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OK, this should be the last re-post of an older tune. Once I get advice on this one, I'll have an idea what to do with the rest of the tunes I'm re-mixing or re-recording.

I'm pretty sure I've already posted a version of this. But I cut out some dead weight, re-recorded a couple of instruments and changed and re-recorded the vocals. So, it's almost a new tune.

Let me know what you think and what you'd change.

Thanx

WOKE UP DEAD
 
Man you have a great grip on spacial positioning and depth. I am jealous that you can play all the instruments well lol.

At first I was thinking that it needed a rougher grittier voice, but it grew on me. I don't have any mix critics. I would buy your album :thumbs up:
 
The guitar tones are near perfect for the song. I think you've got your mix right near perfect. Nothing I noticed. Personal pref would be for a thumpier kick to move the subs just a bit. Little push @ 40 or 60 Hz... :)
Louder I make it the better it sounds.
 
Bruthish said:
Man you have a great grip on spacial positioning and depth.
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Thanx man. I don't even know what that is. :D

I am jealous that you can play all the instruments well lol.

At first I was thinking that it needed a rougher grittier voice, but it grew on me. I don't have any mix critics. I would buy your album :thumbs up:
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I really really appreciate that. My most common "mistake" is writing songs in possibly the wrong key, in the sense that I did want to belt this out a little more and make the vocals grittier, but I think it's a semi-tone or even a tone too low for me to do that. But I agree with you on that.

BroKen_H said:
The guitar tones are near perfect for the song. I think you've got your mix right near perfect. Nothing I noticed. Personal pref would be for a thumpier kick to move the subs just a bit. Little push @ 40 or 60 Hz... :)
Louder I make it the better it sounds.
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Thanx a lot bro. I'll play with the kik a bit. I do want that kik to hit you in the chest. :cool:
 
It sounds real good to me. I really like the distorted guitar sounds. Drums sound terrific - kick drum sounds superb. Vocals too. Levels on everything are spot on.

A bit heavy on reverb for my tastes. But not real bad. And I like that the lead vocal is dryer than the rest of the tracks.
 
These are great mixes. If I were to do anything differently I'd do a fairly deep, narrowish cut at around 3000 hz on the vocal tracks and then bump them up in the mix. This is due to the characteristics of your voice and might be something to mess with on other mixes. The vocals bite just a little and set back in the mix a little. This may get them a tad more forward in the mix without adding more bite.

Again...love the vocal harmonies in your stuff.
 
wow! awesome song RAMI!
I sort of agree with StuGort on the vocals but doesn't compromise anything the way it is.

cheers
 
That's good shit, dawg. You original music is pretty righteous bro. Most definitely bodacious. :thumbs up:
 
I like this tempo a lot, the halftime feel stuff always gets me going. Reverse solos at 1:45 are like a promise of things to come, somewhat foreboding.
 
TripleM said:
It sounds real good to me. I really like the distorted guitar sounds. Drums sound terrific - kick drum sounds superb. Vocals too. Levels on everything are spot on.

A bit heavy on reverb for my tastes. But not real bad. And I like that the lead vocal is dryer than the rest of the tracks.
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Thanx a lot Trip. I agree on the reverb. I thought this tempo and style of tune could get away with being a little wetter than what I'd usually do for my mixes.

I sort of used "The Mirror" by Spooky Tooth as a vague reference. Not that I went and listened to it, but just kept it in my head while mixing this.

StuGort said:
These are great mixes. If I were to do anything differently I'd do a fairly deep, narrowish cut at around 3000 hz on the vocal tracks and then bump them up in the mix. This is due to the characteristics of your voice and might be something to mess with on other mixes. The vocals bite just a little and set back in the mix a little. This may get them a tad more forward in the mix without adding more bite.

Again...love the vocal harmonies in your stuff.
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I will absolutely try that. I don't think my vocals are bad, but I do think that they're usually the thing that keeps my songs from being "great", as opposed to just "good".

