Kevin Walsh Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 (edited) Another update I've put together another mix that address the feedback, and I've also re-recorded a several parts that annoyed me. Thanks for the critiques! Update Life has thrown curveball after curveball at my family this last year, and my ability to spend time playing and writing has been pretty limited. I wanted to put this one to bed as is but the first mix isn't the original version. This mix adds back some lyrics and parts that I had chopped out of the first mix in an attempt to keep it short and sweet. I've also updated the lyrics below. I'm not sure it's a better version, but it's a different one, and more to the point, it's closer to the original one. Love to hear your crits, nits and gripes with this, thanks! Here's a new song I've finally gotten close to wrapping up. We've all had songs that just fall together in a just a few days from conception to finish. Well, this ain't one of those. I know there are a few rough edges in there but this song kind of lends itself to having a few. Let me know what you think. Lyrics: stressful situation kwalsh - 4/25/2025 verse 1 you hear the echo of an empty room you feel the car as it bounces over your tomb gonna party like i'll never grow old spend the night in jail you never know I wanna be like those guys on tv dark holes where my crying eyes should be shut my eyes to the pain and the fear enamel skin and an ironclad belief chorus i guess im in a stressful situation i guess ill find out what im made of whats inside of me circumstances ran me down today gotta get my ***** away oh yeah its too much this stressful situation its all ive ever known verse 2 you think its okay but you know its a crutch you find the static of the world is just too much like a wire sparkin over your skin you think its stopped but it starts all over again the band is playing its favorite tune god knows you did everything you could to I wanna be like those guys on tv dark holes where my crying eyes should be chorus i guess im in a stressful situation i guess ill find out what im made of whats inside of me circumstances ran me down today gotta get my ***** away oh yeah its too much this stressful situation its all ive ever known Edited yesterday at 07:40 AM by Kevin Walsh 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPAREELS Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 Awe ... bad cut off But boy oh boy did I hear something of the Beatles in this ? Well produced and as said your stuff should be mainstream. Just a thing ... Given you do the songwriting ... do you do all your own recording? engineering ? ... Mastering, cause I've only listened to a few here who can do this pro stuff on their own .. anyway ...gr8 stuff!! Steve ( SRM ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted July 13 Author Share Posted July 13 Thanks for listening Steve, Beatles? Gosh, I love hearing your feedback. 😀 It's nice to hear your comments on the quality of my recordings, I consider myself a rank amateur compared to you and many others on this forum, notably Bats Brew, Devine, Baselines and Mark Skinner, so thank you for that. Yes, I do all of my own recording and mastering. My setup is prelatively simple, all in the box with no external hardware other than the interface. I have a few nice guitars, a Strat, an Eastman semihollow body and a good old p-bass. I use an an Audient ID22 interface and an SM57 mic and a Microphone Parts T12 mic I built from a kit . I use Tonex for all guitars and bass, mostly using Amalgam Audio profiles of Marshall, Vox, GK and Supro amps. I sometimes use a Waves maxxbass plug, and most always use izotope nectar for vocals, Valhalla supermassive for some reverbs and Izotope ozone for mastering. Addictive Drums and EZ Drummer for drums. For this song I used both, panned hard left and right playing. Any keys or synths use Dimension or Z3TA and since I don't play keys, I use PRV to create key and synth parts. I use Slate's VSX headphones for all mixing and mastering. I credit any goodness in my recordings to the Audient preamps for their warm, clean sound. It's hard to record something that sounds bad, even with my rudimentary guitar skills. Finally, I use the awesome Sonar for its ability to let me do take after take after take after take... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPAREELS Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 Thanks for that and very interesting to a nerd like myself. Your stuff is far from simple when it comes to price and all top notch when comes to quality. I have a few and various H Phones and the Slate's were on my shopping list once, but I went for the DT770s .. bad choice 'cause my ears get really hot when working on a large project, I use Sennheiser in ear, but I love my dt250s and use them for all but mastering, I love the kit T12 and you may have convinced me to invest ... I worried about it being a kit For around £400 .. Personally and for the most part I only use Sonar Platinum and CB 14 so I agree with you Sonar is still awsum! Thanks again for sharing ... stay well and keep them coming ATB Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted July 15 Author Share Posted July 15 Steve, I really like the T12, and it