What are great sounding home recordings?

[hollivals]

I read this all the time in the industry listings "must be broadcast quality (great sounding home recordings should do)".The problem with writing, performing, recording, mixing and "mastering" all by myself, is that it's a bit hard to keep a focus on the sound quality.www.hollivals.com -> Rhona is something I would personally consider well sounding.What do you think guys, is this sound quality good enough for a Taxi submission?

[wta]

Ohhhhh, love this!!! It's got David Gilmour all over it. I like the mix and production quality and say yup, this could get licensed. Couple of small things, the solo is just a tad hot and the verse vocals could be a touch clearer thus easier to make out the lyric. The intro felt long also but thats the style of the music imo. This team has got a GREAT feel. Well done... Cheers, wta

[deantaylor]

broadcast quality - just means that it sounds good enough for commercial movies or tv - there is a rangebest way I know to tell if recordings are broadcast quality is to post them here and ask .. just like you've donei think it is .. but my ear is not great for this .. wta and others have better ears for this than mei like the vibe and feel of your song/recordingDean

[orest]

Hi there! Cool site you have! Like the streaming player you have, but I didn't like the stop button in the color of red (and a language correction, it should be stop, not stopp).Very Pink Floyd!! In that time period (the 70's) it was very long intros, but today you might want it to be shorter. They (Libraries/producers) might want to hear the vocals a bit earlier. I would make an alternate version with a shorter intro, and keep this one as well, because it's really great! I also want to hear the vocals a bit more clear, maybe more high end on the EQ.

[hollivals]

Thanks alot guys!Good points here.I might do a few alternative versions or mixes, like short edit to inclued only the best parts and should record the vocals again, now that I sing better and have a condenser mic.Ahh Stopp instead of Stop Orest that is icelandic and yes, the page is being re-designed a bit these days so, I will definately change the player!

[mazz]

Also go to the "Forwards" section of the forum and listen to what folks post that got forwarded.Another suggestion is to watch TV and pay attention to the production quality of the music and songs used on those shows. That's your competition.Good luck!Mazz

[orest]

I agree with mazz, this kind of music is harder to pitch these days, but someone might want to use it somewhere, in a movie about the 70's, why not?! Yes, it is called "stopp" in Sweden as well, just those English type of people who doesn't know who to spell words correct

[mazz]

Or is it because the Swedish wanted to spell "stop" but they didn't know when to "stopp"?

[orest]

Touché!

[ernstinen]

Hey hollivals!This sounds great. Fantastic guitar playing! Definitely "broadcast quality."Only suggestion: The ride cymbal sounds like it's playing on the crown of the cymbal. Since this is so "Pink Floydy," the cymbal should sound like it's played toward the "edge" of the cymbal. And Pink Floyd used a lot of reverb on the ride cymbal. That would be a simple fix!There are many "sounds like" listings on Taxi, so there should be one for "sounds like Pink Floyd" soon! With respect,Ern