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adamj

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Messing around with a cover!
« on: April 15, 2013, 08:45:25 PM »
Vocals in one take (quite clearly  :lol: )

Used my Telecaster 60's vibe, and a whole lotta experimenting with the FX in my DAW  :P

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whaddaya think, production tips very very welcome

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Re: Messing around with a cover!
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2013, 10:37:50 PM »
Donīt have the right headphones on to really say much, but what I notice is that I generally like what you have done there, has a nice feel to it. To me there is nothing of by a large measure.
Now, what I think can be improved (disclaimer I am no expert, only hobby soundmaniac)
The main thing I notice is that to me the voice needs to be louder, it starts to disappear in the background. I think the reverb on the vocals maybe could have a faster decay, but that will become more clear once it is more in the foreground. Might also need more compression, but again, make it louder first.
Next thing is that the  bass guitar maybe could go a little deeper. It has a nice growl to it that I enjoy, but I am not sure if the depth is there, might be the headphones though.

Iīll give it another listen with my other headphones later. For now, just turn up the vocals and lets have another go. Oh, and I always like the realness of one takes, especially on vocals. Sure, they donīt have that great studio feel, but they work in their own way for me, so I actually find that one charming.
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Re: Messing around with a cover!
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2013, 12:46:22 AM »
in terms of mix, there is too much sub bass, the bass guitar is a bit too fuzzy and doesn't really go with the bass drum sound as well as it could. The guitar sounds are good though, lastly the vocal need to be much clearer with more high end/ presence, or ideally just recorded again, it needs to be more up front in the mix. Hope that's not too harsh just trying to help.
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