mix feed back....new daw...thanks

[rockinrob]

Using cubase. Trying to hit the country singersongwriter level. Any feedback appreciated.

[rockinrob]

sorry heres taxi link Long Hard Road 2.1
https://www.taximusic.com/hosting/home.php?userid=me

[cassmcentee]

Your link didn't work for me
Might want to set up a Soundcloud account and post your songs there for us to hear.
There is a nice little Soundcloud link feature available when you post in the forum so that you can copy and paste the link
Like This:
Cass

[rockinrob]

Thanks for the advice. Heres a soundcloud link.
https://soundcloud.com/user-787705464/long-hard-road-21

Let me know if it works

[cassmcentee]

Cool Rob!
Welcome to the long journey of writing for Film/TV

From my ears: Sounds like you are getting good levels and clean tracks! (I work in Cubase as well)
My first impression though is that this sounds like a demo, sounds like I'm in the rehearsal room with you instead of a broadcast/polished mix.
The best thing to do in my opinion will be to pick a top song to compare your mix to/against and start working on your mixing skills.
It will be slow going at first as you learn the in's and out's of Cubase and all of it's functions.

My recommendation: Pick out a Taxi listing that seems to fit the style you feel you write best to, IGNORE the deadline, write/track/mix till you feel you are getting close, throw up the version here for feedback. It will be a great lesson in the process till you start getting faster at the process!

Also Query/Search this forum for questions you have as most of them will already have been answered in previous posts by veterans in the business.

As musicians we tend to have a hard time being critiqued but to crank out as much music as we need in order to be successful within this realm our skin needs to be as thick as the callouses on our fingers!

Sincerely,
Cass

[rockinrob]

Thanks Cass. I'll do just that. I haven't tackled the comping yet or master. I wanna make sure I got a clean mix, good input being a good pallet to work with. Work in progress. I'll go on with your advice and revisit further down the process. Thanks again.

[cassmcentee]

Anytime Rob!

One thing that helps me: I download the song I'm trying to match my mix to and insert it into the project so that I can Mute/Un-Mute it as a comparison against my tune (called A/B'ing)

[rockinrob]

Thanks Paul. In the process of going through certified steinberg course. Pro version as well. I listened cass and Paul to your music. Awesome. Advice well taken. Thanks.