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

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From:
"Jeanette C." <julien@mail.upb.de>

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

Dec 15 2016, info@bandshed.net has written:
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> *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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