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  • I Got a Thing For You Baby (now including The New Mix) (p.2)
2016/10/31 21:19:02
emeraldsoul
Maybe you fixed something, but I didn't really find the mix narrow. I might push the vocals up a bit more - that slapback room delay or whatever is sweet. Wide, I would say.
 
My concern is that the bass seems to drop completely out on a couple of spots. Try :32 for example . . . maybe 1:!7 . . .if this is a driving kind of song, I don't think you want to lose the energy at any point.
 
Your song was a pleasure to listen to, and your time on it was well spent! Nice band name, too! except you should get a horn section to fill it out to have nine members. :)
 
-Tom
 
 
2016/11/01 11:16:44
philz
Old time rock n' roll... loved it.
2016/11/01 22:29:22
Larry Jones
Thanks, Rip! I daydream about playing my own music live. Not much market for old guys just starting out. 
Tom - Thank you. I think you're right on about the bass, and I'm going to try to fix that.
philz - Thanks for listening. Glad you like it!
2016/11/02 15:04:25
stevec
I'm with Tom on this one - did you change something?   The mix doesn't sound narrow as of today.
 
Fun song, especially knowing the source.   At first I though the delay on the vocal was a bit much, but as the song progressed it did seem to fit.   About the only thing I might change is to give the bass a little more "meat"...  the attack is great, but as mentioned above the average level seems to fluctuate in parts. 
2016/11/03 11:28:00
batsbrew
heh, fun tune!

right off the bat, i get this huey lewis vibe, they were able to get that uptempo beat just right where it wants to get your heart racing, but not quite enough to be uncomfortable!
 
but the singing reminds me more of a cross between jimmy vaughan and dr. john
 
excellent recording and performance.
 
i like the delay on the vox...
but if you want to experiment with it,
why not automate the FX on the lead vocal track;
bring it down when the words are quick and tight,
and bring it up near the end of each phrase or line.....
'play' the effect.
 
2016/11/03 13:33:12
Larry Jones
Steve - Nope, nothing's changed, although I have started a new mix of this song using your advice and the advice of others here (bass and stereo spread), and I'm now hoping I don't ruin it by "fixing" it. Thanks! (PS: I thought I responded to your comment yesterday, but it disappeared.)
batsbrew - Thank you so much for the nice words! I have never automated an effect in my life. It sounds like work, which is anathema to old-time rockers like me. Still, I said I was looking for ideas, so I'll give it a try.
2016/11/03 14:35:16
batsbrew
larry,
it's as easy as arming a track to record.
 
throw an fx in the fx bin on the track...
right click on the track in waveform view and add the fx send envelope...
 
click away!
 
2016/11/03 20:41:29
Freddy J
Old style rock 'n roll --- I love it.  I'm a sucker for uptempo songs anyway.  The vocals are well done and match the tempo perfectly.  The mix sounds good and I don't notice that it is too narrow.
 
Nice one!
 
2016/11/03 22:41:50
Larry Jones
Freddy J - Thank you. I'm all about the Old School rockin'.
batsbrew - I'm trying it. Honestly can't tell if it's helping.
2016/11/04 01:05:10
synkrotron
Hi Larry,
 
I finally managed to get around to listening to I Got A Thing For You Baby.
 
I'm no expert, not in the slightest, when it comes to "proper" music. I spend all of my time producing electronic music and, more lately, ambient stuff, so I always feel a bit out of my depth when I listen to stuff like this.
 
So, as a "listener" this sounds fine to me. As others have said, may be touch "narrow" but I don't think that this is a particularly bad thing for this genre and I'd say it was "radio ready."
 
While I was typing this I also listened to your other two tracks. Everything sounds great. Not something I would normally listen to, day to day, but I can still recognise good music when I hear it.
 
You don't give any info on your SoundCloud page. Are you a band or to you create everything yourself?
 
cheers
 
andy
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