Way of the World. Would really appreciate feedback.

[murphyd311]

So I'm listening to this song that I've been working on for a little while now. A couple of things I hear that I want to fix, but I figured I would post it up now and see what the HR community thinks, so far. I've got my own opinion on some of the vocal parts, but I will hold off on my comments so as not to color anyone's opinion. I do think the bass needs to come down a bit.....

As for the song itself, I didn't really like it all that much until we recorded it and now it's one of my favorites. It's gotten a lot of positive feedback when we play it live. It reminds me of something Danny Elfman might do.

Please let me know what you guys think about this track:

Way of the World - Trial by Stone:

If anybody has a track they are looking for feedback on let me know. I will listen when I'm not at work

 

[murphyd311]

That bad, huh?

 

[TripleM]

Nah, I doubt it. Someone will offer a critique. Dropbox is blocked at work for me. Otherwise, I'd give it a listen.

 

[Flubly]

Something is maxing out, maybe from a limiter. Like the very first hit of the song crackles no matter how low I turn down my volume.

I think the verses need more body without burying the vocals. Bring up that rhythm guitar and maybe the drums too.

Are you already compressing the vocals at all? They have a nice dynamic range and sound very natural, but that makes them kind of come and go in terms of volume. The quieter one is a little toppy and they both could use a wee more mid it seems to me.

 

[murphyd311]

I threw a quick limiter on there just to get it up to volume, so that could be an issue. It could also be the bounce, I did notice my PC was having a hard time keeping up with this one when I bounced it. Then again I don't hear it on my system, but now that you point it out, I will probably notice it. Might also be the cymbals being too loud for that part.

I'll take another look at the verses and see what I can do there, I might just bring the bass down a bit. I personally think it's too upfront, but nobody that has heard it has made any comment about it. I think it might be squashing everything else a tad, as it doesn't get introduced until the first chorus.

The vocals are lightly compressed, and EQ'ed. I'll play around with the mids and up the compression a bit more to see what happens. I'm in disagreement with the singer about how he drops the notes off in the first parts of the verses. I think it makes them sound out of tune, and I want to do a take where he holds the pitch rather than dropping off, at least for an A / B comparison.

I really appreciate the feedback. After a while, I feel like I'm too close to the mix and some of the simple things get lost.