Need help on this one, bad...

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Folks,

I really need help on this one. I tried to do a somewhat "unplugged" version of an old song I did back in 89... It's not really "unplugged" but it's really scaled down compared to what it was (but back then, it was crap quality on my old, god rest its soul, 4-track). I thought it would be more "soulful" if I didn't use drums this time and other things, etc. Basically, I finished the mix to the best of my ability and I just think it sounds wrong. Something is wrong... I'm screwing up somewhere but can't figure it out. Also, I think I'm screwed as far as trying to figure it out myself because I've got the old version stuck in my head. Please have a listen to the song called "All I Live Is You" - it's here: http://www.mp3.com/smartapple

Please try and listen to the hi-fi version if you can.

I will truly truly appreciate the help on this one... I'm burned out on it. Thanks everyone!
 
I didn't miss drums at all, the acoustic provided a nice rhythm...all vocals really good...the electric solo was unexpected and cool...it fit right in...mix was good...I enjoyed the song but didn't like the abrupt ending...it interrupted the vibe or something....gibs
 
This is a better mix than you give credit for. I would use less of the slap-back effect on the vocal ... good choice, just too much I think (but thats just me). Maybe just a tiny bit louder on the main vocal in some spots when the bass comes in(?). Nice tone on the Electric Guitar! the solo section is perfect to my ears...
I can't think of too much I'd do differently. This mix works pretty well. This is pretty critical ... but acoustic guitars overall sound *slightly* thin ... like too much around 5khz or not enough around 100hz ... but that's diggin deep.
Gibs is right ... abrupt ending ... I wish we could get an acoustic vamp or something to help finish it out. The fade out is a little uneven. The end fade sounds like you faded the right side a little before the left (I'm in headphones). There's a little hiss in the mix which just makes that more pronounced.
Good tune. Good mix. These things I mention are nitpicky. I'd call it done. Life's too short. :)
 
I agree with everyone else on the awkwardness of the ending, but if done a little more cleanly I think it works. The hiss was driving me nuts though. It's really bad. It sounds like an "open mic" hiss, so I'm hoping that you just need to mute the channel making the noise. I fear that I'm being too optimistic...I think it's the acoustic mic picking it up. Other than that, I like the way everything sounds and if you eliminate the hiss, you can put it to bed. Nice performances all around by the way!
 
I almost forgot...I think the sparcity of the tune works well. I wouldn't worry about it "missing" anything.
 
Thanks everyone for your input. Once again you've been most helpful. I'm scraping this one and re-doing it. I used my Fender 12-string which has a funky mic in it because I broke one of the tuning pegs off of my 6-string which has a better mic. I just got back from picking up fix-it parts for my 6. I'm going to redo it with the 6 and see if that doesn't solve alot of the noise. Also, I was suffering from sever allergies when I sang the vocs... You might not be able to tell, but I can tell there are some serious boogies blocking my air when I was singing. I probably wouldn't go so far as to redo the whole thing, but you've given me good advice once again, and I'll be able to implement that advice to the new version - and it was a pretty easy song to do... Thanks... I'll let you know when the new version is up. P.S. My nose is clear with this stuff called "Afrin".
 
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