Winter - new version of Janet's track (updated mix 19 jan )

 I was listening to this piece by Janet a while back and this what was going through my head as I listened. Ok not exactly what I heard in my head, cos that sounded a lot better, but anyway, I sent it to her and she liked it and thought I should post it in here, so here it is.....

Winter

** 12 Jan - update - altered as per feedback - hopefully better now !

     19 Jan - update - tweaked reverb and vocal mix

Paulo,
It's a whole bunch of very cool ideas.  Vocals are very good too...but the processing isn't mycupoftea.  I think it's too bright perhaps and maybe too ambient and not enough warm verby-ness...all just subjective stuff...
Very nice interpretation indeed.

Paulo
i loved this work....

I think you have done justice to it....In fact while i was listening I swear I hear John Lennon singing......

the only suggestion I have is that I think that there is too much verb in there..everything sits too far back kind of like you are in a big room at one end and I was listening at the other.....so it kind of made things hard to hear....(but of course I'm half deaf anyways )

other wise I like the tune , you have done justice to it , you have a wonderful voice .....just need a little production work and it will be perfect...

Clifford

This was a great collab by the two of you. It was a fun listen once I got past the Pac Man and Grey's Anatomy pop-ups.

Hey Paulo - i like this lots - i can hear Lennon too.
Great team effort on this track. Great touching vocal, perhaps a little bright sounding, but that in itself adds to the retro sound i think it possesses. Very atmospheric - and true to the context.

I haven't listened to this for awhile so I came back for a listen.  It sure is sounding good!  Nice job!  :-) 

It should be noted that Herb is playing the guitars and Jimmy's on bass, so it's a 4-way collab. :-) 

Beautiful, Paulo.

Scotty - not sure what you mean there fella - been on the ale again ? - but thanks for the ears and comment.

Philip - what can I say  ? Praise indeed, thank you so much. I know what you mean about it being an unlikey collab in some ways, but that makes it all the more intersesting to me. I think it's good to step outside of musical comfort zones occasionally and just try something a little different. Sometimes it works, sometimes maybe not, all we can do is try. If you're interested, there's another collab with Janet on my  soundclick page if you missed it first time around (Meteor Strike). Thanks again for your comments - you're very kind.

Daylaa - Lennon again huh ? Well, I was born about a mile away from him, but that's about the only link. I don't hear that myself, but it has been said before, but usually by Americans. I don't mean anything by that, just that I've only literally only been told that by Americans before. Anyhow, glad you liked it. I'm still working on the vox - found a couple of stray tracks that had somehow become un-muted which was part of the prob, but I also agree that some tweakage is still required. BTW is that Dah-beh as in Crawley Town 2 Dah-beh 1 ? ;)

Tom - thanks and thanks !

Janet - thanks and take a bow yourself. You're right of course, no intention here to ignore Herb & Jimmy's contribution, just that I figured that had already been covered in your original thread, but I guess I should have mentioned that for those who maybe never saw it first time around - my bad !

Timidi - thanks for the ears and feedback. I hear what you say about the processing - I'm still working on making it better As I've mentioned in another reply, part of the problem was a a hidden track from an earlier attempt that had somehow become unmuted, but there is still work to do I know - wish I actually knew what to do rather than just trial and error, but I guess that's the only way to learn.

MGH - Thanks for listening and commenting, I appreciate your ears, especially as it's probably not the kind of thing you'd ordinarily listen t, which is a credit to you. When I listened again I decided you were right, so I've altered the whole songs reverb some and toned down the crashes now so hopefully it's better.