Here's what I've been working on the past few days

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Listening on hi-fi,

Good job for your first effort. There are some problems here but I don't know how to describe it, but for your first, I would say it was good. The sound was there and the tune was decent.

not too helpful I know, but at least I listened to it twice.:cool:

keep it up
 
slkeen,

Really nice song. The guitar work is beautifull.

Now the nits, voice is way to low, and man do you need to sing out more. I also suffer from this affliction.

Also snare is too loud, kind of stands out like it's by itself.

This song deserves another shot, give it hell.

GT
 
Thanks for the quick responses - yeah I'm going to re-do the bass - I used a pitch shifter on an electric and it doesn't have any snap to it. The drum are going to get re-done too, just as soon as I can play that Yamaha drum thing better - it needs a good singer like KC bluegal
 
this has the potential for a really gorgeous song...

my suggestions:
the acoustic gtrs...as nice as they are, are too loud. They need to come down....or bring everything else up to them. You only hear the snare in the drums, so address that too. The bass gtr, is waaaaay down there, so maybe a little bit more to it, besides such a low EQ'd sound to it. Roll of a little low end, so it can come up in volume too, sucessfully.
Back to the drums, maybe just consider ditching the snare all together, and possibly just replace the drums with percussion, or try something lighter, like a brush set... The snare becomes a "metronome/click track" which is too robotic for this tune.
On the vocals...I agree with an earlier comment....SING OUT boy!! You'll appreciate the improvement in the "feel" you'll give the song, and if it sucks...hey, you have the luxery to redo it again at your FREE home studio...eh?
On your solo acoustic, the low-ish volume while you are singing, is OK, but remember to bring it up to match a lead vocal level, when it is doing a solo, sans vocal.(like around the 5:00 min mark)
And.....watch that sloppy ending!!;)

killer job for a first 8 track attempt (unless you were an engineer at Abbey Rd Studios and used the 4 tracks on "the lads'):D
 
:cool:yeah, that's what I wanted to say but didn't know how......
 
Well thanks - I used to have a tacam 246 4 track but I never got much quality use out of it, but I did learn a little about recording and mixing. For sure I plan to keep working on this - and some other ideas. I'm taking some time off work and locking myself up in my apartment for a few weeks !
 
slkeen said:
I'm taking some time off work and locking myself up in my apartment for a few weeks !
Click to expand...

don't forget to feed yourself some bread and water...

...and don't try to call a drummer to come and rescue you....he'll get locked inside too!!:D
 
Man, that's going to be a beautiful song when you finish it. If the vocals were louder, it would stand on it's own without ANY backing as an acoustic number. Like it alot!

BHS;

CR

Bethel
 
Good song, not my style, but a good song.

I agree that the vocals are way too quiet and kick and bass lack punch. But I think that the guitars and snare sound good, so bring the rest up instead of turning others down. Also the drums sound very monoish so I would pan them a bit.

Keijo
 
I pretty much echo the first post by mixmkr, but I'm a sucker for snare drum, even if it's just side stick.
 
Cool tune, I really liked the acoustic tracks blending together. Some of the transitions were a little sloppy and a real bass and "thumpier" kick would make a world of difference. Great first effort on the 8-track overall.
 
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