New Song

[gundersen]

I've just put up a new song called take it or leave it. If you have a moment please take a listen and let me know what you think...It would be much appreciated. I'm looking for your take on anything you feel about it. Here is the link to the web site.www.myspace.com/cliffgundersenThank you very much, Cliff Gundersen

[mixopenta]

Impeccable production! Great song!The only feedback I have, is that the overall track sounds a bit squashed IMHO.While it's a good idea to have an instrumental bus ducking away from the vocals, sometimes if the ducking is set to high, it sucks the energy out of the track. My suggestion would be to back off a little on the ducking ratio, or have the ducker triggered by the lead vocal only. (It sounds as if its being triggered by the harmony vocals as well...)Other than that, I have nothing to add. Good job!

[gundersen]

U peters, thanks I did use overall compression and I also put the vox out front and backed off on the rythm guit in the mix.

[gundersen]

One other thing...can anyone tell me what taxi category they think this song would work for?Gundersen

[hephaluemp]

Quote:I've just put up a new song called take it or leave it. If you have a moment please take a listen and let me know what you think...It would be much appreciated. I'm looking for your take on anything you feel about it. Here is the link to the web site.www.myspace.com/cliffgundersenThank you very much, Cliff Gundersen Hi Cliff Gundersen.I like your song, nice drive and energy.Listening on pc-speakers at the moment, and nothing to bad here, in my view.Still, I think it would be possible for you lift out a little bit more of the song, that little bit extra, so to speak.Vocals on the verse: they are a little bit "secret" - I think it could be possible to make them "pop out of the speakers" a little bit more.The first thing to try here, would be to lower the dub a little bit, and maybe adding a little bit of hi-end, or possible just some harmonics on the high end, like an exciter. If you don't have an exciter laying around it is easy to make one with an aux-bus and distortion, and hi-pass eq, then send some vocals to that buss for extra hi-end harmonics, just slightly.Or - if you have an SSL mix buss emulation laying around, try that one for some extra sizzle in the top.Vocals in the chorus.See verse vocal tip for adding harmonics.Also: Those extra vocals in the chorus sounds a little bit to hard, the chorus effect is helping, but not enough. Got any additional vocal-takes you can use to make it a little bit less robotic? Some extra voices dubbing here could help loosen it up.Also, there could be a little bit better build-up to the first chorus, and also in the transition through the guitar-part to the verse again.. same other places, some more air would help here.- Hepha Luemp

[gundersen]

Quote:Quote:I've just put up a new song called take it or leave it. If you have a moment please take a listen and let me know what you think...It would be much appreciated. I'm looking for your take on anything you feel about it. Here is the link to the web site.www.myspace.com/cliffgundersenThank you very much, Cliff Gundersen Hi Cliff Gundersen.I like your song, nice drive and energy.Listening on pc-speakers at the moment, and nothing to bad here, in my view.Still, I think it would be possible for you lift out a little bit more of the song, that little bit extra, so to speak.Vocals on the verse: they are a little bit "secret" - I think it could be possible to make them "pop out of the speakers" a little bit more.The first thing to try here, would be to lower the dub a little bit, and maybe adding a little bit of hi-end, or possible just some harmonics on the high end, like an exciter. If you don't have an exciter laying around it is easy to make one with an aux-bus and distortion, and hi-pass eq, then send some vocals to that buss for extra hi-end harmonics, just slightly.Or - if you have an SSL mix buss emulation laying around, try that one for some extra sizzle in the top.Vocals in the chorus.See verse vocal tip for adding harmonics.Also: Those extra vocals in the chorus sounds a little bit to hard, the chorus effect is helping, but not enough. Got any additional vocal-takes you can use to make it a little bit less robotic? Some extra voices dubbing here could help loosen it up.Also, there could be a little bit better build-up to the first chorus, and also in the transition through the guitar-part to the verse again.. same other places, some more air would help here.- Hepha LuempHepha Luemp, thanks for the ear and insight...I use an Antares auto tune and put down about 8 tracks on the vox

[gundersen]

Any ideas on what type of TAXI listing to submit to...ie pop/rock, alt rock, pop..etc.

[dgolding]

Very distinctive sound you have going there. The first thing that struch me was how 'tight' the song is.I had a listen to some of the others too, very impressive. Good guitar work, and song structures that keep the interest.Very nice work

[gundersen]

dgolding, thank you very much. Your input is very much appreciated. Any ideas on what style the song sounds like. Thanks Cliff Gundrersen