The Lobsters - Scattered wits

[Jean-Philippe ROGER]

Our group from Bordeaux - France ?

 

[jack c.]

i was in paris a couple years ago love it.in fact we are coming over in oct.nice job on song.jack c

is that a vst plugin sax?

[KSband]

Sounds good, reminds me of the Pretenders.

[Jean-Philippe ROGER]

1 hour ago, jack c. said:

i was in paris a couple years ago love it.in fact we are coming over in oct.nice job on song.jack c

is that a vst plugin sax?

Thank you !

It's a real sax

[PhonoBrainer]

Groove is solid! Arrangement is built well! Funky understated guitar! Well supported by pads! Bass holds it down! Very cool!

She has a very emotive vocal and sings with passion, which is awesome! I'd say in this mix her vocal is sibilant which is a bit distracting. Plenty of punch in her vocals, which might be a bit overcompressed? Her initial transients cut deep! So there might be room to dial back the compression a bit, or drop compression's eq away from the upper sibilant registers.

Sibilance can definitely be in the ear of the beholder. I beheld it! Others may not.

Still this tune is a great jam, and she has a very likeable voice for sure.

cheers,

-Tom

[Jean-Philippe ROGER]

15 hours ago, PhonoBrainer said:

Groove is solid! Arrangement is built well! Funky understated guitar! Well supported by pads! Bass holds it down! Very cool!

She has a very emotive vocal and sings with passion, which is awesome! I'd say in this mix her vocal is sibilant which is a bit distracting. Plenty of punch in her vocals, which might be a bit overcompressed? Her initial transients cut deep! So there might be room to dial back the compression a bit, or drop compression's eq away from the upper sibilant registers.

Sibilance can definitely be in the ear of the beholder. I beheld it! Others may not.

Still this tune is a great jam, and she has a very likeable voice for sure.

cheers,

-Tom

Thank you very much for your advice and your opinion.
I will take it into account for our next titles

[Larry T.]

This is great. The band sounds all on the same page aiming for all the right hits and landing bulls eyes. The girl has a great voice, a natural that is 100% recording friendly. Agree with Tom that there is a bit too much sibilance in the recording, that's about the only element I'd adjust. Oh, maybe add another horn or two to give those horn sections a bit more powerful delivery????

[Jean-Philippe ROGER]

22 hours ago, Larry T. said:

This is great. The band sounds all on the same page aiming for all the right hits and landing bulls eyes. The girl has a great voice, a natural that is 100% recording friendly. Agree with Tom that there is a bit too much sibilance in the recording, that's about the only element I'd adjust. Oh, maybe add another horn or two to give those horn sections a bit more powerful delivery????

Thank you Larry !

[Bajan Blue]

Hi - great track, loved the guitar, excellent playing.

Mix is good - vocals on the edge of some sibilance but really not too bad and didn't distract from a very enjoyable listen

Cool Stuff

Nigel

 

[Jean-Philippe ROGER]

12 hours ago, Bajan Blue said:

Hi - great track, loved the guitar, excellent playing.

Mix is good - vocals on the edge of some sibilance but really not too bad and didn't distract from a very enjoyable listen

Cool Stuff

Nigel

 

Thank you very Luchini Nigel !

[Wookiee]

Well partially up and running. @Jean-Philippe ROGER who is the vocalist, good strong voice. mix sounds good here on my Event 20/20's

 

[Jean-Philippe ROGER]

46 minutes ago, Wookiee said:

Well partially up and running. @Jean-Philippe ROGER who is the vocalist, good strong voice. mix sounds good here on my Event 20/20's

 

This is our band with Agnes on vocal. We record our titles in my home studio but we are not professional.

[Lynn Wilson]

This is a good song on several levels; the mix is clear and balanced, the performances are strong and emotive, and it makes my feet move!  I don't hear too much sibilance, but I never do, so take it with a grain of salt.  Encore! 

[Jean-Philippe ROGER]

1 hour ago, Lynn Wilson said:

This is a good song on several levels; the mix is clear and balanced, the performances are strong and emotive, and it makes my feet move!  I don't hear too much sibilance, but I never do, so take it with a grain of salt.  Encore! 

Thank you Lynn !

[Terry Carroll]

Very well done. Did you use Cakewalk to complete this?

Terry

[John Vere]

Great recording and Talent involved. My kinda stuff.  No noticeable  sibilance here on Yamaha NSM 10 or headphones. Yes on the edge maybe but if nobody had mentioned it I wouldn't have been looking for it. Just goes to show how different playback systems can be. And then I'm also very old.....Great job. 

[Jean-Philippe ROGER]

8 hours ago, Terry Carroll said:

Very well done. Did you use Cakewalk to complete this?

Terry

Thank you Terry for listening and your comment.,

Yes, we have used Cakewalk for the records, mix and mastering.

The most parts of effects are hardware

[Jean-Philippe ROGER]

7 hours ago, JohnnyV said:

Great recording and Talent involved. My kinda stuff.  No noticeable  sibilance here on Yamaha NSM 10 or headphones. Yes on the edge maybe but if nobody had mentioned it I wouldn't have been looking for it. Just goes to show how different playback systems can be. And then I'm also very old.....Great job. 

Thank you Johnny,

I really appreciate you taking the time to listen and comment on our track.
It's always interesting to have opinions from other musicians and sound engineers.

[steve@baselines.com]

Groovy.  I agree with other comments about sibilance and compression, but the groove is solid.

[Jean-Philippe ROGER]

17 minutes ago, steve@baselines.com said:

Groovy.  I agree with other comments about sibilance and compression, but the groove is solid.

Thank you Steve !