Holding On To Faith- Scandalous Grace- New Mix

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Rikkie
Hi Michael, just listened to your new tune, actually a couple of times just to be sure and if you don't mind some criticism, it sounds like there are some serious intonation problems here, especially the electric guitar. Also that last solo almost sounds if it's pasted in the wrong place.  Sorry to be so critcal, it sounds like a very rough demo as it is now.
 
Rik

I almost posted the same thing last night but thought it might be tired ears so held off till this morning . There is a tuning anomaly in there, I think the elec guitars are out of tune slightly with the organ.

eph221
Loved this!  Only nit is the guitar lead parts.  I'm a guitarist so I'm a bit of a perfectionist.  I'd make them mirror the melody more.  Other than that, this is a great song!
 
<Edit>  Rik and I posted at same time.  yes the intonation with the lead is a problem.  I'd mirror the melody of the verses more (as a guide).  As far as intonation of the voice, it's endearing in a Bob Dylan kind of way.  

David- Thanks a bunch for listening to this song.  I am thrilled that you really like it.  
 
The Dylan reference threw me a little.  I am often told that I sound very Petty-like, but it has been 10-12 years since anyone referenced Dylan.  Dylan is one of those references where I never know whether it is a compliment or a knock; I have heard it used both ways.  Zimmerman, incidentally, grew up about 30 miles away from my home town, on the Iron Range.  
 
There are actually 3 different solo's being played on 3 separate guitars for this song.  I have the 1st Intro solo on my MIA Strat.  Sean has the middle and main solo on his LP.  For the Outro solo, I play my Blackie Strat partscaster.  Narrowing down which solo you are hearing tuning issues with would be helpful.  I am very religious about checking tuning before hitting "record". I think maybe my final solo could be reworking into timing which fits better with the song. I was doing quite a lot of bending on that solo, as well.  Could be that I was a little flat of a full bend on an area or two.  

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michaelhanson

jamesg1213

Rikkie
Hi Michael, just listened to your new tune, actually a couple of times just to be sure and if you don't mind some criticism, it sounds like there are some serious intonation problems here, especially the electric guitar. Also that last solo almost sounds if it's pasted in the wrong place.  Sorry to be so critcal, it sounds like a very rough demo as it is now.
 
Rik

I almost posted the same thing last night but thought it might be tired ears so held off till this morning . There is a tuning anomaly in there, I think the elec guitars are out of tune slightly with the organ.

James- Thank you bro for listening.  As always, I greatly appreciate your ears.  We will check some of these trouble spots as a band and make some adjustments.  

Check the main solo at 2:50-51 and 2:56-57, it could be wrong passing notes, or that a string has gone out of whack, but there's something amiss there.

Great song - love the harmonies.
Definitely the tuning issues that everyone else mentions.
If you are using an NI Kontakt organ, it could be the organ - I have had the issue myself - one of the updates took care of it.

Yep...as Reece has stated, we are going to re-track several of the guitar rhythm tracks, just to be on the safe side.  
 
I know that Sean is taking another run at the main Solo in the middle of the song.  I am going to rework my Outro Solo.  I guess no one appreciates Jazz any more.     
 
I am going to leave the song up for now, but will post a new mix when I have everything together.  

I have posted a new mix for this song, follow the same link above. This version has two new electric rhythm guitar tracks. Also, the middle Solo in the Outro solo have been redone.

Hope this sounds better.

michaelhanson
I have posted a new mix for this song, follow the same link above. This version has two new electric rhythm guitar tracks. Also, the middle Solo in the Outro solo have been redone.

Hope this sounds better.

Much better!

David- Thanks for listening again and commenting.  Your suggestions made a noticeable difference to this song.  
 
I did know about Dylan's Christian based albums from the past.  One of my good college buds was a huge Dylan fan and had every album that he ever released.  I have not listened to them in a while.  Scandalous Grace has never attempted to cover one, we have elected to do all of our own songs.  You can check most of them out on my sight. As a group, we trade off on Lead Vocals.  The main writer of the song, usually takes the Lead.  
 
James- Super happy this one sounds much better to you.
 
Herb- Glad you think the instrumentation sounds better.  I have no Melodyne phobia here.  I have had the program since long before it came with Sonar.  Let's say, that sometimes I make artistic decisions on when to leave some character in a song.  I know that bothers some folks, but I have always felt that "perfect" is not always better.  Reece had mentioned some "wavering" to me.  I told him that I sang it that way on purpose.  Now, if I was grossly out of tune, I would re-sing the phrase, or "fix" it.  

I enjoyed the song/mix....would have liked to have heard those prob areas prior to compare the difference....as I was cornfused trying to hear them before i realized they were gone..lol
glad ya got it worked out....good stuff....thx for sharing.   :o)

Steve- Thank you for listening and commenting.  Sorry you missed the original.  I used to leave them up, but these days I just post the corrected mix.  I had issues in the past were someone would comment on the old mix, thinking it was the new, and things just got too confusing.  Especially on multiple forums.  
 
Rikkie-Thank you for coming back around and giving this a second listen.  You are the one that spotted the original issues.  You have a good ear, my friend and I appreciate that you picked out some areas that needed work.  Here you say that it sound good now, if reassuring.  

Thanks for listening mgh.  You didn't miss anything big, things were not that bad.  Just a guitar that's intonation was off a little and a few out of key notes in the solos.  
 
Glad that everything sounds good to you in this version.  

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Rik- Thank you for another listen.  Glad to hear all sounds good.  
 
Jammer- All of those issues got fixed on a prior release of this song.  I appreciate the listen.