Strike - U Sure Do

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PeteHughes

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Hi, I'm in the process of creating some backing tracks for a dance band. This is my first track for that project, and I wondered if you would give me some tips on my version. In the band I plan to have a live singer, and also play some parts live myself on keys.

One of the elements that I have really struggled with is making the piano in the intro have as much "impact" as the original track. I used a Korg M1 (VST), which was the original keyboard used on in the song, and I tried all the presets, but I just can't get it to have the same impact as the original. Any ideas on this would be really helpful.

https://soundcloud.com/peter-hughes-36/strike-you-sure-do-v1-no-vocals

For interest, I've also included this version where I've mixed in some of the original vocals

https://soundcloud.com/peter-hughes-36/strike-you-sure-do-v1-with-vocals


And here's the original track on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3j2pGMnKj4
 
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I've been working on this more, so here's a v2.

The biggest break-through was using parallel compression on the drum bus @1:03, because it made the drums, and particularly the hi-hats, come to life in a way that sounds much closer to the original.

I still never really managed to get the "impact" I wanted on the piano sound in the intro, and also the organ sound @1:18 lacks a certain "groove" that I can't quite put my finger on. As before, any suggestions for solving these two problems, or improving the mix in general would be greatly appreciated.

Backing track version (no vocals)

https://soundcloud.com/peter-hughes-36/strike-u-sure-do-no-vocals-v2

Version with vocals added from the original song.

https://soundcloud.com/peter-hughes-36/strike-u-sure-do-vocals-v2
 
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