"Feeling Low"

[K-dub]

Sorry about the sudden spamming, but I'm finding the extra ears extremely useful assistance as I'm wrapping up this collection. For example, because I tend to stick to a process, a comment about too much space around the drums led me to agree and begin to go back and change ALL of the drum treatment on the pieces - so the comments made don't apply ONLY to the song being critiqued. I use the comments to analyze and readjust my processes based on the application translation into what other's ears are picking up in the results.

This is a jazz-blues piece - and in this one, I don't think I mastered it too hot. I'm not hearing it as such, anyways - and it's not a borderline issue. I tend to get everything done and then shuffle through each song ... jumping from start to finish to see how they transition from piece to piece in mastering levels.

I did discover that the works I put together yesterday ARE slightly hotter than what I did the day before, but I'm weighing whether I should back off the heat or maybe apply a little more to the older ones. I like the clarity one gets from pushing things to the edge. I'm still experimenting with it.

Anyways - this is just a general inquiry. Anything sticking out as "out of place"?

As usual, thanks for any/all comments. Warmly appreciated.

 

[subvibe]

Hi

Great Song & a great flow
vocals & BG Vocals are excellent

subvibe

 

[K-dub]

Hi

Great Song & a great flow
vocals & BG Vocals are excellent

subvibe

The funny thing about this song is the fluidity and improv around a structure. This is just what it sounded like when we performed it for the recording. We almost never played it exactly the same way twice - which is why we loved playing it live. We just would riff off each other.

 

[Bulls Hit]

Nice one Kev. Got a kind of a Doors vibe. That's not you on vocal is it? The snare sounds kinda weird to me, no idea why. It's perfectly fine, just seems somehow out of place in the context of every thing else. Mix itself is nice and clear. Cool jam

 

[DM60]

I think you could put a bit more bottom in it (I would guess 100iss - 200ish), not a lot. It sounds really good as is, but I think a little more floor would really make good even better. (A pinch of salt)

 

[K-dub]

Nice one Kev. Got a kind of a Doors vibe. That's not you on vocal is it? The snare sounds kinda weird to me, no idea why. It's perfectly fine, just seems somehow out of place in the context of every thing else. Mix itself is nice and clear. Cool jam

Not thought of the Doors, K - but I see the comparison. It is not my vocal. The drummer on this project, a good friend, plays in a cover band w/ his brother in law. I thought his voice timbre was really well suited to the material and asked if he wanted to take a pass at it. He liked it and agreed. I think the switch worked well. I'm perfectly fine w/ someone else singing. I've no ego wrapped up in my own voice. The collection this is on also has the aforementioned drummer doing one of the pieces, as well as the bass player delivering one of his tunes. Of the 10 on the album, I wrote 9 but only sing 2. I'll look at the snare - and thanks for pointing it out!

 

[K-dub]

I think you could put a bit more bottom in it (I would guess 100iss - 200ish), not a lot. It sounds really good as is, but I think a little more floor would really make good even better. (A pinch of salt)

In studio trickery, there are 4 different snares being blended here. There's the original. Then I did a "sound replacement" additional track in Cakewalk and added their snare sound to the original. Then I converted the track to midi and added in two additional linked snare via Addictive Drums 2. The blending adds a more dry, "detailed" edge to the snare part.

The main channel is the original - because deception requires the "recorded" sound for authenticity, but I can experiment with blending in more "woody" bottoms from the other ingredients present as well and see if that pops the floor more. Thanks for the thoughts, Dave!

 

[DM60]

In studio trickery, there are 4 different snares being blended here. There's the original. Then I did a "sound replacement" additional track in Cakewalk and added their snare sound to the original. Then I converted the track to midi and added in two additional linked snare via Addictive Drums 2. The blending adds a more dry, "detailed" edge to the snare part.

The main channel is the original - because deception requires the "recorded" sound for authenticity, but I can experiment with blending in more "woody" bottoms from the other ingredients present as well and see if that pops the floor more. Thanks for the thoughts, Dave!

I was just reading about our favorite live albums from the 70's. Much studio trickery!