Butterfly - NEW

Nice work and great song idea with some nice riffs, HOWEVER: - song is drenched in verb. Less is more. - mix and master your song to be bigger. When I say this, I'm not referring to a brick wall master, that's just louder. I mean bigger. The song should have heart and right now it sounds as fragile as that butterfly. - be judicious in your use of fx. Less is more. - this song should be big and warm. The bassline should be distinct. Your vocals should lie on a warm queen-sized bed with down pillows, but right now they're on a futon. :-) I don't say this to song bash, in fact, quite the opposite. I think this is a good idea that can be massaged into a great song. With a little attention to mixing/mastering, you and your lovely wife can set that "Butterfly" free. Cheers, RKS

Hey Daryl
Another GREAT tune.  Everything about this song from the writing to the performance is excellent.  I really like Verb/Delay used in this piece and the vibe it has given the mix. The piano and that one guitar riff, very cool.  Is that you playing the piano, nice ?  On my end, I'm with Chuck on the mix.  A real clean sound, good separation but could use a smidge more low end.  If I had to nit-pick it would be the lead vocals being so dry compared to the rest of the mix. IMO they need just a touch of space some air. The effects later in the song used on the vox are spot on excellent choices.  Man, you are on fire. This really is a GREAT piece of music.  Give some of that KUDOS to your wife.   Looking forward to your next piece.


Kev

Lovely song - I agree with others that there's a lot of reverb, but I think it works well. I'm trying to figure out what the vocals are missing because they sound quite plain and flat compared to the rest of the mix - maybe they're just lacking the same amount off reverb as the rest of the mix? Are they double tracked?

However, those are nit-picks... the song is brilliant, great job.

Cheers,
Terry.

Daryl1968 (ITYRN),

Very cool tune.

The verb is bit too strong for my taste but then if I heard it dryer it may not have the same impact. Mrs Daryl1968 sounds real good from here.

The kick could use some more ooomph* since a lot of the bass is played in upper the register. And I would raise the bass 1 or 1.5db.


*maybe more compression but certainly more 60-65Hz boost (or replace the kick with a fatter sound?).

Great song, Daryl.  Thanks.  

Hi Daryl
Really really like this....kinda right up my alley stylistically. Reverb raised my eyebrows at first but I think I've come to the conclusion that you're using it as an artistic choice rather than a mixing tool and I think it works pretty well.

Really like this one...
Dean

I like it a lot - only listening on lappy so will trust the other comments re bottom end, but the reverb suits the song/vibe just fine for me.

this is excellent... love the sound... well done...

Wow - thanks for all of the comments
Kson - thanks for the nice comments - the reverb is intentional and I suppose is a matter of taste.
ChuckC - thanks - I will tell her lovelyness that you liked her singing
Drumstixkev - thanks for your enthusiasm and comments
Scottytunes -  HA - yeah she had a cold that day :)
Purple Rhapsody - thanks for the song comments - I think the vocals are missing a singer - not really my forte. I'm trying to learn to 'sell' the song.
mgh - thank you - I appreciate it - awesome - wow :)
Bapu - thank you sir - yes the verb is an intentional thing for atmosphere - see general bass comment below
radio - thanks - the verb thing is intentional and I suppose a matter of taste. Hopefully this doesn't sound arrogant, but I am creating stuff that appeals to me and the verb on this one does :)
old55 -  thank you sir
Strummy - arsetastic - cheers m'dears
Razorwit - thank you - yes you totally have it - the wash of reverb and the dry vocal in the verses was/is totally intentional. I realise the production is very stylistic and not to everyone's taste but it is to my (and yours by the sound of it)  taste :)
Wookie - thanks for using your auto translator today - it saved me getting the Wookie > English dictionary out. Thanks for your thumbs up.
Paulo - cheers - bass is going to be fixed soon.
Lynn -  thanks - I'm glad you get the reverb thing :) Can I just say that you are a great contributor to the song forum - always there to give constructive advice. It doesn't go unnoticed.
notnat - thanks - high praise - I appreciate it
bandontherun19 - thanks you very much - 10+ ! (I'm hoping that's not out of 100) :) 
  
BASS PROBLEM ADVICE PLEASE - the original mix actually had PLENTY of bass - I was really happy with the bass line and IMO it really adds to the song. When I uploaded the mix to soundcloud, it sounded great except the bass - it hard a weird 'warble' to it. Everything else sounded fine. Tried to upload a couple of times and same problem. So, thinking it was too hot, I remixed with less bass.
If you listen real close through decent speakers, you can actually hear there is still a bit of a wobble (not intentional) to the bass.
Anyone had this problem and know a way around it?
The file uploaded to Soundcloud is a 16 bit Wave file.
Cheers
 

daryl1968


anyone see this problem before with Soundcloud?

BASS PROBLEM ADVICE PLEASE - the original mix actually had PLENTY of bass - I was really happy with the bass line and IMO it really adds to the song. When I uploaded the mix to soundcloud, it sounded great except the bass - it hard a weird 'warble' to it. Everything else sounded fine. Tried to upload a couple of times and same problem. So, thinking it was too hot, I remixed with less bass.
If you listen real close through decent speakers, you can actually hear there is still a bit of a wobble (not intentional) to the bass.
Anyone had this problem and know a way around it?
The file uploaded to Soundcloud is a 16 bit Wave file.
Cheers

Not Sure but Ive been noticing similar on SoundCloud and other upload sites as well.  Sounds great until I do the upload, It appears intermittently. Sometimes the same song will sound great or as it did on the monitors or cans and others will be a worbly muddy mess. Ive been beating my head with it and was wondering why it changes from time to time. I can burn a cd and it plays great or transfer to iPOD or other computer and sounds great, upload and back to fighting the battle if it will make it a mess or upload good.
Scratching my head here too.

Nice song Daryl.  The atmosphere that you set-up really complements the lyrics and captures a unique airy sound.  The arrangement is excellent and being a reverb addict I think that what you used is perfect for the sound.  Your vocals are terrific -- understated, reflective, and hallelujah don't oversell the song.  You wife does a good job on the harmony --- she has a nice voice.
Well done  -- great song.
 
Freddy J

Sweet. I like. BGVs are really cool. Would like to hear more of her. You rock too of course.

Mike
Sorry, I've just spotted your post - thanks for the Bowie comparison - wow.
I really appreciate your kind words.
Daryl

Thanks Tap - I appreciate it 

thanks Randall