new song: 'time to begin'

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2013/03/20 18:01:10 (permalink)

new song: 'time to begin'


First post and first song uploaded in a long while. I've finally been playing with a band and concentrating on that a bit. Kind of came up with this one with the band / playing live more in mind than previous efforts. Still work to do on it but interested in any thoughts / suggestions.

https://soundcloud.com/the-rain-kings/time-to-begin

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    blipp
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    Re:new song: 'time to begin' 2013/03/20 18:20:21 (permalink)
    This sounds really good on my speakers. 

    The vocals get a bit lost during the end section, but apart from that the mix sounded ok to me.  Others on here with a better ear for mixing this type of track will be able to help you more than i can.

    Loved the guitars especially.

    Good song that i enjoyed quite a lot.

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    Re:new song: 'time to begin' 2013/03/20 18:26:59 (permalink)
    Cheers blipp
    I know what you mean about the end section. I've tried those final big choruses - with a second vocal melody overlapping the first - before, and I haven't figured out yet how to get both vocal lines to be clear enough, given the climatic busyness going on all around.
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    Re:new song: 'time to begin' 2013/03/20 22:43:50 (permalink)
    Cool song. There are some things I would change with the mix. You are a bit to focused. This may sound odd to you, but on of the common suggestions we make when listening to a song critically is to carve out more space. This one has what I would call too much. It is like you have three distinct levels.. lows, mids and highs... with not enough in between. The kick is a bit lost within the bass at times and booms quite loudly on the same occasions. You are really close, but it just needs a bit more depth.

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    Re:new song: 'time to begin' 2013/03/21 12:18:05 (permalink)
    This is a really good song with a ton of potential.  You are so close that I would make a few different versions of this (mixwise) and see what works best.  Let me repeat; you are close.

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