New Mix: Broken

Hey all,

Decided to re-do this one which I wrote and recorded back in 2000 with my new equipment and knowledge. as usual, i spent the whole day with my cans so now my ears are a little shot. i replaced the mp3 file on the site so that's why the plays are over a hundred but no one's heard this latest mix yet. appreciate any feedback on mix / arrangement etc. once again, thanks in advance for listening!

Song Title: Broken
http://www.indieheaven.com/artists/newcree

**Song updated 7 Sept 2008**

Alawn, You could add a little more presence to the vox. Also, the vocals seemed off pitch throughout, flat.

Mark - thanks for listening! one of my better tunes i guess but it needs a lot more work. eeeks.

Tom - is it really off throughout the whole song? that's pretty scary. after listening again, perhaps the chorus needs some fine tuning, and the bridge.

Ihansen - thanks for listening. well if it's not quite there, i guess i better work on it some more! it's a 1st draft so glad i got me some extra ears to point me in the right direction. thanks again folks.

Good song, and the mix sounds solid on my end.

Alawn - I liked the mix, almost a Jeremy Camp feel. I noticed a few vocal pitch issues also. Good arrangement.

"All you've gone" is good song - pretty rock'n (my cup of tea!). Good lyrics!

it's a great song, I think what they are hearing is the doubling on the lead vox, there are a couple of small spots where they're a little off, but again, I think mainly it's the doubling. it can tend to make it sound sharp/flat because it's almost impossible to do it the same both times.

I think you have a nice voice, why not try the verse without the doubling effect? Also, if you have vvocal, it will show you if you're sharp/flat. However, Melodyne is the shizite ;-)

I agree Slight pitch problems, but this song sounds really good and I think that the mix is great. Nice lyrics. Great potential.

oh wow, first up, really want to thank everyone for taking time to listen. didn't know so many replies here as my yahoo email would usually inform me when someone has replied to the post. but it didn't this time. Noted everyone's comments on my vocal problems and also thanks for all the helpful advice on techniques. As such, I've plonked a sum of money on a singing program which i truly hope will help me somehow. perhaps i will record this song again once I am done with the singing program and see if there's any difference! :) will do a before and after....heh.

robby, thanks for the tips as well. will play around with the doubling effect and see what can be done. in the meantime, i am toying with the idea of recording it at a lower key to accomodate my range. i am literally screaming at the bridge in this one. hehe.

Gary, it's interesting what you've mentioned. I usually track with my headphones on all the time and the signal is normally quite hot. will try out what you've suggested. thanks a bunch!

hi all, i decided to re-do the entire song, starting from scratch again. redid the arrangements and all, gave it a bit more acoustic and kept the solo at the end which i felt i really wanted to put back in since my friend spent an awful lot of time coming up with it! i tried singing with one headphone off so hopefully this track has less pitch problems. plus i lowered the key a bit. hehe. grateful for fresh ears and a new perspective. thanks folks!!