was pretty easy to build. The instructions are great and easy to follow. It has a very lovely warm sound to my ears, and it's the only really decent mic I own other than 57s and 58s. I use it for acoustic guitar and vocals, and yes, for a kit is a bit expensive but I think it punches pretty far above its weight class. Lately I have been reverting to using an old SM57 for vocals because as I get older my voice has been getting fuzzier and harder to set into the mix. The 57 helps a lot there. The plugins I use were all bought during sales during which I was able to pick up individual packages at steeply discounted prices. Keep your eyes open for sales, that's the only same way to buy software as far as I'm concerned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 Hi Kevin! you feel the car as it bounces over your tomb CLASSIC!!! I love this song, really good. You caught me in the middle of having a few, so now I will be adding a few more! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted July 16 Author Share Posted July 16 3 hours ago, steve@baselines.com said: Hi Kevin! you feel the car as it bounces over your tomb CLASSIC!!! I love this song, really good. You caught me in the middle of having a few, so now I will be adding a few more! Steve Thanks, Steve, I appreciate you listening. I very nearly cut that line out, glad I didn't. 😬 Have one on me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSband Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Cool song! I like the variety of guitar sounds. The vibrato effect is especially cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted July 18 Author Share Posted July 18 11 hours ago, KSband said: Cool song! I like the variety of guitar sounds. The vibrato effect is especially cool. Thanks for giving it a spin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajan Blue Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Hi Kevin Really liked this, guitar parts were excellent. Really cool track Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted July 19 Author Share Posted July 19 On 7/18/2025 at 12:27 PM, Bajan Blue said: Hi Kevin Really liked this, guitar parts were excellent. Really cool track Nigel Thanks, Nigel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Seymour Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 This is outstanding. The vibrato distorted guitar really hits the 'stress' button hard right out the gate. Rocks hard, but not too hard. Great lyrics, flawless singing and playing. Everything sounds well balanced, pro level to my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
equality Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 "you feel the car as it bounces over your tomb" I also reacted to this line, very clever! Sounds quite pro to me. The tremolo guitar is well found. Nice to hear blue notes again, seems like they are redlisted today. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted July 21 Author Share Posted July 21 3 hours ago, equality said: "you feel the car as it bounces over your tomb" I also reacted to this line, very clever! Sounds quite pro to me. The tremolo guitar is well found. Nice to hear blue notes again, seems like they are redlisted today. Well done! Thank you for listening, glad you enjoyed it. It seems like blue notes are all I have, relisted or not! 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted July 21 Author Share Posted July 21 15 hours ago, Barry Seymour said: This is outstanding. The vibrato distorted guitar really hits the 'stress' button hard right out the gate. Rocks hard, but not too hard. Great lyrics, flawless singing and playing. Everything sounds well balanced, pro level to my ears. Thanks so much for your feedback, really glad you liked it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morenoize Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Hi Kevin, nice one, this rocks. Opening is quite the surprise. Excellent tune and tones. Did you use the tonex hardware pedal or the software ? Rik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted July 22 Author Share Posted July 22 Thanks, glad you like it! I used the Tonex VST plugin. Using the hardware is a more complicated proposition. I also used the Tonex plugin's tremolo effect for that guitar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted Saturday at 07:11 AM Author Share Posted Saturday at 07:11 AM Bump for a new mix. Yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark skinner Posted Saturday at 10:13 PM Share Posted Saturday at 10:13 PM Kevin , I thought this was Fantastic ! I missed the first mix and kind of glad I did. I think you Nailed this one. The vocals were excellant . I Really wish I had your range , seems I'm quickly losing the high's in my old age. I for sure got an "old school" psychedelic vibe in this one. Loved it .. I hope things calm down a little for you pretty soon . Although .. you sure know how to take advantage of a stressfull situation. Cheers .. mark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted Sunday at 04:23 AM Author Share Posted Sunday at 04:23 AM Thanks, Mark, really appreciate your feedback and your kind words. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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