2 May
2013
2 May
'13
8:20 p.m.
On Fri, May 3, 2013 4:01 am, James Stone wrote:
Thanks everyone!
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:
https://soundcloud.com/jmstone/m/download/s-SIyAE
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?
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.
No plans to record an album or anything - the guitar/bass player is back
in
Nepal now..
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)..
To my ear the first mix sounded more authentic as a Nepalese love song but
the second mix is definitely smoother and more radio friendly. I really
like how you brought out the cleanness of the guitar in the second stanza.
If you can release the stems I am interested in taking a shot at dubbing
that mix out. I have been privileged to work with some of the best at that
artform* so it's possible some of it has rubbed off by now. It will give
me a reason to take the latest version of Ardour for a spin too ;-)
I may even be able to get some input from one of the masters (but no
promises).
* http://djcj.org/events/index.php?id=6
* http://djcj.org/events/index.php?id=10
Patrick
James
On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 5:48 PM, Set Hallstrom <sakrecoer(a)gmail.com> wrote:
--
Patrick Shirkey
Boost Hardware Ltd
Very cosy music!
I'd like to advise you to follow Q's advice, but make an exception on
the snare+bassdrum and the bassguitar.
I think the vocal level is good, but perhaps i would think different if
i understood what he says (beautyfull language btw)
Thanks for the music! Feel free to ad my email to any release anouncment
list.
*Set
On 2013-05-01 23:36, Q wrote:
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Probably a bit of everything -- might be as easy
to do it on the
master
bus.
Q
On 01/05/13 22:32, James Stone wrote:
> Thanks for listening, and thanks for the comments.. I will continue
> tweaking :)
>
> What were you thinking I could cut low-mids from?
>
> James
>
> On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 8:20 PM, Q <lists(a)quirq.ukfsn.org
> <mailto:lists@quirq.ukfsn.org>> wrote:
>
> On 01/05/13 09:27, James Stone wrote:
>
> HI Everyone,
>
> Here is a song I recorded with a friend of mine who is a
Nepalese
> singer, and one of his friends who
played the guitar and bass
> on the
> track. It has taken me ages to get round to finishing it,
> because I was
> having real troubles coming up with some drums that fitted
the
> song OK.
>
> This is the current version, mixed in Mixbus. I would
> appreciate any
> thoughts on the song, and also the mix.
>
> https://soundcloud.com/__jmstone/roughmix2/download/s-__qgo8P
> <https://soundcloud.com/jmstone/roughmix2/download/s-qgo8P>
>
> James
>
>
> Hi
>
> Just had a listen to this and it sounds pretty nice as it stands.
>
> You could probably clear out the low mids a little to improve
> clarity, but don't overdo it or you'll lose too much warmth.
>
> The vocal drops in and out a bit, especially early on (I think
it's
> probably the lower register bits that are
most affected). I guess
> it'd probably be better to automate the volume rather than
compress,
> although some light compression
mightn't go astray. The guitar
has a
> tendency to overpower the vocal as well,
but it might be okay
once
> the vocal level is higher, but if not,
maybe EQ the guitar a bit
to
> reduce the clash.
>
> The main guitar solo (from 3.10) needs to be more upfront I'd
say,
> lose a lot of the reverb and it'd be
a lot better. Perhaps use
some
> delay to make it big without pushing it
into the background like
the
> reverb's doing. It's a bit thin
sounding as well and the level a
bit
> inconsistent.
>
> It's a pleasant sounding piece, nice and mellow. Nice playing and
> the singer's got a good voice. However, with not being able to
infer
> any emotional intensity from the vocals,
it all sounds a bit
flat,
> on the same level -- the piece could do
with some contour to it,
a
sense
of building and releasing in the music.
Q
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