Remix is posted today (6 March 2013).

Tried to tame the acoustic guitar, raised the vox a bit (sorry but I added some verb too).

Nice stuff Baps. I agree with some others, has a Dylan vibe. But, you sing better than him (or he didn't have Melodyne).
That's an acoustic (left)??  I listened the other day and was going to say pull down the electric guits..?
Well, whatever it is there on the left, It's still (new mix) a little jangly and loud for my taste.
But then, I always think guitars are too loud..


Well done though Mr. Ed..

Ed,

I Loved It!!!

Nothing more warming to the heart than seeing someone put it out there-Well Done Sir  

Ed, this sounds far superior to your first mix.  You obviously produced this with love, and it shows.  I find it interesting that you used EZ Keys, as I have been pondering that program for a while.  The ribbon mic sounds good on your voice.  It seems super smooth, especially through the Grace preamp.  Did you have to EQ it much?  I'm just curious because a ribbon mic is one of the tools missing from my mic locker.  Well done, and it's good to hear an original from you.

You'th ... youth!

Really like the melody and the vocal. The acoustic is a little loud for my taste as mentioned by others. Also would rather hear the drums done differently. All in all, very good.

The new version sounds goo, too.  One of your best efforts.  

jamesyoyo


Those guitars are entirely too loud and are swamping everything else.

I believe there is a good song underneath it all!

I wonder if you've listened to the new mix yet?


Oh yeah, Philz was wondering if you were ever going to listen to I Ain't Workin' No More?

I like this song and it's very well done. I think to keep it from getting boring though I would start with just guitar and vocal and on each verse bring in another instrument or two and build it to the end. Bapu, you sing better than Bruce Springstien and he made it big. I personally don't know how though, the man can't sing.

The new mix seems more balanced.

How about pulling the guitars back on the chorus and letting the piano breathe a bit in those parts.

It may not be that the strummed guitars are too loud... it may just be that they are omni present.

Maybe pull the guitars back at places and then pop them up where the strumming propels the song.

On the other hand there are places where the piano parts seem busy where I am listening for some sort of chordal pad of whole notes. Those parts are on the verses where I am listening for some sort of chord bed to frame the vocal help it sound harmonious.

The bass is playing a great supportive part... there are times where I might try to see if the piano could support the vocals in the same simple way but with simple chords rather than just bass notes.

The turnarounds and intro sound just right. The piano parts and the guitar mesh nicely there.


That's the place to bring the guitars up t where they already are... to ramp up some excitement after the verse.






I like the use of reverb. 


I personally, like to place my pop combo mixes in one room... that's from my interest in live music listening of pop combos. 


I think this song could gel up a bit if the reverb used on the different instruments seemed a bit more similar. Am I making a fool of myself here? Are they all the same reverb on a bus? Or are you mixing and matching?


I like to use some reverb as an effect and then some master reverb as glue. I'd be interested in more "glue" but I think that you may also want to tweak the effect reverb to make it all work smooth.



You know I hate saying this stuff so do me a favor... don't pay attention to anything I just wrote. ;-)


Hugs and pancakes.

best regards,
mike