MGMitchell
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Edited-Ain't no Blues Song.
Link is in my comments further down. I couldn't fix this one. hot off the press. But edited as of Nov 3 thanks to the generous comments. Reduced panning, reduced compression, reduced verb and delay, eq'ed bass for clarity. posted for comments. Thanks guys.
post edited by MGMitchell - 2015/11/03 16:45:27
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Re: Ain't no Blues Song.
2015/11/02 23:08:19
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I'd say your playing is pretty darn tasty! Neat parts. But I think there is so much going on with tricky hard panning and delays that it's obscuring some of the "realness" and that's what I'm missing. Singing works for me, I like your bgv's too. I think you could safely make the bass a little fuller, it might weight it down some. For me the extreme hard panned guitar kept pulling my ears to the edges of the stereo spectrum. cheers, -Tom
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MGMitchell
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Re: Ain't no Blues Song.
2015/11/03 00:50:15
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Great comments Tom. I never thought about the hard panning being a distraction but i think you are right. Much appreciated.
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Re: Ain't no Blues Song.
2015/11/03 09:28:28
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Man, I like this one a lot! Very slick song with a sweet arrangement and a bunch of high quality and quite fun performances all around. Vocals are just great. I also totally dug the lead work, very sweet licks indeed. I agree with Tom's panning comment with the caveat that it might work better if the guitars on either side followed the same strum rhythms so that there's less ping-ponging going on, particularly at the beginning where so much seems to be happening; a more focused approach could help pull me into the vibe more quickly. I also agree with the comment on the bass, which is played very nicely, by the way, but would benefit I think from a warmer eq. I would add that at the beginning of the song the lead guitar is perhaps a bit in your face. Overall though, this is a really cool and very creative song. Thanks! Kevin
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Re: Ain't no Blues Song.
2015/11/03 11:26:00
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great lyrical twist - I really liked it. Recording wise I think the final master maybe a bit over compressed?
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MGMitchell
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Re: Ain't no Blues Song.
2015/11/03 15:51:33
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Thanks a bunch guys. It's appreciated
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Re: Ain't no Blues Song.
2015/11/03 16:34:12
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Re: Ain't no Blues Song.
2015/11/09 14:31:32
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Just listened to the revised version... sounds pretty good here! No panning anomalies that I can hear - nicely balanced and mixed. I really liked the chord changes, though they (and the lead fills) sound more like Steely Dan to me than a typical blues song IMO.
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Re: Ain't no Blues Song.
2015/11/09 15:26:00
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Thanks for checking back Steve, I do like Steely Dan. Yeah they are more jazz chords than blues.
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Re: Ain't no Blues Song.
2015/11/09 16:21:48
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Pretty well executed and the song flow and grooves. Could do with a touch more dynamic in some places, seems fairly compressed? Cian
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Re: Ain't no Blues Song.
2015/11/09 18:05:08
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Really cool tune. Love the Blues/Jazz style and tone. Nice vox and delivery. I enjoyed
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