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New shop edit release for your listening pleasure, comment and critique.

It' on RN . . . if'n you don't want to divert for a listen.

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Nice tune Sans... Wouldn't mind hearing a nice melodic (electric) solo. Could raise it a notch. It needs something xtra and that would be the first place I'd look to develop it. 2nd would be some BG vocal/harmony tracks.


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I liked it...moving in the right direction, George.

Keep on keeping on..

Nice tune Sans... Wouldn't mind hearing a nice melodic (electric) solo. Could raise it a notch. It needs something xtra and that would be the first place I'd look to develop it. 2nd would be some BG vocal/harmony tracks.

I concur. It's not intimate sounding enough for just 1 voice and acoustic and begs for vocal harmony at V2 to build. A melodic solo would add interest I think. Mix sounds pretty good but I am having trouble hearing the kick. Many engineers get pretty anal about matching the kick volume to the bass guitar track to lock the groove. OMHO

Thanks for the input and props fellows.
Vocal harmony . . . yes . . . we intend to have some back up vocals on the production version.
Lead guitar . . . yes . . . we recorded without our lead man that night as he had other obligations.

Good suggestions on the bass & drums. This was actually recorded utilizing Steven's electric kit ( after we spent an hour and a half trying to get a midi input to separate out all of the individual pieces ) we debated on raising the kick volume. Full studio version will likely go back to a mic'd acoustic set and eight tracks instead of just right & left.

The biggest issue it has to my ear is where my guitar just dies at the break.
I had hit one lick to many and I assume that JAX just cut it out without tapering the previous chord.

Really appreciate the input guys. Will print it and share it with the band before this tune goes into pre production.

Debate continues to place on next CD.
I'm thinking we should. Plenty of time to fully develop it and get a good recording mix and master

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Take a listen to the song.

Put down the meth pipe Willie. Have you got any teeth left?

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Your hatred only hurts yourself.

Good job, Willie you have now alienated a guy in George that would actually give YOU the benefit of the doubt. (Where the rest of us would call you an idiot in the first 30 seconds you were here)

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His "p's are hitting". You need a pop filter. You can buy one. I've made one from tights/pantyhose and a coat hanger. However, I developed away to remove the pops after the fact.

Ideally you you want a pop filter. Alternatively you can crank the volume and move away from the mic. The drawback to this is "tape" hiss, room sound, or picking up airplanes, dogs, chair squeaks, etc.

Having said that I do have a solution if pops are already present on a vocal track that you still want to keep.

Open that track in your editing software. Cakewalk, protools etc. I use audacity. It's free and it works.

Highlight just the pop. Eq the bass out of the highlighted pop. Pop is gone. It's that simple.

I realized that the pop was just a bass frequency and experimented. It worked.

You may need to experiment with which which frequencies to pull out. But they are just the bass frequencies.

I cannot tell after the pop is pulled that anything sounds lacking or weird. And I'm picky.

Singer also has pitch issues. I would look at obsessive practicing with matching pitch on a piano. You could also use a pitch shifting program in protools, cakewalk etc. Autotune.

"With" at :26 hits like a "p".
Walk at :30 is off key.
The "C" in "across" hit's like a "p" at :31.
The "p" on "open" hits at :34

Since the vocals start at :24 that's 4 issues in just the first 10 seconds of vocals. My advice is to get or make a pop filter and redo that vocal track.

nice job george. i don't share your beliefs or faith but i do respect you and your efforts to spread the word.

as for advice/critique...as others have suggested i'd develop things a little more w some background vocals and/or instrumental counter melodies and hooks.

\ I fully intend to sue you now over 45 seconds of my life I lost. and since time is something you can get back when lost, you will millions in this suit.

and every member of bandmix will be joining in a class action suit and submitting a cease and desist order against your dumbass for every second we have to waste trying to decipher your unintelligible and humorless drivel and gibberish.

Thanks for the input gentlemen.

I respect men whom can "not share my beliefs" and still conduct themselves in a civil manner.
Thank you, all.

The recording was, just a filler for time really, at a rehearsal where we did not all show. An experiment with a new song, and soem different equipment.
I realized about half way through the recording of the vocal track that I had forgotten to install the pop filter, did not even have our best mic in place so I have to accept responsibility for that part for sure.

The whole thing will be re recorded in pre production.

I realize not everyone is up on our nomenclature.
A "shop edit" is basically a primary recording for the purpose of recall and to give us a starting place as it were, for pre production sessions.

Good input and thoughtful. Will definitely be discussed in the pre production sessions.
BandMix ( that is you people ) offer an extremely valuable service, and discerning ear.

You are greatly appreciated in your time.

I can hear (in my mind) a nice arpeggiated piano part in the background for this song!