Rick B wrote: > 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. wow - thanx a bunch! ... at least if you're humming it, there must be something right happening :) i find writing lyrics/melodies pretty natural ... structure is fun to work with ... recording/mixing is a whole new ballgame - but luckily i've got linux on my side now! shayne
