On Fri, May 3, 2013 7:21 am, James Stone wrote: > Thanks Patrick and Bill! > > I have checked with Manoj (who wrote the song) and he has given permission > for it to be remixed as you like.. > > I have uploaded the stems here: > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/6u0nwzpvym91w11/Malayu_malayu_by_Manoj_stems.tar > Great! I grabbed them and I'm building the latest version of Ardour now. > However, I noticed that the automation has been included on these tracks. > I > can't work out a way in Mixbus/Ardour to export stems without this. If > anyone knows - please tell me! > > Let me know if you want some other versions of the files, but hopefully > these will be adequate for your purposes.. > Will do. > If anyone else wants to do a mix on these, please feel free! > > Looking forward to hearing the Dub version - impressed you have worked > with > the Mad Professor!! I saw him play at Glastonbury one year on one of the > smaller stages - Lots of "interesting" smelling smoke from the punters. > Ground shaking bass.. Very good stuff! :) > He is one of the hardest working men in the Dub Circuit. Almost always booked and travelling constantly. He's been doing a lot of work in Ghana the past few years with his Back to Africa Tour. I've managed some gigs with him and some other stuff too. He's always interested in hearing what we get up to round here. It's good to hear some Soulful Asian music for a change. I can also feel an ambient psy trance version creeping up on me too. I'm not sure where this one is gonna end up now ;-) Nepalese Dub RockSteady Roots or Ambient Psy Trance Manoj Vocal Edit. Maybe both... > James > > On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 7:20 PM, Patrick Shirkey > <pshirkey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > >> >> 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 >> > -- Patrick Shirkey Boost Hardware Ltd _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
