mark skinner

Jack , If you go to your Sound Cloud page , Click the pencil "edit" button under your song , then "permissions" you can enable the feature for someone to be able to download the song in the original format after you save your change. You can change it back at any time. This would be real handy for anyone willing to help with a stereo mix or evaluate it better using daw tools . mark

Cool song ! I'm really getting a David Bowe/Talking heads vibe out of it. Clean it up and re EQ the vocals. You are still introducing distortion somehow .. What kind of file are you uploading to Soundcloud ? If it is a mp3 they are still going to reprocess it. If it is a wav , make sure your volume and peaks aren't hitting 0 . If they are , they can cause clipping and distortion when They process and convert it to mp3. Best to upload a 16 or 24 bit wav file with No volumes louder than -1. db. Get the free Youlean loudness meter and check it from the start to the very end of the song before you upload it. A good target is -14 lufs at the end , with no clipping. Good luck .. mark

One thing I Really liked about this song was the "whisper" passages , I think I'll try that .. mark

I looked up and researched Eric Herje , hard to believe he's not an international singing star. Is he close to you in Norway ? ms

Gary , I liked the less verb mix better. I don't think my laptop Ever sounded this good ! Great job. I honestly don't see how it could be improved. mark

Also , If you clip and distort a track "while recording it" , it will always distort.

Jack , set your instrument bus fader to 0 , turn down "each" track feeding that bus until that bus volume is well below 0db. like -6 or -8 to start with. Do this for each bus or any track going straight to master. When all of these sounds are balanced the way you like , your Master bus should be below 0. If your master is clipping turn down your track busses. When I'm done mixing a song my Master bus is around -6 to -8 leaving enough room for mastering.

"Very" good song and worthy of Any amount of time it will take to fix it. I'm not listening on a stellar system but I'm hearing a good bit of distortion , like some track levels are just too high. Some of the instruments are also crowding the vocals. I hope to hear a remix of this ... mark

If the L/R sections are the same (in the 8 bar problem area) , they will combine in the Center. Try some different processing on them like in the other sections that are retaining the panning. ms

That was soo nice and well mixed. I could feel just about every note played. Nice bite on the guitar and some of the best playing I've heard in a long , long time . Fantastic and moving .. mark

Hello , the link now reflects a remix per everyone's suggestions. I think it is a lot better. I can always do further work if it's needed. "Thank You" to everyone for listening and commenting. I'll probably do a couple more covers before getting back to writing. Thanks .. mark

I got on your youtube channel and checked your other songs out , and I am Confused .. Are you a left handed or right handed guitarist. I thought it "must" be something to do with the videos. I've never seen anyone play both ways .. Thanks mark

Yukohime , I thought both songs were Very nice and I really enjoy hearing singing in different languages. I know nothing about making videos , so I can only comment about the audio side of it. I did like the original artwork and appreciated the nice printed lyrics. I think you are truly a talented guitarist , but I think the guitar lacked some clarity and high end sparkle. I know the normal sound of nylon strings can be helped a little by lowering the real low frequency and adding a little high end gloss. Welcome to the forum ! I hope to hear more from you .. mark

I don't have enough time to list everything that was "Right" about this song and mix .. mark

@garybrun , thanks for the feedback , that's "exactly" what I'm looking for and Always value your opinion. I'm on it. @bjornpdx , Thanks also.. The drum track is a stereo downloaded mp3. with everything baked in. I used "Reafir" to remove a lot of reverb then blended the dry with the wet track. I managed to isolate the snare (somewhat) and added some reverb to it per Garys suggestion . Now that I've got it , I'll try toning it down some. Seems like the snare is a problem. I'd really prefer one that has more "crack". I may can EQ it out some and use a SI drums snare ?? @jack c. Where were you when I needed you .. Thanks ... mark

I've always wanted to do this song , but could never get the drums right with the 4/4 6/4 and tempo changes. I found a drum track , took a lot of reverb out of it then started my 3hr/day for 34 days getting this done. I've heard it so many times I really think I could use some feedback on mix or master. weapons- TTS synth /Aria acoustics , GL asat electric , Ibanez bass , homemade lap steel (slide lead part) , Fender mandolin , unbranded cello. Thanx for any feedback .. mark https://soundcloud.com/user-810058643/siri

That was deeply satisfying. I love Celtic music especially the darker more somber sounding arrangements. Excellent job on the mix. mark

Rex , that was extremely moving. I think this is by far your best work, and I liked "Everything" about it . No crits no suggestions. I'll bet I'll here it again outside of this forum. (c) .. mark

Jesse , I'm "Really" liking the piano on your last 2 songs ..

Simply "Brilliant" Great accent and voice as well ..

It sounds like you've been recording for years instead of months . You can usually get some good advice and suggestions here on your mixes. Welcome to the forum .. mark

Hello to all , I'm up to cleaning up and using Melodyne essentials as a region effect on some vocal tracks. After reviewing , I'm going back in and doing more work on individual phrases and words. I'm finding that the problem spots aren't retaining the pitch corrections I had already put in. I have never really noticed this before , and maybe I'm just getting real picky on this one . I'm rendering as I go. Latest CbB build. Anyone ever noticed this or have a suggestion or solution .. Not a big problem , I actually like editing , but need to trust my efforts .. mark

I really liked the clarity and panning . What synth(s) did you use. There is a Lot of cool sounds here. Enjoyed it. mark

Dalton , I Loved this song and your vocals , especially the circling chorus lines. It's got a timing glitch at 1:50 , like maybe a copy and paste issue. If that was fixed this one would be in my "Favorites" library. Welcome to the forum . Hope to hear more from you .. mark

That was Fantastic in every aspect. I really liked the relaxed vibe and bpm of this. You really projected the "tired" of running aspect. If I were to suggest any improvement , it would be to punch the drums a little bit on the 1 and 4 , maybe a mixed in midi kick and snare. This really sounded like a classic southern rocker .. mark