An original song I wanted to share

[funkinbottom]

It's a funk rock song with a sense of humor in a Primus/Bungle/Ween/Zappa kind of way. I hope you all enjoy it.

Very enjoyable, I'm diggin' it. So many times when someone post "my new song...what do you think" most times I get through about 30 seconds, don't like it at all and move on. Such is not the cases here. Not only listened all the way through, but listened to it twice. Killin' track, great groove/feel, lyrics tell a cool story and slipping int to that 1/2 time groove for the ending & solo, very nice.

What did you use for drums?

 

[cool breeze]

Nice work! Def here some Steely Dan influence.

 

[rtslinger]

Oh yeah great stuff absolutely TOP groove

 

[josephbass86]

Very enjoyable, I'm diggin' it. So many times when someone post "my new song...what do you think" most times I get through about 30 seconds, don't like it at all and move on. Such is not the cases here. Not only listened all the way through, but listened to it twice. Killin' track, great groove/feel, lyrics tell a cool story and slipping int to that 1/2 time groove for the ending & solo, very nice.

What did you use for drums?

That's a real drummer, me and him jammed through the song quick. And then I redid the bass and then put the guitars and vocals on top.

 

[silvertone]

I dig it very much.
Good stuff.

 

[josephbass86]

Thanks for all the positivity guys. I've been putting a lot of time and effort into these songs and the fact that a lot of you dig it means a lot to me!

 

[Dbassmon]

Yeah man, sounds cool. Love the singer.
This what my ears hear; EQ on the snare is very dark, no crack in the snare and hats are MIA. The groove would benefit from having those instruments eq'ed and sitting in a better spot sonically.

 

[DeepHz]

I'm happy with the way this song and my vocals are coming along and wanted to share it with you. I also think the tone of the bass and bass solo is pretty good too.

It's a funk rock song with a sense of humor in a Primus/Bungle/Ween/Zappa kind of way. I hope you all enjoy it.

Also this song has some swearing and is NSFW.

Crazy Judy, Rough Vocal Mix

Loved it! I agree with previous post about having a Tower of Power feel in the funk section. Your vocals are great, along with the bass.

 

[DeepHz]

I'm happy with the way this song and my vocals are coming along and wanted to share it with you. I also think the tone of the bass and bass solo is pretty good too.

It's a funk rock song with a sense of humor in a Primus/Bungle/Ween/Zappa kind of way. I hope you all enjoy it.

Also this song has some swearing and is NSFW.

Crazy Judy, Rough Vocal Mix

Loved it! I agree with previous post about having a Tower of Power feel in the funk section. Your vocals are great, along with the bass.

 

[pbass888]

very nice! Great job on vocals and rhythm section!

 

[soulstew]

Great stuff, and great playing! Like many others, the first thought I had was TOP. Great integration of some slap and pop with the finger funk, for a tasty, funky groove.

 

[mrcbass]

Throw some tight, funky horns into the mix, and you also have a serious Tower of Power-like groove goin' on. Actually, it's there even without horns!

MY thought exactly. Lotta Rocco influence there. Well done!

 

[The Owl]

Very cool! Zappa gets a megadose of funk!

 

[Neil Folkard]

Nice, bouncy tune. I don't think the intro is too long at all. Everything is just right and the parts all fit together very well. And that change-up at about 4:30 is sweet. Of course, I'm a prog/jazz/fusion guy, so you could do a five minute intro, or go completely instrumental, and I wouldn't bat an eye, lol.

 

[josephbass86]

Keep being you man. The performance is tight. All the parts sound clean. Clearly 5 string bass frequencies. I'd be really proud of the vocals too. I think you hit the more experimental end of the music well at the beginning and the get into a groove.

Solo is killer.

What did you mix on? It's fine on headphones, but sounds thin on laptop speakers (couldn't even really hear the drums/bass).

Been mixing on Fruity Loops

 

[erratick]

Been mixing on Fruity Loops

LOL. I mean what is outputting the audio. Are you on headphones or speakers? The software probably doesn't have much bias.

 

[josephbass86]

LOL. I mean what is outputting the audio. Are you on headphones or speakers? The software probably doesn't have much bias.

Outputting through high end speakers, also I can hear the bass and drums fine through my computer speakers and even my crappy cellphone speakers.

 

[josephbass86]

Yeah man, sounds cool. Love the singer.
This what my ears hear; EQ on the snare is very dark, no crack in the snare and hats are MIA. The groove would benefit from having those instruments eq'ed and sitting in a better spot sonically.

Thanks for the compliments and thanks for the input, I will take these into account when mixing.

Recording and getting a good drum sound is new territory for me so I am learning.

 

[Dbassmon]

Recording and getting a good drum sound is new territory for me so I am learning.

If I may suggest; a good way to get your bearings when trying to figure out how to eq drums, etc, is listen to a recording you love the way the drums are mixed, in the style of your tune, and try and match that as best you can. Reference material is always helpful, especially when you are getting started in audio production.

 

[josephbass86]

Bumping this cause I got a new mix I wanted to share.

Crazy Judy New Mix

I think the tone is better and vocals pop a bit more, also fixed the drum sound quite a bit.

Also redid the the solo on fretless