Leading Me On - new mix with drums

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Thanks dodgeaspen - I appreciate the feedback. I reached a point today where I was glad to be done...lol...and hoped it sounded good...:)
 
This one sounds good too ido. The drums seem to blend in a little better on this vs. heartbreaker. They're not quite as clear here, but not as dark either, so it's like a trade off of sorts. The drums generally on these just add so much energy :).
 
My only concern with this is the dip in the vocal in the 1st line:
I don't know whether you swallowed the word or didn't actually sing it but it sounds OK - I just listen for the word each time - it's my problem I suppose.
Real drums light the fire under your excellent tunes Gerry.
UNREAL!
 
Drums sound pretty good to me, Gerry.
But I think Greg and Rami can give better judgement than me here.
 
Again, I think the drums are kind of dark and lifeless. Homeboy is a good drummer and his patterns work well in the song, but they don't pop in the mix.
 
Overall, the mix doesn't gel quite yet. Alot of this is the verb tails filling in the holes. Don't be afraid of leaving space in this mix...it'll help alot. I'd seriously consider a smaller verb, or if you have the capability, edit those tails. I'll go with Greg on the drums. They're there, but there's not alot of articulation in the mix. Some of that is the verb on the snare, but mostly it just needs a bit of tweaking in the 2-5k range....bump that snare just a bit around 3k and see if that doesn't put a little life into it. Similar tweaks to the toms might be useful as well.....they're closer than the snare is.

Pretty solid tune. Good job, man.:cool:
 
I like this one a lot, Gerry. The vocals are Clapton-esque. The guitar work is very nice. I wish the drums were a little crisper, but they are well played. Good job.

Wig:)
 
rayc said:
My only concern with this is the dip in the vocal in the 1st line:
I don't know whether you swallowed the word or didn't actually sing it but it sounds OK - I just listen for the word each time - it's my problem I suppose.
Real drums light the fire under your excellent tunes Gerry.
UNREAL!
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Thanks Ray - the first line is there but is buried slightly by the lead guitar.
"I found a picture of you tonight....." Maybe I should automate that a bit...

joeym said:
Drums sound pretty good to me, Gerry.
But I think Greg and Rami can give better judgement than me here.
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Thanks for the listen Joey... See below for helpful drum comments: :D

Greg_L said:
Again, I think the drums are kind of dark and lifeless. Homeboy is a good drummer and his patterns work well in the song, but they don't pop in the mix.
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It might be my mixing too... Maybe they need some highs to pop through in the mix. The durm tracks actually sound really good on their own but that can change when you put the rest of the instruments together with them.

TeyshaBlue said:
Overall, the mix doesn't gel quite yet. Alot of this is the verb tails filling in the holes. Don't be afraid of leaving space in this mix...it'll help alot. I'd seriously consider a smaller verb, or if you have the capability, edit those tails. I'll go with Greg on the drums. They're there, but there's not alot of articulation in the mix. Some of that is the verb on the snare, but mostly it just needs a bit of tweaking in the 2-5k range....bump that snare just a bit around 3k and see if that doesn't put a little life into it. Similar tweaks to the toms might be useful as well.....they're closer than the snare is.

Pretty solid tune. Good job, man.:cool:
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Thanks Teysha - I'm a reverb junkie I admit it - I love that big 80's reverb sound :). Appreciate the drum comments - it's a bit new for me so I can work on that.

Xeries said:
I like this one a lot, Gerry. The vocals are Clapton-esque. The guitar work is very nice. I wish the drums were a little crisper, but they are well played. Good job.

Wig:)
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Thanks Wig ! Appreciate the feedback...
 
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