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tonedef36
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2008/06/16 22:16:44 (permalink)

First Post "Stay With Me"

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=6634579

This is a loose cover of a Brett Michaels solo project. Great lyrics, I am just starting with home recording and looking for criticisms and pointers. I have lurked in these forums for some time and have learned quite a bit. But, as the saying goes, if you stop learning you stop living.
Looking foward to your responses

Rob
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    Jonbouy
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    RE: First Post "Stay With Me" 2008/06/17 01:40:24 (permalink)
    Not familiar with the original tune.

    But this is nicely played and sung and recorded well.

    I'm getting a bit of essing on the vocals but only enough to suspect it's been mangled on the way to becoming an .mp3

    That aside a well rounded contrib. Well done.

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    tonedef36
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    RE: First Post "Stay With Me" 2008/06/17 09:30:49 (permalink)
    Jon: thank you for the compliments. I do not have a pop filter on my mic so I have compensated by raising it above my mouth to help with the "essing". This is not a very familiar song so I am not surprised you have not heard it. However, once I listened to the lyrics the first time I realized what a gem it was. I just could not help from trying it myself.

    Thanks again.

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    RE: First Post "Stay With Me" 2008/06/17 10:13:56 (permalink)
    Rob, Thanks for posting...enjoyed the song although you sounded a bit set back in the mix....also try workin the song w/ a click track for a change in pace...at first it's ackward but in the long term it will be helpful.


    fun song! keep on keeping on!

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    tonedef36
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    RE: First Post "Stay With Me" 2008/06/17 15:16:21 (permalink)
    I have never recorded with a click track before but I could see how it would be helpful. I did add a touch of reverb so that could be why I am back in the mix. Perhaps if I were to reduce the reverb it would bring it out more? I'm still learning the mixing stuff so any comments are much appreciated.

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    RE: First Post "Stay With Me" 2008/06/17 16:37:01 (permalink)
    Nicely sung. You have a good voice for the genre.

    Not familiar with the original either. I think a bit of de-essing would be in order. You can try a low pass filter and cut the SSS of the vox with out a huge inpact on the overall vocal flavor. But then again, sometimes SSs sound ok in a song, and in this its not actually that distracting. It sound like a live jam.

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    tonedef36
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    RE: First Post "Stay With Me" 2008/06/17 20:10:59 (permalink)
    fox: I just learned what a "filter" is for. I will try it out and see what I come up with. So, it is high pass filter for low freq. and low pass filter for high freq. right? Thanks for the listen and kind words.
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    RE: First Post "Stay With Me" 2008/06/17 21:09:15 (permalink)
    Nice guitar sound & I agree on the vox too..nice job.... I think a click track would smooth out the speed...that seems to hesitate in a few places.
    post edited by Guitarhacker - 2008/06/17 21:36:36

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    RE: First Post "Stay With Me" 2008/06/18 16:57:40 (permalink)
    Thanks Hacker, I will try and work with a click track and see how the next one comes out.

    Rob
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