Amigos Para Siempre - Summer Video

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2016/05/27 16:54:28 (permalink)

Amigos Para Siempre - Summer Video

Hi Folks,
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igW3ZdKG9Rw
 
Some of you may have spotted my recent single "Forever Friends (The Backpacker Song)", As we come into summer I decided a remix would be in order. I thought a bit of spanish might fit and realised that my mate had two spanish girls over, so I decided to get them to translate a bit and sing also!
 
This is a pop radio song, can you listen with that in mind. 
 
*Now updated with a video
 
Thanks,
 
Cian
 
 
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    eph221
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    Re: Critique needed - Spanish Remix of Forever Friends 2016/05/27 17:04:08 (permalink)
    The whole thing is awesome, I mean inglesias awesome except one thing sticks out like a sore thumb...your chorus..the girls behind you.  They're flat...I picture a heroin induced les Demoiselles d' Avignon singing as your backup.  Really i don't mean to be mean.  You gotta fix that and it'll be perfect.
     
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    Re: Critique needed - Spanish Remix of Forever Friends 2016/05/27 18:41:18 (permalink)
    Is that Anthony Hom singing? 
     
    Sounds good, but the music's mid range is rather thin, and there is a bit too much treble on the vocals. Sounds like a good song though. 
     
    I'd raise the volume of the music where the mid range goes and back down on the vocals a bit and the reverb on the vocals and even things out. 
     
    Just my opinion, I'm no expert. I enjoyed hearing this either way. Thanks for posting! 
     
     
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    Re: Critique needed - Spanish Remix of Forever Friends 2016/05/28 08:42:49 (permalink)
    Thanks lads, more tweaked version
    https://soundcloud.com/cian-mcgovern/amigos28/s-28yKB
     
    eph221, im completely aware that the girls are not good singers but there was something about the collabortion and edginess against my voice that I wanted to include. However I do realise it takes away from the chorus melody so the latest version has dropped them out on the main parts, Let me know if that is any better
     
    Serious Noize, no anthony is not on this although I had thought about getting him to do a remix. In terms of midrange/treble reverb, Im finding it hard to make a call on that  right now, does anyone else hear those things in the mix translation to your system setup?
     
    Cheers,
     
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    Re: Critique needed - Spanish Remix of Forever Friends 2016/05/28 19:08:33 (permalink)
    whack
    Thanks lads, more tweaked version
    https://soundcloud.com/cian-mcgovern/amigos28/s-28yKB
     
    eph221, im completely aware that the girls are not good singers but there was something about the collabortion and edginess against my voice that I wanted to include. However I do realise it takes away from the chorus melody so the latest version has dropped them out on the main parts, Let me know if that is any better
     
    Serious Noize, no anthony is not on this although I had thought about getting him to do a remix. In terms of midrange/treble reverb, Im finding it hard to make a call on that  right now, does anyone else hear those things in the mix translation to your system setup?
     
    Cheers,
     
    Cian




    I'm no mixmaster Cian, I was just trying to help with what I hear on my speakers. I like the music and song. It's so hard to fit things together and every new song is a different situation, another puzzle to solve on top of the work you do writing and performing. A lot of work no doubt. 
     
    Maybe a little bit of compression here and there might help even things out a little bit? Although I add the ? because I don't know. I found this tutorial on compression helpful and informative, although you can do the same with any compression plugin :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbnPiPjyfXs  
     
    Compression even's out the volume levels on your tracks, you can do it with any plugin, even the cakewalk ones have presets that might help. But the thing with compression is, and I am NOT SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE, just learning myself, you can over do it and it will cause your high sounds or low/Transients to be cut off from the sound, or that is have a sound with no real expression. At least that's the way I am starting to try and understand compression. It's just a thought. Just trying to help, although like I said I am no mixmaster and I thought I would offer a little info as I see it, although I am sure there are others on here who can explain compression way better than me, like I said, I'm just starting trying to learn how to use it. And it may not be relevant in your mix, but I'm thinking smaller fields of sound can make for a crisper mix. Although I dunno. Just a thought.  
     
    Thing is, in the past I'd play some Hard rock 80's/Metal music and get told that with that style the Vocals were semi-buried in the mix, or held back a little bit. But with this type of music I have no idea. 
     
    I will be very interested to hear the advice you get on this one and hope someone corrects me on my thoughts and advise other tips/tricks knowledge on how to use things in the mix. 
     
    You know a lot of time, people say you need to do something or something is lacking in your mix, but they don't take the time to say "Try this on this track". That's what is missing from this forum, some preset's on ideas. 
     
    Anyway, sorry to post so much to read, typing is easier for me to speak these days. 
     
    I wish you well with you Song and music my friend, these are just my thoughts, I'm just trying to help. 
     
    Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed hearing this!
     
    Bobby
     
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    Re: Critique needed - Spanish Remix of Forever Friends 2016/05/29 12:11:54 (permalink)
    Cian,
     
    That's much better, and you maintained the chuminess with the girls.  If you want to make it a show stopper then when you hit the high note you can modulate...that's pretty effective.  Or you can save that for the live version.  Really fun.
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    Re: Critique needed - Spanish Remix of Forever Friends 2016/05/29 16:34:57 (permalink)
    Cian,
     
    I really like what you have done with the Spanish remix of this song.   Has a real fun, summer feel to it.  Quite awesome work.
     
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    Re: Critique needed - Spanish Remix of Forever Friends 2016/05/30 19:48:26 (permalink)
    Very nice Cian.
     
    Not sure I can suggest anything beyond maybe raise the BGVs slightly and reduce the verb/delay a tad on them (not the lead vox though).
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    Re: Critique needed - Spanish Remix of Forever Friends 2016/05/31 16:15:39 (permalink)
    Fellas,
     
    All thanks for you ears.
     
    I've done one other final tweak to it
     
    https://soundcloud.com/ci...s-para-siempre/s-yYukJ



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    Re: Critique needed - Spanish Remix of Forever Friends 2016/06/05 10:19:44 (permalink)
    Hi Guys,
     
    Just a bump as I put a video together for the song and took the few mix suggestions into consideration.
     
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igW3ZdKG9Rw
     
    Summertime vibe
     
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    Re: Critique needed - Spanish Remix of Forever Friends 2016/06/06 03:58:06 (permalink)
    wow...you killed this one!!! This is right up your alley....love the pulse, feel and of course the vox. Great production and the video was great.
     
    good for you....out of the park on this one!!!
     
    A+++
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    Re: Critique needed - Spanish Remix of Forever Friends 2016/06/06 16:22:52 (permalink)
    I like this better than the version I just did!
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    Re: Critique needed - Spanish Remix of Forever Friends 2016/06/06 20:55:43 (permalink)
    dude you're a pop genius. my wife and her Zumba class is listening on my iPhone here with me so well done, mate!! ;) 
     
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    Re: Critique needed - Spanish Remix of Forever Friends 2016/06/06 21:12:23 (permalink)
    Very cool Cian - I really like this.

    Mark
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    Re: Critique needed - Spanish Remix of Forever Friends 2016/06/07 15:52:51 (permalink)
    Poguey, cheers mate, good punchy pop vibe to it.
     
    James, in fairness, this is basically a whole new song! For those that wanna hear a more uptempo club remix check it out here
    https://soundcloud.com/cian-mcgovern/forever-friends-lido-club-remix
     
    Daren, thank a mil! Hey if your wife and Zumba class wanna do a 30 second snippet dancing to the chorus or something, Id be happy to share it on my facebook music page!!
     
    Mark, cheers mate
     
    Cian



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