New Song - "Need to Know"

Hi everyone,
 
After about 3 years of watching my computer gather dust I finally got back into recording some music. I have to say, I really like some of the new features Sonar offers that just weren't there back in the old days.
 
Here is my song, "Need to Know" - 
 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=afM_1TJG7ks
 
 I was quite different this time around with my use of panning. In other projects I would always duplicate every track and spread the panning slightly, whereas on this occasion I haven't done that, so each guitar is just one track. I'd always heard that this wasn't best practice, but I found that if anything, it helped me out.
 
I think I am too light on the bass. I always seem to be too light on the bass but I only ever realise it after mastering. It must be something I do wrong in mixing, my monitor setup or something which causes it. Any tips for how to get round it are most welcome.
 
I'm starting a new song soon so any feedback on things I can do better would be really appreciated.
 
Many thanks in advance,
 
Ed.

Nice, I really like the vocals at the beginning, and then they seemed to get pulled back.
 
Nice arrangement, very nice mix, great choice of drums, nice use of reverb and panning.  Great Lyrics and vibe.
 
Love it.  Seems to get a little thick around 2:39, but still a great effort.
 
Thanks!
 
Jesse Q Screed
 
 

Youtube is not a great reference point for judging audio however listening on my headphones it was clean and distinct. It's never easy to judge bass on headphones anyway although it was a little shy. So I turned on the Hi-Fi curve button on my headphone amp. The actual song is good and the YT compression doesn't detract from this,
 

Very nice song - thanks for sharing. I like the vocal performance and there really are some very well-crafted lyrics in there - well worth a repeat listen. I agree with @Tom - the guitar solo is too low in the mix for my taste and I'd like it to be more prominent but these are all creative choices that we make so you may prefer it as it is. Top work! Andy

Yeah, that was really good.   Catchy but not poppy, nice clean mix, and the vocals + lyrics IMO are a standout.   On cheap headphones I thought the guitar solo sat nicely as-is.   I also liked that trailing pad... nice touch.  

I like this, nice sounding mix, clean and present vocal sitting nicely in the mix, good job.  well that is what my furry ears tell me even if David (eph221) apparently borrowed them when I was resting.

Aaaah man. That makes sense now. I was in this forum for a long time as greekmac7, but then when I upgraded cakewalk I registered with a different email address and I was never able to sign in to my old profile. Well if this is the case then it's a good incentive to be more active in the forum. Thanks for clearing this up for me and thanks of course for linking.

Very Nice job.
 
Performance and recording very well done.
 
JR

Wow Eduard, this is a very nice recording, performance, and mix. I enjoyed everything......on my headphones. The bass did seem a bit light, but didn't take anything away from the song.
 
Well done mate...really well done!!

Love the tune. It feels deep and is sung with emotion. I hear heavy influences from some of my favorite artists like Howie Day, Parachute and Cary Brothers. I'd buy this track as is. Let us know if you release it.

I like this tune.  The instrumentation is great.  I have to agree with you that the bass is light.  The other thing that stood out to me is that the vocal seems to be too out front at times.  I know I get a lot of flack for this sometimes but I like the vocals in the mix as though they are in the same room with the band.  But hey, mixing is all subjective.  You have a great song here that is VERY marketable.  It has a nice modern sound.  Good luck.