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Ok, Now the mix is Up -Feedback? [message #96875] Sun, 16 March 2008 09:45 Go to next message
emarenot is currently offline  emarenot
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Sorry about the deadlink earlier.
Any feedback at all is welcome.
MR
Re: Ok, Now the mix is Up -Feedback? [message #96876 is a reply to message #96875] Sun, 16 March 2008 10:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
emarenot is currently offline  emarenot
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Sheesh, forgot the link:
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=815466

"Mike R" <emarenot@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>Sorry about the deadlink earlier.
>Any feedback at all is welcome.
>MR
Re: Ok, Now the mix is Up -Feedback? [message #96877 is a reply to message #96875] Sun, 16 March 2008 09:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Bill L is currently offline  Bill L   UNITED STATES
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Sweet! Very contemporary and hip. Nice work, indeed!

I loved the vibe, the vocal and the simplicity, for want of a better
term, plus the intro really sucked me in.

The only minor thoughts I had were:
1. You could mangle the verse vocal a tad for more mystery factor - I
noticed a bit too much contrast between the chorus and the verse
2. The snare is a little bright for me
3. The snare 16th at the end of every other bar is repeated too often
(for me).

But those are *very* minor quibbles. I really liked it. What are the
credits on this?

Mike R wrote:
> Sorry about the deadlink earlier.
> Any feedback at all is welcome.
> MR
Re: Ok, Now the mix is Up -Feedback? [message #96878 is a reply to message #96876] Sun, 16 March 2008 09:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Aaron Allen is currently offline  Aaron Allen   UNITED STATES
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Very cool jazzy electronica / Dido vibe. All that follows is simply mix
opinion, take it as such only.

3:50-3:54 out the piano seems too loud. Transition from :35- :40 got huge
then the bottom just dropped out of the drums. That made the bass stand out
too much IMO, and changing the drums to be a little more large/present would
probably be the way to go. Overall I could hear everything but it seemed a
little too smooth EQ wise as a whole.

AA

"Mike R" <emarenot@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:47dd47c4$1@linux...
>
> Sheesh, forgot the link:
> http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=815466
>
> "Mike R" <emarenot@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>Sorry about the deadlink earlier.
>>Any feedback at all is welcome.
>>MR
>
Re: Ok, Now the mix is Up -Feedback? [message #96883 is a reply to message #96875] Sun, 16 March 2008 12:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Rich Lamanna is currently offline  Rich Lamanna   UNITED STATES
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Awesome, very nice space created in the mix. Nice song, arrangement and
feel. The drums seem to fade in and out, I like the effect. Overall it's
full of emotion, feeling, lightness and air, but I'm not sure if I would
have used so much reverb, but that's personal. I don't think I could have
created this type of a mix myself. I'd like to hang out in your studio and
get some pointers :-)

Rich

"Mike R" <emarenot@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:47dd40b1$1@linux...
>
> Sorry about the deadlink earlier.
> Any feedback at all is welcome.
> MR
Re: Ok, Now the mix is Up -Feedback? [message #96896 is a reply to message #96883] Sun, 16 March 2008 13:46 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Bill L is currently offline  Bill L   UNITED STATES
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Rich Lamanna wrote:
> Awesome, very nice space created in the mix. Nice song, arrangement and
> feel. The drums seem to fade in and out, I like the effect. Overall it's
> full of emotion, feeling, lightness and air, but I'm not sure if I would
> have used so much reverb, but that's personal. I don't think I could have
> created this type of a mix myself. I'd like to hang out in your studio and
> get some pointers :-)

I agree. That's some hip work.

>
> Rich
>
> "Mike R" <emarenot@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:47dd40b1$1@linux...
>> Sorry about the deadlink earlier.
>> Any feedback at all is welcome.
>> MR
>
>
Re: Ok, Now the mix is Up -Feedback? [message #96928 is a reply to message #96896] Sun, 16 March 2008 20:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Neil is currently offline  Neil
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I'm diggin' it... nice job! I agree with Aaron with regard to
the way a couple of levels catch you by surprise & kinda wreck
the groove, but other than that I think it's very cool!

Neil


Bill L <bill@billlorentzen.com> wrote:
>
>
>Rich Lamanna wrote:
>> Awesome, very nice space created in the mix. Nice song, arrangement and
>> feel. The drums seem to fade in and out, I like the effect. Overall it's
>> full of emotion, feeling, lightness and air, but I'm not sure if I would
>> have used so much reverb, but that's personal. I don't think I could have
>> created this type of a mix myself. I'd like to hang out in your studio
and
>> get some pointers :-)
>
>I agree. That's some hip work.
>
>>
>> Rich
>>
>> "Mike R" <emarenot@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:47dd40b1$1@linux...
>>> Sorry about the deadlink earlier.
>>> Any feedback at all is welcome.
>>> MR
>>
>>
Re: Ok, Now the mix is Up -Feedback? [message #96942 is a reply to message #96877] Sun, 16 March 2008 22:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
emarenot is currently offline  emarenot
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Bill and all, thanks for the feedback! I went back up into the studio for
more tweakage. I did all the stuff. Not much of a keys player, but midi and
I are good friends.
Cheers, MR


