Rescue Me

Moxioron

Hey all. It's been a while since I have been out here. I have so many ideas and songs I am working on, I need to focus on one or two to get them out here more.

This is a redo of a song I did about two years back. I fear I have 'over-processed it'.

http://kandamedia.com/K & A Media/Rescue Me.mp3

Mixing/Mastering:
-Is it to muddy? It is so hard to mix distorted guitars with a bass guitar. They take up so many of the low frequencies.
-Is the mix balanced? Anything louder or quieter than it should be?

Musically:
-How is the arrangement?
-What do you think about the wah guitar.
-Is it catchy?

I wrote the lyrics and played all instruments but the bass, my bro did that.

I appreciate your candid feedback. Thanks.

jimiV

Hey: I liked it. Love hearing new stuff. Thought mix was good and the guitars IMHO were not too muddy. I don't think the vocals cut through very well. Maybe get the vocals a bit more out front and fatten up the drums a tad.

Nice job though.

shredd

Killer stuff.
Here's my take - since I'm LOOKING for things:
The mix is pretty good. The instruments are all pretty intelligible. You're right about the bass - a bit less \"high\" on the bass (probably about 4-500Hz) and more low-mid and low (probably about 200 down) would make it stand out a bit more. Also mix so that the bass and gritty git'r are away from each other.
The gritty git'r overwhelms the mix...the tone is perfect, but it's a little to out-in-front of the mix. Tone it down a hair, it'll allow other stuff to emerge...(unless, of course, you're going for the heroin-addled trampy-groupie crowd...)
The arrangement is good, if a little \"busy\". But a very catchy, gets-ya-grooving song.
The wah? Meh. Less is more.
Also - the swirling channel-to-channel stuff in the intro is great, but again, less is more...

That said...it's great, and a lot better than what I've been doing lately... :oops:

partch

Hey bro I remember this tune 8) I like the original in some ways still! Get you out of my Head Right? It was slower & the vocal I like a tad better! The Vocals are good in this one as well! This is a more complete tune than the other one. BUT I'm serious though I loved that Original I listened to that thing over & over great tune!! Yes this version is as well!! I love the message!! So true bro! Thw Wah guitar was fine I dug it!! Guitars sounded great!! & I thought the mix was fine! 8) Keep them commming! Always a treat bro! 8)

iliace

I don't hear any problems with the mix. The only thing is, it's kind of empty... the overall big picture sounds like it's missing parts. Of course, I'm listening on laptop speakers, so maybe that's part of the issue. I would recommend doing some layers - if you have clean tracks to reamp, even better.

Also, the drums sound like they're almost in a different setting - sort of London-style mixing, but doesn't quite work for this type of song. Try adding a little bit of reverb, and apply it to all instruments. The way I do this is create a bus and route track aux sends (or subgroup sends) to it, then mix it in at the master where you have the overall compression, mastering effects, etc. This way you can adjust the balance: a little less reverb on the lead vocals and lead guitar (make them upfront), a little more on rhythm instruments, and a tiny bit more on the drums. Just be careful not to muddy things up. And to answer your question, as it is, definitely not muddy; it's a pretty clear mix.

Another tactic for hollow drums is to run a drum compression bus, and send the drums there, then run that out to wherever drums meet with the main mix. It's a good solution for punchy, full-bodied drum tracks.

I can't hear much of the wah, but it sounds like it fits. I don't think it needs to be any more prominent in the mix than it already is.

As far as catchy... well, I liked it. It reminded me of something like C4 (less the ridiculous guitars), or Pretty Maids.

Moxioron

Thanks for the great feedback. I will spend the next week tweaking and using some of your suggestions.

And no Shredd my intent is not to attract herion addled trampy groupies....unless of course they look like Cameron Diaz

Thanks again.

Rawb

Moxioron. Definately has a nice groove I liked it! The only thing that I can add, is you cut it off at the end. Lets hear more from you talented people!

thatsastrat

Ok! Pretty cool jam. As far as the mix I'll just dito the others as I am still trying to learn the craft too. The one thing that caught me off guard was the BG vocal. For me the high pitch vocal did not work, but hey if you like it that is all that matters here. Just keep having fun with it, post stuff and get feed-back, try stuff, and record some more. Peace!

emesis

Never heard the original but this one sounds pretty good. I was waiting for a screaming guitar solo in there but it never came. I think that would of put the song over the top. Cheers!