Thank you for listening. It's contemporary country. Story of a young man who couldn't find the words when they were most needed. Artist is Jon Tucker. I produced the music, played keys (CLP-170, Korg CX3, Omnisphere strings/fx.) Steel guitar from Brazil, vocals, drums and lead and acoustic guitars Austin Texas. No compression/eq. on master buss--leaving that to Gene Paul.
 
I like to hear specifics to catch anything that might pull your ear and should be backed off, raised, eq'd
 
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Hi Micheal,
 
What a pretty country song!! I didn't pick up on anything overly huge but I heard a few things I might do if it were my mix. Keep in mind I listened on headphones and you might have mixed primarily for open sound. I'm not hearing as much stereo separation as I would like..on headphones the song seems lacking in spacial quality. Both yours and the backup vocalist voices are really nice! I'm not hearing the same polish and detail on the backup vocalist as in the lead vocal..nothing really overt, but enough that I'm noticing it. Even though she is in the background I think she needs to be polished some...maybe all it needs is a slight bump in the mids..very slight.

Hi Michael,
 
Excellent as always from you.  If you want to soften the bg vox as Starise suggested, slowing up the compressor release on that vocal track outta tuck it in just a bit.  

thank you and nice to hear from you. Yes, the panning has been rough on this one. At one point I had the acoustics on the right to balance out the piano. Maybe it should go back there and the organ on the left. Problem with that was at the end there is only organ and piano playing off each other and its nice they are on opposite sides. I considered just panning on organ for the end on the right, and have it on the left the rest of the song, but go through these "keep it real" times.. I will give it another listen.

Starise
Hi Micheal,
 
What a pretty country song!! I didn't pick up on anything overly huge but I heard a few things I might do if it were my mix. Keep in mind I listened on headphones and you might have mixed primarily for open sound. I'm not hearing as much stereo separation as I would like..on headphones the song seems lacking in spacial quality. Both yours and the backup vocalist voices are really nice! I'm not hearing the same polish and detail on the backup vocalist as in the lead vocal..nothing really overt, but enough that I'm noticing it. Even though she is in the background I think she needs to be polished some...maybe all it needs is a slight bump in the mids..very slight.

Thanks and long time no see/hear--except the occasional pizza post on FB. Will check if the compressor I used has release. Might be the Puig. Will give it a go.

jsaras
Hi Michael,
 
Excellent as always from you.  If you want to soften the bg vox as Starise suggested, slowing up the compressor release on that vocal track outta tuck it in just a bit.  

Hi Michael, this sounds terrific overall, really good, warm sounding mix. The only thing that jumps out to me is the female BGV, which seems a little too present and seems to crowd the lead occasionally. Minor fix though, this is very nice work.

Yeah... really nice song.... I love all the key changes and how they fit flawlessly.
 
I agree on the female vox being a bit to present (loud)  since she's BGV and not a duet. I'd look at pulling her vox down a few db in a few places....or perhaps overall.  
 
What are your plans for this tune?  Cutting it on your own CD or pitching it?  It's almost too traditional ballad sounding for what they call country in N-town these days.

Thanks everyone. Hmm. Too traditional sounding. I know what you mean. I only produced it for the artist.
I think his plans are to put on his CD. I wouldn't have put steel guitar, and would have used another guitarist
had I had full rein. But, I probably wouldn't even know how to produce a "contemporary N-sounding song,
though I am from Tennessee. Anyway's, thanks for the help.

Hi Michael,
Really nice sounding tune.
I'm not sure if it's the BG vocal being too loud or if the lead vocal might need to come up a bit, especially in the passages with full instrumentation going on.
In any event, that balance between the two was the only niggle I would have, overall it's a great sounding mix.
Nice work!

good job..very pretty tune!