Old 01-11-2015, 04:16 PM   #1
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Default First tune of 2015

Had a bit of a break there...and then christmas came..and I thought I'd forgotten how to play the geetar!

I'm hoping the top end on this isnt too hot..I'd like to have a few more opinions(and on what device are you listening?)

My right ear is a bit bunged up since I fell asleep with the headphones on last night.

Anyway..enough of my jibbber jabber.
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Old 01-11-2015, 04:42 PM   #2
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eins zwei drei vier ... great!

that is again a great song! I like it very, very much!

ah ... welcome back from the big black hole called Christmas ...

ah well, I am listening on my studio nearfield monitors, as I do with every music. (ESI nEAR05, the old ones without the blue LED) I am in the optimum listening position. and no, the hi-end is not too hot. I find the sound really good.
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Old 01-11-2015, 04:56 PM   #3
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eins zwei drei vier ... great!

that is again a great song! I like it very, very much!

ah ... welcome back from the big black hole called Christmas ...

ah well, I am listening on my studio nearfield monitors, as I do with every music. (ESI nEAR05, the old ones without the blue LED) I am in the optimum listening position. and no, the hi-end is not too hot. I find the sound really good.
Perfect!

You are sitting EXACTLY where this mix sounds right

And I'm delighted..my ears were tired...I couldnt tell if i was too toppy anymore..but so far it seems like I pulled it off
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Old 01-11-2015, 06:52 PM   #4
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Listening on my Mackie nearfields. Sounds sweet! Dude, your stuff is a blast to listen to! Awesome job!
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Old 01-11-2015, 07:09 PM   #5
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Listening on my Mackie nearfields. Sounds sweet! Dude, your stuff is a blast to listen to! Awesome job!

Thanks man!

Thats two votes for "sounds good on nearfields"

That dosent surprise me cos hats what its mixed on obviously!

But I'm real glad to hear the mix is translating across different systems.Very glad indeed
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Great!!!

But here's a different opinion: In comparison to similar tracks I find the top end too loud, actually. Or maybe the HiMids only. It's just that the fundamentals of bass and kick are a bit too low, imho.
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Old 01-12-2015, 04:14 AM   #7
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Another great tune, pro everything, always enjoy your songs a lot.
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Old 01-12-2015, 05:58 AM   #8
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Only a suggestion: more b-vocals... otherwise nothing. Some guitar-work, there, indeed. Love the chorus/title.
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Thanks for he input lads!

I couldnt manage any b vox Jorgen..I wasn't able to figure them out this time for some reason
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Great!!!

But here's a different opinion: In comparison to similar tracks I find the top end too loud, actually. Or maybe the HiMids only. It's just that the fundamentals of bass and kick are a bit too low, imho.
Yeah..I might have went a bit light on the low end alright...too busy focusing on the middle as usual
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Get the fuck back up to the top of the thread you scallywag
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Get the fuck back up to the top of the thread you scallywag
omg how did you know?
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Old 01-12-2015, 11:10 PM   #13
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Sounds fantastic, I'm listening on a shitty little phone and I can even hear the bass
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Old 01-13-2015, 12:15 AM   #14
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Koss porta pro headphones plugged into two different dell laptops (weren't close to my earfields recently) say it sounds deadly, no harshness detected. Stereo psychedelic guitars are brilliant, bass is murdering too, big and dirty. Superproduction if you ask me.
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Old 01-13-2015, 06:10 AM   #15
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Sounds very good to me - great job playing & mixing. Listening on AKG K240 phones
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Thats FANTASTIC information..especially RE the headphones.Thanks a million guys.

Another few lessons learned on this project.Perfect.

And Zeekat..you say "deadly" like an Irishman!Respect!
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Hey Cos, deadly tune mate

Well, seems like i'm the odd man out, while the top end ins't harsh sounding
it is overpowering the low end, at least on my system.

Listening on my Yamaha HS80 monitors.

The kick drum and (toms to a lesser degree ) are getting drowned out, i can barely hear the kick drum apart from the start of the song, in fact the durms in general are quite low in the mix when all the instruments are in.
The bass is cutting through nice and gritty like, but it doesn't seem to have a lot of low end weight to it.

Just letting you know what i hear on my system, since you asked and all

Another Great song Gaz, i honestly don't know how you do it, your like a song machine, they just keep coming, keep it up mate.


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I agree with wolffman...

there's gotta be a song in there somewhere, but it sounds to me, on AKG 240s, like someone threw a cinder block into the chipper

you say in the song, "I got to where I wanted to be and didn't want to stay"

has that got anything to do with musical side of your life, or did yu make that up, or does it apply to some other aspect of your life?

I tried to figure out what you were driving at, overall, in the song, in four or five listens, but my comprehension was obliterated by the noise

I even copied the song into reper and tried to EQ it and soften the guitars up with fx, but failed

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I don't know... have you had your ears checked lately? ...maybe after years blasting yourself with amps...

