kson
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Think of Me - Updated
Think of Me Here is the updated mix/master. Thanks for the opinions. Cheers, Reginald K.Son
post edited by kson - 2012/08/22 15:12:51
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timidi
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Re:Think of Me
2012/08/21 20:50:47
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Re:Think of Me
2012/08/21 21:17:52
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Nice song but I think the mix is off, and the voice is not loud enough in it, and the drums a little too loud.
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Re:Think of Me
2012/08/21 21:43:57
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beautiful piano riff. you have a great voice/ it should be more up front along with the bg vox (nice Seal-ish harmonies)
dig the clarinet(?) solo. i agree w/ spacealf that drums are too prominent. aside from that, this is awesome.
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kson
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Re:Think of Me
2012/08/22 00:37:09
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Thanks guys. My ears may be burnt. I'll go in for round 2 and examine the drums.
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Re:Think of Me
2012/08/22 09:27:13
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Wonderful song. You have a great voice! It is mixed a bit dry, try add a little reverb. I think the drums are fine. I like songs with drums forward but that is just me.
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Re:Think of Me
2012/08/22 10:08:44
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Awesome groove. Drums not too loud just the lead vocal needs to come up a lot me thinks. Really good chorus vocals there actually, but they all need more presence and spread. mroe like the chorus of this if you excuse the choice http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFGPSx6cPN0 Is it a clarinet or a dull sax?! Cian
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Re:Think of Me
2012/08/22 10:13:57
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Get a different snare sound (this is just too natural sounding for this type of music).
Maybe add some reverb to the sax. Something short and ambient.
And get a better compressor on your vocals, which are great but one shouldn't have to strain to hear.
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Re:Think of Me
2012/08/22 10:25:06
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This is a terrific song, and if you boosted the vocal a bit, it would be ready for prime time. You've given us several great songs in a row, and I look forward to hearing more.
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Re:Think of Me
2012/08/22 10:34:11
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beautiful song and arrangement, me likes
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Re:Think of Me
2012/08/22 11:07:23
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timidi
Excellent work.
+1
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kson
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Re:Think of Me
2012/08/22 12:53:15
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Funny how many of you mentioned verb. I mixed the vox with plenty on there (EMT250), but I'm always of the mind that less is more. I'll have to try it with a little more wet signal. All the winds have verb on them already. The clarinet even has a delay effect on it. The chorus riff is a clarinet. The solo is a flugelhorn (for those that inquired). Also, vox compressed with LA2A. I may bring it up a bit. I'm headed in to massage the mix a bit more. Thanks for the opinions.
post edited by kson - 2012/08/22 12:55:41
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kson
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Re:Think of Me
2012/08/22 12:58:56
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Awesome groove. Drums not too loud just the lead vocal needs to come up a lot me thinks.
Really good chorus vocals there actually, but they all need more presence and spread. mroe like the chorus of this if you excuse the choice http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFGPSx6cPN0
Is it a clarinet or a dull sax?!
Cian
Thanks for the example but this video won't play here in the US.
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timidi
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Re:Think of Me
2012/08/22 13:01:52
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Drums not too loud just the lead vocal needs to come up a lot me thinks. That's what I was thinkin.. and I didn't hear any verb issues.
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kson
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Re:Think of Me
2012/08/22 15:06:39
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Ok. I've re-edited it. I hope my ears didn't fail me today.
I'm taking a break from the studio and going to play Madden for a while. :-)
For the people that previously commented, please let me know your thoughts. Thanks.
Cheers,
RKS
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Re:Think of Me
2012/08/22 15:59:36
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This is great stuff, great vocals. I personally would take out the drums and just have some percussion.
Rik
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kson
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Re:Think of Me
2012/08/22 20:29:36
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Rikkie
This is great stuff, great vocals. I personally would take out the drums and just have some percussion.
Rik
Thanks Rik. I appreciate the listen.
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Re:Think of Me
2012/08/22 23:09:45
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whack
Awesome groove. Drums not too loud just the lead vocal needs to come up a lot me thinks.
+1. My thoughts exactly. I like the strong drums, and the poppy snare. Overall groove is a little laid back, but the upfront drums give a high energy flavor... nice contrast. Also, really dig the brush textures. The BG vocals can come up a dB or so when the energy picks up a bit into it... e.g., BG on the first verse and chorus are good, but slightly buried when you get into the second chorus and onward when some of the instrumental fills out... Really good stuff.
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Re:Think of Me
2012/08/23 03:16:20
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Hi, Reginald, I didn't get to hear the first mix, but I think this one sounds fantastic! Excellent, very soulful vocals, floating over a nice smooth bed of instrumentation and rhythm, and to me, the mix sounds just about perfect for the genre. Very nice work!  Bob
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Re:Think of Me
2012/08/23 12:58:23
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Smooth... mix sounds fine to me... lovin the horn... harmony vocals are very nice too... well done...
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kson
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Re:Think of Me
2012/08/24 20:12:25
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Bob and notnat, I appreciate your comments and loaning me your ears.
Best,
RKS
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Re:Think of Me
2012/08/26 14:39:43
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Beautiful, soulful tune. Great lead and background vocals. Mix/production sounds fantastic from here.
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Re:Think of Me
2012/08/28 17:24:02
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Man, that is smooth. It seems radio quality to me as is. I'm assuming this it the new mix. I didn't hear the first but couldn't ask for any more from a tune. Mellowed me right out while I was "chair boogyin".
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kson
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Re:Think of Me
2012/08/30 09:39:17
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Geeare1 - Much appreciated.
Evadianepug - Thanks bro. I hope I didn't mellow you out too badly. :-) Cheers.
RKS
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