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I loved this track that Brado made and think you did an awesome job on this. Your voice really works well with this track. Keep up the good work! :)

Kyle

The song is good but you asked for suggestions on the mix. The track is muddy sounding. In parts of the song the music drowns out your vocals, although you might need to compress them to bring the dynamics closer together, which would help. The eq I mentioned are some settings you can use if you put an eq on your master bus (the channel that everything is going into). Cakewalk comes with a nice EQ that will work for this. My mixes are not perfect by any means, not even close actually,but I do understand the principles of mixing, putting into practice effectively is another story. Working with audio is an art, some people are naturals and some are not. I am in the are not category, but I try to improve by gaining insight.

Hey the drums in this are awesome, as far as mixing the vocals are a bit drowned out in some spots. The track itself sounds like it needs to go through a high pass filter which might be done on the drums and bass to help get some of the conflicting frequencies to stand out and to get some of the muddiness out. Try putting an EQ on your master bus and roll off (high pass filter) at around 20-25hz, then scoop around -1db at 450hz, then at 6.5 kHz bump it up by about 1 db, lastly at 10kHz bump it up by 1.5 db. I do this on every track and it clears the overall mix up right away and makes it easier to mix. Of course you might need to add a second eq on the MB after you compress. It also makes it easier when you are eqing on the individual tracks.

Kyle

Not normally a DnB kind of person but this is awesome, love the intro and everything just meshes together nicely. Good job on the mix. Thanks for sharing.

Kyle

Nice intro to the track, I think it grabs the listener right away. The mix is nice and clear as well. Good job on this and thanks for sharing.

Kyle

Hey nice I really like your vocals. The acoustic sounds a little thin,did you direct plug it or did you mic it, to me it sounds direct plug. Other than the acoustic I think the overall track was great, a really nice traditional country sound which I like. Good job and thanks for sharing.

Kyle

Good track, very relaxing.

Hey Brado, the quality of the track is great, the guitars sound full and have an overall big sound to them. It amazes me how great your tracks sound. I think you are a natural at this stuff, I think recording and mixing is an art like painting, with practice people can get better but some are just naturally gifted. You defiantly fall into the gifted category and practice just takes you up even further. Are planning on creating a track with that riff? I think it has a lot emotion and could really be a great song. Anyway good job

Nice job on this Brado reminds of something that Jars of Clay would do. I always like a good acoustic track and this is no exception, even without vocals it is topnotch. Keep up the good work!!

Kyle

Nice job on this Brado, well produced as always. It reminds of something out of the 90's a little like Counting Crows or Goo Goo Dolls. Thanks for sharing and good luck in the contest.

Kyle

Hey cool track, I like the spoken word done in the song, great tone to his voice. The arrangement is nicely done as well, thanks for sharing.

Kyle

Good track, it has nice sound to it. I don't play games but I think it would make a nice track for a game. Did you use FL Studio to make this, the guitar sounds like their Slayer plugin.

Nice job this track, it has a nice laid back feeling to it. Good mix as well, thanks for sharing.

Kyle

Wow this a really good track man, the fake guitars sound amazing. Great voice too man, keep up the good work.

Kyle

Wow nice track here,its a very catchy track, the vocals and music really mesh together nicely. The track has a nice big sound to it. Great intro, and ending as well. Well done on this, thanks for sharing.

Kyle

I liked this track man, has a nice chilled vibe to it. What did you use for the "pad sound" in the beginning, and is the violin real or a vst? Pretty cool song man, thanks for sharing?

Kyle

This track has a lot of potential, it needs to be mixed a little better so that vocals sit in track better. But good job with what you have done.

Man Brado, I think really think you are the best on this site when it comes to your productions, songwriting, etc. I am always blown away with everything you upload, I don't know what your musical goals are but if you are wanting to make it to the radio I think its just a matter of time for you. Keep it up man!! Kyle

Hey good production on your track, it has some nice bass to it yet there is a nice clarity maintained. Good job and thanks for sharing.

Kyle

Brado this is great, music is amazing. The vocals are great as well, she has an amazing voice, get her some confidence and this track will be over the top. Thanks for sharing.

Kyle

Nice job on this track, its a pretty good pella to work with and you did a great job making it even more catchy.

Kyle

Awesome as always, I love your vocals, you do such a great job of taking tracks and adding so much more emotion to them. Good job and thanks for sharing.

Kyle

The mandolin in the intro really drew me in on this track. Simple song in a sense but a lot of mellow details that keep the listener interested. I really liked this one, thanks for listening to my track, I don't think I would have heard this song otherwise. Good job and keep up the good work, thanks for sharing.

Kyle

Another good track man, I am big fan of your voice. I would recommend equing the vocals a little so that they fit into the mix a little better, they seem a little bright compared to the piano, maybe a little less reverb as well. I personally think vocals are the absolute hardest thing to mix and still struggle immensely with getting mine to sound good. Thanks for sharing and had to fav this one.

Kyle

First of all jmanshizzil's track is amazingly beautiful, and I think your vocals just add to it and make it all the more better. Great job on the lyrics and you have a great voice as well. Thanks for sharing your version.

Kyle