"Seasons Change" First song using my protools rig.

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Man, this song just shows how unprofessional my recordings are.

Sounds really really nice to me, however i can't really give you a technical opinion... Only a "Average Listener" opinion.

To me it might seem like the vocals are a little high compared to some of the guitar, except for the chorus.
 
Thanks for posting some feed back oOCharlieOo, That is what I was thinking about the vocals as well. I was also thinking that for some reason, they arent fitting in with the rest of the song. I'm not sure if it is the effect on the vocals or what, but it is bugging me. Thanks for the comments.

Rich
 
I like the overall quality of this song, but the vocal sounds overcompressed to me tho.

AL
 
Over compressing the vocals might be it. But how do I get a vocal to stand out or sound up front without compressing it? Any tips? Vocals are the hardest things to do right I think. Anyone have any good vocal tips?
 
Telefunken said:
Over compressing the vocals might be it. But how do I get a vocal to stand out or sound up front without compressing it? Any tips? Vocals are the hardest things to do right I think. Anyone have any good vocal tips?
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I'm guessing there's some type of mix automation in Alsihad you can use to ride the fader up/down on your vocals. Drawing volume envelopes can work, too. See the documentation included with your Alsihad.


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I dig it. At 00.50 theres some distortion on the vocal. Im actually hearing at some other spots to. The mix is hypercompressed big time. If I were to look at the wave file Im sure it would be very black. I love the tune, its just mastered too loud. By the way...what did you use for mic and pres on the acoustics?


Thanks
Justin
 
No mix comments. Just very nice song and good recording of it. If Dylan and Dave Mathews had a kid it would kinda sou...no wait...that's a bit weird.

Anyway, cool stuff!
 
Thanks for the feedback guys, I am going to try and remaster it to see if it fixes some of the distortion problems, and maybe less compression on the mix.

Musical5, I used and Oktava mc012 on the acoustics, into a Jomeek VC1Q preamp. I didn't compress the guitars much, thats probably why they are the best sounding thing in the mix.

Rich
 
Telefunken:

About making vocal sticking out more, I am sure you can achieve it without overcompressing by using automation and EQing. I am no master at this, but try cutting some mid-highs off the guitar might help your vocal being more clear.

Good luck

AL
 
Excellent recording.Sounds professional to me.Very catchy tune.No complaints here.
 
Other than the obvious compression issue, I find the extreme panning of the right guit to be a little annoying as the track progresses. There are some places where I really like the interaction of the L/R guits (like when the vocals repeat "I'm running on time, running on time... etc., and I feel fine..."), but it's like the one on the right is just sitting in that ear the whole time, and after a while I actually turned my head to the right so that my left ear would get more of the guitar sound. :)

For some reason, the one on the left doesn't bother me at all. Probably because it's mostly just adding some additional fill to the sound at tasteful times, not providing the main rythm sound.

Maybe when the focus is more on the vocals during the verses you could double the right guit and put one track dead center... widen it out and keep it from being so "in your right ear."

Just my buck-three-ninety-eight. :D


oh... and I really like this soung. Nice sound, nice playing, nice vocals. Thumbs up and five stars.
 
LOL@SLuice-

Anyway,I say hey I feel alright and it's becouse of this song.Very nice.I noticed the vox distorting ,too.Very cool guitar work.Mint recording and mix!!
 
Wow!!

I only dream of making a recording that sounds this good. Great song too. Great playing too and singing too..

I'm going to bed now :(

;)
 
Wow, thanks for all the nice comments guys, I got a kick out of the if Dylan and Dave Mathews had a baby comment from SLuiCe. :)

Anyway I remastered and fixed some of the vocal distortion on this tune and will probably post it again in a few days. Thanks,

Rich
 
:D :D :D :D :D Excellent in all aspect's! Good lyric's, good recording, good song. I wish I could do that. Maybe my problem is I got my first guitar at Montgomery Ward's instead of Sear's........Joe
 
Telefunken said:
This is my first attempt mixing with Protools....
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Dang. I'm afraid to think about what you will do after you've gained some experience! :D

This is great stuff. Keep it coming.

DonF
 
Very nice song/recording dude... very catchy...
Its kinda got that Don Henley vibe going...
very professional sounding...


:)
 
Great job. Totally radio / album quality. Could see this playing out at any hangout in America. Congrats on the new setup.
 
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