Chat With Stevie Wonder

[soundchaser59]

Krissy is singing this tune, Wonderlogue. It's about a diaLOGUE with Stevie WONDER....Tony will do a sax solo later, it's played by a guitar solo in this version. This is a pretty rough mix, so let me know what sounds bad and I'll try to tweak it.

WonderLogue


Sonar, Sonik SYnth II, Fender Strat and Bass, Vox thru SM7, Kjaerhus plugs.

 

[Xeries]

The guitar in the opening is very tasty SC, but a little out in front of the drums. That may be right for this genre. The vocals are a bit hot, too. This is a bear of a balance to achieve. For this kind of jazz, I would think that a 20% ducking would do the trick, but I have no idea how that is done.

The vocals phrases are a little stiff, in my opinion. Particularly how a slight pause has to wait for the music to catch up before completing the line.

I would phrase the vocals differently. I would lag behind the music and do a jazzy melody that just catches up at the end of the line.

But, that being said, I suppose there is no right or wrong regarding composition. Everyone fills in the blanks in their own way.

The playing is very smooth and shows a lot of feeling and expression. Quite a contrast from the Krissy's mechanical delivery of the lines. I know that's how you wrote it for her to sing, but it feels like she is holding back.

HTH

Wig

 

[CIRO]

This composition is amazing , love the melody/harmony lines

Singer has a beatifull voice;
lowering the vox will be good for the overall balance.Guitar lines (and tone) are excellent; I´d like to hear the drums with less ambience, I think it could be great for the stage and would give more space to (who knows...)even some new elements (percussion/keyboards) - matter of taste, sure.

Ciro

 

[Greg_L]

Yeah less room on the drums and drop the vox into the mix.

The melody just seems to do the same thing over and over. After 2 minutes I felt like I'd been listening for 5. Throw some changes or "stuff" in there to break the monotony a little. Personally, I think a sax solo would be awful. I like the guitar part, or if you have to use a horn, a muted trumpet would be cool there. Just my 2 cents.