Thanks everyone!<br><br>This is my "improved" mix - based on comments here, and some more tweaking! Not sure my skills are up to all the suggestions that were made, but this is to the best of my ability:<br><br><a href="https://soundcloud.com/jmstone/m/download/s-SIyAE" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/jmstone/m/download/s-SIyAE</a><br>
<br>By the way, I am not sure if my condenser mic is breaking - the vocals
sound a bit distorted despite being recorded at below clipping levels -
any experts here care to comment?<br><br>My friend is very happy with it, and is planning to submit it to a local Nepali radio station in the UK - so we will see what comes of it.<br><br>No plans to record an album or anything - the guitar/bass player is back in Nepal now.. <br>
<br>Incidentally, the two of them were relatively famous in the 90s in Nepal with a song they recorded together, but apparently no recordings of it are left (they were recorded onto cassette and distributed to radio stations, but never released)..<br>
<br>James<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 5:48 PM, Set Hallstrom <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sakrecoer@gmail.com" target="_blank">sakrecoer@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Very cosy music!<br>
<br>
I'd like to advise you to follow Q's advice, but make an exception on<br>
the snare+bassdrum and the bassguitar.<br>
<br>
I think the vocal level is good, but perhaps i would think different if<br>
i understood what he says (beautyfull language btw)<br>
<br>
Thanks for the music! Feel free to ad my email to any release anouncment<br>
list.<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
*Set<br>
</font></span><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
On 2013-05-01 23:36, Q wrote:<br>
> Probably a bit of everything -- might be as easy to do it on the master<br>
> bus.<br>
><br>
> Q<br>
><br>
> On 01/05/13 22:32, James Stone wrote:<br>
>> Thanks for listening, and thanks for the comments.. I will continue<br>
>> tweaking :)<br>
>><br>
>> What were you thinking I could cut low-mids from?<br>
>><br>
>> James<br>
>><br>
>> On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 8:20 PM, Q <<a href="mailto:lists@quirq.ukfsn.org">lists@quirq.ukfsn.org</a><br>
>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:lists@quirq.ukfsn.org">lists@quirq.ukfsn.org</a>>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> On 01/05/13 09:27, James Stone wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> HI Everyone,<br>
>><br>
>> Here is a song I recorded with a friend of mine who is a Nepalese<br>
>> singer, and one of his friends who played the guitar and bass<br>
>> on the<br>
>> track. It has taken me ages to get round to finishing it,<br>
>> because I was<br>
>> having real troubles coming up with some drums that fitted the<br>
>> song OK.<br>
>><br>
>> This is the current version, mixed in Mixbus. I would<br>
>> appreciate any<br>
>> thoughts on the song, and also the mix.<br>
>><br>
>> <a href="https://soundcloud.com/__jmstone/roughmix2/download/s-__qgo8P" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/__jmstone/roughmix2/download/s-__qgo8P</a><br>
>> <<a href="https://soundcloud.com/jmstone/roughmix2/download/s-qgo8P" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/jmstone/roughmix2/download/s-qgo8P</a>><br>
>><br>
>> James<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Hi<br>
>><br>
>> Just had a listen to this and it sounds pretty nice as it stands.<br>
>><br>
>> You could probably clear out the low mids a little to improve<br>
>> clarity, but don't overdo it or you'll lose too much warmth.<br>
>><br>
>> The vocal drops in and out a bit, especially early on (I think it's<br>
>> probably the lower register bits that are most affected). I guess<br>
>> it'd probably be better to automate the volume rather than compress,<br>
>> although some light compression mightn't go astray. The guitar has a<br>
>> tendency to overpower the vocal as well, but it might be okay once<br>
>> the vocal level is higher, but if not, maybe EQ the guitar a bit to<br>
>> reduce the clash.<br>
>><br>
>> The main guitar solo (from 3.10) needs to be more upfront I'd say,<br>
>> lose a lot of the reverb and it'd be a lot better. Perhaps use some<br>
>> delay to make it big without pushing it into the background like the<br>
>> reverb's doing. It's a bit thin sounding as well and the level a bit<br>
>> inconsistent.<br>
>><br>
>> It's a pleasant sounding piece, nice and mellow. Nice playing and<br>
>> the singer's got a good voice. However, with not being able to infer<br>
>> any emotional intensity from the vocals, it all sounds a bit flat,<br>
>> on the same level -- the piece could do with some contour to it, a<br>
>> sense of building and releasing in the music.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Q<br>
>><br>
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