Harvest Moon (Neil Young cover) Mix 2

[mark skinner]

Hello , Here is a cover of one of my favorite Neil Young songs. It's taken me quite a while to get this one to this point , especially for such a simple song.  Any suggestions for improvement , nit's and crit's welcomed.  Thanks for the listen ..  mark

Weapons-  Takamini and Godin acoustic guitars , home made lap steel , Ibanez bass , piano synth , TTS brush kit , and a few hand held percussion instruments including a paint brush on a chair seat. 😁

https://soundclick.com/song/15145206

Edited 14 hours ago by mark skinner

[Chaps]

Sounds very good. If I had to come up with any kind of criticism it would be that the acoustic guitar sounds a little bass-y. Sounds better than anything I've been working on lately, that's for sure.

[Wookiee]

Nice Mark nice job.

 

[timboalogo]

Beautiful cover of a beautiful song Mark. You are something!

If you really want a crit, it's that the lead vox is a little too far back in the mix. Maybe back off all the instruments just a touch and it would sit perfectly.

I really like the bass sound and how you managed the mix without backing singers.

Timbo

Edited Friday at 06:45 PM by timboalogo

[mark skinner]

6 hours ago, Chaps said:

Sounds very good. If I had to come up with any kind of criticism it would be that the acoustic guitar sounds a little bass-y. Sounds better than anything I've been working on lately, that's for sure.

Thanks Chaps. I suspect it's the Godin nylon guitar (2 tracks). I'll take a close listen to it in the morning. I Really appreciate the observation and guidance.

@Wookiee , Thanks my friend for the listen and comment.

2 hours ago, timboalogo said:

If you really want a crit, it's that the lead vox is a little too far back in the mix. Maybe back off all the instruments just a touch and it would sit perfectly.

I really like the bass sound and how you managed the mix without backing singers.

Timbo

Thanks Timbo. I Always struggle with the volume of my own vocals. Not a problem with someone elses. I'll look at closer. As far as the backing singers , I had a pretty hard time with All of the high notes , and even with the Oooh parts. 

Thanks for the suggestions ..  ms

[bmarlowe]

Great song choice. Haven't heard this song in a very long time. A few times the lead voice gets lost in the mix a bit. I think some gain automation could fix what is otherwise really well done.

[freddy j]

Great cover and well done.  I don't know about the volume of the vocals but you did a great job in presenting the lyrics.  Your performance on instruments was pretty doggone good also.

Really nice work and at the risk of repeating myself well done!

[FreeEarCandy]

Very nice, Mark. I didn't realize TTS had a brush kit. You are referring to Cakewalk TTS?