On Sat, 30 Apr 2011 11:21:30 +0100 Q <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Leigh Dyer wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I've just finished work on a new track -- it's available for download or > > streaming from my blog and from Bandcamp: > > > > http://wootangent.net/2011/04/new-track-move-along/ > > http://pneuman.bandcamp.com/track/move-along > > > > If you've heard any of my previous electronic works, this will seem > > quite different -- it's just piano, bass, drums, and vocals. The > > instruments are all soft-synths: > > > > * Pianoteq for the piano sound (the K1 Grand) > > * Linuxsampler CVS for drums, using an SFZ mapping of the RockStock kit > > from Analogue Drums > > * Fluidsynth-DSSI for the bass, using an SF2 file I dug up online > > > > The parts were all sequenced in Qtractor, and then the audio was > > recorded in to Ardour 3, along with the vocals, for mixing. I didn't go > > crazy with plugins while mixing-- just compressors and filters/EQ (all > > Calf), IR with a Bricasti M7 impulse response for reverb, and Rakarrack > > with an Ampeg SVT-810 bass cabinet impulse response on the bass. It's > > meant to sound like a simple, natural performance on real instruments, > > and for the most part I think it achieves that well enough. > > > > I also used the zita-at1 autotuner to do some subtle pitch correction on > > the vocals. There were only a couple of notes that really needed > > correction, so I turned off automatic correction (by disabling all of > > the notes on the scale in the GUI) and then controlled it from a MIDI > > track in Ardour, drawing in MIDI notes to trigger the correction just > > where it was needed. > > > > Thanks > > Leigh > > _______________________________________________ > > Linux-audio-user mailing list > > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user > > > > Hi Leigh > > I don't think I've listened to any of your music before, so I'd no > preconceptions or expectations. > > I found the vocals rather muddy, indistinct and distant, which is a > shame as you have a good voice. > > To me, the piece seemed rather flat, lacking in dynamic contour; the > sparse instrumentation really didn't help in this regard. The drums were > rather quiet and didn't seem to add much energy to the mix at all. > > Because the piano pretty much carries the piece I found it got very > monotonous, very quickly: the solo towards the end was a welcome relief > and the backing vocals were a nice touch but it was too little, too late > for me. > > Overall, it's pleasant and good, but I feel with some work it could > deliver more. > > Cheers > > Q It's a good song, and I like your singing, but the piano needs to be pushed a *long* way further back in the mix. -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk Say you have a poem and I have a tune. Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
