Something's Happening Here

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Somethings Happening Here
New song we've been working on called Something's Happening Here.

Please have a listen and let me know if there are any mix issues you hear. Levels, balance, eq etc.

mjhamil - Bass, Lead,Vocals
ido1957 - Rhythm, Backup Vocals
Poeticintensity - drums

:D:D:D:D
 
It's like pouring honey in my ears, good track. The drums sound very slightly stifled, maybe a touch of eq 2.5-3.5k to just get them more present and maybe the wood block kind of sound could occupy a nook of its own somewhere in the stereo field with touch more attack dynamically.

Enjoyed, well worth clicking for

Regards

Tim
 
Phrasemaker said:
It's like pouring honey in my ears, good track. The drums sound very slightly stifled, maybe a touch of eq 2.5-3.5k to just get them more present and maybe the wood block kind of sound could occupy a nook of its own somewhere in the stereo field with touch more attack dynamically.

Enjoyed, well worth clicking for

Regards

Tim
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Thanks! I'll work on the drum eq as suggested. It's a stereo drum track so I'm hoping I can focus in on the sidestick alone :D
 
I reckon the guitar that's playing the lead lines isn't intonated correctly, or is at odds with the other ones anyway.. the fifth note in the lead in the intro.... dadada da DA da da da... clearly sharp to me, the surrounding notes not so much but a little. And I think there's the odd slight hesitation in the lead noodling as well which is sticking out and making it a bit jerky.. 0.10 and 0.19.

Mix wise, sounds nice enough... little clean for my tastes, but seems well put together.

Could just be me.... happy to be told so.

Cheers:guitar::thumbs up:
 
Yeah Armistice , I hear what you hear. Not far out but out. Much more IN than anything I record though.
The vocals are being stomped on by the lead and something from the percussion.
Good track - just some tweaking needed.
You may need to get PI to give you the drum tracks individually so you can get in amongst it.
 
Yeah, #$% rookie lead player (me), back to the drawing board. As for the mix we'll have to try some of your recommended tweaks. Thanks for the comments Armistice and Ray, much appreciated!
 
From a complete idiot mixer...I feel hardly qualified to give you any advice at all, but I wanted more volume in the intro. I totally hear the tune, and it's very cool, I like it a lot. But at the beginning and in some places throughout (esp the vocals) I'd give more volume to something, what I don't even know. It's got a lovely swing, I'm not dissing it at all, or the mix. I'm not sure I'm even close to good suggestion with what I said. It's a really great tune.
 
Generally it's not bad. Levels to me seem pretty good. Performances are good.

I'd like a little more crispness from the rhythm guitar and the snare. I think that, together, they give the song a little muffled sound.

Lead vocal is quite a bit dryer than the instruments.
 
Thanks Fritsthegirl and TripleM, your comments help us so much. Again the snare. The muddiness/ something's missing might be partially the master channel compressor, I'll try it in limiter mode to see if it helps but otherwise adding some Eq may snap things up.
Mike
 
I think the mix has some spacial problems. Too much contrast between the pieces for me. The drums sound a hundred miles away at times and the vocals and guitars are very stark and clean. I like the sounds they just need to gel better to me.
 
Sounds pretty good to me-I'm not a big fan of that clean compressed guitar tone. I would have had some grit on the sound for the solos but that's just me. The drums sound subdued a bit-in general I think the music needs to come up around the vocals-vocals would never be out this far out on their own in a live performance. I think you have the elements you need-just pump dem faders man! Good song catchy chorus I like the guitar playing a melody while you sing-gives the song a nice syncopation.

Strat
 
Thanks Greg and Stratomaster! Your comments about "spatial" and "compressed", previous comments about varying levels seem to point at the Main compressor being not quite right, I'll try some tweaks. Thanks for the input!
 
New version uploaded with some tweaks: Main channel compressor changed to limiter, drum EQ boosted at about 4Khz, Vocal levels dropped (instruments increased in mix), Lead guitar level dropped (may redo or get a good lead player to redo in future). What do you think?? Same link:
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I have to listen at home - the inbuilt speakers at work aren't pleasant to listen to.
 
Listening at home - with h/phones - needs something on the other side to balance the rhythm guitars.
Maybe move the lead over there.
Still some oddness in the lead.
Better all over though.
 
Thanks Ray! Mike and I have already started working out the strategy for the next mix based on your suggestions/comments. (emailing back and forth today). He's doing the actual changes so I'm waiting to hear what he does next. Thanks to all of you for your comments so far - really really helps to get the feedback and we are incorporating them :D:D:D:D
 
Shiiii, sounds a lot better man. I really like this tune a lot, it's cool. I wish I had more technical advice, but for me it still sounds a bit too muffled, for want of a better word. Obviously screw whatever advice I think I might have to offer, but if I were to describe what's missing for my ear, it's a touch of tinny-ness & crispness. And the vocals, I just want more volume because they sound great. Is that you singing? :)
 
Thanks fritsthegirl. The whole point is to get a nice balance where all parts can be heard clearly (if intended) which starts with a nice clean recording. Tinnyness/ crispness I interpret as reproduction of highs (treble) and balanced so that one instrument isn't in the same place as another, washing one or both out. It's a fine line not to overload or wash out a recording. Thankfully some of the people on this site give useful input after you've spent hours listening on your best equipment and can't hear problems anymore. Yeah it's me singing, sorry I'm not as good a vocalist (or guitarist) as some others. Still trying to improve, I'll be better some day with LOTS more practice. Your comments made me look at the overall texture and you were right. I'm glad some of our tweaks helped and hopefully we can make it better over the next couple of days.
Mike
 
OK, Gerry and I did more stuff: New Lead Guitar (hopefully in tune), changed tone boost on right channel of RY. Guitar, some remix: What do you think?
Mike
same link:
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Listening to the most recent mix. My feedback centers mostly around the relationship between the kick drum and the bass track. The bass feels more like one of the guitars; but the kick and bass really need to be married sonically, even if they aren't playing the same thing. Right now all the thump in the track is the kick drum; the bass is sort of just low notes with no real punch of their own. There's nothing wrong with the part itself; the notes are fine; but it's like the bassist and drummer are at opposite ends of the metaphorical stage; and are having an emotional tiff. They need to be gelled together more; which will cement the pocket of the song even better. If you have a 1/3 octave (30-band) EQ available to you, fuss with 63Hz and 80Hz on the two tracks...experiment with different settings. I will sometimes mix VISUALLY, making sure that the kick drum and bass are metering at about the same output level, and then fuss with those EQ bands until they sound right to me. make sure they aren't too far separated in the sound field either; those are the two things that are safe to run right down the middle because low frequencies are not inherently directional. I hope that helps! :)
 
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