Re: [LAU] Some late summer music

On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:48:16 +0200
"Jostein Chr. Andersen" <jostein@email-addr-hidden> wrote:

> Hi Robert,
>
> On Saturday September 19 2009 20.52.31 Robert Jonsson wrote:
> ...
> > Comments and critique are quite welcome!
>
> I've been listening to this great song two times (downloaded it ten minutes
> ago), and here is mys first quick impressions:
>
> Starting with the good stuff first (and this is the most important): Great
> singing and voice and great song! And all that musical things with instruments
> and vocals that happens on the chorus makes me wanna play the song over and
> over - "skitbra"! :-) You have also done a good job in separating the
> instruments in the mix.
>
> Now, some words about the arrangement and the production: The way you compress
> your vocals (and adds some dist?), and cuts frequencies is a little bit much -
> I know: it's quite common to do it this days, but I think your voice have
> qualities that deserves a better treatment. Another word about the drums: The
> HH do have way to high volume and the song will benefit if you do some "pedal
> Hi-hat" in 4/4 when playing on the toms; the float stops when the HH stops.
> Also consider to use some decaying instrument in the choruses.
>
> Did you sit a little long time when mixing? I hope you take some rest from the
> song and try one more time. You and this song deserves to be heard by a big
> audience :-)
>
> Jostein

I more or less agree with this. You seem to have succumbed to the
'loudness war' and this has taken almost all expression out of your
song :(

-- 
Will J Godfrey
http://www.musically.me.uk
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