Kevin Walsh Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 (edited) Here's one I'm working on, your feedback is very much appreciated! Thanks in advance for your help. PS: Wow, I'm amazed at all the new songs pouring in to the forum! I'm way behind on my listening. Update 1: I added another snare track with different drum and a bit of reverb and blended it in with the original. I re-worked the bass a bit. Tamed the solo in the center a bit, not too much I hope. I also re-did the ending with a bit of a different arrangement. Thanks for your help, folks! Edited February 16, 2022 by Kevin Walsh 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garybrun Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Well done Kevin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajan Blue Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Hi Kevin I like this - I think this will be excellent as you progress - personally, if you don't mind me saying, I would shorten this and end at 3.45 dropping the last guitar solos and fade out - I think it would sound much sharper! Anyway, best of luck on this, think there is a really good track in this Cool Stuff Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookiee Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Solid groove established early on, mix seems to work here, though there is a boom here on the low tom as the drummer runs round the kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSband Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Well written song, good work, I like all the changes. Very nice guitar tones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Love the guitars, great bends! Vocals and bgv's are getting there quick, you might bring up the lead vocal volume. The lyrics are working for me big time! I agree with Wookie on the toms, a bit pokey loud in the mix when the fills come along. I'd also somehow get the bass guitar tone more focused, you might eq it more narrowly and pump the volume of the bass guitar a bit so it drives the song a little harder? those guitars, back to those - awesome! As you dive a bit more into the mix, try your ears on the snare hit, very much the same exact sample each time. You might room up the kit a bit with a a killer drum compressor of some type. It wasn't too long for me and I'll definitely check in to see where you take this! cheers, -Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted February 15, 2022 Author Share Posted February 15, 2022 7 hours ago, Kevin Walsh said: Here's one I'm working on, your feedback is very much appreciated! Thanks in advance for your help. PS: Wow, I'm amazed at all the new songs pouring in to the forum! I'm way behind on my listening. Thanks for listening, gary! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted February 15, 2022 Author Share Posted February 15, 2022 2 hours ago, Bajan Blue said: Hi Kevin I like this - I think this will be excellent as you progress - personally, if you don't mind me saying, I would shorten this and end at 3.45 dropping the last guitar solos and fade out - I think it would sound much sharper! Anyway, best of luck on this, think there is a really good track in this Cool Stuff Nigel I'll give your idea a try, Nigel. I was considering that as well, thanks, I appreciate your advice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted February 15, 2022 Author Share Posted February 15, 2022 2 hours ago, Wookiee said: Solid groove established early on, mix seems to work here, though there is a boom here on the low tom as the drummer runs round the kit. Thanks, Wookie, I hear that as well. I appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted February 15, 2022 Author Share Posted February 15, 2022 51 minutes ago, KurtS said: Well written song, good work, I like all the changes. Very nice guitar tones. Thanks, Kurt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted February 15, 2022 Author Share Posted February 15, 2022 16 minutes ago, PhonoBrainer said: Love the guitars, great bends! Vocals and bgv's are getting there quick, you might bring up the lead vocal volume. The lyrics are working for me big time! I agree with Wookie on the toms, a bit pokey loud in the mix when the fills come along. I'd also somehow get the bass guitar tone more focused, you might eq it more narrowly and pump the volume of the bass guitar a bit so it drives the song a little harder? those guitars, back to those - awesome! As you dive a bit more into the mix, try your ears on the snare hit, very much the same exact sample each time. You might room up the kit a bit with a a killer drum compressor of some type. It wasn't too long for me and I'll definitely check in to see where you take this! cheers, -Tom Thanks for your feedback, Tom. I always struggle with bass eq and tone and getting the levels right. Good feedback on the snare, but I'm unsure of how I vary the samples. I know I can run a humanize function on the MIDI note velocities, but that's not quite what you're talking about, is it? As for guitar, gotta love S-Gear, right? By the way, some of the clean tones are from the XLR out of a Fender Mustang GTX 100 I picked up a while ago. I'm pretty amazed at how good this thing sounds DI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 mix was very gentle on my ears. Great guitar playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted February 15, 2022 Author Share Posted February 15, 2022 23 minutes ago, David Sprouse said: mix was very gentle on my ears. Great guitar playing. Thank you, David! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Love that guitar tone Kevin. Started like T-Rex, but morphed quickly and interestingly. The vocal is a little reminiscent of Randy Newman in a way, but better. Great mix. I hear something I would do to the drums, but not real sure what it is. The snare needs something to my ears, maybe a touch of verb. And I think the toms need to come down a little. At least that's what I hear - but it doesn't really matter it sounds great as is. Good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noynekker Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 What a great track you've done here ! Some amazing guitar work, a treat to the ears. If I can possibly help, in the mix zone, the one thing that stood out to me, I think the first solo guitar kind of blasted through a bit harsh (somewhere in the middle of the piece) . . . but that's a close headphone listen, sorry, the baby's sleepin' and I can't crank the speakers right now. Some great work creating this, and I really enjoyed this listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 17 hours ago, steve@baselines.com said: Love that guitar tone Kevin. Started like T-Rex, but morphed quickly and interestingly. The vocal is a little reminiscent of Randy Newman in a way, but better. Great mix. I hear something I would do to the drums, but not real sure what it is. The snare needs something to my ears, maybe a touch of verb. And I think the toms need to come down a little. At least that's what I hear - but it doesn't really matter it sounds great as is. Good work. The new arrangement I just posted adds a bit of oomph to the snare. I did dial back the toms with a low pass filter. Let me know how it sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 11 hours ago, noynekker said: What a great track you've done here ! Some amazing guitar work, a treat to the ears. If I can possibly help, in the mix zone, the one thing that stood out to me, I think the first solo guitar kind of blasted through a bit harsh (somewhere in the middle of the piece) . . . but that's a close headphone listen, sorry, the baby's sleepin' and I can't crank the speakers right now. Some great work creating this, and I really enjoyed this listen. Thanks for the feedback! I dialed it back a bit in the new mix, give it a peek! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 On 2/15/2022 at 8:13 AM, Wookiee said: Solid groove established early on, mix seems to work here, though there is a boom here on the low tom as the drummer runs round the kit. I added a low pass filter to the toms, thanks for the feedback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 (edited) Dup, please ignore! Edited February 16, 2022 by Kevin Walsh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 On 2/15/2022 at 8:03 AM, Bajan Blue said: Hi Kevin I like this - I think this will be excellent as you progress - personally, if you don't mind me saying, I would shorten this and end at 3.45 dropping the last guitar solos and fade out - I think it would sound much sharper! Anyway, best of luck on this, think there is a really good track in this Cool Stuff Nigel I re-arranged the ending, give it a listen. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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