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Recording fidelity is excellent. Things sound very clear. Performances sound excellent too.

The mix sounds compressed/limited a bit too hard. But that might be YouTube doing some/most/all of that.

I'd agree to pull the female vocal back a db or two in the verses.

I'd roll just a bit of low end out of your voice. Just a bit.

There is something a bit strange about the brushes-on-the-snare sample. It cuts off abruptly and a bit unnaturally. Outside of me I doubt anyone would notice.

I'd take some of the low end out of the bass. But I like a lighter low end than most people, so probably nobody is going to agree with that.

Oh and the harmonies sound terrific.
 
Very nice. My old ears say bring your vocal a bit more upfront and place her vocal a bit further back. Nice tune.
Yeah, I think you're right. I just about got it right in the mix, but not quite. But it's interesting to compare the finalized mix I did and then the Youtube mangle (which comes after the video software render, of course). It sounds better in my DAW, and it sounds worse in Youtube - not just lower fidelity, but it's like the center gets muted a bit compared to left and right. So my cunning plan is: Youtube for the video version, and Bandcamp for the full-res unmangled audio version.

Thanks for the feedback.
 
Recording fidelity is excellent. Things sound very clear. Performances sound excellent too.

The mix sounds compressed/limited a bit too hard. But that might be YouTube doing some/most/all of that.
Youtube mangle for some of it, for sure.
I'd agree to pull the female vocal back a db or two in the verses.

Yup. Or possibly. It's a relative thing. If I boosted the male vocal, the female vocal would've been okay as is.
I'd roll just a bit of low end out of your voice. Just a bit.

Yup.

There is something a bit strange about the brushes-on-the-snare sample. It cuts off abruptly and a bit unnaturally. Outside of me I doubt anyone would notice.

It's a recording, not a sample. It's a djembe head, not a snare. I don't have a gate on it, so I'm not sure where what you're hearing is coming from.

I'd take some of the low end out of the bass. But I like a lighter low end than most people, so probably nobody is going to agree with that.

That's the hand of the mastering guy. My mix had nowhere near that much low end. But overall, I loved the global effect of his master, so I went with it lol. The bass part anchors the song, and he decided to emphasize that.

Thanks for the ideas. Useful. 'I live for next time.' ?
 
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Great recording, a bit loud as TripleM already pointed out. Seeing as most people use LUFS these days, I've found that for quieter music like this, that has a lot of dynamics, a target around 12dB- 14dB would be reasonable.

There is some noise before your intro line, I think it is the djembe. Just before 'she's soft'. It sounds like breath intake, but I think it's the djembe. I'd edit that out, as it doesn't add anything.

I find the vocal balance fine. I would not bring your vocal forward, I think they both sit fine where they are. If anything, I might drop your vocal a dB.

I like the fretless bass, don't hear that much anymore. Bass balance is fine for me.

Very Gilmourish solo, but I'm sure that was intentional. :)

EL
 
The lady has a good voice.
I was thinking double-track her, then I noticed you do.
Bringing in the 'Santana' solo was good.
 
very wide sounding which is something I always struggle with. everything is smooth and well recorded. only thing that sounds weird to me is the brush don't know what but maybe it could come down a bit.
 
Dobro , I think the groove you've got going on here is Fantastic ! Very creative , you two work Very well together. I Love both vocal parts , she is dead on with the backing and harmony fills and I Really like the "airy" parts you pick up when you go low. Nice bass as well.
After getting the balance a little closer per the above suggestions , I believe I would play with the vox reverb's a little bit and try and smooth out the edges some . Great Song and performance. No crits . Highly impressive ! ms
 
Hey Em - I was hoping you'd chime in.

There is some noise before your intro line, I think it is the djembe. Just before 'she's soft'. It sounds like breath intake, but I think it's the djembe. I'd edit that out, as it doesn't add anything.

Good catch.

I find the vocal balance fine. I would not bring your vocal forward, I think they both sit fine where they are. If anything, I might drop your vocal a dB.

Good. Thanks.
I like the fretless bass, don't hear that much anymore. Bass balance is fine for me.

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Very Gilmourish solo, but I'm sure that was intentional. :)

Completely. ?
 
very wide sounding which is something I always struggle with. everything is smooth and well recorded. only thing that sounds weird to me is the brush don't know what but maybe it could come down a bit.
If it sounds wide, it's probably because I did teo takes of the guitar part and panned them HL/HR.
 
After getting the balance a little closer per the above suggestions , I believe I would play with the vox reverb's a little bit and try and smooth out the edges some .
Hey, thanks for the kind words. I just lay down the song and Tjarko takes it to the next level. Got some help from a good singer on this one, too.

About reverb: I don't do much with it except adjust length and EQ it, and then dial in the amount. What else?
 
I put it on Bandcamp for those who want to hear the non-Youtube audio.

 
Great tune, great mix, great performance.
 
Very Gilmourish solo, but I'm sure that was intentional. :)

Just popping by to confirm this. I'm not a Pink Floyd fan (Gilmour is the only one I enjoy in the band) but it felt like the right thing to do. So played Gilmour solos for a couple of hours during work and recorded the solo. Not intended as mimicing or a homage, but just getting inspired by his tone and phrasing. Somehow pushing the tube in my amp and switching to the neck pickup helped a lot. With Paul's tunes I never think much, I just listen two times and pick an instrument that fits the sound I hear in my head. I don't second guess it ever. It's very spontaneous. I did a little Jaco trick with the higher bass part: not using a chorus pedal but just record it twice. I have no idea why, but I heard it in my head. It's just adding some embellishments that help the song to elevate. Paul sends wide open canvases, with just guitar and vocals. There are endless possibilities. I'm 100% sure I would have done things much differently if Amy didn't do her part first.

Thanks for your kind words, people!
 
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