Healing Is In You Hands..1st takes.

Very nice... beautiful Vocal performance... maybe a little over compressed.. but very good...

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Very nice... beautiful Vocal performance... maybe a little over compressed.. but very good...

+1 on what he say.....

This is absolutely beautiful. Love the song, love the message.

This is a very good song that would benefit from more dynamics and less reverb, though it does sound huge.  Other than that, well done!

Well, I think it a beautiful song with a nice message.  I have to go along with the other mix comments.  However, understanding how you put this together, I think you did a good job.  I'm not sure how much you can work with it but some tweeks could help.  Again cudos to the songwriters and to you for your performances.

Good stuff, Star. Unfamiliar with the tune, but the message gets across with your earnest vocal. The stringy thing on the right could use a quick eq cut and some easier release on the keys.

I liked this too Tim and agree with what Frank mentioned regarding the over-compression. A song like this needs to breathe a little more and not stay so straight like it is now. Meaning, you kind of have this going on __________________________ where it would be cool if it were a bit more ____^^^----------------________ in dynamics, if that makes sense? You can get away with more of the ______________ stuff with a rocker or even a pop tune...but this baby needs to breathe.
 
I actually liked the reverb in this. Tunes like this can have a little more verb like you had it in my opinion. I believe the limiter/master compression made the verb a bit more apparent. However, you always want to watch long tails with reverb. If you want a longer tail, it's best to eq the verb by low passing it a bit so it doesn't hiss like a snake and make it sound like you're using more verb than you really are.
 
You're better off using less tail/decay with a shorter decay and a little more verb level believe it or not. It depends on what you're shooting for. You'd be surprised how much verb pro's use these days. But the key is in how they adjust the decay as well as how well it's eq'd...which is VERY important to any reverb....or any effect for that matter. Nice job on this though....considering how you tracked it. I dig your voice too...nice job! It's also good to see you sharing tunes. You've gotten some really good feedback from everyone so far. Keep up the good work. :)
 
-Danny

I've listened to this song quite a few times over the past few days.  It's a good showcase for your live music skills.  Nicely done. :)

Good song and delivery.  Very nice vocal.  
 
Rimshot
 

Have to agree with all the mix comments noted above but then it is a live take and for that it works well.
 
Thanks for sharing.

 Thanks Warren, I have taken the comments to heart and made a few tweaks here and there....I don't think I'm finished yet ;)
 
Herb, The setup you have is probably what the real world listener will use or something similar. I took the strings down a few db. Not in all places but I used automation to get them closer so they hopefully don't over power so much.\
 
 Thanks James, yes I believe I need to think more like a string player when playing string parts on keys.I see what you mean. This probably isn't my last mix on this. I'm closer I think but after uploading it and listening to it I'm hearing things I don't like. I appreciate you listening and commenting.
 
Alkie, yeah man I can see from your avatar that you have done a live thing or two as well. Thanks!
 
John, Thanks. I seem to only have time for "quick takes" lol.
 
 Hi Danny, I appreciate your listen and critique here. I think I may have tried in vain to get this right. I might need another go at this. I reduced my mains to -7db and then went into what I thought was a pretty mild setting in Ozone 5.It seemed ok before I uploaded but it's still squashed.  Even though I went in with a lower signal I think I still pumped it up too much. I guess I'm going back to the drawing board asap.I'm sorry to take so long getting back to read these. I played with the verb and I think I might have also dried it up too much on the tails. I should have left well enough alone and done as you suggested. I'll follow up with your suggestion.
 
Thanks John, Hopefully my takes in the future will be a little more in depth .I actually tracked through a cobalt guitar mike lol.
 
Walt I appreciate it. Thanks for listening.You might be interested in what I have in the pipes. I am drawing a blank on the completion, still in the composition stages so don't listen too closely to the mix..only a little over a minute so far-   https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/30861263/Furter%2Cmp3.mp3
 
Galtieri Brothers- Thanks for listening.
 
Thanks Rimshot. I'm not sure how it came out sounding the way it did considering :S
 
jsars, This really has given me something to ponder. I'm going to see what I can do.Thanks!
 
Wookie- As always I am glad you listened and commented. I have been following your recent developements on soundcloud. Good stuff!
 
Hi Bob, wow thanks!
 
 I'll take  these suggestions and try to make them work. I tried on some of it but it didn't quite happen yet. Thanks all of you!