ROUGH MIX . . . needs HELP!

Hey GANG,
I have a song I had to write and present a ROUGH mix in 12 hours.  I was told the song has to be a simple arrangement and have a folky/indie vibe.  The song if picked well be used as backgound music for the ending credits of a movie. Also if picked I well present them with a finished mix. So I hope to be back for more HELP.

ROUGH MIX . . . " YOU CAN"T HAVE"
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=856789&songID=11265381

Let me say sorry now for the vox/mix you are about to hear. But any suggestion would greatly be appreciated.

THANKS MUCH
Kev

Love it! I'd like to hear the bass more. The vox have a bit of hiss on them so a high end EQ roll off or LP filter might be in order. I hope you win because this certainly deserves to win!

certainly hit on the money for indie/americana. love the quirky instrumentation in this; great tune. i really hope this gets picked, be great to hear a finished version!

Nice song. I cant say much about the mix as i am on cheap earphones, but a hint:

The whole thing is lifting about two floors exactly where the second voice arrive at 1:29... I want MORE of that! So... if you work more with the song, add more vocals

Cheers

Hey now this is very cool !! I like that bassy sound running through the song , it has sort of a lazy hey pass me another glass of whiskey sound to it with a hint of yea it smells like weed floating around in the air . LOL

This one I like , cool tune ! Radio

Hey ROBERT . . .  Gritty vibe now that's the perfect descript.  A DimPro acoustic bass together with a kick drum was the bass force of this piece.  If the song gets picked or not I think I'm going to do complete a clean more polished mix.  THANK YOU very much for the listen and suggestions.

Hey SCOTTY . . . I hear you on the bass.  The vox is a bit of a mess. I'm going to start fresh next week.  THANKS MUCH for the ears and your support.

Hey RANDY . . . GREAT to see you. I hope to have a more polished mix soon and I'll watch my "crispyness". I was limited on time so I just DI the acoustic.  Man, you have good ears.  I dig the accordion also. THANKS so much for your help.


AGAIN I THANK YOU
Kev

Kev: totally enjoyed this as well. Agree with Randy on this 100%...so I won't type you a novel. LOL! Good song though brother...and not much mix help needed in my opinion. Well done! :)

-Danny

Hey DANNY . . . I'm glad you gave this a listen. I like the direction it's going but the mix/performance needs some big improvements. I hope to have a more polished mix up soon.  I really appreciate your listen and hope to see your comments on my next mix.   THANK YOU very much for the props.

AGAIN, THANK YOU
Kev

drumstixkev


Hey DANNY . . . I'm glad you gave this a listen. I like the direction it's going but the mix/performance needs some big improvements. I hope to have a more polished mix up soon.  I really appreciate your listen and hope to see your comments on my next mix.   THANK YOU very much for the props.

AGAIN, THANK YOU
Kev

I don't know if you need big improvements, Kev. Just be careful there...you have a vibe going on with this tune. Sometimes if we mess with "that vibe" too much trying to make things too perfect, we can lose that vibe and make it sound stale. You're definitely headed in the right direction though and I too like the direction it's going in. Just whatever you do...log your ideas before you alter them so you can always revert back if need be...or save multiple instances of the song via .cwp so you can always see what you had verses what you have. Good luck on everything man....just try not to drive yourself crazy with changes. LOL! Trust a guy who knows all too well about killing something with changes and ruining the song. Hahaha!
 
-Danny

Hi Kev,

I like this song a lot, man. I'm listening on a laptop but the mix sounds fine to me.

The acoustic guitar sounds like it was recorded direct? If so, that's the only thing I would change.

Great to hear new music from you! Good luck with the movie thing.

Hey RHYNO . . .  I had to do a simple arrangement and fast. That makes me happy to hear that  the instrument tones are gelling. Word is that I'm not going to be famous but I'm still going to polish this up a bit. THANKS MUCH for the props and listen.

Hey GARY . . . You have some GREAT ears. You are correct about the DI acoustic. That and my vox are two major improvements needed for this mix.  THANK YOU very much for the listen and your help.

THANKS AGAIN
Kev

I really like the tune. Great job especially since it was a rush.

I write some of my best stuff under pressure like that too.

Keep us posted if you get rich and famous.

Hello BIAB . . .  + + + THANK YOU very much.

Hey HERB . . . I'm proud of this piece so I'm with you on writing some of your best work under pressure.  I have to say it was really fun to do.  I received the news tonight that I'm going to remain POOR.  I wasn't even close to being picked. I THANK YOU very much for the listen.

Hey TIM . . .  The kick drum and the accordion are my favorite parts. I shall fix the BGVox. THANK YOU very much for your help and ears.

THANKS GUYS
Kev

Hey LARRY . . . GRITTY is what I want so you are correct about maybe not polishing everything.  I think most of the harshness is in the DI of the acoustic guitar.  I usually mic the acoustic but I got lazy. THANK YOU so much for the listen and help.

THANKS AGAIN
Kev

Kev, Good song, I hope you get the gig. Easy to imagine the credits rolling with this song playing in the background. Regards