The Cost Original Song Bytron08 and Alykat

Heres yet another original song guys!!! Aly wrote the Lyrics and did the bass guitar and mixing. I wrote the rhythm and slide guitar and made the video myself!!! :smiley: Hope you guys enjoy!!!

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Enjoyed that, has a suitably swampy vibe.

Oh, my! Itā€™s just awesome; everything: the music, the lyrics, the sound qualityā€¦ Actually, I shouldnā€™t be surprised at all after hearing your previous production. Congrats! :+1:

:slight_smile: Thanks !

Can you give me a mixing critique? Thank you!

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This mix works pretty well, Allison, not a lot to consider for tweaking.

Maybe Iā€™d raise the percussion in the left and right channels just a wee wee bit. Sometimes I find it can be as little as 1dB to find the sweet spot, a couple of dB and it may be too much. Iā€™d also listen to that percussion and balance the levels across both channels. I think the right may have been a little soft by comparison.

Perhaps the bass up also just a smidge.

But really it sounds pretty good as you have it.

Thank you so much!!!

I did raise the bass & drums this time past where I would have normally put them-per your advice on the last one but I guess I need to be brave & go up a tiny bit more :slight_smile:
Thanks again for the tips!

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Love the video!

Thereā€™s a little electric guitar in there too! I tried to take a back seat in this one & it paid off !!

Great job & such fun to create with you again!

I know we discussed getting a fresh pair of ears on the mix as you wrapped it up, Allison. Doing that has been invaluable for me in my own productions. Then if you push something a little too far, you get that feedback before youā€™ve published. And once youā€™ve been working on a production for a while it is easy to get a little stale.

Top class stuff Byron/AlyKat. I could feel the ā€˜gators nipping at my heels! :smiley:

Like it, great playing and pretty good lyrics. The mix was pretty solid and without being really nitpicking I donā€™t think you could have done better!
Very nicely done!

Thanks Sairfiners ! Once I hear Byrons rhythm & found that drum track, the song took us right in that direction!

Thanks DarrellW !

Thanks all!! YES!! Was fun working with you again as well Aly! I knew this would be a great rhythm for a song!! :slight_smile: Hope everyone enjoyed the video better than my last one i put together!! Guess im kinda getting the hang of it lol.

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Byron

Another great song, well performed and good production. The lyric demands attention and thereā€™s a terrific hook to the chorus that makes the song memorable. Echos of CSNY and, still, Bonnie ā€˜Princeā€™ Billy. Youā€™re in a really good groove. Encore!

Brian

Thanks Brian! We worked hard on this one! I think it turned out pretty great! Dang echoes of CSNY huh? Thats awesome!!!

I used a C battery as a slide for the slide guitar LOL!

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Thank you Brian ! We appreciate everyone taking the time to listen!

Wow, you two! Well done. I enjoyed this as being something a bit unique. Maybe a cross between Indie and the Blues? Great video. I loved the ā€œTornadoā€ lyrics.

Thanks !!! Thats a perfect way to describe the genre. I like being unique! Thank you :slight_smile:

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