Not Me (more acoustic....yawwnnn)

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listen to the very first 3 seconds, that's when I right away notice the hissing. I'm sure it's just coming from the guitar - maybe the plug or just your guitar makes that noise, maybe some compression or something, i have no clue. but i definately hear it. haha.

it almost sounds like you are brushing a cymbal in the background in a circle at times...or something? haha.

What mic did you use for your vox? pre? what'd you go into? vocals sound awesome. ha.
 
Hey, I like the style of the guitar solo. More of that, just filling in between vocal phrases and maybe during the intro, would complete the arrangement, to my ear anyway. The solo gtr is a little pitchy at times, but much more in tune than I am when I've been drinking - haha. And I'd still ditch the strings, but that's just my own personal taste :D I thought the original vocal held listening interest really well without much in the way of backing vox. I think it'd sound best with minimal BG vox. Enjoying the song.

Tim
 
Nice clean playing... Lead vox is a tad undernath the rhythm, which is a shame, since you sing REALLY well. The production is reined in pretty tight, it sounds very honed, and crisp. Normally, this would be a great compliment from me, because I generally favor that sort of Steely Dan/Supertramp sound prissiness in production; but on this piece, I think it zaps just a little soul from it. I agree with the previous comments regarding decompressing a little if it's there. let the guitar and vox breathe just a little more. A little mroe transparency and air underneath it, and it would float like it deserves to.

Beautiful song! Nice ending especially... Well done!!
 
Wow thanks alot for all the comments guys! Thats what I love about this board!
Lots of great feedback!!
I will look at the song again tonight, and check out the compression settings I have on gtr and vox.

shackrock: I use a Studio Projects C1 straight into a Motu 828 then into Sonar 3 pro.

I have a brand new ART DI/O Preamp system that I picked up off of a friend for real cheap but I just haven't had the time to mess with it. I might try and fire it up and see what things sound like thru it. Not sure if the preamps are any better in that then in the Motu but worth a shot.

Thanks again, and I will try and get something up later tonight.
 
Killer song bro...commercial material. You need to get some real strings; and I could really see some 2nd voice harmonies or even...which would be even better, a slightly "The Used" screaming vocal at select points. Sounds crazy I know, but I think it would sound great.

You do have A LOT of noise in the mix though...try to get rid of that.
 
Whoa

evhwanabe said:
Ah busted..........autotune lol my best friend....usually just set it to auto.
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Autotone? Wait, I'm new here . . . are you serious, or is this some kind of joke? Where can I get one of these "autotunes" . . .
 
Nutdotnet said:
Killer song bro...commercial material. You need to get some real strings; and I could really see some 2nd voice harmonies or even...which would be even better, a slightly "The Used" screaming vocal at select points. Sounds crazy I know, but I think it would sound great.

You do have A LOT of noise in the mix though...try to get rid of that.
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Thanks Nutdotnet!

Im a big Used fan............can't sing like Bert though lol. "On My Own" is one of my favorites!

About the noise.........I really think i need to re-record the guitar parts. I don't think its anything I am adding in the mix. I recorded the guitar and vocals at the same time (then went back and redid the vocals) but maybe I had some phase issues with the Vocal mic and the guitar mic (the C1 for vocals and the LR Baggs system condenser w/ transducer for guitar)
 
Benjamin619 said:
Autotone? Wait, I'm new here . . . are you serious, or is this some kind of joke? Where can I get one of these "autotunes" . . .
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Yup no joke.........almost every vocal performance you hear on the radio has probably used some sort of pitch correction plugin/effect in one place or another. I tend to use it even if I don't have to lol. I am getting much better at singing (well atleast I think so lol) so I find myself using it less and less. Plus with computer based recording if you mess up one vocal part, there is no excuse not to go back and just fix it (re-record).

Keep in mind that these plugins / or outboard effect processors (whatever flavor you get) don't change how your voice actually sounds! If you can't sing now...........spending the couple hundred bucks on one isn't going to help you out.
 
