Nerve 9 Pray for the Rain

[jswhitfield]

I used GarageBand plus free plugins.

[jswhitfield]

I cleaned up some clipping.

[jeffd42]

A couple of suggestions for you:

Drums: These are a little boxy. While you may be aiming for a natural sound you'll find they sit better in the mix with some compression and transient shaping, which will also let you reduce the level a bit without loosing impact. If you're looking for free plugins in that department, I recommend: http://www.tokyodawn.net/tdr-kotelnikov/ and http://www.fluxhome.com/products/freewar...ersweet-v3.

Vocals: The short reverb/delay is sitting quite high in the mix. You may want to try something more subtle, perhaps with a longer tail and less on the early reflections. (This is one area where it's worth considering the upgrade from GB to Logic, as you get the convolution reverb samples in Space Designer. I'm not sure there are two many good free reverbs plugins out there, or at least I haven't found one!)

Hope this helps. Happy mixing!

[jswhitfield]

A couple of suggestions for you:

Drums: These are a little boxy. While you may be aiming for a natural sound you'll find they sit better in the mix with some compression and transient shaping, which will also let you reduce the level a bit without loosing impact. If you're looking for free plugins in that department, I recommend: http://www.tokyodawn.net/tdr-kotelnikov/ and http://www.fluxhome.com/products/freewar...ersweet-v3.

Vocals: The short reverb/delay is sitting quite high in the mix. You may want to try something more subtle, perhaps with a longer tail and less on the early reflections. (This is one area where it's worth considering the upgrade from GB to Logic, as you get the convolution reverb samples in Space Designer. I'm not sure there are two many good free reverbs plugins out there, or at least I haven't found one!)

Hope this helps. Happy mixing!

Thanks for the input. I took another try at it.