Something new for me..

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I do a lot of messing around with my acoustic guitar. I write most of my songs on it. I decided to record a song based on it. Its a different sound for me, but I think everything fits. Have a listen and let me know what you think. Its all appreciated of course.

www.nowhereradio.com/sondriven/singles

"Longing"



peace :)
 
Your mix is light years ahead of me...but I wanted to let you know that I dug the tune. (maybe bring the ac/gits up a tad during the last minute...after all that synth stuff starts dominating).

Oh yeah, the very beginning was cool...kinda' like 60 cycle hum with a little lasertag thrown in for good measure.

I like it,
-nobody
 
very nice stuff happening on the bottom end of things.. Nice and punchy.

For fear of being black balled forever. ...I'm gonna go out on a limb..... Get a kick ass singer, and your stuff will really be great. (as that's what I try to do;) ) The music is really great, but honestly, the vocals are the weak link. I've gone thru my musical career, wishing I could trade all my fabulous licks;) ...for just a half decent singing voice. I suppose you might have had those feelings too at one time or another. Anywazz...I hate to be so blunt...but well...what the hey..... that's what we do in the clinic... ...offer opinions?...and try to be at least (half) civil about it...!!

oh..fade out note...something strange, volume wise on the last note. The rest sounded great.

oh..one more. glad you didn't hang onto the vinyl sound at the beginning.. You did the effect just perfect..sound AND the perfect length. good job
 
Nice tune...i like it. the mix is pretty good. the drums sound good, especially that kick. the acoustics sound good. Nice playing and singing....what the hell was that crackling sound at the beginning. Sorry....no electrical short sounds allowed....Not even in fun! :D I think the electric about 2:20 into the song could come up some. All in all....nice work, it could use some fine tuning but it's a good tune and sounds good already.
 
cool tune son..

I have no major complaints! :eek:

Anything I would change would be preference..

nice tune, and the mix sounds decent..
 
Great tune. I agree with most of the comments made earlier. I'll add a few of my own.

-the drums sound muffled. the micing is great but it just seems like they don't have enough bite. Especially around 2:00 where the solo starts. I would give the drums more freedom to join the solo and participate activiley in it. This would help reduce the droning throughout the song of the same level.

-hi-hats sound tinny. Are you using a sample?

-guitar sounds great, don't change it.

-as said earlier, the Vox could use some work. I don't think it's a bad singer, just a matter of singing harmony should be changed to a distinct melody. It sounds like the singer is trapped in the song, along with the drums to a predictable rythym. THis may be how you intended it.

As I include with all my posts, this is my opinion of things you may like to try. Emphasis on my opinion. I liked the song and would have to agree with everyone here that it sounds well mixed. Keep it up and I look forward to your tunes in the future.
 
Thanks for all the responses. Yes, my singing is my weakest area. I could tell you that, but at this point I only have myself. Forming a band seems impossible in my area.

The intro sound effects is a funny story. I started to think I wanted a really whacked out intro to lead into the song. So I started to layer 4 synths on top of each other and it took me about a half an hour. I accomplished the weird sound but it didnt really match the song, so ended up throwing the Izotope Vinyl effect on it really thick. All the programming work I did is gone, but I really like the sound that ended up out of it.

The drums are all samples. A lot of them are a combination of sounds, like 2 totally different kicks together and so fourth. Im a big fan of FruityLoops.

Waves Reverb plugin on most of the parts.

Thanks for listening.

john
 
Man, nice acoustic sound. I'm getting a kind of KWS vibe out of this, (Blue on Black) only I like it better than his stuff.
I thought your singing was fine, maybe could have come up some, but mixmkr is probably a better judge of that than me.
Cool song, sondriven.

Mark
 
liked the mix ... sound fits the title well... agree on singing comments... was kind of waiting for the vocal go an octave up...

oh wait it's a christian song... cool... a song of lament he... he... :) I was kind of listening to the mix on the first pass skipping the content...

another verse, i mean more lyrics would be great too...
I would like to see something happen in the middle of the song to take it out of the droning feel... but I do like it the way it is too...

cheers
 
Decent tune. I liked it. There was this low growling sound throughout - perhaps a combination of keyboard and bass? I liked it. Great sound on the acoustic. Cool lead guit work that fit the song well. I really liked the ambience on this one.

The vocals need a bit of work. It almost seemd below your range - I sensed you were struggling to hit the low notes. Some other vocal passages kind of hit with a thud.

