Punching A Hole - slightly dissonant funk/fusion - new master mix

I wanted to write/record/play something with a mix of funk and the style of 80's fusion so this what I came up with.

Guitar: James Tyler Studio Elite

Bass: Sire Marcus Miller V7

Hope you'll enjoy this!

Cheers,

Mats N

Quote from waraba

great track Mats, really well done and a great lead tone , it's hard to hear any bass on my laptop so far

Thanks, Renaud!

Regarding the bass, I used a synth bass from Arturia Analog Lab. It was actually that sound I was using when I came up with the bass riff that started the whole tune. I also think the bass is lacking in some system as it is focused on the lower frequencies.

Cheers,

Mats N

Quote from Per

Great whammy work! I'd be interested to hear your take on 60's and early 70's funk that lead into and created disco. Tight short riffs Funkadelic, Ohio Players etc

Thanks, Per!

Hmmm! Interesting suggestion. I will check them out and see if I come up with something.

Cheers,

Mats N

Quote from BayouTexan

Only thing missing on that tune Mats is some heavy 808! and then you got a winner. I concur that the bass is lacking.

Thanks, BT!
I just may have to revisit the tune and add some bass elements.

Cheers,

Mats N

Quote from BayouTexan

No big deal. On my last tune, my lead tone was too shrill. It took me about 10 minutes to find the bad frequency and about one second to remove it with a cut.

In this case I already have done what I can with EQ, so I guess I'll have to find an additional bass sound to reinforce the original bass.

Cheers,

Mats N

Quote from Klutzee

This sounds great man

Thanks, Klutzee!

Cheers,

Mats N

Quote from Monkey_Man

You nailed the overall tone of the "genre" I reckon Mats.

Only criticism is that in the mix, the lead is a bit too-loud IMHO.

Thanks, Monkey_Man!

I may have to take a new listen to the mix of this one.

Cheers,

Mats N

I got a comment from Renaud waraba and BayouTexan that the bass was weak and Monkey_Man thought the lead was a bit too load.

As I really appreciate and read everything said about my music, I thought I should do something about it.

So here's a new version where I lowered the lead a bit and added another bass to the track.

Cheers,

Mats N

Quote from waraba

synth bass is much better heard and mix is pretty clear , well done on that remix

Thanks, Renaud!

Cool comment as the original mix only had a synth bass and for this I doubled the bass line with a sampled electric bass to get some more definition in the upper bass and lower mid frequencies.

Cheers,

Mats N

Quote from BayouTexan

Bravo to me for my critique.

Indeed and I thank you for it. It is very valuable to have peers listening to what I do and give suggestions.

Cheers,

Mats N