re-record an old song?

[awaken1]

This is a song I wrote and recorded in 2001 on a VS-1680..The drums, bass and piano are done with a Boss DR-5 drum machine..It was my 1st solo attempt away from my old band..It's a couple generations old (back n forth between tape and cd) so the sound quality is quite lacking. I've since built a computer with Sonar 8 installed and was wondering from you all if it is worthy of re-recording from scratch.. Any advice on any part of it would be much appricated..Thanks!

[irawan gani]

in the 80s, it would be THE best recording ever!

but since we are in the new millenium maybe not so.

in my opinion, you probably would want to re-do the mix. less reverb and such.

if you still want the fake drums, i suggest replace them with better electronic drums samples, like marilyn manson or so.

the guitars are well played and recorded. i wouldnt re-do them if i were you. just get rid of the reverb (again!? ) and perhaps reamp them.

the vocals: fantastic job on that one dude! but then again.. less... well... you get it.

the songs are pretty cool actually and the mix as it is, i like it very much. just update stuffs here and there and you should be done.

[vyn]

Sounds very old school because of the mix. Re-record it. And as irawan said, get rid of the reverb. The song writing is good. I like it. Also, you need better sounding drums.

[awaken1]

Thanks! I appriciate the input. I agree, less reverb definately! Looks like it's gonna be a re due..

[sullivan12]

I like the groove the bass is keeping and the drums are well programmed. I like most of what the guitars are doing too. I think the real room for improvement lies in the mix, the vocal melody and the arrangement.

I would recut everything. The guitar sound on the original is very digital sounding not to mention (as others have suggested) over processed with effects. If your upgrade to Sonor includes a good guitar amp plug-in or if you have a way to mic up an actual amp that would help a lot. A better drum machine or something like Superior 2.0 would help a lot too.

As far as the arrangement goes I would make the song at least 2-1/2 minutes shorter and maybe shave 3 minutes off it. The instrumental sections are (just my opinion) way too long and not all that attention-grabbing. I would probably work on the vocal melody to get a better hook.

Anyway, that's what I hear. The song has got a lot going for it. It just needs some tweaking on the arrangement and better sounds. Good luck with it.

[awaken1]

Thanks sullivan! I really appriciate everyone taking the time to listen and give suggestions.. really helps! You pretty much have the same ideas as I do about it..it is to long and kind of gets a little redundent after a while..and I need to figure out something more "hookie" for the chorus..for lack of a better term..I do have a little marshall combo and a les paul that I'll mic up with a octava 319 and see if that helps the guitar sound at all..

[irawan gani]

Originally Posted by awaken1

I do have a little marshall combo and a les paul that I'll mic up with a octava 319 and see if that helps the guitar sound at all..

ooo thats goin to help A LOT!

[burnyourflags]

forget 80s stuff man i dig this song its def.worth a re-record.theres no 80s or 90s or 2000s weve already done it all.i will never let a genre or age hold me back from writing

[awaken1]

Thanks man, I appriciate you saying that..I agree, music for me is timeless..