Stairway to Heaven

Greetings!
 
I did this in Sonar 6 a few years ago.  I have honed my skills a bit since then and have better tools to work with, but before I worked on improving it in Sonar X1, I wanted to get some feedback.
 
http://imadavisnotesart.com/images/Stairway_to_Heaven.mp3
 
Thanks!
 
Jerry

Great job on the cover. I think I have this song memorized to the smallest details and I have to say you did it perfectly. Too bad you don't have a 12-string. As for the mix, the drums have a bit too much reverb so it reduces the punch.

Hi Jerry-

Sounds pretty dam* good. The cymbals need to have some of their lower tones brought back into the mix. They sound like they've been cut at too high of a frequency. If possible...is there a way to add some life to the snare? The parts are well done, but the tones for each hit sound identical. If there's a way to mix it up, it would sound a bit more Bonzo-like.

The guitar tones sound great, especially the acoustic and clean tones. The lead tone could use some effects removed and have a little more of the straight LP through a tube amp tone. 

Overall, I was impressed. This song is too easy for many of us to pick apart. The comments I made are only valid if you're trying to sound closer to the original. But, the way you've done it sounds great.

Best Regards.

Thanks Daryl,
I did the drums on a Roland SR-16 (before Session Drummer came out).  I plan to redo them with Session Drummer.  The tempo continuously changes throughout the song, so it will be fun trying to sync everything I am sure.  The hiss on the vocals was due to the fact I used a Radio Shack pos mic.  I did this song long before I had good tools.
 
Jerry 
 

Man, I loved this.  I listened twice while I was posting and forgot it wasn't LZ.  Really powerful in instruments and vocal.  My only crit would be the heavy reverb on the vocal after the solo.  High isn't it?  :-)   Great job!

Hi, Jerry,
 
Fantastic job on this great classic cover!  Excellent work on all the performances and staying true to the original.
 
My only suggestion would be to crank up the guitar solo volume by about 2dB, and back off the heavy reverb after the solo ends, as Warren mentioned.
 
Really great work, thanks for sharing!
Bob

Thanks Vincente.
 
Actually, I am playing a 12 string on that one.  I used a Martin 6 string acoustic, a Fender Strat 6 string, and a Fender Strat 12 string.  I read where Jimmy Page used a Telecaster for the studio guitar solo.  On stage he used a double-neck Gibson SG, playing the 12 string on the verses and 6 string for the solo.
 
 

This was very well done and I'll leave the crits to those that do cover songs. I think you have a great instrumental and vocal talent and did this song some good justice. There is nothing like an original, but when you can come this close, that is saying a lot. Very nicely done. Can't wait to hear your reworked version. Have a great and blessed new year in 2014.
 
Peace and Blessings, John

Jerry,
 
Fantastic cover.  You did it justice and that is not an easy feat for a classic like this one.   I can't add any suggestions other than those already stated.  Up to the guitar solo I thought everything sounded great.   The guitar solo was very well played but overly processed making it sound disconnected from the rest of the performance.  The vocals  after the solo were also a bit heavy on the processing.   Not sure if you recorded them with verb or if you can back it off in the mix but my opinion is you should put those performances (solo guitar and lvox after solo) out there and not behind a wall of reverb.  Very minor crits in such a big song.  Really well done.
 
Regards

Still listening to this !!!!!!!! Wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good work......
 

Yep, Hellava job. I thought when I started that I would only get a few bars in and would have to stop, but I enjoyed it right to the end. The drums were the only real thing that were a little too modern (for lack of a better word). I think Jimmy would be proud.

Nice job! There seems to be an oddity in the drums especially from 4:47 to 5:10

Glad I listened.  Impressive.