It's taken a few months due to a rather steep learning curve and a lack of time at home, but i've just about finished my first song using Reaper...actually my first recorded song in 11 years and also the first time i've used a DAW.
The working titled version posted is not yet mastered and still have a couple of keyboard parts to add but i was hoping to get some feedback about the mix and sound when played on your own systems before moving to mastering. As i've mentioned before, i don't have a treated room or proper monitoring kit. Still doing it through my old sony stereo.
To my ears, the balance of the mix is pretty good, however i think the overall sound is a bit bright and thin and i'm not quite sure how to rectify that. I've applied little EQ to anything on this aside from the acoustic guitars.
I know there's a MP3 forum but as the songs not quite finished and i've managed to get here with Reapers users help, i thought it'd be more appropriate to post here.
The song is here:
Ferry to Tilbury (song for my jilted bride) by mcmac74 | Free Listening on SoundCloud
Cheers, Mark
The working titled version posted is not yet mastered and still have a couple of keyboard parts to add but i was hoping to get some feedback about the mix and sound when played on your own systems before moving to mastering. As i've mentioned before, i don't have a treated room or proper monitoring kit. Still doing it through my old sony stereo.
To my ears, the balance of the mix is pretty good, however i think the overall sound is a bit bright and thin and i'm not quite sure how to rectify that. I've applied little EQ to anything on this aside from the acoustic guitars.
I know there's a MP3 forum but as the songs not quite finished and i've managed to get here with Reapers users help, i thought it'd be more appropriate to post here.
The song is here:
Ferry to Tilbury (song for my jilted bride) by mcmac74 | Free Listening on SoundCloud
Cheers, Mark