Re: [linux-audio-dev] Tastes like chicken!

Hey John: I'll chime in with some kudos for the tune, but I agree with your own assessment re: the vocal, it does need to come forward. No point in singing words if they can't be heard or understood, yes ? Vocals are often a problem for people who don't particularly think of themselves as "good" singers (whatever that means: is Bob Dylan a "good" singer ?), and there's a resulting tendency to put the vocals too far back in the mix. The thought is often to truly "mix" the vocals in with the instruments, but I suggest taking it the other way on, i.e., mixing the instruments against the voice. The song is the thing, its melody and lyrics must be clearly heard (or at least clearly sensed: I can't usually understand the lyrics to Mudvayne but at least their man is out front). One of my favorite local musicians made a wonderful album years ago, but the one mistake he made on it was to mix his voice too deeply into the instrumental sounds. He told me he wished he hadn't done so, and that his decision was based on his poor opinion of his own singing. Sometimes it's best to get another opinion, I guess that's part of the function of a good producer.