The Smugglers of Falmouth

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I think you are right. My monitors are a little bassy, and I could hardly hear the lows.

With such clear and distinct hi end in the guitar and percussion, it feels like it's missing the foundation.

maybe bring in bass halfway through first verse or when vocals start to make an impact and give a little sonic progression.


just a noob here, but i thought i'd respond. cheers.
 
There's a fair bit of common freq between the bodhran & bass - if you do some EQ carving of one, the other or both they'll sit more happily.
Also a little definition (say 3dB at 3khz) in the bass might give it a place & compliment its bottom end.
& yes both could use some vol - panning the bod a little will give it some more presence as well.
Nice piece of work Wig - great trad style story & good arrangement/melody to carry it.
 
Everything seemed fine to me. I assume the drum is supposed to be less pronounced with this style of music.
 
Thanks, Hadji, Ray and Monkeymanx,

I will take your suggestions to the next mix.

Great tip, Ray about the 3dB boost at 3kh and panning the bodhran.

You have a good sense for eq that I wish I had.

Wig:)
 
Very nice performance. I agree the bass and bodrhan should come up. I also think you should back off the volume on the strummed acoustic guitar intro. Once the singing starts it's perfect the way it is.
 
You've got a great voice for this style of music. Always well articulated. :) Good job.... what, no flute solo?? Love that stuff!!

I agree with previous suggestions regarding the low end. Guitars seem very crisp, almost to the point of harshness, but not quite. Of course, this is soundclick, so....

Thanks for sharing.
 
guitar zero said:
By the way, what kind of guitar is it you're playing?
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The guitar in this song is a Washburn Woodstock. It's very bright because the whole body is bird's eye maple.

It has built in electronics, but I didn't go direct, just two condenser mics - one at the 10th fret and one opposite the sound hole. Both at about 12 inches.

Wig:)
 
I had to look up what a "bodhran" is. Lol. A simple drum. Okay. I don't think it needs to be louder. It's there, but subtle and seems right to me. I think the bottom end is okay, it's just that the guitars are too crisp and the vocals being way up front give the overall mix a very high-mid-rangey feel to me. I think more body from the acoustic, less high end, and drop the vox back a little would balance this mix out without having to do anything to the low end.
 
Ah....vintage Wiggy music ;)
This style is smply made for you, love it. Such a nice traditional song that I don't care about the recording, it just sounds great. Ok, if I had to nit-pick, I would say the acoustics are a bit too thin, but really......but the voice and the harmonies more than make up for that. Wonderful!

Joey :):):):)

PS: nice pics of you on SC!
 
Thanks to everyone for your input,

The new mix is up and it's the same link at the top.

Greyharmonix, I brought up the bass and bodhran.

Guitar Zero, I backed off on the acoustic guitar intro.

Chili, I tried to soften the acoustic a little. It's a really bright Washburn and the strings are a bit old. (still too bright?)

Greg_L, is the vocal still too hot? Maybe I need to re-string and re-track the guitar. Any tips about getting more bottom. Some kind of EQ boost or something, like at 200hz on the acoustic?

Joey, any advice about fattening up the acoustics?

Again, thanks for your input,

Wig:)
 
I dunno man. I'm not an acoustic guy. I'd guess that maybe bringing in more of the sound hole mic and less fret mic might fatten it up. I wouldn't go boosting the lows. That muddies up a mix real fast. But you can try it.
 
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