[LAU] Some late summer music

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On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:48:16 +0200
"Jostein Chr. Andersen" <jostein at vait.se> 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