From The Beginning - Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Hi Bill, and thank you very much for your kind words, as well as for inviting me to participate in your rather good collab. My only observation over the mix is that, while in the original recording the vocal is a little less up front than most songs, I think it's a little buried here, barely audible. I think it only needs the very slightest push upward. Then again, it could be my hearing as I have fairly hefty tinnitus.

@Shawn : How did I not recognize that - I couldn't agree with you more - great observation. I'll make the adjustment and damn the tinnitus, despite it your hearing in this case is spot on! Thank you.

@Shawn : (Trying to help Bill out here)..Saw your note and went ahead and tried to help out..I panned your vocals slightly off center which gave your track more breathing room in the overall mix. I took a look at your WAV file and it was to risky to do a Volume Boost which would have created digital clipping so I went another route and brough up the EQ sliders to 2db across the board except the 60Hz cycle (not needed for vocals), put that at Zero. Then increased your volume to max. I believe it sounds a lot better. Bill, myself and Joe use a limiter on our Output tracks. If you have that as an option in your audio software that may be worth condering. It would avoid clipping and there are many fine adjustments to tweak further. This will keep your volume at max in the Collab which offers more granualar control when adjusting the volume level..Anyway, hope this sounds better.

@Revup67: Anthony, thank you - that sounds 100% better monsieur techno-genius. Great, great adjustment! Shawn let us know what you think.

@Billbassdude - if you and Shawn decide, you can pan his vocals a bit more toward center say at 4% or 5% L or R if dissatisfied with my panning. I chose the percentage its at as the music was more heavily weighted on one side and though this panning technique offered good balance..upto you both. Listening now certainly sounds smooth.

@Revup67: Thanks Ant, I think that's better. How would I use a limiter while recording? I know there are hardware limiters, but I'm guessing there's some way to use software . Either that or I need to go back to recording on my DAW and fixing the peaks problem that way.

@Shawn : What I do is record below 0db say -3db then I normalize. In the audio software, I place a limiter on the Output Main Channel. However it's worth your time to experiment with the limiter such as if it has presets. I wound up creating my own custom presets by taking one I like then tweaking to perfection depending on instrument / vocal.

@Revup67: OKay, so this is all done in post, not a setting, like a live limiter, right?

@Shawn : Just got that tinnitus resolved today. Look up Phonak Sphere E90s. Purchased and very satisfied, not cheap! Overall high end huge improvement..I can hear high pitched birds once again.

@Shawn : correct but be sure you record below 0db or you'll have to do further adjustments for clipping. Try and avoid that altogether which you have just by looking at your audio file / WAV diagram.

@Revup67: Thanks! And I'll check out the tinnitus remedy :)

@Shawn : I think I am hearing it the same way you have observed, there is a fairly steep stereo separation (70;s style, very quiet from opposite speaker, like old style Muscle Shoals, so when I listen with studio monitors etc (car) I hear as you do. So I move the balance during the song to account for it, sending the balance to your vocal side when I play back the collab. But when I place my headphones on , it sounds great. and btw, Holy Shit, your vocals are amazing. the bass, drums and recording is so clean, Wonderful job producing this collab

@Joseph Bernstein: Hahaha - - thanks Joe! :)

Hahahaha -- Mr Bubble -- Sounds good :)

geez use to put Mr. Bubbles in my bath when I was age 5 or so..recall the theme song/ "My Name is Mr. Bubbles !"

Thanks Joseph :)

@Shawn : seconded