Trip...
 
Yeah, pretty good, i agree that the acoustic sounds really nice. I like the atmosphere, fits the song well. Nice one.

Jags
 
solid tune!!!!!! i like what the drums are doing.
and a great sound from the acoustic!!! can i ask how you record your acoustic????

thanks

peace

rick
 
fenderlikingood said:
solid tune!!!!!! i like what the drums are doing.
and a great sound from the acoustic!!! can i ask how you record your acoustic????
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What WATYF did for the smiley :p :eek: :eek: :D :eek: :D :p
fenderlikingood does for punctuation marks!!!!!!!!!?????!!!!!!!!

:D ;)

son,

(heh. that's cool; well, it sounds cool when sam calls you "son" :()

Very full mix; not what I expected. Intricate production. Did you master this track? Because if not, a small gang of us will hang you upside down, steal your wallet, and poke you with a stick till you tell us how you mixed this :)

Vocals/melody could use some more dynamics... different notes, a bit more charisma... but otherwise, great job.


Chad
 
this drum track is mixed soooo well....there is not much to it but it sounds great.vox are a litlle buried but i think i saw you address that already nuff said..guitar needs lees effects more clarity (to me anyway).. all in all i like what thi s has so far tho

good job

jamal
 
This tune is no exception to the fact that your mixes are alway ON!

My personal proclivity would be to have more of an acoustic base on the git tracks and maintain it throughout. The suplementary keys/synth can take a back seat and like it.

The vox were good but could use some support. Try singin backup to yourself and then try over the top backup to yourself...........erase track, and try again;) In short, add some ambient emotion with the vox.

My ears are happy that I stopped on your thread:)

Theron.
 
I really appreciate everyones honesty here. Love this board.

To answer some of your questions. Im shocked that I got a decent sound out of the acoustic. I used my "camp fire Oscar Schmidt special" with a missing high E string. Recorded with the Rode NT1 into a Presonus blue tube and minor reverb from my Alesis Midiverb.

Vocals were recorded the same way but dry and then Waves Reverb plugin added during mixdown.

I always stack drum samples to create unique sounds. And also to make them bigger.

(Not a big fan of EQ, use it sparingly)

I use CEP 2.0 now for recording. Its really fast for me to edit the individual tracks, and I master using T-Racks. Mostly to get the volume up and to compress slightly. 1:85 ratio with quick release and attack. EQ if needed.


I want to say a special thanks to MixMkr:

I was tinkering around tonight with the vocals and was coming up with a couple of minor improvisions. I doubled everything I sung. I think it helps my singing since Im a little all over the place. But you forced me to work even harder on the song and thats appreciated.


I changed a part of the song. If you have a listen to the updated song let me know if it fits or not. I think it helps to break up monotiny.

Thanks again

http://www.nowhereradio.com/sondriven/singles

"Longing"

The song is updated even though it doesnt look like it.


j
 
This is the kind of tune I would write if I could write this kind of tune!!! Since I accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Lord and saviour on August 4, 2002 I can definately relate to your message. Nice feeling, I like the singer and I like the guitar sound.

As sure as God made the day and the night
what you do in the dark will be brought to the light...
Mike
 
I like this song and I like your message.

It kind of had a hypnotic groove to it. Nice playing and the mix sounded good.

I did noticed a few intonation issues during the first verse...(sorry...not too bad though...I have the same issues...)The rest of the vocals sounded good to me.

This sounded real full on my machine! Great job!
 
impressivo

I'm here to echo many of the good things that you've already read.

The drums do sound really good from what I can tell. I'm also a fervent Fruity Looper as well but have heeded the precious advice of fellow HR.com members and used software exclusively for kick, snare, samples and toms while tracking the cymbals/hi hat with a pair of overheads. You've probably heard that before but oh well...

I also must add to the vocal tips here. I too was waiting for you to take some "chances" and stretch out your voice here. Everybody can do it, try at least belting out the chorus on a scratch track and see where it goes. You just might discover that great sing-along sequence that really lingers but in a good way. :)This song's too well written and mixed not to improve an already decent vocal line.

And, from a fellow one man band to another, I know it seems like a bummer to be creating all this music by yourself but just remember it's all you for better or worse. I know I've recorded in both situations and I'm always more satisfied with the results when I have total creative control... Watch out, megalomaniac comin' thru!
Please continue with the kicking of ass.

miles maxwell
 
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