Rock/Indie track - please critique!

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Hi guys,

I'm looking for some feedback on a track I've just recorded and mixed, it's a rock/indie track so think distorted-ish guitars, a bit of organ thrown in,

The song is a cover by the Scottish band Idlewild, and it can be found here:

Click here to listen to the song

The song is called 'These Wooden Ideas'.

I'm particularly looking for comments on the general feel of the mix, the vocal mixing and also how it has transferred to whatever system you are listening on.

All instruments and the main vocals were done by myself as was the mixing. The drums however are midi with Steven Slate samples.

Many thanks in advance for taking the time to listen!

Tom :)
 
I haven't listened to "100 Broken Windows" in years but I remember this song and this is a pretty faithful rendition. Good job.
 
Thanks for taking the time to listen and post. It seems very hard to get any feedback on this forum sometimes, I guess people just aren't that interested in listening.
 
Hi, i'm listening These Wood Ideas, to me the bass is way too loud and the vocals a little down.
The Slate Drums sound awesome, but the bass is killing it. I'll take a listen again if you fix this.

Cheers
 
The vocals dont seem present enough and seem out of place.
 
I would say lower the bass and bring the other stuff up. As Chickn said, try another way to get the vox to blend. Maybe some delay.

Nothing is really clashing so the mix aint bad. Maybe something more on the drums, they sound a little fake.

If you don't think many people are giving feedback, make sure you're giving feedback to others. Some people take note of it; who is commenting on their mixes and others. Good luck, good start on this mix.
 
You need to double track that guitar and pan them opposite. Bass is killing me its so loud. I like the drums also. The second chorus just came on and you are really missing that depth that you need with another guitar in there. It would bring out the chorus as the main focus of the song, right now, it sounds just as mono and compressed as everything else. Some small changes and I think you have a nice mix. Good job, like the song!
 
I couldn't agree with the other posts more. The bass is a bit too much. Also the vocals seemed a bit once removed. I might try to spice em up a little.
 
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