New track - decent mix?

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Hey, I spent the afternoon recording and mixing this....any comments would be great. I managed to tweaked my drum machine to get realistic sounds (i think).

 
I like the song. I think the vocals and strings are very creative, although the vocals are pitchy at times. Your kick and snare sound fine to me me only complaint would be the hats. Theres nothing realy happening rhythmicly, and the hats sound exactly the same on every hit, plus there is an odd slap back delay on the hats. Overall I realy do like the song, you managed to manipulate my mood, I'm guessing thats your intent.
 
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I like the percussion for an unexplainable reason. I enjoy good drum fills and solos, but I hate generic forumlaic drumming. This song doesn't need strong drumming so I like how you use drums as a place holder, but also do just enough creatively to make them stand out; almost like The White Stripes - well, nevermind, that didn't help.

I don't mind quiet vocals and I'm sure that's what you were going for, but at the verses, maybe you should sing just a bit louder or maybe a deeper tone to make the words out better, just because the music is too loud to really make any lyrics out. But the vocals fit with the melody going on, so I don't know.

Nice rythm and melody in the guitars and bass. I just have the feeling that you have an awesome solo waiting to come out, but in your style; stretched out over the whole song in sections - not just one 80's rock solo in the middle, if you know what I mean. Anyway, thanks for posting more music. Another great song.

Great mixing.
 
I don't know if its just me, but it sounds like its overdriving just a hair. The bass drum and the bass sound a bit overdriven. Didnt know if that was the intent. Great song, btw, I will keep this one in my playlist.

Scogs
 
Thanks alot for the comments. I have remixed the track with the vocals up. I think it's one of those things where you cringe at your own vocals, it's just hard to get used to. My voice sounds best when it is soft so singin into a 58 probably aint the best. When i get my Rode NTK, although it won't make me a better singer, it'll aleast suit my voice.

Any better?


 
yeah, I think the vocals do sound better. I don't really like the samples, though, personally. the song's charm is it's straightforwardness, so . . .
 
accoustic guitars sound nice, warm,
and i like the bass, i can more "feel" the bass instead of hearing it at some moments, thats ok,
the synth or "drone" sounds , whatever u call it are great,
really, i like that, gives so much atmoshere,
i totally DIG the "chanting", the vocals that don't sing words,don't know how u describe that,
definately keep that, nice!
i hate loud hihats, yours isn't loud, so i kinda like it, but it doesn't have any special sound in it..its just there, but hey, a hihat doesn't make a hitsong, if u got the time, try to replace it with a more fat sounding hihat,
if it are samples....should be simple to go trough some other sounds...
something more fat, but not louder :)

there are no incredible chorusses in the song, or exiting things,
but its got an overal warm feeling, i'm gonna play this song a few more times,
very "dreamy" ... its the kinda music i wanna hear before i goto sleep

nice job,
yeah, here and there the vox are a bit out of tune, but i don't really mind that
 
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