Or perhaps not interesting enough to justify the length
Nah... hee hee. Really nice song! I think the vocals could have been sightly more up front. On the other hand, the mix does have a really nice vibe to it (other than the encoding issues).
Hi all
My music site is up and running/growing. I have been writing Christian music for the past twenty years, and after numerous subtle suggestions that I get organised i did http://www.allsingtogether.com/
Most is acoustic guitar based, with folk/rock influences and emphasis on melodies and words.
Quite a few songs are up [free for personal use] and many more are coming over the coming two years at least [God willing]
CCLI North America has much of my catalogue, as does MediaCom/Licensing
CCLI Australia has the full catalogue.
All constructive feedback is welcome.
Nah... hee hee. Really nice song! I think the vocals could have been sightly more up front. On the other hand, the mix does have a really nice vibe to it (other than the encoding issues).
Thanks! I tend to bury the vocals a bit because that's my voice and I don't particularly like it. Anyhow, remixing with some better drums, putting a harmonizer on the guitar solo, and swapping out the organ in the breakdown with a string arrangement. After that, I'm done. Again. Until next time. I promise.
Here's my latest effort. My daughters friend lives in this very situation so she spends a good bit of time with us in our home. It's tough for me to deal with asking "why" sometimes, so I put it in a song.
Here's my latest effort. My daughters friend lives in this very situation so she spends a good bit of time with us in our home. It's tough for me to deal with asking "why" sometimes, so I put it in a song.
Really good song, man! For starters, the opening riff is one of those perfectly simple riffs that you can't believe no ones ever thought of, but they didn't, it's yours! Very cool. In fact, it's almost a shame it doesn't return to it more, but I do understand the struggles of trying to make a song as tight as possible.
It took a few listens to hear the lyrics and I pretty much got the story in the verses, but there are a few lines in the second verse and in the hook that I couldn't hear after repeated listens. Also, I know I'm dense, but what does "The Devils Fire" mean? Alcohol reference?
Fantastic. Love the tri tone dissonant thing in the verse! Great melody, well executed, and the production totally fits the tune. Sweet.
Haha... yeah. I must've missed those chords in the British invasion.
Production is spot-on. Retro, but just a touch cleaner and punchier than the genre.
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I dig this song. Very interesting arrangement too! Sounds really good, man!
Hey.....I really appreciate that, particularly about the arrangement. I do tend to let things flow a lot.....tried to be a bit more specific with this one.
Nice song Ron! Has a little Cat Stevens thing going on, maybe.... Keep up the good work!
Cool, thanks! My mix room/set-up is not so hot right now...and I'm struggling with it. What kills me is I spent so much time with treatment and set-up with BETTER equipment, and my old mixes in my former concrete basement room sound better for some odd reason.
Hey recently recorded this with my friends. I would really appreciate the feedback.
I like the arrangement. The lyrics are good and the playing Is good also. Areas that need improvement are the "body." The song is lacking credibility in the low mids. The guitars are really bright and the vocals are really bright. I was hoping the drums and bass came in with the body, but it didn't.
Good song!
Hey thanks for the input. in what ways Can I add more "Body" (I am really new to this and have no Idea what im doing.)
Great question! The body is basically the shape ( or the way you process/capture) the lower registers on the instrument.
Let's look at guitars, for example. The body of a, say Martin acoustic is generally between 80 cycles and 220 cycles. 80 is borderline sub frequency noise for a guitar and 220 is borderline low mids on the guitar. Generally at capture if I know the guitar is going to a main feature of a song at any point, I try place the mic right around the bottom of the sound hole and aim the mic at the top of the sound hole. This always has a nice body on the guitar. If I wanted to capture a brighter guitar I just do the opposite. After the fact is a harder process to describe without knowing your tools. If you are ITB or OTB? What plugs or gear? Generally you don't want to boost more than .5-1 decibal anywhere around 100. I usually cut out problem noises in the low end and it tightens up pretty well. Try a really light compression first maybe taking out 1-3 decibals then run into a good EQ. If you are using a HP filter and you can get away with it, try backing it off a bit. Another way to bring out the body is to tame the high end. I suggest maybe a deesser between 4-6k. If your ITB then find some saturation tools and come up with a good way of taming the top. If your OTB then use some of that saturating sweetness on the guitars.
There really is no one way to get body. Most of the time this is what separates the pros from the amateurs.
A side note - a lot of people will suggest better mics to get "this" or "that" sound. In my experience, most mic can pick up a great sound on a source if you just take the time and listen to where you are placing it. Some high end mics are more forgiving with a "set it and forget it" attitude. So always spend your due diligence when placing a mic.
Hey thanks for the input. in what ways Can I add more "Body" (I am really new to this and have no Idea what im doing.)
You know what? I was watching a interview with Pensado and Maserati. One of them had a really freaking good idea I never though about. I think Pensado said he used to put a filter on the master buss and would solo out the low end (40-80 hz) and make sure it sounded clean and nothing was bleeding into it that he didnt want. Then he would solo out 80-250(ish) and make sure it sounded tight and so on. I bet it would be cool to do this in your mix. Just another thought.
Thank you a ton for the help! This will certainly keep me occupied in the trial and error department! I think mic placement definitely would help. Also, do you think switching to the pickups closest to the neck would help? because I think that would make the tone a little more warm.
Thank you a ton for the help! This will certainly keep me occupied in the trial and error department! I think mic placement definitely would help. Also, do you think switching to the pickups closest to the neck would help? because I think that would make the tone a little more warm.
Were you using a 57? I generally track on the 4th and 5th position for clean guitars. Especially the 4th. I find the highs easier to tame in the digital realm. The same mic concept works with aiming the mic at the center cone while being offset. Or centered aiming off towards the edge of the speaker. Try boosting the mids and turning down the amps high, just slightly. Warm and present mids is always welcome on guitars. A good part of the early years of my life were spent mixing the same song over and over again every time I got new gear or learned a new technique. Good luck. Hope this was helpful.
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