March 25th - Apologize

Apologize (25/03/15)

In this piece of music, there are many problems that occur during the song.

The first problem I noticed was the metronome at the very start, counting the musicians in was not cut out, therefore creating a distraction of background noise such as instruments being touched/moved and the performers talking. Cutting this out would have given it a slicker and more professional sound.

Also, the piano sounds like it was recorded from a distance. There is way too much reverb, so to eliminate this, it could have been recorded closer to the mic. I would either lower the gain of the condenser so it wouldn't pick up any other audio in the room or use a dynamic microphone. I would also use foam squares to reduce the echoey reverb sound.

Gaps in between vocals aren't cut out, meaning you can hear the singer breathing and swallowing. I would fix this by going through the song and lowering the gain or cutting out the parts between the vocals.

The microphone is not levelled too well as she becomes too loud at 1:14, when compared to the other parts of the song such as the beginning, which is a lot quieter, I could also change the automation of the gain during the track to make sure the volume does not peak/distort.

Not using a pop shield created popping in the vocals. One pop can be heard at 0:46. I would record the song again and use a pop shield or try my best to reduce the pops by lowering the gain using automation when there are pops. 

The microphone audio was not cut at the end, this results in being able to hear her taking off her headphones. I would cut this out and it would make it sound more professional.