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@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> 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: >> > 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> <mailto:lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> 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 >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Linux-audio-user mailing list >> > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-audio-user mailing list >> Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user >> > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-user mailing list > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user > -- Patrick Shirkey Boost Hardware Ltd _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
