Earlier I mentions removing some lows and some highs from your voice. You may want to consider using multi-band compression instead, and then dial back the low and mid compression level, increase the high compression band, and then add your reverb with the lows cut off. That will help brighter up your voice without losing the baritone features.
The musicianship is great, though I'm not really feeling my first knuckles bleed on my pick hand (guess I've listened to too much metal).
I've tried multi-band compression on my voice before but I wasn't too pleased with the results. But what the h*ll, I'll try it again. I probably just wasn't using it correctly lol
You have a good voice, though you may want to EQ out some to the lows and mids, add compression, then wet up the highs with reverb or delay (just a hint). Also, consider more compression on the master, to smash the channels together to give it more "liveness" (not to much though, quiet dynamics are better than a "brick").
You may want to consider adding so midrange to that lead guitar, and moving from a fuzz to more of a tube screamer tone (kinda blues it up).
Put YouLean or some similar tool on the master, then get the LUFS of the master around -10 to -14, without clipping, and you will get a much clearer louder master.
Just some food for thought, you asked for feedback.
Nice work. BTW, if you like to count, cover Catfood.
Thanks man, I like to think I've come a long way since I did this track but I'll definitely keep your suggestions in mind for the one I'm finishing up right now.
Cam, so right @ about 1:49 the change with the chord progression is highly impactful to my ears. Then the unison fullness guitar work and strings made this quite impressive. Drum mix is balanced to perfection and finally, the outro piano crowned this perfectly. Another great work.
Very nice cover! Clean sound, good strong vocals. Music sounds pretty on point, tells a story even without vocals. I think you'd nail some David Bowie, Pink Floyd maybe even some Crowded House covers.
Thanks so much. I think I'm done with covers for a while but I know I'll come back to it eventually. Honestly, I don't think I've ever listened to Crowded House. I'll have to check them out.
in the higher ranges your voice is sensational, otherwise this theater rock sounds too good ... only the drums are a tad bit weak ... on my view ...
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I think you're right about the drums. I'm still not very good at mixing/programming drums so hopefully that'll improve with time. Thanks for the listen though Danke.
Listened to this yesterday I think but u know how it is, sometimes you just don't have time or inclination to comment. If you hadn't said I'd never have known you'd had a few! Yeah those key changes must be hard but you've got that nailed.
It definitely worked!!You have a beautiful voice thats for sure.
i will never say this but for 1 time i do ....Take a drink if you make a track lol.
Compliments!!
Your voice sounds very fine to me - maybe you need to drink a lot more and try a pogues song. Not a huge fan of the song itself but you have a lovely sound production on it and it's sounding very polished - It's always good to try a wide variety of styles and see where different genres and forms take you I reckon : )
Thanks, glad you think so. I knew this song wouldn't be to everyone's taste. Though... God... the thought of trying to sound like Shane MacGowan makes my throat hurt lol
Like how that last note holds at the end.
this is you singing a tad drunk wow man this was something else was getting a greatest showman vibe off this great cover also and they way your vocals went up and down at first i thought u were out of key a tick at the bigining then i realised you were singing properly and to key wow again great work glad i listened.
:)
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed. I can see why you heard the first verse that way. The harmonies used in this song are kinda surprising. More chromatic than you'd usually expect in a pop-song.
I don't really know the song, but it sounds like you were hitting the key changes (which as I'm sure you know is the hardest on the singer), so as far as singing goes sounds good to me. The whole thing is clean and well put together.
I am curious why you would want to do a cover. I kinda can't stand doing them, and if I'm not already booked at a bar knowing I have to cover 3 hrs (so maybe 20ish songs), I don't bother learning them, and if I do it's a very small amount of time per song (sometimes none at all, I just listen for the "nashville numbers" and call it "leart").
Hope that didn't seem cynical or something, I was just curious if it is practice, fun, both, or part of something that you are already doing anyway.
Like I said, good production, squeaky clean instrumentation.
Funny you should ask. The main reason I did this one is because this song just entered my brain a couple months ago and wouldn't go away. So I thought doing a cover would be the best way to excise it.
Also, on top of writing the more minimal, ambient pieces I've been doing I'm also working on my 'songwriting' specifically. Obviously it helps to reverse engineer songs that I love in order to improve my skills in that department. And truthfully I'm not really feeling confident enough about my own songs to post them here yet.
Anyway hope that answers your question! Thanks for the listen and the comment of course.
Hi guy! I don't know this "cover", I wouldn't give you an opinion on your voice, I prefer female voices...but the work seems well done, even "stuffed" lol!
Michael
The emotion evoked feels like your trapped in a space ship and ground control has been disconnected. You've become isolated. I get Pink Floyd / 2001 A Space Odyssey imagery in my mind.
