Members onetubetone Posted May 30, 2006 Members Posted May 30, 2006 Here's a song written by my friend and I that we just recorded. He sang and played the strumming acoustic part (on his Martin). I played the harmonica, did the picking acoustic part and solo on my Larrivee. Tell me what you think. Click Here and press Download
Members onetubetone Posted May 30, 2006 Author Members Posted May 30, 2006 Oh, and I did all the recording, mixing, and engineering stuff. So I'll take any comments on that as well
Members Dan B Posted May 30, 2006 Members Posted May 30, 2006 Nice work guys. I'm not much into lyrics and I confess I didn't really listen to what the songs 'says', but the music was nice and the singer did a credible job given the recording equipment used and the fact that he was probably singing and playing at the same time (i.e. I assume that was recorded in one take and not several tracks).
Members onetubetone Posted May 30, 2006 Author Members Posted May 30, 2006 Actually, it was several tracks. Both the acoustics were recorded simultaneously, then vocals, then harmonica. But thanks for the generous comments!
Members recordingtrack1 Posted May 31, 2006 Members Posted May 31, 2006 Good Job 1tube! First of all, I really like the song. It is very melodic and has a unique style. I liked it immediately. Second, the vocal track is extremely well presented and recorded. It appears to be a very dry vocal with no effects. I hope I am correct when I say that. This was an excellent choice as it works quite well with the song and the guitar mix. It is right up front which is exactly where it needs to be in a song like this. Third the harmonica part fits nicely and is not overpowering. If I had any criticism (and this ain't comin' from any guitar wizard) the guitars seem either to clash ever so slightly or maybe the recording of them is just a little muddy, I ain't sure. Nevertheless, I was very impressed, at least that's my $.02 for what it's worth. RT1
Members onetubetone Posted May 31, 2006 Author Members Posted May 31, 2006 thanks for the thoughtful review, recordingtrack1. You're right about the recording in general being very dry. On both the vocal and guitar tracks, i used a hint of EQ, a hint of compression, and a hint of reverb. But yeah, I have long since learned that in the mixing world, minimalism works best. The exception to this is the harmonica... I threw on some pretty heavy analog-modeled delay. But it just sounded so cool I couldn't resist As for the guitars, it did come out a hint muddy, as you noticed. I think it was just an issue of mic placement, which I'll work on for next time. So in conclusion, you're right on in ur comments
Frets99 Posted May 31, 2006 Posted May 31, 2006 Great job... better than lots of stuff on the radio...Before you re-record. Try panning the guitars - one left - one right.
Members Dan B Posted May 31, 2006 Members Posted May 31, 2006 Just to weigh in one more time . . . I disagree slightly with on previous review. I think the vocal could use a bit of reverb. The singer is good but, IMHO, only the best of the best can be recorded completely dry. If you record again I'd use some effects on the vocal.
Members onetubetone Posted June 2, 2006 Author Members Posted June 2, 2006 Hmm, I personally like dryish, out front vocals. Just to clarify, they are not completely dry, there is compression and a bit of reverb (4% mix). And the way the guitars are recorded, my friend and i sat next to each other and both played at the same time, guitars pointed towards the center of 2 condensors ORTF about 2 feet away. The two mics are panned full left and right, which resulted in a partial seperation of the two guitar parts, but not complete. This got me a nice tone, but slightly muddled. I attribute this to the fact that the two guitar parts overlap in panning, and 2 feet is kind of far for ORTF guitars. It doesn's bother me much though, i felt like for this song, tone is more important.
Members Sweb Posted June 2, 2006 Members Posted June 2, 2006 Originally posted by recordingtrack1 Good Job 1tube!First of all, I really like the song. It is very melodic and has a unique style. I liked it immediately.Second, the vocal track is extremely well presented and recorded. It appears to be a very dry vocal with no effects. I hope I am correct when I say that. This was an excellent choice as it works quite well with the song and the guitar mix. It is right up front which is exactly where it needs to be in a song like this.Third the harmonica part fits nicely and is not overpowering.If I had any criticism (and this ain't comin' from any guitar wizard) the guitars seem either to clash ever so slightly or maybe the recording of them is just a little muddy, I ain't sure.Nevertheless, I was very impressed, at least that's my $.02 for what it's worth.RT1 Yep, great song. I'm listening to it as I write this. I do have a couple things I would change just a bit. The strumming guitar needs to be pushed back just a bit and/or be a little less forceful going from chord to chord, i.e., the first strike on each new chord is a bit harsh and steals those moments from the balance. That, I think, would give both guitars equal voice. There is a lot of breath in the vocal. I know you are going for a mood or ambiance. I would move it back a bit. Might be hard to do without getting lost in the mix but it does seem to dominate rather than blend. I'd bet what I'm suggesting above is already there live. Great song.
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