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How about you? #176456 10/15/12 03:38 AM User Showcase
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 71 UK P Pete Stobbs OP Enthusiast
OP Pete Stobbs Enthusiast P Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 71 UK	Hi, Song not quite finished yet. Would like some feedback re vocals i.e do you compress before adding reverb etc. SoudCloud RD: NASHVILLEEVEN8^5-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride RT700: Bass, Electric, PopHalfNotesPush Ev 085 RT365: Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Ev 085 RT1118: Guitar, 12-String Acoustic, Strumming Ev 085 1422 Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopCalypso Ev 100 Pete Last edited by Pete Stobbs; 10/15/12 07:36 AM.

Re: How about you? Pete Stobbs #176457 10/15/12 06:08 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,520 Charlotte, NC Tano Music Expert
Tano Music Expert Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,520 Charlotte, NC	Good start...I would suggest adding maybe an 8-bar differentiating scheme in the middle, maybe going to a minor key, but resolving back into your main key. I can't comment on your vocal mastering question, don't knwo much about that. Keep workin' it!

Re: How about you? Tano Music #176458 10/15/12 06:26 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 4,026 Tommyc Veteran
Tommyc Veteran Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 4,026	Here is a link to some advice on mixing vocals. It's done in Logic Pro8 but the info will work in any DAW. http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/mixi...essional-sound/

Re: How about you? Tommyc #176459 10/15/12 07:37 AM User Showcase
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 71 UK P Pete Stobbs OP Enthusiast
OP Pete Stobbs Enthusiast P Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 71 UK	Thanks for that Tommyc and Tano Music.

Re: How about you? Pete Stobbs #176460 10/19/12 08:29 AM User Showcase
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 71 UK P Pete Stobbs OP Enthusiast
OP Pete Stobbs Enthusiast P Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 71 UK	Submitted this song to You License and now it's in the Chart. Anyone know how a song gets in the You License Chart? http://www.youlicense.com/Default.aspx Pete

Re: How about you? Pete Stobbs #176461 10/19/12 09:51 AM User Showcase
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,646 Kentucky P PgFantastic Veteran
PgFantastic Veteran P Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,646 Kentucky	To my ears vocal treatment fits the song very well! Put some lead instruments in in the bar breaks and you are on the way to a very good song. Thanks for sharing! My Music Reverbnation My Music Soundcloud My Tunes Psalm 57:7 My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music.

Re: How about you? PgFantastic #176462 10/19/12 01:48 PM User Showcase
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 71 UK P Pete Stobbs OP Enthusiast
OP Pete Stobbs Enthusiast P Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 71 UK	Pg, Thanks for the comment. Added Cello on the the first break but I am stuck about adding anything else. Still wondering what the criteria is on getting in the chart? Pete

Re: How about you? Pete Stobbs #176463 10/19/12 10:48 PM User Showcase
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 19,215 Australia Noel96 Veteran
Noel96 Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 19,215 Australia	Hi Pete, I've just finished listening to your and song and wanted to tell you that I enjoyed it. I also had a read of the article Tommy recommended and it's a good one. The ideas in it are worth playing around with. One plug in that's great for vocals is Nectar (by iZoptope). It has ALL the features listed in Tommy's article plus more. It also has a truck load of presets. What I usually do is to use Nectar's presets to find a sound that suits the song. I then use that as my the starting place for tweaking my vocals. Often I don't have to change too much. All the best with your composing, Noel MY SONGS... Audiophile BIAB 2024 audios on Soundcloud

Re: How about you? Noel96 #176464 10/20/12 10:52 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 103 Massachusetts BruceI Apprentice
BruceI Apprentice Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 103 Massachusetts	Very nice feel and melody - Jane's vocal adds a nice contrast to the middle section whether it's exactly a bridge or not. Thanks, Bruce SoundCloud Blog: Music of the Spheres Tools: BIAB 2015, Sonar X3, various iPhone/iPad apps

Re: How about you? BruceI #176465 10/21/12 08:56 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,081 jptjptjpt Expert
jptjptjpt Expert Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,081	This has a cool mid-60s vibe that goes good with the song's subject matter. Since you are asking about the vocals, that's what I'll comment on. They have a neat Sandpipers feel (I think they were a band in this style). I would increase the vox and mix them into the overall sound a bit more, and maybe a touch of reverb. But they are very nice and fit the style/subject matter well. My music can be heard at: The Cracks

Re: How about you? jptjptjpt #176466 10/21/12 12:28 PM User Showcase
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 71 UK P Pete Stobbs OP Enthusiast
OP Pete Stobbs Enthusiast P Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 71 UK	Thanks for the comments y'all. It's interesting the different views we all have(guess that's because we ARE all different;)) Many thanks Pete

Re: How about you? Pete Stobbs #176467 10/21/12 07:08 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,986 Texas City, Texas Steve Young Expert
Steve Young Expert Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,986 Texas City, Texas	Pete, I like the song. I agree, it does have a 60's feel to it. Some good advice above about mixing the vocals. Thanks for sharing this! Steve Steve Young Music "In order to compose, all you need to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of." - Robert Schumann

Re: How about you? Steve Young #176468 10/23/12 11:36 AM User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 1,040 Maryland SpaceDog Expert
SpaceDog Expert Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 1,040 Maryland	Pete, I liked the song too but had a hard time hearing the vocals over the guitars. SD

Re: How about you? SpaceDog #176469 10/23/12 12:25 PM User Showcase
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 71 UK P Pete Stobbs OP Enthusiast
OP Pete Stobbs Enthusiast P Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 71 UK	Toned down the guitars and upped the vocals. How's that? Pete

Re: How about you? Pete Stobbs #176470 10/24/12 09:59 AM User Showcase
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gibson Veteran Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales	That would go well in a side tent of the Cambridge (UK) Folk Festival!! with a harmonica or violin solo and a pint, or 2, of real ale, of course! enjoyed Alyn My showcase songs My story

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