"Summer"

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This is going to be the last song on my upcoming release, and I hope that it's appropriate for the position:

Summer

This is my attempt at a final polish prior to mastering, and any/all comments are warmly welcomed and appreciated.

Best,

Kev-
 
Very nice as usual, Kev. Great vocal performance..sounds excellent. I hear nothing that stands out to me...Good tune man. I love the bass sound...:cool:
 
Thanks bud -- I think I'm close out of the gate on this one ...

The bass, btw ... is tracked w/ a cheap Asian Fender knock off -- a QUEST Azak bass ... through a Wunderaudio PEQ-1 routed through a DBX 166 compressor straight into the soundcard.

On mixdown, I lightly compressed again w/ the VC64 compressor and bumped a little eq at 50-60hz ... and that's it.

One of my concerns was whether it made the bass sound slightly boomy, so thanks for mentioning that you liked it!

Best,

Kev-
 
Aha, Maestro White!

I believe you intentionally tried to make a tear come to my eye; singing about fireflies, fireworks, and the like from my youth. But you failed! Had you mentioned Saturday nights at the sprint car races (to which I will be heading in a matter of minutes), you very well may have succeded! But, I' much tougher than you think!

I only had time for one listen and concentrated primarily on the lyrics. I love it! I'll check it out later tonight after the roar of the engines has punished my ears for a few hours.

The guitar work on the left side is wonderful. I'll check out your bass concern, too. But I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary for one of your excellent recordings.
 
Racing enthusiasts don't cry, G. The water in their eyes is from the dust and wind. :D

Thanks for checking in! I appreciate the listen and the help! I've got one more to go before I'm ready to release my next compilation. I'm uploading the first half to the M.E. as I type ...

The left side guitar, as well as all the background vocals, are performed by my close collaborator, Stu Gort. What he adds creatively is pure gold.

Best,

Kev-
 
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Very nice tune,took me back to great pop times....good story line!!
 
Well done. The very begining bugs me a bit. I think if it where me I'd use a super fast fade in to soften the front of the word "in". Not so much that you'd notice it but, just enough that it seems softer. Really like it when the song gets going:D


Very cool song;)

F.S.
 
Freudian Slip said:
Well done. The very begining bugs me a bit. I think if it where me I'd use a super fast fade in to soften the front of the word "in". Not so much that you'd notice it but, just enough that it seems softer. Really like it when the song gets going:D


Very cool song;)

F.S.
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Excellent suggestion, F.S. -- I was confident enough to send this one off to the M.E., but he's not going to do anything with it until all the files are completed, and I've a couple left to go. So, I'll be resending this ...

Thanks!

Kev-
 
you're welcome;) You may try doing the begining of the stereo track.?. The music sounded like it already came in soft like that to me though. doesn't hurt to F around though:D


F.S.
 
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My first thought was to bring the stereo track up in a quick opening fade in -- sort of "blossom" the opening, so to speak -- so we both are on the same page with that.

If that doesn't "feel" right, I'll go into the mix and try it on just the vocal.

Best,

Kev-
 
K-dub said:
My first thought was to bring the stereo track up in a quick opening fade in -- sort of "blossom" the opening, so to speak -- so we both are on the same page with that.

If that doesn't "feel" right, I'll go into the mix and try it on just the vocal.

Best,

Kev-
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Cool. My original thought (to be clear) was to just fade the first
1/4 to 1/3 of the word "in". A longer fade could work well if you can make it feel natural. That will be the trick. That and to not have the fade disapear apon mastering;) I would povide instructions to that effect how ever you make the fade. Well I will be interested to hear what you land on.

Have fun.

F.S.
 
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That's right -- just so that the opening word doesn't sound like it's jumping out strong at you.

Kev-
 
Very nice indeed. I like the guitar solos and how they gently pull you through the remainder of the song. Jazz Chorus?

Maybe the drums could use just a little more reverb to put them into a similar space as the vocal and guitars.

Kickin'.
 
Hey C!

The guitar is a podXT w/ a jazz chorus-y setting. It's a very clean, yet warm tone.

Thanks for the listen, bud!

Kev-
 
Good job Kev, nice change ups. I found the lead around 3:30 was a tad loud and drowned out the vocals a bit. Okay when playing by itself though. Other than that I thought the tune was great, nice songwriting and performance.
Well mixed and excellent production.

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Sounds great. Everything sounds just right. I like how the ending sort of builds up. Great job.
 
Thank you Greg. I've had some complaint the the vocal is a little grainy ... so I'm considering retracking it ... but it won't materially change the basic mix, only hopefully improve the timbre of the lead vocal. Thanks for commenting!

Kev-
 
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