This is my first entry here. I have been trying to make music since fiddling with my C64 30 years ago, but it never really amounted to anything. Having resurrected my music making for some home movies,  I recently decided to finish some old songs that had been awaiting vocals, because I never considered myself any kind of singer, but I decided just to do it, which means I ended up with 8 songs with my own vocals, including covers.
 
This song I wrote in 2000:
https://soundcloud.com/so..egion/thekeytoyourheart
 
New Mix (July 9th) : https://soundcloud.com/so.../the-key-to-your-heart
 

Hi welcome to the songs forum, sounds quite nice here, perhaps the vocals are a little dry and the kick is a little too present in the mix for my furry lugs.  Thanks for sharing.

Enjoyed hearing this very much. Reminds me of myself where the vocals go, I try just to finish my songs with my own vocals and I am not a singer at all, but I am the only person I have to finish my own songs with lyrics & vocals so I go with my only option. 
 
Thanks for posting, I enjoyed hearing this! I'm no mix master, I don't tweak according to KHZ's and all that stuff where sounds go, I just listen and where it ends is how I thought it sounded the best to me, that is my experience on mixing. 

But I must say, your mix to me sounded SPOT ON!!! Perfect!!! Clarity on everything, I could hear it all with a perfect volume in my opinion. 
 
Keep on keepin' on!!! 
 

Welcome to the forum.  This is indeed a very nice song.  I agree with Wookiee -- the vocals might be a bit dry and the guitar leads seems that way also.  The mix sounds good -- good balance, good instrument/vocal separation, etc.  Thanks for posting -- I enjoyed it very much.
 
I look forward to you future posts.
 

Good song...  It has a nice feel to it.   
 
Mix-wise it does come across a little dry, with the vocals and guitar as mentioned above but also the drums...  which seem to be lacking cymbals?  That high end sheen is missing, I think.    I know you don't consider yourself a vocalist but I also picture a few harmonies here and there...  
 

Thanks a lot for your comments. Positive feedback is not something I'm all that used too
I appreciate the suggestions.

welcome aboard....some great folks here for sure. Glad you pulled some tunes from the past and you'd do well to post here and use some very good musical ears and minds.
 
This tune could use a bit of work but its a great start down the path for sure...and I think although dry your vox wasn't as bad as Im sure you think it is...lol
 
keep on keepin!

add some wash reverb to the master bus and it will provide a better glue to the whole track

Steen,
 
Very well done for a first time out.  Yeah there's some nits but hey..... now that you know we don't throw rotten tomatoes and eggs, you can start to work on those small issues. This is a better "first out" than quite a few others including some of my early stuff.... so yeah, well done.
 
A bit of reverb does go a long way towards helping blend things. Not too much... just the right amount.  Also some EQ to make the top end shine a bit.....
 
Don't be afraid to keep a copy of this song as it is now...BUT, feel free to add some verb and play with the EQ and repost it in this thread for more detailed feedback. There's folks here who will help you get it dialed in and it's a learning experience to take a rough version like this, and use the feedback you get to rework the nits several times until most folks agree that it's way better than the original. If you hang out here for any length of time, you will see that done by quite a few folks.
 

Hi Steen
I agree with the other posters re being a little dry. Song and playing are very nice though. Congrats