<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 6:40 AM, James Stone <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jamesmstone@gmail.com" target="_blank">jamesmstone@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div>Bill Allen wrote:<br>
> On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 10:08 PM, Bill Allen <<a href="mailto:bill@k2bea.org" target="_blank">bill@k2bea.org</a><br>
</div><div>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:bill@k2bea.org" target="_blank">bill@k2bea.org</a>>> wrote:<br>
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> Here are a couple of new songs that I've done recently with Ardour,<br>
> Hydrogen, ZynAddSubFX, AMS, and some ladspa plugins. They are pretty<br>
> different from each other so if you don't like the first try the<br>
> other :)<br>
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> <a href="http://www.k2bea.org/Home/The_Tree_of_Life.ogg" target="_blank">http://www.k2bea.org/Home/The_Tree_of_Life.ogg</a><br>
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</div>Great playing - sounds filtered in a way tho - too much mid scoop on the<br>
eq? Sounds like I'm separated from the snare/bass drums too much - they<br>
need more presence IMHO. I don't really like the choice of bass sound -<br>
a more traditional bass guitar or double bass would fit better I think.<br>
Overall very nice piece though. Sax sounds great! By the way, I have no<br>
clue about recording so take what I say with a shed load of salt!</blockquote><div><br> That's a good idea. I actually did the bass track riding on an Amtrak train between New York and Boston one Friday night using the laptop keyboard through Alsa Modular Synth. I kind of like it, but maybe I'll try a a new track using my fretless bass. It just wasn't convenient on the train :)<br>
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> <a href="http://www.k2bea.org/Home/Reflections-Apples-low.ogg" target="_blank">http://www.k2bea.org/Home/Reflections-Apples-low.ogg</a><br>
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</div>Wow drums are so much better! They are still sounding a little too<br>
filtered in some way tho - cymbals too sibilant, snare missing<br>
resonance. Vocals could do with more top end and a lot less low end -<br>
sounding a little muddy to my ears. Guitars sound quite synthy and could<br>
maybe do with a touch of compression????? or mid? Mix again sounds like<br>
it's missing the middle freqs and the bass up to around 300Hz is too<br>
loud - too much different information going on from conflicting sources<br>
there.<br></blockquote><div><br>Interesting about the guitars. They are actually the least processed of the bunch. Just guitar->amp->mic. I put a little reverb on (Caps Plate), but that's it.<br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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Again.. same get-out clause applies to my (probably wildly wrong)<br>
statements!<br>
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Oh - and what are you monitoring on? I just noticed it sounds much<br>
better on my terrible computer speakers than on my (more decent)<br>
headphones. I guess your monitors might be a bit mid-emphasising?<br>
</blockquote><div><br>Hmm... I fear that's probably my ears. I actually mix with both a small set of monitors (old Boston Acoustics A40) and headphones. It's possible they both emphasize mid, but I think it's more likely that my ears are just off. I'll work on that.<br>
<br>Thanks for the great feedback.<br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><br>
2 fantastic songs tho!<br>
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James<br>
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