Shayne O'Connor wrote: >Luke Yelavich wrote: > > > >>On Sun, Feb 13, 2005 at 08:12:45PM EST, Shayne O'Connor wrote: >> >> >> >> >>>well, it's taken awhile, but i've managed to complete my first song on >>>linux! >>> >>>http://www.machinehasnoagenda.com/downloads/The_Girls_-_The_Sailor.ogg >>> >>>(please be kind in any comments - i'm especially open to tips on >>>mixing/mastering). >>> >>> >>> >>> >>One thing that immediately sprang to my attention. Tuning. I found my >>attension was constantly distracted by the guitar tuning in particular. >>Fine for the vocals to be how they are, as it can certainly create the >>right mood for the song, but the mood doesn't carry through if >>instruments aren't in tune. >> >> >> >> >do you mean the guitar and bass are out of tune with each other, or that >they're not tuned to the proper pitch? > >the bass i'm using has more dead notes than a writer's wastebasket, but >it doesn't bother me that much. i really think the general muddiness, >and bad levels mentioned by ron parker are more of an issue here ... at >least that's all that i personally can focus on when i listen back to it > >(i should say that, to me, this song has more than a bit of a tribute to >the musical forms of Pavement ... and correct tuning in this context has >no more relevance than good singing ... ) > >thanx for listening and constructively criticising :) > >shayne > > > Yes the guitar is out of tune a little, but the song has alot of potential. I really like your style. After listening to it once I kept humming it all day long. Rick B
