If Tomorrow Never Comes - Garth Brooks Cover

[Hook]

Very nice listen, i enjoyed it.

I hope I'm not out of place here, but this is one of the things I hope to get from this site, from the the people who know way more about multi track recording than I do.
Don't get me wrong, its great to get comments from folks who say they like what you have come up with, who dosen't like a pat on the back?
But speaking for myself I would also like ideas and advice from others as to how they think my stuff could be improved.

Even if its just simple things like "the drums sound a bit loud to me" or the more in depth stuff like 64'S advice to me today.

I want to learn, and I'm way past reading the books, I've tried, just get confused, so I'm looking to the knowledge thats out there in songcrafters.
Nothing wrong with a bit of critical critique in my book.....

Ok rant over

Thanks Again
Cheers
Ronnie

I don't find anything wrong with your quest for criticism but we do tend to be a positive, supportive sort around here. Also your recording was really good. If I were forced to find a critique i would say when you drop out the drums it's a little abrupt both times. I don't know what your using for drums but maybe try a fill or end phrase on the last measure before the stop. Even just a cymbal crash could be enough to end the phrase. That me nit picking though, and i don't do it often.
If you really want critiques you can try homerecording.com . They are a little more free with their critiques, often leaning toward rude-ish. I'm no prude and can take critique just fine but the best part of songcrafters to me is the kindred spirits that just love making music. We take the time to listen to each other's songs and i learn quite a bit from that alone.
I look forward to more posts from you.
Rock on!

[Hilary]

You've got something that quite a lot of people don't have which is quite difficult to put into words - the best I can come up with at the moment is authenticity and sincerity. Don't fix it if it ain't broke. I think all you need is your voice and your guitar and some bog standard mixing (without the bolts and whistles, ie no compression, delay, reverb, echo etc, etc).

BTW - I checked out that site - crikey I'm not sure I'd have the balls to post there, but it made quite compelling reading and they did have some good ideas.

[Ronniejm]

Thanks Hook, I do know what your saying about SC, I would never want to change the friendly atmosphere we find here.

That said thanks for your friendly tip on the drums, thats the kind of thing that would I would never think of, but it's a valid point,
and now that you've mentioned it, I'll work on it and hopefully learn in the process.

Hilary, thanks for your words, they do mean a lot......

I've not had a chance to look at the other site mentioned yet

Cheers
Ronnie

[Oldrottenhead]

beautiful, never thought i'd say that about a Garth Brooks song lol. gaun yersel Ronnie.

[TPB]

Well done levels were good
Tim

[Hilary]

Stunning!

[StephenM]

yes it's very nice....... I really like Garth Brooks...
I agree you play well and have a nice voice.... reading through the comments it sounds like big improvements in the recording were made.... there is always room to get better at that... and sometimes you get better and then bingo...backwards...
hope to hear more....
64's advice on mixing is correct IMO if you are not going to use a mastering service such as LANDR or even a mastering setting...  If you are just going to mix and post....the highest recorded levels without clipping is the best... but the harder you drive the channels the more the signal gets compressed...so that clipping is minimal....but it can smash the music.... I think your ears can tell you alot...and that takes practice....also mixing through a set of reference monitors (can get a pretty ok set of Presonus 3.5 inch monitors for a little over a hundred bucks)....is worth gold.... mixing through headphones is hard...not impossible but you have to take your track and check it on phones, cars etc...because headphones and non reference speakers will often not tell the truth....
If you decided to use a mastering service such as LANDR (there are many)(Landr has 2 free masters a month).... then mix about -6 to -4 db below 0.....the mastering will take care of the rest.... and it can be quite impressive the results... certainly worth trying.... but....DON'T TAKE MIXES THAT ARE MAXED AND MASTER THEM!