[LAU] Music Made with Linux: Rated Blue-Turnabout Album

info at bandshed.net info at bandshed.net
Thu Dec 15 02:13:39 UTC 2016


Hi Jeanette,

Thanks so much for taking the time to listen and comment, in these
busy times such a kindness is appreciated :)

In the case of the drums I completely understand 'that sound' is not
everyone's cup of tea, the kit itself has very large shells (it
features the shell sizes of John Bonham's kit of Led Zeppelin). How it
sounds on the album is very representative of how it sounds in a room,
the 26" kick is big and boomy and the toms sound massive, that's what
we love about it and although we weren't going out of our way to copy
the Led Zeppelin sound that's just what a kit like that sounds like to
a degree. So in this case it was intentional and although I continue
to second guess myself to death on other things (mostly the vocals) I
will say we are probably proudest of the drum sounds. But I truly
value your comments and point of view, constructive critiques only
make things better :)

Take care, Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeanette C." <julien at mail.upb.de>
To:<info at bandshed.net>
Cc:"Linux Audio User" <linux-audio-user at lists.linuxaudio.org>
Sent:Thu, 15 Dec 2016 01:15:40 +0100 (CET)
Subject:Re: [LAU] Music Made with Linux: Rated Blue-Turnabout Album

 Dec 15 2016, info at bandshed.net has written:
 ...
 > *ALBUM Link: https://soundcloud.com/rated-blue/sets/turnabout
 Hi Glenn and band,
 thank you for sharing your work, especially before the release. It
was
 an honour to listen. :) Honestly, very good recordings. The
performance is
 so tight and spot on! Together with the effects on guitars, bass and
 vocals this makes a fantastic experience. Before I go on giving your
 work what its due - namely praise - allow me some criticism of the
other
 kind.

 Namely the drums: well played, I'm sure well recorded as well, but
they
 mostly don't fit in the mix as homogenously as the rest of the
 instruments. If that was the intention, then you succeeded. If I had
to
 give reasons for this opinion I'd say, that the snare always sounds a
 little too roomy and to mono and in the middle, while the guitars and
 the background vocals can be so distributed in the stereo panorama.
The
 kick sounds too boomy. That might be due to some EQ'ing, but I think
my
 ears take more offense at the compressor and the reverb. Compared to
the rather
 acoustic and organic feeling rest of the mix, the kick's transient
 sounds so harsh and unnatural. Again in context of the whole mix, the
 kick is too roomy for my ears. The other instruments have such a
close
 or at least vintage feel, that this doesn't somehow sit. Yes, that's
 mostly habit. And that may be a very personal thing. :(

 To end on a positive note, which the album really deserves, the
 background vocals - especially in STraight Up - sounded just sublime!
 Really thank you for sharing this with us up front, it was a treat.
As
 much as the songs do form a unity, they are diverse enough to
captivate
 the attention to the last note. If you think it's worth anything to
all
 the band members, give them my regards and my regards.

 Best wishes,

 Jeanette

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 When you need someone, you just turn around and I will be there <3

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