Hey'all
 
Here's a song I've sort of completed. I'd love an impression. I've got things I'd like to change - but since I don't think I've shared it before, would you mind providing some opinions?
 
https://soundcloud.com/joshua-barnes/juice-i
 
 

This is a great song!  Only nit was, while I listened to it I didn't really enjoy having the piano panned  HARD left.  The field on the right was   too empty during most of the song.  I think you could either balance it out somehow or pan the piano more center. This is a non-professional observation so take with a grain of salt.

Joshua, this is a terrific song with a lot of potential.  Your vocals are darned good (love the falsetto), and I like the way you've arranged them.  My main suggestions would be to brighten up the piano sound a tad, but not so much to take away from the bright sounding acoustic guitar.  Also, I would cut back the reverb on the snare, as it tends to mask the drums and distracts a bit.  Overall, the mix sounds warm, but is nearing the point of muddiness.  A small cut in the 200 to 300 hz range might help with this.  Bottom line:  I'm glad you're back with us because I've always enjoyed your tunes.

Sounds like the basis for a good song, it does sound a little muddy in places and possible a little to much bleed on the snare or as noted to much reverb, will keep the fury ears on the outlook for the remix.

I always love some good piano
 
the backing vocals are nice
 
the change at 2:00 is cool
 
this whole piece is almost like a wall of sound productionIf I were the producer
I would say shorten it by 1:30, and turn up the main vocal.
 
This is a good song, much talent there.
 
Is this all you? or do you have a band?
 
Jesse Q. Screed
 
 
 
 

A nice song. Performance sounds good... Can't add to the comments already made here and I'd be out of my depth anyway with this genre.
 
cheers
 
andy

Joshua,
 
Good song and vocal performance.  The backing track is a little murky/muddy but some of the tips above should clear it up.   Really nice track.

Regards

eph221 you know, I think you're right about that. The piano is pretty far left. I wrote, recorded and mixed this song two years ago and never shared it. I think I could go back with some good ideas and try to clean it up.
 
lynn - do you think it's good enough to just try to do that in a mastering phase or do you think that it's bad enough where I should go back and clean the individual channels up? I also appreciate being around you and this community. I had a bad go with life and it turned me off to doing anything with music for the last two years. Hopefully I can be more consistent. I just love it here. Thank you kindly for your words.
 
wookiee I agree with the mud on the snare. Unfortunately it might have been the mic picking it up...I'll have to go back and see if I can get some of the articulation out of it.
 
Jesse Screed - Thank you Jesse, all me. What do you mean by 'wall of production'?
 
synkrotron -what's your genre of choice? Thanks for listening
 
markno999 - thanks! I'll try to clean it up and see what happens.
 

Joshua, I never let EQ decisions go to the mastering stage if I can help it.  I start mastering from the beginning and make all my EQ choices in the mixing stage.  If you have the original tracks, start there.  If not, then do while mastering.  Keep up the good work.

This is great - would fit perfectly on certain radio stations today. Great vocals.