New track - your production thoughts?

[AnimalSounds]

The drums overpower the track as soon as they come in, need them much more subtle.

Keep your own voice too.
Going back to the drums after hearing the track... it needs mixing again. Doesnt sound like you've used any automation, the guitar is swamped by the drums in parts then at the end the guitar is swamping the strings etc.

[jalapeno]

Loved it, with your vocals, cheezy strings, elctro drums and all. Very enjoyable listen. I immediately thought Syd Barrett rather than Thom Yorke, but in the end it had a very cool Crowded House vibe (that's a compliment btw )

I don't like hard panned, solo'd instruments - a pet peeve - feel free to totally dismiss my comment. ( Sounds fine when the rest of the track kicks in.)

[danabnormal]

The drums overpower the track as soon as they come in, need them much more subtle.

Keep your own voice too.
Going back to the drums after hearing the track... it needs mixing again. Doesnt sound like you've used any automation, the guitar is swamped by the drums in parts then at the end the guitar is swamping the strings etc.

Is this the v2 version thats there? If so, listening again after a few days I see what you mean and I think its the compression. The non-v2 version there is without any, and (I think anyway) sounds a bit more balanced and spaced (perhaps). Will try to upload the modified file minus compression later to see how the other tweaks are sitting with you guys.

Many thanks for your comments guys - really appreciated.

[Ten Flew South]

This has got loads of potential, it's not too far off as it is.

First off, tell your mate not to give in the day job, your vocal is excellent, the only reason it seems to drop off key is because the guitar part isn't changing with it as it should.

Guitar is not prominent enough, defintiely needs to be brighter, more present, when you've done tht then it'll benefit from a touch more reverb too. The part itself doesn't do enough, it's too static, you need it to follow the other instrumentation a bit more dynamically.

That first descending synth sound - bit pants, would lose that.

Great composition overall though, liked the string part, great vocal as I said, drum track could do with a couple of flourishes to liven it up, and there a re a couple of timing issues with it too, but a good track nonetheless.

[clare_bear]

I think that's lovely. And your voice is cracking - no need to change the vocalist!

I can't comment on the production side, but I really like the track.

[danabnormal]

Guys, many thanks for all your comments - they've been extremely helpful.

Got a q about the guitars tho. I see what you mean by the fact that they're drowned a little by the drums, but i can't seem to fix that (levelling wise). I'm thinking of rerecording the guitars, recording the playing plugged into the machine as they were recorded here, while at the same time aiming a mic at the instrument and then playing with the panning / levels of both to fill it a little. Do you think that'd help??

I've applied a teeny amount of reverb to the guitar at the mo which has brought it to life a bit, but I'm starting to feel I'm a bit at a dead end technically - which is a shame. The comments you guys have given me here has driven me towards actually finishing the blasted thing (which'll be my second song ever I got around to completing! WOHOO!!)

Once again cheers for the comments - I dunno how I've been doing this stuff for so long without joining a forum!

[CrankyMuppet]

Nice one mate. Plenty of more able people than me have commented on the production, but stepping back and just enjoying the song, I think you've done a great job. Echo the comments re: vocals, give your mate the flick.

[btr_beri]

I think this is a fantastic effort. I actually like the vocals, don't change them. And I think the drums work really well with the song so well done!. When the strings come in after the main chorus it's fantatastic.

My only 'could do better' is the acoustic guitar. The trumming part sounds really odd when listening on headphones because it is panned so far to the left. I would suggest copying it, and moving one forward by about 8ms, then panning it to the same amount to the right. You'd then have a really big guitar sound. You also need to do something with it reverb or chorus wise. It sounds like it was recorded in a completely different space to the other parts in the song.

Other than that I'm really impressed. Get back to be if there's anything I don't make sense with