On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:48:16 +0200 "Jostein Chr. Andersen" <jostein@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Robert, > > On Saturday September 19 2009 20.52.31 Robert Jonsson wrote: > ... > > Comments and critique are quite welcome! > > I've been listening to this great song two times (downloaded it ten minutes > ago), and here is mys first quick impressions: > > Starting with the good stuff first (and this is the most important): Great > singing and voice and great song! And all that musical things with instruments > and vocals that happens on the chorus makes me wanna play the song over and > over - "skitbra"! :-) You have also done a good job in separating the > instruments in the mix. > > Now, some words about the arrangement and the production: The way you compress > your vocals (and adds some dist?), and cuts frequencies is a little bit much - > I know: it's quite common to do it this days, but I think your voice have > qualities that deserves a better treatment. Another word about the drums: The > HH do have way to high volume and the song will benefit if you do some "pedal > Hi-hat" in 4/4 when playing on the toms; the float stops when the HH stops. > Also consider to use some decaying instrument in the choruses. > > Did you sit a little long time when mixing? I hope you take some rest from the > song and try one more time. You and this song deserves to be heard by a big > audience :-) > > Jostein I more or less agree with this. You seem to have succumbed to the 'loudness war' and this has taken almost all expression out of your song :( -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
