drumstixkev
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/20 22:09:23
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WOW, now thats a great tune. I like everything about this song. Just a really great performance and mix.
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tdye
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/20 22:25:45
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Dan, great work. Very nice use of space and well orchestrated. Really a great mix. The drum tone did not work for me however, would have preferred a straight snare, instead of high tom. EQ and production sound really good. This is top shelf. Props.
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/20 22:33:16
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this is really excellent, dan! love the piano on this! the only thing I have a problem with is the hat, it kind of gets old before you stop it and start the ride. and then when you bring it back in again- it's OK, but it's just the same for too long, IMO.
love the mix and the sounds in this, tho, really great work!
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darylcrowley
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/21 14:07:08
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People expect me to say this... but I only say it where I really feel it's true. This would have sounded very cool with congas verse drums. There I said it.
But this is very nice work.
Daryl
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dcumpian
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/21 14:28:23
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ORIGINAL: drumstixkev
WOW, now thats a great tune. I like everything about this song. Just a really great performance and mix.
Thank you for your kind comment. Glad you enjoyed it. Regards, Dan
post edited by dcumpian - 2008/10/21 14:32:37
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/21 14:31:23
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ORIGINAL: tdye
Dan, great work. Very nice use of space and well orchestrated. Really a great mix. The drum tone did not work for me however, would have preferred a straight snare, instead of high tom. EQ and production sound really good. This is top shelf. Props.
Hi Tom, It's a snare, just a really tight one. It's from an R&B kit that I sort of fell in love with awhile ago. I couldn't decide on a snare at first and settled on this one. You may be right, but I still like it in this track. Glad you liked the mix, I dreaded it after all the parts were recorded as I knew it would be a lot of work to mix. Regards, Dan
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/21 14:33:10
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this is really excellent, dan! love the piano on this! the only thing I have a problem with is the hat, it kind of gets old before you stop it and start the ride. and then when you bring it back in again- it's OK, but it's just the same for too long, IMO.
love the mix and the sounds in this, tho, really great work!
Hey Beagle, How would you suggest altering it? I'm open to your ideas. I treat the drum parts like a drummer, having been one in several bands. So, this is the way I would have played it without a bandmate smacking me  Regards, Dan
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/21 14:35:44
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People expect me to say this... but I only say it where I really feel it's true. This would have sounded very cool with congas verse drums. There I said it.
But this is very nice work.
Daryl
I use lots of bongos/congas in my stuff, but for this one, I didn't get the "urge". I did play around with them, just left them out of the mix. I prefer the driving beat to congas only, but that's just me. Regards, Dan
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/21 16:16:16
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Hey Beagle,
How would you suggest altering it? I'm open to your ideas. I treat the drum parts like a drummer, having been one in several bands. So, this is the way I would have played it without a bandmate smacking me
Regards,
Dan
LOL! as I typed that I wondered if you were a drummer! personally, I would just mix it up with something else in the kit a little more instead of having the hat so constant throughout for so long is all. I'm NOT a drummer, so I'm certainly not qualified to tell you how to play drums better - listening from an "engineer" side, I simply thought that the hat started to get a little old by the time you changed it to the ride. then the same thing for the ride. but again - I think the song is great!
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/21 20:54:26
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ORIGINAL: dcumpian
Hey Beagle,
How would you suggest altering it? I'm open to your ideas. I treat the drum parts like a drummer, having been one in several bands. So, this is the way I would have played it without a bandmate smacking me
Regards,
Dan
LOL! as I typed that I wondered if you were a drummer! personally, I would just mix it up with something else in the kit a little more instead of having the hat so constant throughout for so long is all. I'm NOT a drummer, so I'm certainly not qualified to tell you how to play drums better - listening from an "engineer" side, I simply thought that the hat started to get a little old by the time you changed it to the ride. then the same thing for the ride.
but again - I think the song is great!
Drummer, guitarist and a bassist in different bands. I think I understand what you're getting at and I can hear it now that I'm looking for it. Kinda takes the shine off it. I may not change it for this song, but I got your point and will take it to heart for the next one. Regards, Dan
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/22 00:16:02
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Great song! Enjoyed it a lot. Take the previous poster's offer to provide vocals seriously. I can't wait to hear it again.
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dcumpian
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/22 10:47:46
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Great song! Enjoyed it a lot. Take the previous poster's offer to provide vocals seriously. I can't wait to hear it again.
Thanks for listening, and, I am. Regards, Dan
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/26 12:20:49
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Dan, I enjoyed this contemporary jazz- reminds me of David Benoit. The mix is fabulous- sounds like live musicians at work! Thanks for comments on In my Head- and thanks again for allowing me to add piano to Lost and Found Mike
post edited by mikeinFL - 2008/10/26 12:46:56
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