Thanks to all of you for having a listen and taking the time to reply.

AT-Thanks for you kind words.

Mike-I appreciate it, my friend.

Makke- Thanks again.

Robby, Thanks for your time.  Actually, I'm using a marimba sample because it's not metallic, and I spent 2 years in Guatemala where the marimba is the national instument.  That's me doing all vocals and instruments.

Tim- I agree that there is a lot going on, and I'll be taking that into account when I revisit this mix.  When I dropped the marimba into the mix, I had in the back of my mind a Steely Dan song that used that sound which I really like.  As for the bass, your comments are exactly what I'm looking for, and I will deal with that.  You have golden ears.

David- Thanks for your kind words about the vocals and lyrics.  I often get more excited about writing decent lyrics than anything else.  As for the sub bass, I don't have a sub woofer to monitor those frequencies, so I don't deal with them.  I'm just happy to get in the ball park let you guys report to me what I'm missing.  Eventually, I'll have to get a sub woofer, obviously.

Shad- Thank you so much and nice to hear from you.

Old55- I'm so happy you appreciate the "vibe" ;)

Beagle- Thank you for you time.  The lead and harmony vocal are unprocessed and just slightly compressed.  The BG vocals are going through Breverb, but at a low setting.  The guitars, which I played through TH2 are heavily compressed, as is the bass.  The drums are going through a limiter in ProChannel, but only to limit the peaks.  My objective was to have some texture in the vocal tracks.  In the next pass, I'll be thinking about giving the mix some breathing room.

Good stuff Lynn - great groove going on. LOVE the backing vocals
I really like the Xylophone/Marimba thingy but it takes up a lot of space - maybe an aggressive hpf? I agree with Beagle on the mix needing a bit of breathing room.

At least of all the synth packages I have, I find the general midi vibraphone to be the best one I have.

Love the organ, what patch is that?  Vocals are killer, this is all pretty cool.  It seems like your stretching out on this one.

What is the bass?

Daryl

Lynn this has a great groove to it. Your voice works really well with this song. This is an excellent song. Judging from all the other songs I have heard from you I would expect nothing less. Love the bass!

Daryl1968, thank you!  The marimba will go under the microscope the next time around.  And, I share your views on the breathing room.  Good call.

Darylcrowley, I just love tuned percussion instruments.  Their frequency response often finds a niche in a lot of songs.  The organ is organ 2 from Rapture, and the bass is a Fender Prophesy bass into a Focusrite Platinum Voicemaster.  Thanks for your kind words.

Marcus, thank you very much!  Likewise.

I love the Marimba in this... I love the overall production too...  this is a great song and arrangement... My favorite from you so far... you might try scooping out some of the mids from the bass... that might help the overall mix... I love it as is though...

Only listening on lappy, but this still sounds great. Love the vox and use of panning here... going back for another listen.

Frank, I love your latest song.  Thanks for your time and suggestion, which I think is a good one.  I intend to scoop a few frequencies here and there on the next pass.  Good call.

paulo, what can I say?  It's always great to hear from you.  I appreciate your time and comments.

This come across quite well for me.

Lynn




Beagle- Thank you for you time.  The lead and harmony vocal are unprocessed and just slightly compressed.  The BG vocals are going through Breverb, but at a low setting.  The guitars, which I played through TH2 are heavily compressed, as is the bass.  The drums are going through a limiter in ProChannel, but only to limit the peaks.  My objective was to have some texture in the vocal tracks.  In the next pass, I'll be thinking about giving the mix some breathing room.

on the vocals:  I'm guessing you "doubled" them or cloned them or something, tho?  I consider that "processing" as well.