michaelhanson

You are a New World Man! The photo makes me a little Gi(e)ddy.

Very nice vocal! Just a tad hot for me, it could sit down in the mix just a bit. Also just slightly more reverb than I prefer, but that is a personal preference.

You have succeeded in the perfect feel for.... "evil clown". Well done!

I'm listening, thinking this sounds like typical Bat production....waiting for the vocals....waiting. I'm slow sometimes but it took me a while to figure out that this was an instrumental. Great work, excellent mix as usual. I'm not a huge fan of instrumentals, but I made it all the way to the end of the song; which says a lot.

I didn't take the test, but I have been tested by Audiologists half a dozen times. I have a graph that actually is charted showing me where my hearing has suffered some loss. My loss is probably due to my youth, a combination of working in a very loud factory environment and an over abundance of shooting fire arms. My Dad was an extreme outdoors man and we shot a lot while I was a teen into my early 20's. The graph pretty much depicts this, with a huge dip in the high mids. I seem to hear lower and low mids well; also not too bad in the higher range. I am 59 closing down on 60. Just this year during the pandemic, I decided to try hearing aids. Women's voices can be a challenge sometimes, even discounting selective hearing. ? Being trapped in the home for over a year, with my wife having to deal with me, I gave in and have been wearing them religiously for the last 9 months. Ed, I understand you comment about the distraction completely. Things that I don't necessarily want to hear are elevated and can become a distraction. Sometimes now my wife will say, I don't think those things are working because you seem to not hear me that well. In which I will reply, I'm sorry but that bird over there is out producing you. Overall, however, I hear much more of what she says and can hear other voices much better in that high mid range. They are terrible for playing guitar, however. Nothing sounds even close to natural. The Audiologist even has programmed several custom settings for me to use while playing guitar, in an effort to make the tone more natural. They are better, but still don't sound great. I have been using them while mixing, that seems OK. I treat them as another system to check audio mixes. I will take them out to hear the mix and put them back in to see what the mix sounds like; similar to testing on different speakers and systems.

Hi David- Thank you for coming back and giving it another listen. That's really good to know that this time you were able to make out the lyrics. This song was written and sung by Sean Peifer, one of our founding members of the band. Sean has an excellent voice! If this was myself singing, you would probably say..."hey, you sound a lot like Petty." Sean often asks me to do the mixing for his songs, as I think he really just prefers to write and play on the songs and not get into the production headaches that go with each piece. I love the mixing process, so I look forward to working on his songs.

Hey Paul- Thank you greatly for listening and commenting. Really happy to hear that you liked the song. Sean's guitar solo work is always stellar and I am a huge fan of his playing. This is his song, but I know he always makes the songs that I have written better, just by the work he does on electric guitar.

Hi Treesha- Thank you for the listen and comments. I think it's always a challenge when a song goes from single instrument to full band, in and out, through out a song. When we go full band, not every instrument can be as intimate as it was on its own. You are correct, the acoustic riff plays through out the song, but is less intimate as full band comes in. In fact, it may be the Bass that your hearing during full band, as the Bass line mimics that riff through out. I wish I knew a way to introduce the full band, without masking some of the other instruments that are also playing; even while using EQ and panning to attempt to give each its own space.

Wookie- Thank you greatly for checking out this mix. I have played with the vocal levels a little, but have not posted a new mix. I find that I can't really raise the levels of the vocals without them getting, in my opinion, too loud. I am not a fan of the lead vocal sitting on top of a mix, but prefer it to be surrounded, to some degree, by the instrumentation. I feel like the issue may just be in the way Sean sings the lyrics so that they kind of flow together. Definitely open to more comments on the subject.

Kurt- Thank you for listening and commenting. I will check for the mids you are hearing in the Chorus.

Nigel- Thank you very much for listening and commenting. Good to know that you are hearing the vocal OK on your system.

Ed- Thank you once again for your support. When you say you are having trouble hearing the lyrics, I have a question that would help me. Do you feel the vocal is not loud enough, or are there just a few lines of the lyrics that are just hard to understand the words? Fixed...credit for Drum's. Didn't mean to short credit Sean as he did an excellent job programming them before I sprinkled a little fairy dust on the final track.

Jack- Thank you for listening and commenting. This song was written by Sean and he is the Lead singer. I'm not sure what the song would sound like in a different key, but he chose the key which fits his voice best. We will take into consideration your EQ suggestions.

David- Thank you very much for the listen. I'm happy that you enjoyed the song. We will look into your comments on not being able to make out the lyrics.

Hey Gang, a new Scandalous Grace tune. This one is written by Sean Piefer and mixed by myself. Please give this a listen and let us know your thoughts. Performed by Scandalous Grace Words & Mu­sic: Sean Peifer Sean Peifer: Lead Vox, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Electric Guitar and Solo, Drum programming. Michael Hanson: Bass, Electric Rhythm, BGV, Mixing/mastering. Reece Bain: Strings, Piano and BGVs.

"What was sad was the bass wall was less than half full. 3 basses were American Fenders the rest were junk priced at $199 to $499." Both Face Book Market and Craig's List in my area have had a serious shortage of good used instruments for months now. As you say, mostly junk that is advertised for sale right now. I have had some trades that I have wanted to try to accomplish, but there is nothing to trade for...and what's listed they are only wanting to sell.

I have yet to listen to McCartney III, mostly out of fear that I will be greatly disappointed. The best McCartney solo material and Wings material came early, in my opinion, within a couple of years after leaving the Beatles. The farther away from Beatles influence, the weaker the songs. Maybe I'm Amazed is still one of my favorite Macca solo songs. As mentioned, together John and Paul were the best, maybe ever. Separate, they were great, but nothing like together. In my opinion, John had a rough edge, almost chip on his shoulder, style of writing lyrics. Paul had a melodic, mellow, whimsical style of lyrics. John pushed Paul lyrically and Paul pushed John musically. George Martin called Paul the most talented musician in the Beatles. Paul gave George a run for his money on guitar. Some of Paul's guitar solos, like in Taxman, are mistakenly thought to be George. John my be the most underrated rhythm guitar player of all time.

Lynn - Great work and great song. This is mixed well. You vocals are always very recognizable to me.

Great song and enjoyable listen.

Wookie- Thank you for listening and commenting. Good to know that this is sounding balanced on your Adams. Douglas- Thank you as well for listening and commenting. Yes, Sean's lead guitar work is always stellar!

Hi Freddy - Thanks for listening and commenting. Wow, that is quite a review! Thrilled that you like the song.

Noynekker - Thank you for listening and commenting. The acoustic guitar was played and recorded in a room with hardwood floors, that may add to the "bit boxy" tone you are hearing. I actually love that swish when we all come into the song as well; it was a pleasant surprise to hear how well the timing was on everyone's tracks. I get quite a few comments on my mix style. I have often heard it referenced here as almost a "Live" feel. I try not to over produce, only add what is needed. Any way....really happy to hear that you liked the song.

Music is actually supposed to stimulate the brain, especially playing a musical instrument. It's one of the recommended deterrence to Alzheimer's. Doing drugs may be the issue.

This seemed to be going alright until I posted a link to the Beatles. I didn't realize that John was wearing a bikini on that roof top.

Lynn- Hope your doing well through out this pandemic. Thank you for listening and commenting. Thank you, yes, the 3 of us have come a long way in the last several years; the hard work is starting to pay off. Ed- Thank you for the advice on the vocals. I have posted a new version raising all of the vocals just a tad. Hope this is better. Sean's lead work is always stellar.