Miss you - An original lament

OldG · 08-16-2011, 09:12 AM

Written,sung and played by my wife Lucy, with a little help with the congas and guitar...

https://soundcloud.com/mick-hastings/miss-you-2020-mix

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OldG · 08-20-2011, 12:56 AM

Any opinions/crits welcome...

Tinderwet · 08-20-2011, 07:03 AM

Your wife's got a nice voice! I like the implied monotonity of the tune, like a big sustaining pedal point, until that middle 8.
The only thing that's a bit confusing is there's a lot of bass/mids left on the congas, and they are in the middle, so it kind of sounds like you're playing them in front of your wife. I would try to move them more to the side(s), and also make them smaller/thinner a bit. Maybe that's just me though. Anyway, thanks for posting it!

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OldG · 08-20-2011, 11:45 PM

Thank you! That's just the kind of feedback I was looking for, I will try EQing and shifting the congas - there was something not quite right that I was missing and now it seems obvious, thanks again.

G-Sun · 08-21-2011, 01:37 AM

Thanks for sharing! Nice

(What kind of feedback are you after? Recording, mix, arrangement, songwriting..? )

OldG · 08-21-2011, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by G-Sun

Thanks for sharing! Nice

(What kind of feedback are you after? Recording, mix, arrangement, songwriting..? )

I'd like to get constructive feedback to help make the track the best it can be....

My wife Lucy and I have an album's worth of songs that we would like to record/mix as best we can - so any help would be greatly appreciated...

Low_Pressure · 08-21-2011, 03:41 AM

I'd rather make an automation so that congos gradually fade out when vocals step in. Somewhere (on the second minute?) there should be a culmination of the song, maybe try to double violins or smt? Maybe it's just me, but i don't really like songs, where's nothing happening. A bit of variations in dynamics would make it much more interesting.

Awesome vocals, i'd love to hear a more dynamic song with your wife singing.

OldG · 04-05-2020, 03:23 AM

Ok... so after a good long while we returned to this, and came up with (I hope) something more complete and cohesive. The prevailing lockdown has given us time to spend on honing into a more complete track.

Please, please give some feedback as this song means a lot to us..

thanks in advance and look after yourselfs..

https://soundcloud.com/mick-hastings/miss-you-2020-mix

OldG · 04-05-2020, 04:32 AM

Bumping due to post not showing on new post timeline..

DaniloVillanova · 04-05-2020, 10:53 PM

Very beautiful and touching song and the singing was incredible.

I liked the mix overall but the vocals could have been more up front.

The strings at some moments sound a bit 'synthy' but nothing too bad.

Bass sounds awesome!

Thanks, this song feels like fresh air at a difficult time.

OldG · 04-06-2020, 12:46 AM

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]Very beautiful and touching song and the singing was incredible.

Thank you, sincerely... that means a lot to us!

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I liked the mix overall but the vocals could have been more up front.

Had trouble with that.. on my monitors, the vocals were a bit shy at low volume and too strong at higher levels so ended up with a compromise... am I missing something in the mixing stage?

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The strings at some moments sound a bit 'synthy' but nothing too bad.

Strings are a mix of Cellofan and Spitfire pads freebies... I'll go through and EQ again or action any suggestions you might have.

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Bass sounds awesome!

Glad you enjoyed it! Recorded DI, with a Harley Benton PB50 - strung with 25year old worn out roundwounds that just sound good on anything i put them on...

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Thanks,this song feels like fresh air at a difficult time.

Thank you again,We were hoping people will 'get something ' from this, so glad you have.. be safe and best wishes..