In the Night

[roger49]

From an old guy!

[jjb]

I liked the song, and your voice. I'd make the harmony part a bit more prominent, and maybe look at doing a little more on the drum track. Oh, and I liked the guitar work.

Another old guy

[kyleknapp]

Originally Posted by roger49

From an old guy!

I too enjoyed the song, and you have a great voice for this style of music. I have a couple of criticisms to offer.

The bass is distracting. It's too loud and overpowers the mix. And if you're going for that vintage Johnny Cash sound, you might want to EQ it for a little less "fuzz" / a little more "clean metal" if that makes sense (for starters try a low-cut filter)

I can "sort of" hear some kind of percussion, but what is it? Again reminiscent of early Johnny Cash, but it tends to compel my ears to try and figure out what it is, and that distracts from the song. (This is not really a "mix" comment, but personally I'd like to hear a trap set played with brushes on this song. Just an opinion.)

At about 1:53 you retard the tempo as you go into the ending, which is fine, but there's a very unnatural-sounding "pop". Sounds like an editing artifact you'll definitely want to fix.

Good luck!

[roger49]

Thanks, Kyle. I'll just keep trying.