2014/01/25 14:09:19
markno999
Michael,
 
Cool song, like it a lot.  Overall really good performance and arrangement.  
 
I hear some clipping  and distortion though out as if the song is right on the edge of tipping over.  Might want to check your levels or final processing chain.
 
Regards
2014/01/25 16:15:16
michaelhanson
Hey Guys,

Thanks for listening. Yes, I checked all tracks and master bus for clipping. I have a brick wall in the last position of the master bus as well. I'm actually doing very little Limiting on this song on the master bus; I am probably only lowering by 1.5 overall.

What has happened to me once before while using X3 is that I have suddenly had a stay track going direct out to the interface and by passing the master bus. I couldn't figure out on that occasion how it had happened. I didn't look for that on my final bounce, but will later this evening when I get home.

Edit: checked all tracks and busses, no clipping. When I started turning off FX's one by one, I discovered the problem. I had added Waves R Bass to the bass track and for some reason, it seems to mess with other tracks as well. I created a nice bass tone, but some how is leaking onto the main vocal track and distorting that. I am going to work on this with fresh ears in the morning.
2014/01/26 07:19:46
thegaltieribrothers
Good vocals, good song + liked the clear guitar sound especially the re-occurring riff.
 
Best Wishes!
2014/01/26 09:26:47
michaelhanson
Thanks Brothers! 
 
I uploaded a new version this morning.  I turned R Bass off and tweaked the bass settings a little.  I haven't had a chance to check this version on other systems, but not much has been adjusted.  Hope this one sounds clear and undistorted in the vocals. 
2014/01/27 11:04:30
markno999
Mike,
 
That did it, I don't hear any distortion/clipping.   Sounds even better;)
 
Regards
2014/01/27 16:12:07
michaelhanson
Thanks Mark.  It's  close.  The Bass might be just a little to loud now.  Sounded good on the monitors, but a little loud on other sources.  (I still need Arc 2).  
2014/01/27 22:55:45
Voda La Void
Ok, so it's got this feel-good thing going on...but what's your beef with rain?  You know what Lennon said, you might as well be dead. 
 
Seriously though, not much into the lyrics on this, but it's good music, vocals fit and Petty would be proud.  I thought it sounded a little distorted though. 
2014/01/28 14:19:46
michaelhanson
Voda,
 
Thank you for listening.  It actually means a lot to me that, even though this Genre is not your cup of tea, you think the music is good.  Yes, I always seem to have a little of that Petty thing going on.  I stopped fighting it and learned to roll with it.
2014/01/29 22:32:37
Freddy J
Nice one Mike.  It really has a groove that pulls you into the song and the lyrics keep you there.  Great job on the vocals.  I too am getting a bit of what sounds like distortion on the overall song --- but --- that probably is my antiquated and cheap equipment ;>)
2014/01/31 11:08:28
michaelhanson
Thanks for listening and commenting Freddy.  I know that I don't here any type of distortion on the wav. file that I have been listening too.  I'm not sure if I could be getting a bad file conversion uploading to Sound Cloud?  I am bouncing to a wav, then to a 320 mp3 and then into Sound Cloud.  Maybe too many conversions of the same file.  
 
I will try to listen to Sound Cloud with a good pair of head phones this weekend.
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