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Hi folks!

I have finally finished a first, early demo of my new song. It's only a rough mix and I can't change much at the moment. Kasimiruslav played the (real) guitars and the bass on this one. He also did the drum recording and made a rough mix. After that I added the vocals and all the other instruments such as e-piano, fake guitars and strings. I have to send him my recordings for a future version.

I posted this at an early stage because I'm curious about what you think.  :)

Cheers,

Tal

Nobody?  :(

Talvin,

Sweet harmonies & a lush bass line...reminds me of The Smiths back in the 80's.

Very decent for a rough draft...look foward to the final cut. O0

Thom

Good song as we are used to from you.

Like Elwood said, i hear the good bass line  8)
But I have to listen very hard, it will need some work (compression, EQ,...) at the moment the only thing it does is blur the mix  ;D

Looking forward to this

k

Very nice work. Good song.

I agree the bass needs sorting out, and also think the vocal needs to come forward some.

OK. I reworked the vocals. The rest is up to Kasimiruslav. :-)

Hi Talvin,

    this song has great potential. You have a strong arrangement, and really interesting vocals and backing parts (nice bass too). I would agree with Kara, that the instruments need some massaging (EQ etc..) to get them to fit perfectly into place. If this is only a rough cut I can't wait to hear the final one  ;D

Thanks Mad.  :)

The "problem" is I only have an mp3 of the bass, drum and real guitar part so I can't work on it. The virtual instruments I used usually don't need much EQqing.

Did anyone listen to the new version (reworked vocals)? The rest will follow...

Just had time to listen to it. A definite improvement. Nice and clear now with more presence.

Great song, Talvin. Top quality.

The sound quality of the track isn't that great at the moment ( even sounds a bit distorted at times) But I take it that will be fixed in the definite version.

I would probably give the chorus a bit more body. But that's a remark I've made once before so never mind me.

Thanks.  :)I can't mix the song as I don't have all the audio files I'd need. I sent Kasimiruslav my vocal takes and all the virtual stuff. I am sure he will work on the sound. There was some clipping in the wav file he sent me.

Yup, that's what I understood.

Interesting composition Talvin !
An impressive song with many nice melodies and solid construction, I like your vocal touch on it.
Well done

Cheers

Talvin, this is a very good song.

Clean it up a tad, it’s been said previously so I will not reiterate, and it will sound great.  But this is a super start!

Thanks.

I'll probably get his 3 tracks this week so I can mix it properly.

 :;

Tal,
Boy, you sure rock ! Beautiful ! Great music with great lyrics.

I do have a request though... Please go to www.kara-moon.com and join as a KM artist. Your music belongs there and you'll make a lot fans happy here.  ::)

Moon

Thanks. Of course I will do that.  :)

The last mix was overcompressed. I fixed that now although some of you might think it's still too much.

Hi Talvin
No, I'm getting used to nowdays' standars of compression and it doesn't seems to much to me.
you can ear it just a tiny bit 'squashed' when the overall sound pressure rises. For example the chorus : 1.03 - 1.30
great mix btw  8)

Cheers

I had a quick listen and my first though was that it sounded 'clearer' but I couldn't think why... that explains it!

Had some time to listen now, Talvin.

I'm not really bothered by the compression in this mix. What I don't particular like about it is the sound of the high-hat, ride and cymbals which I think are way too present. If you would tame that area of the drummix the whole mix would benefit I think. These three parts also seem to be competing in the same frequency area as the guitars and some of the vocals. I think there's some room for improvement there ;)

Still a very good song. 8)

I only have an audio drum file. Do you think you can tame the hihats by applying some eq?

Yes that's possible. But it will affect the sound of the snare as well. A matter of compromise then.

Any one else had a listen to the new mix?

I like it !
I do agree with Martin, but only because he mentionned it, without him I would never have noticed  :-\

k

Thanks Kara. I still think the last mix was crap so I had another go at it. This one is definitely better I think. I'd be happy if some of you could have another listen.

Yes I think this is a better compromise.

+1

Really great! (http://bestsmileys.com/listening/2.gif)

Thanks. :-)

The only think I can improve is probably the vocals now...

Personally I wouldn’t change a thing,

Just MHO

Someone said they're sometimes out of tune and they could be a bit more emotional...As it was the second vocal take, he might be right...

Just back. This one is really sounding better. Good job.

Great !

Thanks.  :D

Today I rerecorded the vocals as someone wanted me to sing with more feeling. As I know the song a little better now I think I definitely could perform it better. There should be no more out-of-tune parts either.

It must have been hard to improve on the original but you did it.

Perfect!

Thanks Mario.  :)

It is probably a matter of taste now which vocal version you prefer...

I wasn't expecting another version of this song, but I'm glad you did it since I agree with Mario this even better than the former one.

:-\ that's true, and this last version is the chosen one
This vocal-style is closer to what I expect (and I appreciate) from you

Cheers