I think it sounds great, but the fiddle is a little loud. The guitar sounds wonderful -- I'd bring that up a bit. The female vocalist is excellent! Bring her out a little. On 5/9/07, Folderol <folderol@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Wed, 9 May 2007 21:39:01 +0200 Arnold Krille <arnold@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi all, > > I do have kind of a strange situation here: A band is currently recording > their first (and probably last) album at my home studio. In parallel they > started a webpage and since one of their songs doesn't really fit on the cd > (different mood) this song will be published on the internet for free... > > That song is finished. At least that is what I think. The one playing the > violin isn't happy with the performance. And knows that he can't do any > better. But for some songs we have a cello and now he wants to have his > violin-parts replaced with cello playing the same. > > The problem: > 1. Our (especially my) time is limited and that is only the internet-teaser. > If we do one or two rerecordings for each song after I mastered them the > first time, the cd is going to be published summer 2008 or even 2009. > 2. That song should have been on the net a month or more ago... > 3. As the one playing the cello is doing that for business it will definitely > sound better and cleaner. But he isn't part of the regular band. So you will > hear something on the net which isn't the band. > 4. Everyone (except the violinist) who listened to the song in one of the > (pre-)mastered versions didn't think of the violin-tracks as bad and in need > of rerecording. > > The solution: > I ask you (yes, you) for your comments: > http://www.bloomingdesert.de/files/files/there_is_not_much-delta-2007-05-07.mp3 > > Should I go through the trouble of mixing and mastering again just to replace > the violin? > > Other comments are welcome too... ;-) > > Thanks in advance, > > Arnold The question I have is just what do you want to produce? 1 A technically perfect production with as much character as a housebrick. 2 A warm composition that incorporates the humanity of the performers in a comfortable listening experience. If (1) then you have a lot of work to do, but mostly on the singer. If (2) leave it as it is. It's fine. -- Will J G www.musically.me.uk _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/linux-audio-user
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