Been a long time! First tue from my upcoming CD; featuring Chris Vadala

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Hi guys! Been too long, I missed my peeps! :) Been super busy, working on a new CD and I got to fulfill a 30-year dream last week! Through a Facebook mutual friend, I got the privilege of hiring Chris Vadala (Chuck Mangione's flute/sax guy from the mid 70s through the 90s regularly, and still intermittently) to play three tunes for me. I flew to the DC area last weekend and recorded with him, and this is the first tune go get settled...

Alone (First song on the list)
http://www.reverbnation.com/philtraynor
Chris is on the flute, I'm playing everything else...

Enjoy!!
 
I should probably post my setup, duh...

MOTU 8pre into Adobe Audition 3
Gretsch Renown drums (8 mics)
Peavey Foundation bass (1983)
Martin DXME (2 different parts) through LR Baggs Para-Acoustic DI
Yamaha MO8 synth (Rhodes, strings)
Korg Triton 61 (Ethereal pad)
Cymbal rolls and bar chimes are stored samples I recorded myself, it's easier than re-playing them manually every time. :)

Chris Vadala was recorded at Music Unlimited in Rockville MD by James Bazen.
 
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Very nice. All sounds great and there's not much to improve upon. If anything, the only thing I could remotely suggest is bringing the acoustic guitar up a little to better complement the flute. Especially during the break at 1:15.

love the bass tone.

thanks for sharing....
 
You're a lucky guy - but then your material is of a quality that people like him are happy to play on. That flautist made the perfect addition to the song Alone. Beautiful arrangement - flawless performance....

I have trouble getting people to NOT be on my recordings - thumping feet upstairs/furnace/cat meows etc...
 
Chili said:
Very nice. All sounds great and there's not much to improve upon. If anything, the only thing I could remotely suggest is bringing the acoustic guitar up a little to better complement the flute. Especially during the break at 1:15.

love the bass tone.

thanks for sharing....
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Thanks very much! I actually started with the guitars a little bigger, but it was more difficult to control the upper mids; they fought with the flute for space, and when I rolled the offending frequencies back instead, it just got muddy-yet-big. I imagine I'll probably tweak stuff a few more times before release, when I've gone back with fresh ears in a few weeks... :)
 
It sounds awesome, Phil. I was lucky enough to get "sneak preview" of it. Just want to say again how great I think this is.
 
Sounds very good. I think the rotating speaker effect might be a little too prominent, but it sounds good.
 
Friendly bump - keeping this on P1 for a bit....

While I'm here - Phil
- who are you using for CD manufacturing?
- you need to update your avatar ;)
 
ido1957 said:
Friendly bump - keeping this on P1 for a bit....

While I'm here - Phil
- who are you using for CD manufacturing?
- you need to update your avatar ;)
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I released Dichotomy of Silence using Oasis. I did Heaven through Kunaki (thanks for the tip, Rami!), and I'll be doing Autumn Breeze through Kunaki, and if sales/airplay warrants, I may have to do a production run, in which case I'd use Oasis without question.

I do in fact need to update my avatar. :) I have just the thing.
 
Ok, I got it unblocked...:)

Uh, wow. That sounds just about exactly as it should. I listened a few times. Great mix...wouldn't change a thing:D.
 
Phil, I would...listen again actually.
Lovely work & great score with the flautist!
 
rayc said:
Phil, I would...listen again actually.
Lovely work & great score with the flautist!
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You're always so damned harsh, Ray... :) Thanks man. That session was one to tell the grandkids about, in 20 or so years when I have them.
 
Man... Ya know you've got a great piece of work when the instrumentation alone brings emotions up in your listeners. That flute was gorgeous, and I found that the complementing bass line accented the flute wonderfully. Thanks for sharing. I'm now listening to your whole playlist based on this song alone.

One thing, though, I found detracted from the emotion of the song was the "wah-wah" sounding instrument... Not sure what it was... It was a good sounding instrument, just a bit too much "wah-wah" in it. I hope that made sense. Also, hopefully, it's just my headphones that are causing the sound to become too prominent.

Other than that, man, - you've got yourself a wonderful tune.
 
PoeticIntensity said:
Man... Ya know you've got a great piece of work when the instrumentation alone brings emotions up in your listeners. That flute was gorgeous, and I found that the complementing bass line accented the flute wonderfully. Thanks for sharing. I'm now listening to your whole playlist based on this song alone.

One thing, though, I found detracted from the emotion of the song was the "wah-wah" sounding instrument... Not sure what it was... It was a good sounding instrument, just a bit too much "wah-wah" in it. I hope that made sense. Also, hopefully, it's just my headphones that are causing the sound to become too prominent.

Other than that, man, - you've got yourself a wonderful tune.
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Thanks much dodgeaspen.. :D

Poetic,

Thanks very much... The sound you're referring to is the phase-shifted Rhodes patch in my MO8... It's part of the patch, and it is definitely more prominent headphones, almost distractingly so; but it's much more coherent in a open soundfield. I actually narrowed the field considerably from what the actual patch is, but I was specifically going for an old-school 70's sound (Dave Grusin, Bob James, Chuck Mangione, Richard Tee), so I actually wanted that kind of movement...

I'm very glad you enjoyed it! :)
 
If I hadn't known who the flautist was, I would've said this had a real Bellavia feel to it. You captured that vibe extremely well. I'm listening on Tannoy PBM 6.5's in my office at work....the soundfield is very generous...maybe a touch crowded by that relentless flange, but the style dictates that.:)

Very well done and the mix sparkles.:cool:
 
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