Bill L <bill@billlorentzen.com> wrote:
>Sweet! Very contemporary and hip. Nice work, indeed!
>
>I loved the vibe, the vocal and the simplicity, for want of a better
>term, plus the intro really sucked me in.
>
>The only minor thoughts I had were:
>1. You could mangle the verse vocal a tad for more mystery factor - I
>noticed a bit too much contrast between the chorus and the verse
>2. The snare is a little bright for me
>3. The snare 16th at the end of every other bar is repeated too often
>(for me).
>
>But those are *very* minor quibbles. I really liked it. What are the
>credits on this?
>
>Mike R wrote:
>> Sorry about the deadlink earlier.
>> Any feedback at all is welcome.
>> MR
Re: Ok, Now the mix is Up -Feedback? [message #96959 is a reply to message #96875] Mon, 17 March 2008 00:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
erlilo is currently offline  erlilo   DENMARK
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Nice, some real balsam for the soul:-) Using reverb this kind of way, it's
easy to forget listening to the words since the music swimming in reverb are
colorpainting nice dreams into a mind.

Erling

"Mike R" <emarenot@yahoo.com> skrev i en meddelelse news:47dd40b1$1@linux...
>
> Sorry about the deadlink earlier.
> Any feedback at all is welcome.
> MR
Re: Ok, Now the mix is Up -Feedback? [message #96975 is a reply to message #96876] Mon, 17 March 2008 07:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Graham Duncan is currently offline  Graham Duncan   UNITED STATES
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Mike,

Overall, very nice work. Little things that bugged me:

- Some of the crash samples are a little fake sounding to me. They
didn't seem to tonally meld with the loops/etc. (e.g. 0:39, 0:50, 0:54)
That may just be me though.

- at 0:29 the filter goes too far and the volume chokes the tune away...
and then hits too hard immediately after that. The effect is good, but
I'd want it to be smoother, more like the one at 1:29.

- Check your volume automation at 1:37. I feel you should be back at
100% right there, instead of 1:40 where it seems to jump up, but after
the vocal has returned, which feels odd. Try finishing that fade up
right as the vocal comes back, or just a little before.

- Agree re: the piano being too hot at 3:54.

Again, nice work. What host and instruments are you using? And which
reverb?

Graham

Mike R wrote:
> Sheesh, forgot the link:
> http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=815466
>
> "Mike R" <emarenot@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Sorry about the deadlink earlier.
>> Any feedback at all is welcome.
>> MR
>
Re: Ok, Now the mix is Up -Feedback? [message #97004 is a reply to message #96975] Mon, 17 March 2008 19:12 Go to previous message
emarenot is currently offline  emarenot
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Hey Graham
Thanks for the reply. All the feedback has been really helpful. I pretty
much agree with all the suggestions that have been made. Its funny how that
small still mixer voice was kind of whispering to me about most of them,
but I don't listen when I'm listening. The verbs were all pretty much that
Ambience vst set at "high quality." The delay on the vox was that old Karlette
vst from Steinburg. I really like the bass sound which is a slightly tweaked
patch from the Unifyer vsti "anabass." Most of the pads and keys are from
either my Korg TR or JV1080. There's a small guitar part on the chorus out
-telecaster through that free voxengo booex -I think its called. (By the
way, I've been messin' around with the simuanalog marshall emulation which
sounds pretty damn good.)
Anyhow, thanks again, MR

Graham Duncan <graham@grahamduncan.com> wrote:
>Mike,
>
>Overall, very nice work. Little things that bugged me:
>
>- Some of the crash samples are a little fake sounding to me. They
>didn't seem to tonally meld with the loops/etc. (e.g. 0:39, 0:50, 0:54)

>That may just be me though.
>
>- at 0:29 the filter goes too far and the volume chokes the tune away...

>and then hits too hard immediately after that. The effect is good, but

>I'd want it to be smoother, more like the one at 1:29.
>
>- Check your volume automation at 1:37. I feel you should be back at
>100% right there, instead of 1:40 where it seems to jump up, but after
>the vocal has returned, which feels odd. Try finishing that fade up
>right as the vocal comes back, or just a little before.
>
>- Agree re: the piano being too hot at 3:54.
>
>Again, nice work. What host and instruments are you using? And which
>reverb?
>
>Graham
>
>Mike R wrote:
>> Sheesh, forgot the link:
>> http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=815466
>>
>> "Mike R" <emarenot@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Sorry about the deadlink earlier.
>>> Any feedback at all is welcome.
>>> MR
>>
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