Feedback on Production

[arkjack]

Hi ForumI worked on a few instrumental tracks for some listing submissions that have been missing forwards.... I welcome any comment or critique on these tracks as they were going to Y/N listings and there is no screener feedback. I am particularly concerned about where they fall short in meeting the broadcast quality standard....For those of you old enough to remember Quickdraw McGraw..... That is kind of the nickname for my production.... Hey Qweeksdraw........ I feel I haven't overcome the dilemma of fast production without some sloppiness showing up...thanks for the helpArkJackTracks are : Alabama Gonna Be my Home TV. Jasons Road.... Dysfunked..... like to my taxi home is :http://www.taximusic.com/hosting/home.p ... st=ArkJack

[mazz]

Hi ArkJack,I like your music, lots of very good ideas with good potential.Here's some of my feedback, my opinion only:Alabama:Lead guitar timing is pretty loose against the rhythm section. Drum fills a bit sloppy in places. Mixwise: your acoustic rhythm guitar has a lot of energy in the same frequency range as the lead and it makes the mix feel crowded. Pan the acoustic slightly to one side and take some of the 2 to 4 KhZ out.Jason:The acoustic in the left speaker is way too hot. It pulls the groove unnaturally to the left and totally overshadows the acoustic lead. The guitar on the left should be about as loud as the one in the right. THen the groove would dance.Dysfunked:Again, the mix pulls to the left. In fact, it's hard to tell if there's any center information at all in the mix besides bass and kick. The lead comes in in the right speaker but probably should be in the center. The piece is a 2 or 3 chord jam piece and could maybe use a bit more focus in the arrangement, some breakdowns or something like that.I say listen to some more music that has the elements that you have and really deeply analyze the production for things like stereo placement, frequencies of support instruments as opposed to lead instruments, use of effects. For some of these things headphones work very well. Listen on your speakers as well to see how they compare to your mixes so you can learn your room and speakers better.Again, my opinions only from my own experience, for what it's worth. Keep up the good work!Mazz

[arkjack]

MazzThanks for taking a listen. the feedback is immensely helpful. It does point to elements in the mixing where I am going too fast and just "being satisfied" with the mix and not taking enough time to concentrate on the elements of placement. Its one thing to be able to lay down tracks and throw something together..... getting to the point where I can get a great mix and tracks in the time allotted is challenging me....Thanks again....ArkJack