Marquette County Line

[Barry Seymour]

I just dropped BOTH shoes on this one. (EDIT: This is the final mix.)

 

Edited July 30, 2020 by Barry Seymour
Replaced original with Final Mix.

[Douglas Kirby]

I really like your lead vocal - it's a pleasure to listen to.  Cool country-rocker - I thought the mix sounded good to me. There was some top-notch lead guitar in this as well.

By the way - nice job on that drum track - you did a good job there.

[Wookiee]

Not bad, perhaps a little more weight on the kick and bass, but that could just be a personal taste thing.  All in all another well polished tune.

[Barry Seymour]

1 hour ago, Wookiee said:

Not bad, perhaps a little more weight on the kick and bass, but that could just be a personal taste thing.  All in all another well polished tune.

Good points, I'll look into it.

Question: I mixed the voice with more treble than usual; on some of my systems, it sounds like the voice is too out front, sounds separate from the rest of the mix. Any thoughts on that?

[Wookiee]

@Barry Seymour your vocal is nicely balanced here on my Adam A7x's what other monitors are you using?

[DeeringAmps]

Another fine tune Barry. On the cans the vocal sits just fine.
If I were mixing it I'd want just a bit more interaction between the kick and bass.
What I'm trying to say is I think the bass is a bit lite and the kick a bit hot; maybe.
I'd have to hear it on the speakers, if I had to mix exclusively on the cans; I'd never get it "right".
(of course that assumes I ever get it right ?)

t

maybe I'd change the intro, but as Pablo said "great artists steal"...

[Barry Seymour]

10 minutes ago, DeeringAmps said:

Another fine tune Barry. On the cans the vocal sits just fine.
If I were mixing it I'd want just a bit more interaction between the kick and bass.
What I'm trying to say is I think the bass is a bit lite and the kick a bit hot; maybe.
I'd have to hear it on the speakers, if I had to mix exclusively on the cans; I'd never get it "right".
(of course that assumes I ever get it right ?)

t

maybe I'd change the intro, but as Pablo said "great artists steal"...

The intro is an in-joke. This is actually autobiographical; my first band in the early 70s was a seven piece rock band with horns, we were big fans of Chicago. Note also the lick from 'Smoke on the Water' in there.

More bass, less kick. I think you're right.

[Hidden Symmetry]

Escanaba, Marquette.. being a Michigander I know the area!  Good tune, reminded me of Skynyrd in a few spots.

[Barry Seymour]

1 hour ago, Hidden Symmetry said:

Escanaba, Marquette.. being a Michigander I know the area!  Good tune, reminded me of Skynyrd in a few spots.

Skynrd?!? What the heck? LOL. I actually thought the lead guitar started to sound like early 70s Moody Blues there, but I think I see what you're saying. I do like LS's crunchy guitar sound.

Thanks for the kind words. Where in Michigan are you from?

(Plus your profile picture gives me a chuckle.)

Edited July 29, 2020 by Barry Seymour

[ABull]

Cool demo -- just punch up that bass a bit will ya?~~Allan

[DeeringAmps]

2 hours ago, Barry Seymour said:

the lick from 'Smoke on the Water'

That one I missed

[Barry Seymour]

Here's the second mix...
 

 

[Hidden Symmetry]

9 hours ago, Barry Seymour said:

Thanks for the kind words. Where in Michigan are you from?

I grew up in St. Clair Shores but as many do spent many summers vacationing & camping up north & the UP.

[DeeringAmps]

Much better Barry, and I caught the SOTW quote at the the 4 minute mark; well done there!
Also the MC5 "kick out the jams"; that brought back some memories...

Since you dropped "both shoes" on this one, I'll go all Thumbs and Big Toes!

t