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ok, this is the same song i posted before. but I got the original guitarist to do the lead, and I re-did the vocals, and completly re-masterd it (cept the drums)

I would like your input on it (though as a note, I'm still not hppy with the vox)

the song is called "without you with sean"

the song
 
Do you have a cold? The vocals are very adnoidal & often miss the mark too. Listen to Jonathon Richman with & without the Modern Lovers for an idea of how to make adnoids a weapon.
The stoccato gaps in the riff at the beginning don't work as there's no backing to carry it.The lead line at the beginning doesn't carry much weight either.
The bass guitar seems to be an after thought - it needs more consideration.
This could be good but you still need to put more into it.
For a stylistic reference listen to the 1st 2 Go Betweens albums.
 
In general the vox just don't fit very well in the mix. Try using an equalizer on them since they seem to be too upfront and capture too much room sound too. Try removing some of the midrange 350-500hz (in the intro rhythm guitar too). Maybe low cut the vox/guitars below whatever sounds better, sounds like there's some room rumble and bleed in there. The outro instrumentation sounds pretty good. Tune has some potential, first fit those vox in the mix better and keep at it :cool: :)
 
rayc said:
Do you have a cold? The vocals are very adnoidal & often miss the mark too. Listen to Jonathon Richman with & without the Modern Lovers for an idea of how to make adnoids a weapon.
The stoccato gaps in the riff at the beginning don't work as there's no backing to carry it.The lead line at the beginning doesn't carry much weight either.
The bass guitar seems to be an after thought - it needs more consideration.
This could be good but you still need to put more into it.
For a stylistic reference listen to the 1st 2 Go Betweens albums.
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thanks for the reply.
1: no I didn't have a cold, but I didn't take care of my vocal chords that day.. and yeah, i just plain need to re-do them. I'll give a listen the him, when I get a chance.

2:yeah, that was my first impression to, (infact it started off as a joke riff, but the rest off the band liked it) what kind of backing were you thinking of?

3: thats a bummer, that line is what's carrying evrything.

4 the bass, well lets just say our bassist for that song has a hard enough time keepin a tempo... but he's working hard at it though.

5. I will give them a listen.
 
SnakeDog5050 said:
In general the vox just don't fit very well in the mix. Try using an equalizer on them since they seem to be too upfront and capture too much room sound too. Try removing some of the midrange 350-500hz (in the intro rhythm guitar too). Maybe low cut the vox/guitars below whatever sounds better, sounds like there's some room rumble and bleed in there. The outro instrumentation sounds pretty good. Tune has some potential, first fit those vox in the mix better and keep at it :cool: :)
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yes, the vox, has been the biggest pain in a'' out of all the tracks.but I'll eq them a bit better (come to think of it, I think I forgot to eq them) and I'll sing closer to the mic next time. I'll re-EQ the rhythem (maby I'll re-record that to)
I already did low cut the guitars a bit, but i'll look at cutting more off. and I think the room blead is from the drum track (you can also hear him squeeking his chair in some spots) thanks for the compliment. and thanks for the listen :)
 
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