HugoRibeiro.Com said:
wow! awesome song RAMI!
I sort of agree with StuGort on the vocals but doesn't compromise anything the way it is.

cheers
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Thanx a lot buddy. :cool:

FoulPhil said:
That's good shit, dawg. You original music is pretty righteous bro. Most definitely bodacious. :thumbs up:
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I really appreciate that, Phil. Thanx man. This also reminds that I need to watch "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" again. :D

Supercreep said:
I like this tempo a lot, the halftime feel stuff always gets me going. Reverse solos at 1:45 are like a promise of things to come, somewhat foreboding.
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Thanx C. Yeah, I love playing these kind of 16th note on the hi-hat tunes. The solo is actually a combination of the solo forward super-imposed on top of the same solo backwards, which is why it sounds like 2 solos at the same time.

Thanx a lot guys!
 
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HAHAHA! That's awesome. My favorite stupid movie ever.

I think I'll watch it tonight. The whole thing. Free:

[video]http://www.watchfree.to/watch-e4c-Bill-Teds-Excellent-Adventure-movie-online-free-putlocker.html[/video]
 
Come to think of it, whatever happened to the other dude? We all know Keeanu Reeves, but did the other guy disappear?

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FoulPhil said:
They also have it on Netflix :D
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I don't have Netflix. Don't you have to pay for Netflix?
 
RAMI said:
I will absolutely try that. I don't think my vocals are bad, but I do think that they're usually the thing that keeps my songs from being "great", as opposed to just "good".
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No...not at all....I think they are a real strength. They have a sound that's unique. I'm wondering if if you are dialing them back at all because of that "bite" I mentioned?

I got out the spectrum analyzer and found that a 3000hz cut will isolate that bite...maybe. Whatever frequency ends up helping isolate and eliminate it (it's a lot easier to find it on a soloed vocal track) once you know it will work then you might find your vocals a lot easier to set into a mix.
 
'ello there RAMI

In that last thread that guy was accusing you of using digital drums. I get where he's coming from. You're just really, really tight. I think that a lot of musicians tend to underestimate that tightness is so, so, so important to making anything sound good and don't properly develop the skill. So much energy is lost through a sloppy performance. People always go on about how these early punk and heavy rocker type bands like Motorhead couldn't play but I don't think that's true. If they couldn't play, they wouldn't have had any of their edge.
Rant over!


On this track I also like the vocals but I do not like the rhythm guitar tone that is playing the arpeggios much. It's too dark for me.
 
StuGort said:
No...not at all....I think they are a real strength. They have a sound that's unique. I'm wondering if if you are dialing them back at all because of that "bite" I mentioned?

I got out the spectrum analyzer and found that a 3000hz cut will isolate that bite...maybe. Whatever frequency ends up helping isolate and eliminate it (it's a lot easier to find it on a soloed vocal track) once you know it will work then you might find your vocals a lot easier to set into a mix.
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That's interesting. I didn't have a lot of time to work on it, but I did open the project earlier this afternoon and did a quick sweep on the EQ. I couldn't get any frequencies to stand out with a "boost" sweep and couldn't hear a difference when I cut from about 2800-3000hz. But I do hear what you're saying about my voice and it does pierce a bit up around those frequencies. But now I wonder if you can EQ a certain frequency out of someone's voice if that frequency happens to be a major part of someone's timbre. You know what I mean? I'm just thinking out loud for now since I can't work on it at the moment. But I'm going to work on it tomorrow and find out. I think of someone like Axel Rose (not that I'm comparing myself with him, nor do I try to sound like him) who also has what I would call a piercing, thin voice. How much would it change to find his frequency and cut it?

Anyway, that's tomorrow's project. :D

Thanx dude.
 
Schwarzenyaeger said:
'ello there RAMI

In that last thread that guy was accusing you of using digital drums. I get where he's coming from. You're just really, really tight. I think that a lot of musicians tend to underestimate that tightness is so, so, so important to making anything sound good and don't properly develop the skill. So much energy is lost through a sloppy performance. People always go on about how these early punk and heavy rocker type bands like Motorhead couldn't play but I don't think that's true. If they couldn't play, they wouldn't have had any of their edge.
Rant over!
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Thanx man. I have nothing against that guy, he does what he does well. But I also think he has this mis-guided obsession about analog and digital and all that shit. I don't know how much of that is "Placebo Ears". :D

As far as tight playing, I totally agree with you. I think it's totally important. Getting a "human" feel has nothing to do with playing badly. That's "un-talented human feel". :D


I do not like the rhythm guitar tone that is playing the arpeggios much. It's too dark for me.
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Racist!!!!!!!
 
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