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Thank you for taking the time to listen and offer constructive criticism.

I Would've Found You (D. Longuski)


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Instruments: El.Bass, Ac.Guitar, El.Guitar, PedalSteel, Drums
RD: NashvilleRadioFunkyBallad16^1-a,b:Snare, HiHat :Miles McPherson
RT1827: Bass, Electric, PopModernGrooveA-B Ev16 075 , Craig Young
RT793: Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming ModernCountrySync Ev 100 , Tom Britt
RT1834: Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopModernGrooveChorusA-B Ev16 075 , Darin Favorite
RT2542: Pedal Steel, Background ModernBalladAtmosphere Ev16 065 , Eddy Dunlap

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Originally Posted By: Dewey_MI
Thank you for taking the time to listen and offer constructive criticism.

I Would've Found You (D. Longuski)

Something went wrong:
"This track was not found. Maybe it has been removed"


Making bits and bytes sound good...

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Hey BD, thanks for trying to access it. I made it a public link so I think it will work now.

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Dewey...great job...wow! that takes a range to sing and you nailed it! really great write...lyrically exceptional and melodically challenging but very dynamic and cool...as usual you've written a great song...maybe my favorite from you...glad you got the link opened up for us! best regards...Dan

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Very nice Dewey. Great lyrics, great band and the cello works smile


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Wow, what a song! That's a great write, not just another typical love song, but original, very meaningful and relatable without being too syrupy. This is one I wish I would have written. The steel was a little hard for me to hear until the end. The cello was sure nice, but I might have brought it up a little too, but that's just me.

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Wow, killer chorus and great singing! Excellent premise for the lyric, too. The complete package. Great work.


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I really love this Dewey. Nice work and great vocal.

It kind of has a seventies vibe to it, but that is totally fine by me, I love seventies stuff.

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Thanks Brad! I'll mess around with the mix to try and incorporate the steel and cello a bit more. I'm always afraid of doing too much in my mix so I appreciate your ear!!

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Oh, man, when you open up those highs, it naturally brings chills to the surface. What a good song, Dewey. You have a wonderfully natural vibrato that is very pleasing. Lyrics are just perfect. The only constructive criticism I can offer is simply opinions, but since I enjoy hearing different opinions... Nothing anyone could say would make this song any better; it's already a top-notch write. So opinions direct toward the mix. I listened 3 times so far, trying to imagine how I'd change the mix, what instruments I'd bring out and which ones should stay back. No matter how I mix it, the most important thing (the vocal) is what should be the main focus, and you've nailed it.


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I'm listening with headphones and I want to tuck that R acoustic guitar in a bit, but hey, this is excellent.

And man, your vocal performance is top notch. Way to go!

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That is one memorable chorus that soars. Vocal is convincing and passionate.

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Great song and performance. If I were mixing it I would:

1) generate two tracks of RT793 acoustic guitar, and pan one left and the other right. Not a duplicate but two different rendered tracks. Slightly wetten them too, and it will sound a lot fuller than the single guitar on the right.

2) Bring the bass up a bit, and maybe also the steel and cello.

3) Vocal is great. Perhaps a hair too dry for this style but don't over do it.

4) Would sound better if you ran Trackspacer on the acoustic guitars (especially) and probably the other instruments with a side chain on the great vocal, so that the vocal would sit nicely in the track but still have a full accompaniment sound.

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1) Stunning writing. That's what stands out for me, here, both lyrically and musically.

2) So well sung, with emotion in the voice. Effortless high register.

Reminds me of some old-school singers, of whom the names escape me, right now, sadly ... but what a song.

No criticism at all ... this is really well done, from every aspect, for me. Well done!

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Thomas,

Thank you for taking the time to dig into the production and mixing of this one. I understand and will for sure take all your suggestions and try them out in a new mix this week; however, I'm not familiar with TrackSpacer so I'll have to do a little sleuthing on that one.

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Thanks for the input, Olemon. Thomas suggested that I duplicate the ac. guitar and pan them hard L and R. So that will, hopefully, take care of the issue you were hearing. I really appreciate constructive criticism from those that know more than I do on this mixing stuff.

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Originally Posted By: Brad Williams
Wow, what a song! That's a great write, not just another typical love song, but original, very meaningful and relatable without being too syrupy. This is one I wish I would have written. The steel was a little hard for me to hear until the end. The cello was sure nice, but I might have brought it up a little too, but that's just me.


Brad, I took Thomas' advice about duplicating and panning the ac. guitar hard R and L and the cello and steel seemed to pop out a little more. Let me know if you think this is enough for your ear. I really appreciate the help!

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catchy chorus. and i really like your character vocals.

i hear some bgv's in this but thats just me.

really nice lyrics.

very nice song.

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WOW!
This is an extremely good song!
The way you "scream it out" in the chorus.
Really great voice!

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Dewey,

Wow what a great vocal range you have! You are nailing those highs on this beautiful song that is really well written! As far as critical input, I don't have any. Some good suggestions have been offered by others that might give you a little different sound, but it still sounds great to me!

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