Whenever I'm With You

New song Cakewalk peeps!
 
Whenever I'm With You
https://www.reverbnation.com/rexredmusicartist/song/29721100-whenever-im-with-you
 
Enjoy!
 
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Not really my thing, it sounds reasonably well captured, nice instrument definition and sense of space.  The brass coming in like it did felt a little weird perhaps if it appeared earlier it might not have felt out of place.
 
Thanks for sharing.

You my friend have a fantastic vocal edge ... I listened to you stuff and for my little bit all I would say about this is it feels rushed and a bit rhyme'y blimey.
That said you have a real talent (IMO) and somewhere in all of your work is a key to peoples hearts ... You have a GREAT voice so I wish you luck with your songs, thankyou for sharing
Regards
Steve   

As usual Rex, your singing is so good it makes me want to quit trying. 
 
I know you usually write your own songs, but if you ever want to try some cover tunes with songs where you can download each track individually and mix to taste, you might want to look at JamKazam sometime. Most of their recordings are quite well done.
 
Bill

Lovely tune.  I think the brass works OK where it is.  If you've ever heard "Wishing You Were Here" by Chicago, the brass closes the song.
 
My only nit is the vocals seem a bit on the bright side.  Maybe either cut them back in volume a bit or cut just a tad off of the high end or mid range EQ. (I am listening on ear buds though).
 
John B.

Okay, I went back into the song and did a major overhaul.
 
I listened to all of your helpful suggestions here and tried to implement them.
 
I worked on the main music loops and cut some of the bass out and that makes it more transparent and less muddy.
 
I smoothed out the volumes on the lead vocals, dubs and harmonies so they fit better into the music.
 
I used the LP EQ on the vocals and took out some of the screechy textures in my voice.
 
I took out the drums I added in the beginning and now they are only in the chorus part this also made the song less cluttered so it has more breathing room.
 
I have a section after the first few lines I sing where an oboe in one ear and a tuba in the other come in, I took out the oohs and ahhs during that part and they come after and I took the oboe and tuba out where the oohs and ahhs come in. I did the same thing in last verse too. This also made it less busy and cluttered and gave it more transparency and detracts less from the vocals.
 
I aligned the dub vocal a bit tighter with the lead vocal and did a slighty less amount of overall compression in the final mastering.
 
It seems I am never happy with my songs, there is always something more I feel they need.
 
I am starting to work more with reference tracks to see if I can better match what the pros are doing in mixing and mastering.  
 
I have never used reference tracks before and I figured it is time to look more closely at the mixes that are already hits and see if I can approach that level of skill.
 
I hope you like the changes, please let me know if anything stands out and could use some fixing.
 
Click the link at the top of the page, I replaced the song that was there with the new version.
 
or click here 
 
Thanks for listening Cakewalk peeps!
 
RR

Overall... sounds good!   Your voice is certainly the centerpiece, and that is really well done.
 
I'm not a big fan of the brass either...  For me the song has a folk/country vibe and the brass section seems a bit out of place.   Harmonica probably would have blended well, or maybe violin?  Or maybe even something like a dobro.