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Time Will Tell
A fun song! Please have a listen to the mix. Let me know what your hearing. Nits and tips welcomed. It's always helpful to know what you are listening with. Studio speakers, headphones, earbuds, iPad, a glass of wine, etc. Thank you! https://soundcloud.com/jmasno5/time-will-tell-2017
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Noisy Neighbour
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Re: Time Will Tell
2017/02/12 04:35:32
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John, sounds pretty good on my Yamaha HS 50M. Cool song with a charming 60's feel to it. Solid performance by all players. I like the mix. Vocals are nicely embedded. (a little glitch in the vocals at 2:30 " had to go..." I would have repaired this, but it doesn't break the song. Others might find this even especially appealing) Enjoyed it! ...keep 'em coming! regards, Daniel
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Re: Time Will Tell
2017/02/12 09:20:47
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I love this! Really well done. The guitars sound great and everything comes together really nicely. The orchestral bits are a nice touch as well, adding weight to the song. Sounds like you guys threw in everyting but the kitchen sink, but it sounds really great, crystal clear.
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Re: Time Will Tell
2017/02/12 09:29:09
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Very cool. Love the guitars and great vocal performance. Tons of energy.
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Re: Time Will Tell
2017/02/12 11:10:11
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This is a superior song. I like everything about it. I've listened to it several times, and I'll be coming back for more. p.s. I forgot to say that I listened on KRK Rokit 8's.
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Re: Time Will Tell
2017/02/12 12:46:26
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Adam's A7x's Mix sounds OK here, everything where you would expect to be, thanks for sharing.
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jmasno5
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Re: Time Will Tell
2017/02/12 15:46:25
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Daniel, Dan, Daryl, Lynn, and John, Thanks for listening and for the complements. It is also good to know it sounded good on some quality speakers. Mastering engineers have a wall of many monitors. The forum is my wall of monitors.
Daniel, I listened at 3:30. "had to go" is at 2:30 but I didn't hear anything but I could be wrong. Possibly a SoundCloud glitch?
Dan, The "kitchen sink" might be in the mix because it is missing from our kitchen! Ben gave me many tracks of guitar. They were all so good I guess I went crazy. I used about half of them. At 2:47 I used only 3 notes from a full track of guitar. A lot of fun. Like a candy shop.
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Re: Time Will Tell
2017/02/13 08:20:56
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I listened for the vocal "glitch", and all I hear is the singer's voice "break". It isn't a glitch, he is human.
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Re: Time Will Tell
2017/02/13 08:50:41
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Sounds good to me! On my home computer with klipsch speakers. I wouldn't call it a glitch, either. Obviously a very subjective topic, this music is. Yeah, sometimes I find a "glitch" appealing, like a cute mole on a pretty girls face. Over polished can get sterile if you aren't careful, imho.
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Re: Time Will Tell
2017/02/13 09:10:57
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Very nice. Just wanted to first mention that the referred glitch shows at 2:30 for me. Very minor and for most will probably go unnoticed, or possibly considered a vocal 'style'.
Nice feel. You have a very good singing voice, BTW. I like the song. Laid back. Easy listening. The strings do fit in nicely.
It is not standard for people to publish their song lyrics on the music sites like Soundcloud? Just wondering, and maybe suggesting.
I am listening on a cheap $15.00 set of Logitech headphones, and it sounds very good. I will try later on my KRK monitors.
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Re: Time Will Tell
2017/02/13 14:23:55
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Sounds cool! :D:D There's more exploring of time ahead, I fear. Time heals..no?
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Re: Time Will Tell
2017/02/13 15:55:30
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John,
Great song, performance and mix. Your voice reminds me of Tommy Shaw:) Very enjoyable listen.
Regards
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Noisy Neighbour
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Re: Time Will Tell
2017/02/13 18:38:38
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jmasno5
Daniel, I listened at 3:30. "had to go" is at 2:30 but I didn't hear anything but I could be wrong. Possibly a SoundCloud glitch?
2:30 of course, typo..sorry  ... but as Dan says, it's human and it doesn't hurt the performance. A bit nitpicking from my side I guess and as mentioned it can come across charming ...and it does actually ; ) I really, really like it! Cheers, Daniel
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Re: Time Will Tell
2017/02/13 20:33:12
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Well done! The 2:30 glitch for tired old ears such as mine is barely noticeable. In fact, IMHO, it adds a wee bit of emotion. Your vocals are excellent and really sell the song.
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Re: Time Will Tell
2017/02/14 00:42:44
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I'm on my semi-decent headphones and the mix sounds very distinct. I'd maybe offer the bass is just a bit prominient, and the vocals in the chorus are getting drowned out by cool guitar rifffage, I'd volume automate the guitar noodling down a hair while the vocals are happening.
The string part at the end was EXTREMELY cool! Loved it! but the very end of the ending sounded meh - maybe keep the jam going, and fade it out?
great effort, cool bounce, Squeeze lives!
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jmasno5
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Re: Time Will Tell
2017/02/14 10:53:01
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Dan, Thanks again. Yes, just my singing. Like a little shake.
Steve, thanks. Good analogy. I don't like perfect/sterile. Keep it human as much as possible.
Ken, thank you. I switch to my little Logitech speakers a lot during mixing/mastering. I switch to mono a lot too. At some point I will post the lyrics with all my songs. It's a good idea.
David, Thanks. Todd Rundgren "Time heals the wounds that no one can see..." But this song is more about, "Let's see how this break from each other goes." It's not from my point of view either.
Daniel, Nitpicking is welcome. I want to hear it. I am a OCD mixer!
Freddy, thank you. Much appreciated.
Tom, Thank you. I agree on the bottom. I have since reduce the makeup gain by 1db on the sub of the multi-band compressor. (I replaced the track on SoundCloud) Hopefully to knock the edge off a little. As far as the vocal during the chorus goes I intentionally made the choice to keep them level with the instrumentation. It's only a couple notes that I'm singing and six words so I figured I can get away with it. When I set the volume of my monitors to the lowest possible volume I can hear every word. I don't like fade outs too much but hear you.
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Re: Time Will Tell
2017/02/15 11:26:32
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This is a well written song, good build up to the chorus, memorable hook, nice middle 8 into the break - all good! Excellent vocals too.
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Re: Time Will Tell
2017/02/16 15:38:22
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Nice work, John! Loved the layers and layers of guitar. I understand why you went crazy.  But the drums and bass hold it all down really well. And FWIW, now that Mark said it, I too hear a bit of Tommy Shaw in your vocals. And the sting lines at the end? Perfect way to take it out... PS... you write some catchy songs!
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jmasno5
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Re: Time Will Tell
2017/02/16 17:19:58
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Mark, sorry I missed your comments. Thank you. I used to sing "Blue Collar Man," in a cover band. LOL
James and Steve, thank you both.
James, I didn't know how to make the vocal a little different in the bridge so I tried a free Izotope plugin called Vinyl. I set it for 1960. It came out well.
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