Thanks Cian... this is a rough mix of what I had in mind for your song...
kind of a Level 42 groove...
Besides the bass, I also added a little guitar part about half way...
http://www.soundclick.com/player/single_player.cfm?songid=10591684&q=hi&newref=1
 

I can hear the difference in fidelity between your mix and mine, that was done using an mp3...

I'll clean up the bass track, make a few changes, and send you a better mix using your wav file...

again, very cool song Cian...

hey whack very cool, again you show your ability to write a killer 80s influenced tune, but we've on from u2 to something kinda culture club meets level 42 meets michael jackson...which shouldn't work, but certainly does! mix sounds great, Frank's bass takes it to a new level. fantastic sir!

Hi Cian, yeah it seems to be the same on both. Like the kick drum is accentuating higher low end frequencies...like maybe in between 90Hz to 120Hz. I almost wasn't going to post my feelings on that because I can't really pinpoint it and didn't want to upset you. I'm not one that ever posts without info to help an issue I hear...but this one has me a bit stumped. I guess I'd need to load the song up in my mastering rig to really see what's going on here.

At the end of the day, what I'm saying is subjective and if it sounds good to you to where you're nothearing any issues, leave it as it is. My reason for stating it though is because I master stuff like this all the time and for the most part, it's always been the other way around. The kicks in this type of music have more of that "boom" sound than the bass guitar, if that makes sense? With yours, it seems to be the opposite...which isn't a bad thing man, honest....it was just different than what I've been used to hearing when working on tunes like this.

But make no mistake, all the rest of the tune is fantastic and I'd not change a thing. If you don't hear what I'm hearing, don't even worry about it. :) Sometimes though, we get so close to our material we miss the obvious and I was thinking maybe that may have been the case. Please keep in mind...it doesn't sound bad at all....just "different" than what I'm used to. No one else has made a mention of it, so chalk it up as me being a fruit-cake. LMAO! Awesome song Cian, honest. :)

I like what Frank has put in, and all I would add is try to get a good compressor on it. The volume fluctuations are sort of out of control for a pop track like this.

Big thanks James & Tony I'll give it another go right away...

nat, much better...now we got that kick in a better place in my opinion. Still a bit boomy on the bass but this is the right direction in my opinion. Nicely done! :) Are you mixing with a sub by chance? If not, this could be why it's reacting the way it is on my end. I have a pretty nice rig set up here with tuned monitors etc...the bass still seems a little subby to me. Like I now hear the kick where it should be, but the bass has like a constant "ooom" sound if that makes sense? Definitely on the right path though. :)

Danny, thanks for the help...  I watched the excellent video tutorial on your website...... really outstanding, and enlightening...
 
Thanks again Cian for allowing me to play around with your really cool new tune... I'm still not completely satisified with my bass track so I may try something different...  

Listened again this morning with fresh ears... I must say I'm very happy with the sound of this...  cool production...

well done Cian...

Thank again Frank for the fresh input, here is to more collaborations!
 
Drop Dead Gorgeous feat. Frank Tanton

Cian

Now, all you need is Tony (twisted6) singin the Bvox...
Great stuff Cian and Frank.

This is great. It’s very catchy and on several levels – the lyrics, the feel and the vocals. Very pro-sounding. There’s a BeeGee quality in the bvox – take that as a compliment please (I know it sounds like I am “dating” the sound but I don’t mean it that way – they have great voices). This is a fun tune with a positive, up vibe to it and it is very well done. I can see from the comments that it has gone through some changes – the end result is wonderful.

Manny, no offense taken, I love the bee gees man! Thanks.

Fair point spacealf, I was pondering on that myself, but the chorus just needs that little lift after the relatively duller verses, I still aint entirely happy with how the choruses came out mind, but Ive been fooling round with it for so long that I cant bare to go back at it!

Cian