorted guitar.

All in all, I dig. :)
 
I agree that the vocals seem to take a backseat to the guitar too much. But I’m not sure that that means to just turn the vocals up in relation.

I also can hear how there is a one-dimensional quality, and there needs to be more space. The instruments need to be put into a space, or there needs to be more space made for them, or however you want to describe it.

So in addition to describing what is wrong in a mix, can you guys also describe more specifically how you’d go about fixing it? I’d be interested to hear stuff like that. How would you give the instruments more space here? How do you give more midrange definition? Are the instruments cluttering up the midrange too much, thereby causing one to do the overall “U EQ” as we used to call it?
 
Long Island in the house! I live about 15 minutes away from you.. I am right near the Babylon train station..



This is a very cool song and I really like the vocals.. your being advised by the big boys, so that leaves me to say nothing but how much I liked the tune.. you can hear the tape.. :cool:

Thumbs up!
 
killer gtr sound and GREAT song are my positives.

I'll sit back and let others talk about midrange mumbo jumbo, vocal level and all...
 
Listening now. Great intro, good mix. I hear a little Queen in there. I think the vocals should be just a hair louder, I'm having trouble understanding all the lyrics. I like when you went into the soft intro around 1:10. Would like to have heard a little more diversity in the bridge. The break at 2:39 was refreshing. Good lead guitar. Definately Queen. I think this song has great potential. Wuld like to have heard the lyrics better. Good job.
 
this one's drawing em in

so i'll just shut up;)

very easy song to get into.

thank's

peace

rick
 
I really liked the guitar sounds - both rhythm and lead. They bury the vocals a bit though. Great playing. I liked the introduction of instruments as you got further into the song.

I liked the photographs having to come with an expiration date idea. But while it's a real great idea, it didn't seem to me like the rest of the lyrics built on it real well.

And I heard a skip at 3:02 - like a punch in that wasn't real smooth.

Still on balance - a real good song.
 
Excellent piece. Excellent performance. The ending was a real surprise, especially compared to the intro where it almost sounds a little country.

Excellent lead guitar tone.

The double kick sounds a little too busy to me for some of the spots. Other times it was Okay.

I especially liked the guitar/ flute at around 3:00. (Was that a flute?)

Nice job.


Twist
 
Who s that guitarist?

I just have to tell you that your guitarist has some really nice tone! He really sounds like he's dying to cut loose but is restraining himself for the song. Like a tiger pacing back and forth in a cage.
I've been looking for someone with that style for a while now. Is he available for session work in NYC?
Great song by the way, enjoyed the lyrics, bass line and the drummers wild technique.
You have any other songs?
 
I like the harmony work,real good!
Nice song writing.

The only thing I heard was the drums,sound great until the snare starts,not the right tone on the snare,and a little to loud,IMHO.

Cool stuff,

Best to you,
Pete
 
Good song! I thought the first verse sounded the best before the guitars and keys came in---that keyboard especially was competeing with the vocals-Nice guitar sound-Nice vocal melody-UUUUgh what was with that double bass action at 1:00?? Slap your drummer for me. That keyboard really hurt the third verse vocals-Acoustic guitars could use some more sparkle. I really like the song the melody and singing were very good. Drums-you already heard....
 
It's quite obvious that you've coated everything with a green felt-tipped marker :)

Ok, fer serious....

Very lofi overall. Sounds like whatever you're recording on could use an upgrade. Soundcard gotcha down?

The kick is too clicky without any meat. The guitar tone is 1-dimensional and sounds like it's coming out of a tiny little amp or going direct to the board via some kind of "metal maniac" pedal. Kinda sounds like you've got a robot band.

You sing very well! I did like the vocals quite a bit. The harmonies are really nice and enjoyable.

The bass actually sits pretty nicely. It doesn't have much definition but at least it's there most of the time. The drums are pretty good, maybe because they're pushed back though.

Cool song, nice changes!

Slackmaster 2000
 
Cool song....nice playing and singing. As for the mix....if I was ever lucky enough to have the Bear review one of my tunes, his advice is right where I would start. So I have no comment of the mix.
 
Sounds like an up-beat thingy. Good enough, although the cymbals sounded like they got the 128 kbps treatment from mr. MP3 :D Or maybe they were like that to begin with, I wouldn't know. The performance is good and tight, there's some nice flavours like the keyboards. The places where you're singing and when there's that guitar playing it's own thing sound a bit too much. Maybe it's because they both occupy the center of the mix at the same time. One chord progression there reminded me instantly of Uriah Heep somehow. The guitar solo sounds nice with the effect and all. The outro of the song was unexpected, but I liked to hear something unexpected here, and it wasn't half bad at all... Good song and vibe.
 
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