Blamin' it on the Moonshine

 

brand new version, working mix, looking for mix comments.

couple things i'm thinking:
1. more aggressive percussion mix during solo section in middle.
2. the acoustics could have more low mids.
3. you need to play it loud.

 
box, wav file stream or download:
https://app.box.com/s/a64jbqz6v0lo8oovqezf

soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/ba...in-it-on-the-moonshine
 

Hey, Rob,
 
Cool song with great songwriting, and excellent playing and vocals, as always from you!
 
The mix is clean, rich and full sounding, although I think you're right about maybe punching up the volume on the percussion a little bit to help it cut through the thick layer of acoustic guitars.
 
Excellent stuff as always, brother, have a good one!
Bob

bob-
appreciate the comments,
I did a fresh remix on it, it does sound better.
i wont post the update until i'm thru messin' with it......

brightened the congas, changed the level and pan, it sits better now.
 
also, i found a few spots, on the maracas, congas and tamb, that were too much in the back beat..
i was really going for a lazy, laid back groove, but got behind the beat in some key places..
i split the audio up a bit in a few places, and slipped a few wav files to better line up with the downbeats of the guitar rhythms, and boom, there they were.
 
i didn 't use a click on this, just natural feel, but since i had to go back and put the percussion on AFTER the fact,
the groove was not as dialed in, as it would have been doing it the other way around.
that's cool, i still have a real performance that i like, and a few micro corrections is totally worth keeping the rest of it.
i mean, i'm still learning how to mix using ALL the tools, including simple edits (that the tape guys used to do with a razor and tape!)
 

I really enjoyed this.  The vocals, the instrumentation, the production and the very cool guitar runs.
One super picky thought - a shaker might work really well in this tune .... replacing the tambourine....( I know.... picky ****)   :)

last chance at this one before i pull it down..........

I listened to the Soundcloud version. Lot of work in that song and vocals. I think it gave me a headache though (just joking).
+1
 

wookie
that's funny (and interesting), i figured the soundcloud upload always converted the file to whatever the streaming is..
but i ALWAYS upload a 44.1khz/16 bit wav file 'thinking' it might sound better on the conversion if i let them do the conversion their own way...
 
i typically burn my own mp3's at 320 kbps, and i do it thru WAVELAB, so i get the highest quality i can manage...
 
the 'box' file is a wav upload as well.
 
they were both the same exact file uploaded.
 
 
so if there is soundcloud monkey business going on 'AFTER' the fact, i am unaware of it.

garrettcaleb
yep, i post at GS every once in a while....
but find the response there very limited,
thanks for listening here, tho,
and i'm glad you dig it.

that's very interesting, wookie..
 
that must be something that soundcloud does to the file after the fact.
 
i think that the 'box' file is the purest file....
i was only aware of upload (1) moonshine file to box...
maybe when you got to it, an older one was still in there..
 
 
i do master these files after i'm finished mixing,
and the way i work is strictly 'on the fly',
so it's very possible that there would be differences in level,
i'm always playing with mastering schemes.....
 
 
 
either way, i've deleted both of the files now, since they are obsolete after my new mix session this past weekend...
 
 
 
i think the only thing i have left to do on this mix,
is to now decide,
whether i want the guitars and vox bone dry and pure,
or more studio slick with reverb......