A flat Funk Boogie -Final instrumental mix-

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Hello , here's a short instrumental I've just finished up. I'ts probably going to get some vox later. If you hear something that needs some work , don't be shy.
Thanks for the listen .. mark
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A Funk Boogie by mark alan skinner

self taught multi instrumentalist obsessed with creating music. #indie #jazz #blues #experimental #singerSongwriter #cello #instrumentalist #funk
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Nice! Sounds great as usual.

I'm intrigued at how this will turn out with a vocal added, I'm sure it will sound superb.
 
@HumanPlanet , Thanks for the listen and reply. Maybe some vocals will work out. I really never know .. I have a long list of songs that turned into instrumentals that I've never finished. Maybe I can get this one done.
@JAPOV . Thanks ! I'll look at that section again. I need to go back in for some tweeking anyway. I rarely use a pickup selection that uses the twangy Tele sound. I could probably fatten it up a little in that section. I'll give it a try .. Thanks .. mark
 
I feel like you could up the bass 1db overall, and snare could have a bit more "bite". Full percussion section could work too to match the number of guitars I think I hear (?). Altogether a really nice composition, a vocal would be ideal on there.
 
OK , I did a mild remix this morning that shows up in the link. Did a little EQ work on the Tele track removing some low cuts and boosted the bottom end a little. There's not a lot of difference , but I can hear it. Taking it any further and the track started losing presence . Thanks ..
@Serendipity Records . I'll play with your suggestions asap. Snare and bass should be easy. I don't have much of a library for percussion and normally just build my own. I recently downloaded a percussion instrument from "Spitfire" need to check it out anyway. Thanks .. mark
 
Slightly unrelated, but... I follow Avid on LinkedIn and this popped up today:
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mark skinner said:
@HumanPlanet , Thanks for the listen and reply. Maybe some vocals will work out. I really never know .. I have a long list of songs that turned into instrumentals that I've never finished. Maybe I can get this one done.
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Actually, I think this stands up very well as an instrumental and there's not a whole heap of space for a vocal maybe, who knows.

Now 'Triad', thats where I'd love to hear what kind of vocal you'd come up with. No pressure obviously (not that I could!).
 
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HumanPlanet said:
Actually, I think this stands up very well as an instrumental and there's not a whole heap of space for a vocal maybe, who knows.

Now 'Triad', thats where I'd love to hear what kind of vocal you'd come up with. No pressure obviously (not that I could!).
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Without listening again right now, from my recollection it could use a vocal starting somewhere after the first 0:40 to 1:00.
 
Great playing. I'd wait for a vocal to do much commenting. But what is there so far sounds really good. I like that edge-of-breakup guitar near the center.
 
@TripleM Thanks for the listen and comment !
I'm calling this one "done" as an instrumental. The link now reflects a final mix.
I've done some basic cleanup and automation. I adjusted the kick/bass and snare and added some percussion to help drive the beat.
Thank's @Serendipity Records , your suggestions helped bring the mix to another level. I'm going to let it rest for a while. Thanks .. mark
 
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