New member looking for critique of quality

[Pipewrench67]

Yeah I agree with the others, the beat is 'off' somewhere , like one element is running at a different speed to the rest.

" Broadcast Quality " is a bit of a moving target depending what it is , rhythmic issues aside I would say this is there or thereabouts

Mark

Thank you, I appreciate the time you've taken to listen and comment. Must resolve my timing issue.

[Pipewrench67]

I just had a quick listen to your track. There's some cool stuff happening there for sure.

If the percussion is not midi, it is a damn clean recording of it. How was this recorded?

With the timing issues solved, the sound quality of this is in the ballpark of what is referred to by Taxi as broadcast quality. Everything is nice and clear. Vocal could be a bit more up front, but it's still clear and audible, so that is a subjective thing.

Thanks for the listen and comment. I live mostly in the box (other than my hack guitaring and awkward croaking into the mic) so, the drums are all midi. I appreciate you taking the time and giving your opinion, this will get me closer to where I need to be.

[Pipewrench67]

Kind of a hard call:

Broadcast quality generally means "put it in a playlist of similar genre tracks and it would fit in". You can find a number of videos where Michael Laskow has talked about BQ.

Its not just mix, its not just production, its not just ideas and writing. Its a combo.

I think this one is going to miss the mark for these reasons:

1) obvious timing - the guitars lead the beat, far ahead of the tabla / percussion / Urdu / whatever.
2) vocals - there is vibe, and there is accuracy. Some lean towards one side or the other, and its hard to figure out which side of this you need to be on unless you have some reference tracks.
3) polish of the mix - the percussion is pretty dry and close. The vocals have obvious verb on them. For me it doesn't hang together like a commercial mix.

Fix the timing issues would be the first thing. Then find out where this fits stylistically and pitch it with that in mind. Good luck!

Thanks' so much, this is exactly what I was looking for. Now I have an idea where I should concentrate my focus. I appreciate the detailed critique and advice.