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From: Rick Paul on 19 Aug 2008 20:49 A bit early in the season, I know, but I'm trying to get this ready to release through iTunes and the like before the real Halloween: The recording, which I'd call an "initial final mix candidate", is at: http://soundclick.com/share?songid=1653017 This is a remix of a 2004 project which was itself a remix of a 2003 project. ;-) This version features Hans Van Even (of CakewalkNet) on all guitars, including bass. Drums are Drums On Demand loops, then I'm playing the piano, "fiddle" (Garritan Stradivari 2), and doing all the vocals. My Eagles imitation? ;-) I don't even know what version of SONAR this started in, but I know it went through Samplitude at one point for Hans to do his tracks, then back into SONAR some more, and this latest mix was done, more or less from scratch, including totally redoing the fiddle part, after collating a few different versions of the project, in SONAR 7. Any mix-type feedback would be greatly appreciated. I want to try to finish this up in the next 2-3 days. Rick -- ======================================= Rick Paul Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP) Web: www.RickPaul.info MySpace: www.myspace.com/rickpaulmusic =======================================
From: kitekrazy on 19 Aug 2008 21:33 Rick Paul wrote: > A bit early in the season, I know, but I'm trying to get this ready to > release through iTunes and the like before the real Halloween: The > recording, which I'd call an "initial final mix candidate", is at: > > http://soundclick.com/share?songid=1653017 > > This is a remix of a 2004 project which was itself a remix of a 2003 > project. ;-) This version features Hans Van Even (of CakewalkNet) on all > guitars, including bass. Drums are Drums On Demand loops, then I'm playing > the piano, "fiddle" (Garritan Stradivari 2), and doing all the vocals. My > Eagles imitation? ;-) > > I don't even know what version of SONAR this started in, but I know it went > through Samplitude at one point for Hans to do his tracks, then back into > SONAR some more, and this latest mix was done, more or less from scratch, > including totally redoing the fiddle part, after collating a few different > versions of the project, in SONAR 7. > > Any mix-type feedback would be greatly appreciated. I want to try to finish > this up in the next 2-3 days. > > Rick I really liked this song. I think you could turn down the vocals just a bit so the other stuff could be heard. I like the lyrics.
From: Ricky Hunt on 20 Aug 2008 00:52 "kitekrazy" <kitekrazy(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:wxKqk.7440$np7.555(a)flpi149.ffdc.sbc.com... > I really liked this song. I think you could turn down the vocals just a > bit so the other stuff could be heard. > > I like the lyrics. In country the lyrics are every thing. I'd pull a little out of the vocal anywhere between 250-650hz on the vocals (whatever sounds best, pretty narrow) and bump it up in the 5k-8k region to make it even more intelligible. And maybe add an envelope to boost a few of the harder to hear lines. Otherwise, excellent. (If the bass cut doesn't work try a low end roll-off anywhere up to 100hz. It just sounds too bassy on my end but I can't tell exactly what would work, or maybe both).
From: Rick Paul on 20 Aug 2008 02:39 Thanks for the feedback, Ricky, kitekrazy, and Glennbo. I'll try experimenting with all of your ideas. I forgot to mention that the lyrics on this are by Kent Newsome. Rick -- ======================================= Rick Paul Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP) Web: www.RickPaul.info MySpace: www.myspace.com/rickpaulmusic ======================================= "Ricky Hunt" <rhunt22(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:VpNqk.305714$yE1.195615(a)attbi_s21... > "kitekrazy" <kitekrazy(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote in message > news:wxKqk.7440$np7.555(a)flpi149.ffdc.sbc.com... >> I really liked this song. I think you could turn down the vocals just a >> bit so the other stuff could be heard. >> >> I like the lyrics. > > In country the lyrics are every thing. I'd pull a little out of the vocal > anywhere between 250-650hz on the vocals (whatever sounds best, pretty > narrow) and bump it up in the 5k-8k region to make it even more > intelligible. And maybe add an envelope to boost a few of the harder to > hear lines. Otherwise, excellent. (If the bass cut doesn't work try a low > end roll-off anywhere up to 100hz. It just sounds too bassy on my end but > I can't tell exactly what would work, or maybe both). >
From: polymod on 20 Aug 2008 12:20
"Rick Paul" <rickpaul(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message news:f6SdnYYqPPgx9DbVnZ2dnUVZ_ozinZ2d(a)earthlink.com... > A bit early in the season, I know, but I'm trying to get this ready to > release through iTunes and the like before the real Halloween: The > recording, which I'd call an "initial final mix candidate", is at: > > http://soundclick.com/share?songid=1653017 > > This is a remix of a 2004 project which was itself a remix of a 2003 > project. ;-) This version features Hans Van Even (of CakewalkNet) on all > guitars, including bass. Drums are Drums On Demand loops, then I'm playing > the piano, "fiddle" (Garritan Stradivari 2), and doing all the vocals. My > Eagles imitation? ;-) > > I don't even know what version of SONAR this started in, but I know it went > through Samplitude at one point for Hans to do his tracks, then back into > SONAR some more, and this latest mix was done, more or less from scratch, > including totally redoing the fiddle part, after collating a few different > versions of the project, in SONAR 7. > > Any mix-type feedback would be greatly appreciated. I want to try to finish > this up in the next 2-3 days. Rick, I can't add anything other than what the others have commented on, especially the point about certain words getting lost. But I must say this is a great tune. Can't hear the violin solo to well...gotta bump it up a few notches. If you ever do a remake of the remake, I would love to hear a real harmonica in that section. I REALLY liked the guitar work on this one. Poly |