"Muse" - An Ultravox tribute song

[audiojunkie]

@Talvin: I LOVE YOUR SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm a HUGE fan of 80s music, and you definitely caught the Ultravox vibe! I saw Midge Ure in concert as a teen, and listening to this song totally brought me back to my teen years! Great Job!!!

Let me know when you get your album completed!

--Sean

[Talvin]

I also grew up in the 80s so that's why I still have a strong connection to that kind of music. Thanks for your kind words.

What about the mix/version then? Better than 1.43/1.0?

http://soundcloud.com/talvin/muse-v-2-0

[nineofkings]

The recording of this song is immaculate. The piano, guitars and synth sound great. I like the drums, especially the handclaps. The new bass groove gives a sense of movement. The vocals are very clear in the verse, but I'd cut out a bit around 100 hz or so from the instrumental in the chorus, because the vocals seem to get a bit buried in the guitars.

[audiojunkie]

OK, I've been listening back and forth between 1.43 & 2.o to try to decide what I like better. As strange as it sounds, there are parts that I like from both versions:

Version 1.43: The vocals are a little more muddy than version 2 which I don't like, but I also like the delay tails. Version 2 has clearer vocals, but the delay tails seem to be pulled back into the mix. I suspect that the delay and the muddiness may both be tied together and it may be a give and take issue here. I'm not sure what i would recommend for this, unless you are interested in doing a lot of by-hand editing or using two tracks and a lot of automation. (You probably have a better idea as to what to do for this than I do.

Version 2: I really like how you've done the bass here. It comes out in the mix better and I really like how it sounds. The vocals are up front, but it seems the delay tails that I liked in 1.43 are missing or greatly reduced.

I hope this helps with your mixing! As I said before, I really LOVE the song and your choice of instruments. Great job!

--Sean

[Talvin]

Thanks for listening again.
Actually there was a lot of reverb/effects which caused a lot of crackles and muddiness in V.1.4.3.
I mixed down the tracks, mostly without effects, and gave it to a friend for mixing. He really cleaned up the mix (v.2.0)but he hasn't got the same plugins, so there are not the same vocal effects than in the earlier versions.

[Talvin]

After letting a musician friend do the last mixes I decided to try a new mix of my Ultravox tribute song. Guess that is the only way to get better...
I would be happy if you gave me some feedback on it.

Thanks

http://soundcloud.com/talvin/muse-3-0

[audiojunkie]

I love it! Please send me an MP3 of it!

--Sean

[Talvin]

Thanks, I will.

Any more thoughts on Mix 3?

http://soundcloud.com/talvin/muse-3-0

[audiojunkie]

Thanks, I will.

Any more thoughts on Mix 3?

http://soundcloud.com/talvin/muse-3-0

The only thing that I would change, would be to lower the volume of the clap sounds a little bit at the beginning of the song--the intro part before the rest of the instruments kick in. Otherwise, I like the entire mix! Good job!

--Sean

[Talvin]

Thanks...again.

This is probably the final, mastered version of the song which was done by another homerecording musician. My thanks go to Soundmopi!

http://soundcloud.com/talvin/muse-3-1-mastered

[audiojunkie]

Thanks...again.

This is probably the final, mastered version of the song which was done by another homerecording musician. My thanks go to Soundmopi!

http://soundcloud.com/talvin/muse-3-1-mastered

It sounds great! Any chance you can send me a link to the MP3 of this final version?

Once again, Great job!!

--Sean

[Talvin]

Sure.