Wow...still listening as I write. Obviously much thought & talent went into the composition & instrument arrangement...very patient build and your vocal performance is totally on..the big space fits the atmosphere and instrument space..the instruments carry the rhythm nicely without percussion etc. Love the last section switch to the key prog and rich pad layers...superb piece of music Killick...fav....keep on...Ed
So much drama and power in this track, it's amazing! You really know how to fit music to your vocals, they really add up! The spacey ambientlike sounds in between keep it interesting and even mysterious at some points. Maybe at some point a bit of drums might even enhance the track even more but I understand that without it is very rich already. Thanks for sharing!
Cam this is epic, you've captured the ambient space and then some, this ain't no track, this is a PERFORMANCE, stunning. The aura your voice carries is incredible,angelic baritone,church like, the instrumentation from the synth pads and that guitar it's giving in so many ways the keys are charming and build you up slow stabbs, I hadn't planned on listening to 9.39 mins, but I rolled one, poured a scotch and settled down. I would have paid to watch that performance bro, high five, faved
Thanks Maj! Hope you're feeling better now than you were a couple months ago. It's an honour to be making to music in the company of such high calibre people, such as yourself.
Can, so this listen for me personally was simply “MAGNIFICENT”! From the vocal treatment to the guitar and then that majestic piano and synth work. And it’s genius how the lower synth notes maintained the tempo and kept everything moving nicely. Top production Cam.
First things first. I can tell just by looking at the waveform you added more volume to you mix, that's a good thing!
Great intro, your vocals are strong and the dreaminess of the pad behind it is nice. The guitar adds the opposite of the pad, some gritty sound to oppose the pad. The piano is incredible. Epic song Cam, quite a pleasure to listen to!
I'll take a guess on who wrote the lyrics. Was it Eddie Vedder from Pearl Jam?
Hey Wayne, thanks so much. Generally I do try to make my mixes fairly quiet and then pull the master up about 6-8 db. Oddly, I've started looking for the same thing in waveforms that you noticed.
Also, great guess but no! Now that I think about it, kinda does sound like one of Vedder's lyrics doesn't it?
I think this is the first 9+min track I've listened to on LM.
Your Vocals are perfect (of course). The panning Synth at the beginning was a nice touch, it drew me into the track and wouldn't let me go. I really like your choice of Electric Grand as well as the other Keyboards and Pads.
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The musicianship is great, though I'm not really feeling my first knuckles bleed on my pick hand (guess I've listened to too much metal).
Nice work keep it up.
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You may want to consider adding so midrange to that lead guitar, and moving from a fuzz to more of a tube screamer tone (kinda blues it up).
Put YouLean or some similar tool on the master, then get the LUFS of the master around -10 to -14, without clipping, and you will get a much clearer louder master.
Just some food for thought, you asked for feedback.
Nice work. BTW, if you like to count, cover Catfood.
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fistbump, Danke
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i will never say this but for 1 time i do ....Take a drink if you make a track lol.
Compliments!!
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this is you singing a tad drunk wow man this was something else was getting a greatest showman vibe off this great cover also and they way your vocals went up and down at first i thought u were out of key a tick at the bigining then i realised you were singing properly and to key wow again great work glad i listened.
:)
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I am curious why you would want to do a cover. I kinda can't stand doing them, and if I'm not already booked at a bar knowing I have to cover 3 hrs (so maybe 20ish songs), I don't bother learning them, and if I do it's a very small amount of time per song (sometimes none at all, I just listen for the "nashville numbers" and call it "leart").
Hope that didn't seem cynical or something, I was just curious if it is practice, fun, both, or part of something that you are already doing anyway.
Like I said, good production, squeaky clean instrumentation.
Also, on top of writing the more minimal, ambient pieces I've been doing I'm also working on my 'songwriting' specifically. Obviously it helps to reverse engineer songs that I love in order to improve my skills in that department. And truthfully I'm not really feeling confident enough about my own songs to post them here yet.
Anyway hope that answers your question! Thanks for the listen and the comment of course.
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Michael
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Thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed!
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desejo sucesso a você.
abraços
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This is a brilliant track mate.
Great track.
Well done mate.
Maj
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Mark
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Great intro, your vocals are strong and the dreaminess of the pad behind it is nice. The guitar adds the opposite of the pad, some gritty sound to oppose the pad. The piano is incredible. Epic song Cam, quite a pleasure to listen to!
I'll take a guess on who wrote the lyrics. Was it Eddie Vedder from Pearl Jam?
Take care!
Wayne
Also, great guess but no! Now that I think about it, kinda does sound like one of Vedder's lyrics doesn't it?
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Your Vocals are perfect (of course). The panning Synth at the beginning was a nice touch, it drew me into the track and wouldn't let me go. I really like your choice of Electric Grand as well as the other Keyboards and Pads.
The entire production is exquisite.
Great track. Faved..
PEACE...
Cam
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