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Re:dock of the bay
2012/09/22 23:36:57
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I've always dug that song since I was young . Sounding Good . Kenny
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Re:dock of the bay
2012/09/22 23:45:52
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Thanks. I should mention, this is a vocal cover that i recorded and mixed a vocal track into six tracks of downloaded instrument stems.
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Re:dock of the bay
2012/09/23 09:45:08
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boy does that bring me back very enjoyable and clear mix thanks for sharing eric
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Re:dock of the bay
2012/09/23 10:32:46
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This is one of my all time favorite songs. Your vocal does it justice, and, like a time machine, it transported me back in time. Very nice.
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Re:dock of the bay
2012/09/23 11:48:07
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Thanks Lynn. Glad you enjoyed the listen. These covers are just for practice and fun. Thanks again.
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Re:dock of the bay
2012/09/23 13:32:57
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Good cover of a great old Otis Redding hit... where's the whistle lead at the end?  well done Matt...
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Re:dock of the bay
2012/09/23 14:39:42
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Re:dock of the bay
2012/09/23 14:54:03
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Great stuff Jack. Everything very nicely done. You've got the right voice for this.
Needs whistling at the end.
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Re:dock of the bay
2012/09/23 14:55:34
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This song fits your vox. I agree with the others add the whistle. EXCELLENT job! Kev
post edited by drumstixkev - 2012/09/23 14:56:48
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Re:dock of the bay
2012/09/24 20:09:49
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Nice job. It is a very good cover of a very good song. I like the vocal. I like all of it!
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Re:dock of the bay
2012/09/24 20:38:13
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Groovy. Nice mix and vox. Always love this song
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Re:dock of the bay
2012/09/24 21:04:14
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Should auld acquaintance be forgot--hey, who the hell are you guys? X2(X3 pending hardware upgrade), Emulator X2, E-mu 1212M, Virtual String Machine
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Re:dock of the bay
2012/09/24 21:14:20
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Good job, Matt! The waves are a nice touch!
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Re:dock of the bay
2012/09/25 09:15:52
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Thanks for listening Warren,Mike, Old55, Rus. Glad you guys liked it. just want to mention again that these are six prerecorded (downloaded) instrument stems. I overdubbed the vocal and made the mix. Thanks again. Rock-on. Oh yeah, just wondering, is the mix conspicuously not loud? Didn't want to pump it up with the limiter, just enough to boost it some, yet still preserve a lot of the dynamics. Thanks again-again. Matt
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Re:dock of the bay
2012/09/25 10:10:03
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I wouldn't boost it with a Limiter. (I stopped doing this myself) To me, the mix is a tad bit louder than the vocal. I can clearly hear you, but it's under the music.
Do you have the song as separate tracks? I think if you just turn the music tracks down a bit.
As far as volume and dynamics in general (and don't take this full on), maybe you could use a compressor as a limiter (lightly) to boost the volume. In terms of where the TARG values should be, I'll leave that to Jeff, Beags, Danny, etc.
Or you could go back in the mix and HP the instrumentation, "isolating" the vocal and doing A/Bs.
Back to the Limiter though, I'd back of. I think it's a last resort plug and needn't be used if you can help it. Like I said, I thought Limiters were the answer, but at least for my songs, they are not. If you can turn up the volume by other means, that's probably the better route to take.
Again, I could be wrong. Someone correct me if I am somewhat off course.
Other than that, to me, I believe it is mixed very well.
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Re:dock of the bay
2012/09/25 10:19:41
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Nicely done.
Doing a cover is not always easy .... especially to get it right. You done good. Faithful to the original. It's almost sacrilegious not to whistle at the end of this song.
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Re:dock of the bay
2012/09/25 13:41:50
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Thanks Guitar. Ok, ok... I'll either learn how to whistle the part (and how to record a whistle) or i might have to track down a friend who can whistle like a bird. The 7 Dwarfs got nothin on him. :-) Thanks again.
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