Offer any advice for this Gospel Bluegrass song?

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Of course, here it applies as well as anything I do with mixing music files - the talent that went into singing and writing this song (my friend Peg) is way beyond any talent it takes to put the sound files together. I'm very priviledged to work with her.

With that being said, she and her husband and 2 other guys and myself are recording a new Gospel CD. We record at one place (with better preamps and mics than I have) and burn copies of the music files and I use Pro Tools to put it together and mix. So after the talented part is done, I sit and scratch my head how to mix everything. First, is the talent described getting any justice? after listening to my post? Second, where can I improve? I really want to know how to improve so I can create a good sounding mix. We can't afford to master professionally, so I am adding a master track with some compression, eq, Kramer tape, and maxim. This is as far as we go on our projects.

This first tune is called "Holding On To Me", and we haven't added bass or harmonies yet. My main concern is her voice. I want to represent it well.

Comments welcome. I hope this url link works.

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I think maybe you might want to try scooping out the mid, dish fashion in respect of the vocal as it almost over powers itself which sounds to me like the tonal attributes of the recorded track and not the execution of the vocal. There are some excellent qualities to the vocal which need to come to the fore and allow the subtleties of its varied tone to be delivered to the listener. It currently makes it sound a little harder than it need be, you might then need to adjust a few parameters elsewhere to take account of that alteration in tonality. Others may have a different impression, so probably wise to get a range of opinions and play the track on a few home stereos and see how it sits.

Thanks for the listen

Tim
 
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That certainly sounds better to my ear. You might now want to think about the positioning of your instruments in the stereo field and possibly pan them out a touch to untangle some of the harmony attack points between tracks and make the whole thing a touch more concise by doing so. It's not what I'd usually go out looking to listen to, but my foot was tapping and I found enjoyment through my listening experience. Thank you.

regards

Tim
 
Not sure if your link works as it just shows me a playlist drop down and you song is not listed :D
 
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