Barry Seymour

52 minutes ago, Lynn said:

Barry, one thing you've done well - you captured the power in your voice and the strength of your guitar playing.  I might mix your voice a tad drier, to let the lyrics shine, and I would pare the song down at the end (unless you plan on adding additional instruments) and fade out.  No matter, you're on the right track if your writing is this good.  You have a special voice that deserves to be heard.

Thank you for the kind words. Yeah, I have two plans for the end; either put some soloing in there  or fade it out sooner. Maybe a combination of both. I do plan to create a separate bus for the wind, so I can fade the master channel out a bit ahead of the wind at the end.

Drier on the voice? That might work. I'm worried the whole thing is just getting too mushy with all the reverb. Mixing all this and making it sound professional and coherent is proving quite a challenge.

Thanks!

That was FUN!  I'm hearing a little Black Crowes in there.

Good mix, too.

44 minutes ago, DeeringAmps said:

I think you mean "I've been a musician a long time, took some time off"....
I feel some Springsteen influence and a bit of Detroit's poet laureate Bob Segar.
And I mean that in the most respectful way!
Great storytelling, fine performances, the engineering and mixing are a craft that
only "practice" will improve. Do it, do it some more; lather, rinse, repeat over and  over...

Well done my brother!

👍👍

 

Very kind, thanks. It must be a Michigan thing. 🙂

Same thing here - new to Cakewalk, this was my first recording. Seeking constructive criticism on the recording.

EDIT: Updated mix as of April 1st.

A Little Bit

Thanks!

Thanks, everyone, for the kind words. Wording on my original post was fixed. (Wording is important!)

I'm mainly seeking help in mixing vocals. I'm trying to get them to end up feeling like they're more a part of the mix rather than sticking out like a sore thumb riding on top of everything else. I have another tune I'll be posting here too -- same problem, IMHO.

1 hour ago, bjornpdx said:

The mix and all sounds good to me but I'm no sound engineer.  Just wanted to say that the story and your lyrics are absolutely top notch. And your voice has that rugged quality to it that's perfect for the song.

I know what you mean by background noise. What I hear is the distant freeway plus tinnitus, but I pretend it's the soothing sound of a river

Thanks for that. It actually refers to Lake Superior, but the same thing is true for me. LA Traffic (at least before Coronavirus...)

Totally professional sound, great playing!  Everything blends so well together.

I've been a musician for almost 50 years. I took a few decades off (!) but now I'm getting back into it, and I'm working hard to learn Cakewalk.

I'm seeking feedback on my second recording, mainly from a Cakewalk perspective. I feel I'm doing pretty good, but I am not quite getting the professional-sounding results I'd like.

Let me know what you think; I'd appreciate any constructive criticism.

Background Roar

Thanks!

Barry

I've tried a number of the free ones and none of them seem to have any effect at ALL. I wonder if there's something I'm missing?

I eliminated the problem, although I'm not sure I understand it. There was a 'Sonitus Effect' on the clip; I think it was 'equalizer.' I managed to delete it and the clip went back to normal volume.

Sometimes it feels like I'm fumbling around here. 😄

I'm a beginner, have recorded my first multitrack song and I need some help.

I have a bass track in my composition consisting of multiple clips, since I did a bunch of punch-ins while recording it.

I've been working on mixing and refining the recording for a few days, now, but suddenly one audio clip in the bass track has become INSANELY LOUD.  The graphical representation of the waveform in the clip is the same as the adjacent clips, and when I locate and play the wav file for the clip in Windows Explorer, it sounds fine. I can't for the life of me figure out why this one clip is super loud!

Any ideas or suggestions?

Thanks,

Barry