I've pulled the song down...
...to do some more work on it. Finally got to listen to it on a couple different car systems (my truck passenger window is smashed out, rendering it useless for mix checks) and the mids in the guitars are definitely doing some damage. I'm gonna clean that up and see what I can see...
I have EXTREME difficulty guaging high mids on my Studiophiles. If anyone has suggestions on dealing with that, even if it's a recommendation on a new pair of monitors, send it my way please!
Robert Mark- Thanks.
Myx62- I'm not familiar with Max Webster. I'll check it out if I come across some. I'm glad you liked this...thank you.
mixmkr- haha. Ya know, the bit of guitar in the beginning you're talking about, I tried and tried to think of a way to revisit that but could find no way to come back to it that appealed to me. RE: vocals hard to understand- I think once I clean up my typical mid-range buildup in the guitars, the vocals will cut through just right (with perhaps a few tweaks), without having to crank their faders to pop/country levels. And thanks for the encouragement about a cd. I need that sort of kick in the ass, as I get overwhelmed by normal daily affairs! Thank you.
caryindy- Thanks Cary. Glad you like the guitars, as it is my main instrument, though peoples' voices stand out more I suppose. Having any luck with the HRC partner hunt?
M.Brane- Thanks M. Brane. Useful comments. The bass part though, will be replaced by a real bass. I like the sound of bass strings, especially in hard rock! Cheers.
dobro- "Daniel Lanois." Ya know, the more people I remind others of, the more I realize how little music I've heard in my life. That makes two in this thread.
Another that I'll have to check out...thanks. I'm taking you comments about the intro into account on the remix. I still want that impact, but I don't want to crack skulls open with mid range. I haven't gone into the smoothening stage of this tune yet. Threads like this give a good head start. Thanks Paul!
Toki- Thanks Tokah (as we'd pronounce it here in Maine). I agree about the intro. Very sibilant...I may need to retrack that part. It's nice to hear someone likes the drums now and then though!
Thank you.
Lt. Bob- You've got the sax gig fo' sho'. I'd kinda like to keep the guitar position.
I could seriously put a band together of just guys like you on this site and feel pretty damn good about it. I'll be emailing you soon about
Chrysalis and
The Passing. No, I don't want you to retrack them with a kazoo.
fprod south-
Only nit pick I can come up with is the section that starts at about 2:35...It sounds like the clean and dirty guitars could blend a little better. I noticed it a lot more in my stereo speakers than in my monitors.
I noticed the same thing in my co-worker's car today. You hit it on the head. They sound perfect for each other on my monitors, but once the lows and highs of the car systems get to it, they split up. Thanks a lot man. By the way, what
is your first name? You've covered my music, I feel I have a right to know your name.
ashulman- Yeah, he
is always in a bad mood. Though I think he smiled in the "Wall- Live in Berlin" show. But he might have just been laughing at Bryan Adams.
Thanks for listening to the tune!
Pedullist- Tjarko, not irritated at all my friend. It's like someone else once said here on the bbs....
I just wanna get to the guitars! But I did check out your link, and it looks very interesting, and maybe useful. I'll experiment with it. Email coming your way about the bass...
(in real music the real duration of a note is never exactly how it's written...a sixteenth can be shorter, but also longer)
What an ass! 
