stop this train

[boy52]

Hey fellas, it's been a long time.. there was just some stuff going on in my life which prevented me from recording songs for a while. Hopefully I'll be able to post more stuff and contribute more to the forum. =)

I know this is a DMB forum, but I hope no one has a problem with a John Mayer cover I did. Would appreciate any feedback! Thanks

http://roychung.googlepages.com/StopThisTraincover.mp3

[Brian M.D.]

overall, very nice job. you have the guitar part locked in and the rhythm is solid, did you use a click track? the solo was great, i really liked how it was subtle but still, well, great. the vocals were also very good, you hit all the notes and and you seemed to get stronger as the song went on.

[dmbguitar718]

hey man, this is great. some harder panning for the solo would be beneficial. the vocals were rather timid throughout, but you definitely have natural vocal talent that can be progressed.

good stuff. do you write your own material?

[Grachi]

i haven't listened to it yet, but I definitely like the song choice.

This is one of my most favorite songs ever, not just John Mayer or anything but out of anything.

I'll give it a go later this evening. If Pat said you did great, then you are definitely worth the listen

[boy52]

brian: thanks for the feedback man. I was debating if I should use a click track or not, but they always seem to be distracting. I tend to focus too much on the beat rather than focusing on where the song should be going, so I decided against me. But I'm glad that I was on beat somewhat.

pat: could you clarify "harder panning?" I've panned the solo 90% on one channel and 10% on the other.. should I redistribute it even more? And yea, I wasnt very happy with the vocals.. it's a really emotional song to cover. I had to drop the song a whole key so that it fits my range better, but hopefully my voice will progress as I practice more.

I've written a couple originals, one of which I posted on the forum early last year.. the link might be dead already though. By all means, let me know if youre interested. I appreciate your feedback.. I've always been a fan of your stuff pat.

[dmbguitar718]

pat: could you clarify "harder panning?" I've panned the solo 90% on one channel and 10% on the other.. should I redistribute it even more?

Panning can be a little tricky sometimes. If you stereo mic'd (using two mics) your guitar, making sure that each microphone is gained equally is important. If one mic is turned up louder than the other one, there will be a natural panning to one side. So, if you have your right channel up a bit louder, than it will take more panning to get all that sound over to the left side. Say you have 25% sound in the left channel and 75% sound in the right channel - if you pan that stereo track 25% to the left, you are simply evening the sound in the middle at 50/50.

Basically, above all this, panning should always be judged by your ears rather than just the numbers on the screen.

[emiller1221]

nice