Your Attitude...Needs Help!

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It's missing something I need a little help

I think the guitar has a little too much attack on it and I think the bass needs to come up more let me know what you think.



I also hear a few spots where the vocals need to be reshot or autotuned.
 
Nice work, Bigwilz24. This song feels good. I'm hearing a little pitchiness in the vocals but for most of the tune it just stands out on the highest notes, and I'd bet a bit of autotune would be undetectable to finesse it just right. The high vocal at the 5 min mark is pretty pitchy though, but it's short and maybe would be good to retrack that part, or accept some autotune artifacts there (hell, nobody minds in Country circles).

I really like the acoustic gtrs... they seem to go along with the song's message. It might be nice to hear the rhythm gtr that's leaning left doubled to both sides with a second tracking of it, or even just the first track delayed 20 ms or so. I found myself leaning to the left side of my chair wanting to hear more of the rhythm gtr, heh-heh. Might sound good too with the acoustic lead lines on the right thickened up a bit. If you chain 2-4 Blockfish limiters (freeware from Digital Fishphones) with a tiny bit of gain on the limiter of each, it'll give you the thickness that might be just the right lead sound for this.

I'm repeating myself, but... nice work.

Tim
 
Big guy....the initial sounds are pretty smooth. I don't know exactly what you have in mind for this tune, but in general, the guitars could come up a bit, and boosting the bass tone overall wouldn't hurt. I think you need to keep the vocals the focus point, but somehow make it a fuller mix. I haven't tried Tim's suggestion of 2 of the Blockfish's together, but that might be a starting point. There is nothing wrong with what you have, just needs push. Your basic tracks seem well recorded, so you have that part down. A bit of tweaking will be easy now, right? :D

Some bass boost, and maybe a bit of tweaking in the highs, will put a shine on this. Hopefully.
Ed
 
Sterorize the rhythm....

Autotune...

Limit lead guitar ....

Boost bass...

Use the force...

anything else? :D
 
bigwillz24 said:
Sterorize the rhythm....

Autotune...

Limit lead guitar ....

Boost bass...

Use the force...

anything else? :D
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Beer. Really good beer, mind you....
 
I'll repost in an hour or so with the changes shouldn't take that long...
 


I think it sounds better... :)

Any more suggestions or is this good?
 
Now the guitar sounds really clean. Bass thumps a bit, but is not overbearing. Nice and full sounding. Is this TAZZ? The voice sounds familiar. It sounds very clean to me. Smooth. Everything seems to have a nice space to sit in.
I think it sounds good.
Ed
 
Good improvement on the vocals with the auto-tune, it sounds a great deal better. There's still a little flatness sometimes. I feel like the whole track could possibly be pitched up a few cents, or just hit it harder with the autotune (or re-track). I'm not totally feeling the snare sound, it could be a little bigger, no? Other than that, nice work.
 
Hey WILLZ...How did I miss this??? :confused:

Nice guitar work. And I love the bass. The vocals seem to be the weakness of the song. They are much better than in the beginning. Think you could get the confidence in the voice of the high pitched singer? I like his vocal tone. And in the harmony parts it is really great! Did I explain this right? :D

Good song!!! It is also a catchy beat and hook lines. :)

Man I love the bass!!!
 
Why thank you!

I left messages in the guitar&bass and drummer part of the forum asking if anyone would be willing to record some tracks and send me the unprocessed files so I can mix them for a class project.

Maybe I should leave one here as well...

Oh I just did... :D
 
I left something in the drum forum....if I can be of help, just let me know. I'd be glad to try...
Ed
 
I'd be willing to track some drums for you. I could do it on in the next two days.
It would be pretty simple. No problem at all. Just tell me if you need help. I'll PM you as well.
 
hotwatertim72 said:
I'd be willing to track some drums for you. I could do it on in the next two days.
It would be pretty simple. No problem at all. Just tell me if you need help. I'll PM you as well.
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Go for it man I need all the help I can get... :D
 
Beautifully done new tracks and mixing. The song's sure changed a lot - in a good way. Still like that lead acoustic gtr - it's richer than previously also.

Tim
 
Sorry if this is redundant, I didn't read the other comments, but I offer this...

I am 95% rocker, 5% hip-hopper. I dig old school rap, but dig all music.
As a producer, I would say this...the guitar work in the middle is awesome. Use it more in the song. Of course I would say put some heavier (not extreme, just a bit more aggressive) guitar parts peppered intermittently through the song.
As a listening mixing musician, I would say this...the song in general needs more 'substance' and I think that is what you are hearing too. Breaking it down, I hear a low level of "drums", snare needs more mids and bass, "hi-hat" needs more mids and level. Vocals are great for the most part, a couple of minor intonations near the end during the falsetto parts, love the group melody singing towards the end. Give the overall mix more boost, tweak the drums to be a little stronger, and mix a little more reverb into the vocals, as well as mix the multiple vocal levels a little more "together".
Love the tune, man. Excellent job! :D :D :D
 
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