How does this sound?

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I know it's not really good, but I did the best I could given the parameters I had to work in.
The person that recorded this asked for a rough mix to put on a CD he and other local bands are putting together to raise money for a band who's van caught fire. Anyway, is there anything you guys dislike? There is a bad room noise that comes from the guitar track. And that's my fault for not noticing until I started mixing. Anyway, here's the link:
 
This sounds great. It sounds very analog, is it? If it is not, how do you manage to get it so analog sounding? Even if it may be a tad to western-country sounding for my taste, the vocals and guitars are perfect, and those harmonies are made for each other. I actually suspect that room noise you're talking about actually helping it sound more analog. What is that, an AC?
 
Thank you! It is not analog, and I can't tell you that I did much of anything on purpose. I'm still relatively new to recording/mixing, and this was my first time recording someone who wasn't a really close friend. I did add a saturation plugin on the vocal bus, so that's probably what you're hearing. However, I don't really know what I'm doing so I can't tell you I did it entirely on purpose. I just mess with things until they sound good, and I'm learning what each thing does as I go. If you're interested as to which plugin I used, it was the Rescue MK2 from Variety of Sound. Which is free I might add. Thanks again for the feedback. Is the noise on the acoustic guitar track as noticeable to you as it is to me? I tried to eq most of it out but some parts were vital to the sound of the guitar. I feel really ignorant for not noticing it before. And yes, it is an AC I believe. The part was played very softly, and it wasn't until after I normalized it did the noise show up.
 
Also, another question, how do the gang vocals at the end sound? I can't tell if I like the ambiance I put on the stomps and claps.
 
From time to time the boy lead vocal pokes out a bit - on the big notes mainly... actually, the girl too.

Too much reverb on the solo for mine, and also the keyboard when you bring it up in the mix, although it's OK when it's down low.

Try running an LPF across the guitar track and see if you can get rid of a bit of the hiss without killing the guitar... probably not, but worth a try.

I'm getting the occasional sense of a bit of vocal clipping, but I could be imagining it.

Good stuff...
 
The female voice sounds more upfront than the male vocal. Maybe turn her down a tad? Maybe put a nice subtle verb with a short tail on both of 'em to add some glue?

I really like this one.
 
I thought the performances were good. Pretty song.

The guitars are fairly wet and the vocals are very dry. They sound like they're in totally difference spaces.

The dynamics of the song get a little wide. There are spots where I had trouble hearing the acoustic guitar. Some times the vocal sits way on top of the guitar.

The vocal delivery, on both the male and female, is uneven. Words at the end of lines get lost. Watch mic technique. Nice harmonies - those sounded nice.

Little pop at 1:08.
 
I see the hiss has been mentioned. A synth swell right after 2.10 could be reigned in a little and the electric guitar work leading up to it is a little on the thin side. I like what you did there with the last repetition of the chorus. Nice sounding tune, nits aside.
 
The guit sounds very pretty, please bring it up :)
Female voice a bit too loud, still sounds lovely.
I could be wrong and after all its my preference - hiss kind of suits the song from middle to the end of the song.

Beautiful song and lyrics!!!
 
Work on the hiss and quell the swell somehwat. the levels for the vox seem OK to me but I trust the ears of some of those who suggest some tweaking.
Maybe use the swell at the beginning to mask the hiss.
 
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