A little help putting this into a genre...

[buckd22]

Steve and Gilbert,In your opinion, would bringing the bass up in the mix fix the broadcast quality issues? I'm considering a new drum pattern. I'm not sold on that one completely. Thanks.Chris

[sgs4u]

Is this you playing all the instruments (pretty good job)?Here are some ideas & general questions for you to put some thought into. Maybe they will help you develop the mix a little better...What did you write this piece of music for? Did you have a Taxi listing or goal in mind for it? It looks like you didn't because of the way you posted the topic, but I don't want to assume the wrong thing tho. Can you imagine a jazz band playing this song, and watching them? Where would they be playing it? Would there be any other musicians entering the song at different points, or would all the players play together, for the entire song, like a jazz combo? Can you place the instruments in appropriate volumes and stereo imaging the way it would sound when you are standing 10 ft away from them?

[heinsite]

hey chris!sorry, i know the aged around here hate this, coming from a non-musician, but here is what i "hear", it's all i got--really like this JAZZ, no other thing it could be. it's unique, and i think quite well done, very nice guitar work, drum work too. listening for the second time, the highs are right on, and yep, i agree that the bass is, well, i can't hear it really, probably because it's real (?)...now, if you can imagine all the stuff stevie says, you are as much of genius as he is...pretty hard to do all that IMHO. he has great points as usual, but hell, i can't imagine you sat down and really asked yourself all them questions before you wrote it...a bit too mechanical a look at it from my point of view...of course i'm NOT a successful songwriter (yet..) LOL!!imho, it's a very good piece of music, why you wrote it, who knows? who you wrote it for, i don't care. and if you can imagine yourself 10 feet away and hearing it, congrats, that takes only a very special ear and outta body experience IMHO. it SIMPLY IS as we hear it, in our own ways, and it simply is very very well done.good luck with it (got to hear some bass brought out more, (bring the viole up a bunch) and you have it down, IMHO...the best,warren

[buckd22]

Stevie,It's me on guitar and bass. The drums are a loop. The main reason I started the thread is because I don't know what to do with it. You are correct, I did not write this for a Taxi listing. I wrote it as part of a jazzy acoustic project I started a few months ago. A work in progress at this point. What was this written for? Good question. I had just bought a Martin 000 and this was the first thing of interest that came out. Not to sound too cheesy but the lead parts are inspired by life. Girlfriend, job, band...general frustrations. It was more of an expression piece than a purpose piece. Yes, I can imagine a small combo playing the song. If it was my combo, I'd have a horn or a keyboard player too. And it would be much longer and have other soloists. The last question is a little difficult. Standing 10 feet away, and the instruments being acoustic I'd think the drums would dominate. Unless there was a PA involved. Then you are subject to the whims of whoever is mixing. I think I'm getting a little too technical here. Maybe your question is more philosophical in nature?I enjoy the way you've asked these questions. It's made me think and reconsider the mix. Now I think I'll bring the bass up in the mix. Chris

[buckd22]

Warren,That's all any of us got. : ) I appreciate your comments too. The bass is me playing a keyboard. Not really real. But kind of. Bass fix coming up.Chris

[grandmatarkin]

Yeah, I gotta go with jazz too... Also, I think the basic idea is really good. My mind is not focused enough at this exact moment to tell you where I think it should go, but if I were to make one comment, it's that in my head I'm hearing that chordal guitar part played on an electric. A Pat Metheny sound comes to mind for some reason.Unfortunately you wrote it for an acoustic project, so I don't know what you'll make of that opinion It could just be stylistic preference on my part...At any rate, take home message is - it's definitely good enough that it deserves to be fully fleshed out. Good luck!

[teashea]

From the opening bar it sounds like jazz to me. --- and good jazz at that. I like it.Tom

[buckd22]

Thanks for giving it a listen teasha. That'a been the overwhelming response. Jazz it is.