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anyhow, I got faith in your songs and your talent, but I got no faith at all that you'll ever get much of an audience unless you bring you sound more into line with the current commercial sound

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anyhow, I got faith in your songs and your talent, but I got no faith at all that you'll ever get much of an audience unless you bring you sound more into line with the current commercial sound

Ahh I have no desire in that regard.I'm content with what I'm doing.If I can keep it going until I'm done with it my life will have been a total success!

But I'm always striving to improve..and you and Wolfman have confirmed something I was thinking.

Its nothing a bit of mastering wouldn't sort out..with the second opinion on the mix and all that entails..but thats not gonna be happening anytime soon.

I'm happy enough getting mix translation opinions from here!
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...Its nothing a bit of mastering wouldn't sort out..
I bet someone with good ears would throw out half the guitar parts and put in a keyboard or two
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...and get your ears checked

your cilia may be weeping
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Sure I'm half deaf.I don't need a doctor to tell me that!
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Sure I'm half deaf.I don't need a doctor to tell me that!
well, it's the same old thing, you know... if you're trying to communicate with people, you got to present the information in a way that doesn't alienate them

if the music is nothing but self-gratification, then you're okay... I mean, if that's all you want

but if that's all you want, why bother with posting your stuff on youtube and here?

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Great song, wow your new Studio is quite big, lots of colourful disco folks dancin´

Dig your voice and voice fx

Listened to it from my Studio Monitors (Panasonic- got them from AL d.M.) - excellent Sound Quality - great mix - did you mix with PT this time ? haha just kidding
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well, it's the same old thing, you know... if you're trying to communicate with people, you got to present the information in a way that doesn't alienate them

if the music is nothing but self-gratification, then you're okay... I mean, if that's all you want

but if that's all you want, why bother with posting your stuff on youtube and here?
Hey Wadosy! You auld scamp!Still a contrary old geezer I see!

haha..great to see ya back on the board man
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..I'm an entertainer!..ar...

... discerning ears...
I don't have any idea what your live sound sounds like... are your postings here the same mix as you do live?
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anyhow, what it boils down to, is... lots of talent, I just wish it sounded better
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anyhow, what it boils down to, is... lots of talent, I just wish it sounded better
Me too man..me too.Its a long journey
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Me too man..me too.Its a long journey
it's the same argument I got into with msore... you can insist on doing stuff that pleases you, but you are, in the process, dooming yourself to a limit3ed audience of people whose musical sensibilities coincide with yours

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the weird thing is the cellos... in television commercials and commercial music...

are they responding to some innate human sense of what is music and what isn't?

can you rewire human music sensibility so it craves loud, in-your-face distorted electric guitars?

if you cant rewire humans, your audience is gonna be limited
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I've been meaning to ask you about the vaping, e-cigarettes

they're gonna ban smoking here, so I've got to do something

are the e-cigs still working for you?
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I've been meaning to ask you about the vaping, e-cigarettes

they're gonna ban smoking here, so I've got to do something

are the e-cigs still working for you?
Yeah..I'm still vaping away man...well I was up until two weeks ago when my kit got mislaid after a gig and then a stressful situation drove me to smoke,but not heavy.I'm waiting for a new one to arrive in the post...should be here any day

I wholeheartedly recommend it.100% .You won't believe the difference it makes to your lungs functionality

Spend a few bucks and get a good one..a Kanger.And you can get any flavour you want.
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Yeah..I'm still vaping away .
good news

thank you
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And Zeekat..you say "deadly" like an Irishman!Respect!
It's an excellent word! The best description for the ultimate stage of killerness. Had no idea it's an Irish thing.

Congrats on vaping - I know a couple of people that returned to the traditional cigs after a couple of months. But maybe it was a socio-political thing, vaping won't require you to do a cig break down the building(and get all the fresh intel in the process, like gossip and all that).
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Listening on a Bose SLIII (because every audiophile likes bose amiright?) It sounds pretty good to me. I agree the the kick is pretty well lost in the mix. Its like I could still tell what it was doing for the beat, but I couldn't really hear it at the same time. I think maybe define the kick drum a bit more and maybe bring the rest of the kit up a tiny notch and you'll be kosher. That said, it sounds good as it is, if this were the type of music I listened to and I bought an album with this mix, I wouldn't be up-in-arms upset about the quality of it.
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Listening on a Bose SLIII (because every audiophile likes bose amiright?) It sounds pretty good to me. I agree the the kick is pretty well lost in the mix. Its like I could still tell what it was doing for the beat, but I couldn't really hear it at the same time. I think maybe define the kick drum a bit more and maybe bring the rest of the kit up a tiny notch and you'll be kosher. That said, it sounds good as it is, if this were the type of music I listened to and I bought an album with this mix, I wouldn't be up-in-arms upset about the quality of it.
Thanks for that man.

You have heard the mix exactly as I intended it.The drums are supposed to be way below/behind the guitars.

Bingo!
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