Mac: The Autotune comment on the voice took me a bit by surprise – now I know I’m a songwriter first and a singer second – but I didn’t think I was that off . Just now I ran GSnap-GJ (fits my budget – free) on the voice at 90% and there were a couple of a spots that could use some attention – but I always worry about artifacts that I can’t hear but better ears can if I go to say 95% . Could you cite the major trouble spots – if you say "all of it", I’m gonna shoot myself! NOT! About the instrumentation – I was hoping for this type of comment to help me sort out my own thoughts on which elements work best and how often to use an obvious hook like the steel drums riff. Thanks for the ideas.

John: Vocal levels – You’re right –I put them so that the lyrics were front and centre. But this is where I get into trouble with my high frequency hearing loss – when I pull ‘em down I’m never sure if the average listener can make them out. Is there a basic rule I could follow? I try to keep competing frequencies away from the voice. Did you notice if the verb used on the voice was close to that of the instrumentation?

Oren: Thanks – I had fun writing it. I like the country and calypso mix. I’m still trying to figure out the balance of each – don’t want to overuse either one, and don’t want either to be “old hat” by song’s end. Don’t want the “kitchen sink” feel.

Ian
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