Nice song man. Panning is a bit skeewhith. Nice clean guitar sound, but could do with thickening up with more lo end. Nice voice although maybe use a bit less compression on it to retain some lovely dynamics.
 
ecktronic said:
Nice song man. Panning is a bit skeewhith. Nice clean guitar sound, but could do with thickening up with more lo end. Nice voice although maybe use a bit less compression on it to retain some lovely dynamics.
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Thanks!
Yeah I have changed the compression settings on the vocals, but I haven't uploaded the new version to my site yet. I tend to over compress and use the compressor threshold & ratio to control overall volume, which I shouldn't but for some reason I always do. I have ditched the synth strings also. I will try and get the new version up tonight.

"Panning is a bit skeewhith" please elaborate lol.......
I brought in the guitar because a couple comments were made that it was too far left. Anything to do to make the mix better I am interested in hearing.

Thanks again for the comments.
 
Listening as I type:

Crap acoustic sound... it that a pickup?... you need to record with mics...

The vocal is too quiet in the mix...

Cheesy keyboard sounds... could be better...

The sound of the instruments is letting you down so far...

Singing is quite strong...

Nothing has happened in the song and it's 3/4 of the way through...

Ohh... hold on.... we have a change...

hmmmmm the vocals are struggling a little with the change...

Better now they are higher...

Finished.

Okay... it's a decent song and has potential... it's mainly let down by a pish acoustic guitar sound that dominates the song throughout... The second half of the song is a repeat of the first and needs variation to sustain the listeners interest... You need to build the song... the backing music needs more texture...

Do you have a bass guitar? You could lay down a second acoustic.... if you do pan it to the right opposite the existing guitar... if you don't I'd maybe get the acoustic back central... make it feel like the singer is playing the instrument...

Good work... how about trying some changes and posting a new version... I'd like to see how this song develops... it's got potential.

Cheers
Al
 
Okay i noticed you had a second version.

Listening now:

The vocal is much better at this volume... I can hear your lyrics...

Hmmm I agree with Tim about the strings... let them go...

Good second guitar... I'd go through it and cut a few bits out (leaving the best bits obviously) to make the solo a little less busy... make it sound more measured...

I also agree with Tim that the second guitar should come back in and twiddle around a bit between vocal lines...

Big improvment with the changes you have made already... I think you could make it better still though....

Good work!
 
I'll have to be honest. I really don't like the solo.

Don't get me wrong, it sounds GOOD. But it completley changes the feel of the song. A less busy, a less "bluesy" "solo" (more like riff(s)) would be much better. I'd love to hear a real cello and violin in this; or at least a GOOD sounding fake one. :D
 
I just meant that the guitar was panned to one side too much. Maybe double track and pan equally for a nice stereo spread.
 
Gotta be careful with Autotune; the farther off you are; the more work it has to do, the weirder it makes your voice. Listen to any Cher tune.. :)
 
OK guys here is "Not Me" version 3.0 beta lol
all new guitars (using mic only) and got rid of the strings
better or worse?
not me

Thanks for all the great comments and feedback!
 
Much, much better!

Now if we could just back off the Autotune a bit.... :D
 
evhwanabe, it's great to see you taking feedback and working hard to make the song better. :) I'm going with version 2 as your best so far. I feel the quality has dropped off with version 3...

- rhythm isn't as tight
- solo is reduced greatly and quite a contrast between the versions, maybe it needs to be a combination of the two, but I definitely like the reduction in reverb
- Autotune seems a little more evident, especially at the end during the "echoes"

Maybe you just didn't spend as much time in recording and production with this one, which is understandable if you're just concentrating on setting things up differently. But yay, no distortion on the guitars. :D
 
Sounds good to me. I couldn't get the earlier ones to work but three sounds pretty good to me. I like how your guitars sound. Nice harmonies.

Whats that clicking sound around 2:15? It makes me look around for my dog. :D
 
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