stripped down, soft and exposed.

[theron]

i think I've become a glutton for feedback. This is a recent song. I've done my best to take all the advice I've recieved on previous posts and mic acordingly.
Feel free to comment on any and all aspects.
I'm kinda suprised I posted this one.
Few people have heard it and now, I want it to sound good enough for a lot of people to hear it.
Thanks for tapping in.
Theron


.http://www.nowhereradio.com/artists/rockpop/theron/#


the song title is "Footsteps Fade"

 

[incursio]

Cool tune!

I'd consider throwing a bit of reverb on the rimshot, as well as maybe giving the lead vocal a bit of boost in volume in certain spots - the opening verse seems a bit muted. You've got a great voice - don't hide it!

Cheers.
Scott

 

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theron,
All sounds pretty good here. There's a few spots where I'm perceiving some minor pitch problems on the vocals. I say "perceiving" because I'm constantly wrestling with the pitch demons on my own vocals.

Did you track the vocals "live" or were they overdubbed? If they were overdubbed or tracked separately, you may want to play with the volume levels in your headphones to see if that helps. There's also the old "one headphone on, one off" trick.

Queue

 

[theron]

Queue,


Yes, the vocals are overdubed and I used the ol' one on one off thing. I'm having a terrible time getting enough volume (for me it helps with emotion and intensity to have the playback loud and clear) to get into the track and then being able to hear what I'm singing. I've a very shakey harness on my voice. It goes astray a lot. But, when I'm on my game, it sounds decent.
Thanks for the keen ear. Anything else?

Incurs,

I truely appreciate the vocal encouragement. I'm not so confident in this regard.
On the "rimshot reverb", are you refering to the cymbal to mark the stop? I know this could use something.
Thanks for checking the tune out.

Peace,
Theron

 

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Theron,
Careful with that volume!!!

I've been doing some research and experimentation, and basically, a high volume in a small space (headphones) can alter your pitch perception. Also, if you have too much bass or reverb in your cans that can throw you off.

I could tell that yours is not a chronic problem, because you are on pitch MOST of the time. Try adjusting the headphone mix and or levels.

Something I've been doing lately that you might want to try, is to use some cheap 'earbud' headphones. I have some that came with an AIWA casette recorder. They are small enough that I can hear a good bit of my own voice (similar to the one on one off), but because you can use both buds, you can hear more of the recording you are tracking to. I've found that leakage of sound from the earbuds into the microphone is about the same as from headphones.

The only other suggestion I have is to track over and over. This way you get to the point where you are no longer "feeling out" the melody, and you can go back and grab the good parts from each take.

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[incursio]

Queue,
On the "rimshot reverb", are you refering to the cymbal to mark the stop? I know this could use something.

No, I mean the rimshot that basically acts as a snare in your drum pattern. A bit of reverb would really warm that part of the mix up.

Cheers.
Scott

 

[theron]

I'll work on adding a splash of reverb to the rimshot. Thanks for the tip.
Theron

 

[GT]

theron,

Very nice tune, acoustic recording is awesome. What's your setup?

Vocal sounds a little flat in spots, if your using phones have you tried one on one half off?

Great voice, and recording.

Keep em coming!

GT

 

[theron]

GT
thanks for the encouragment.
The acoustic git was recorded as follows
I played a Taylor 410 ce, miked it with a sure condenser on the bridge end and an sm 48 on about the 12th frett. booth mics facing the sound hole and pluged into a little exterior mixer then into a sblive 5.0 soundcard. Very basic but, it seems to work.
Still trying to find a haedphone method that works for the vocals.

Thanks for the time and feedback.

Theron