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Re: Highway 93 Scorcher
2014/08/12 14:49:01
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Nice guitar work!
Mix-wise the drums seem overly centered IMO and could use more width, as could some of the supporting guitar parts. I'm only listening on PC headphones but the bass seems a bit light too.
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Re: Highway 93 Scorcher
2014/08/12 23:07:45
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stevec... thanks bro, I agree on everything you mentioned. When I remix i'll be making those adjustments. Much thanks and appreciation for listening and commenting! 
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Re: Highway 93 Scorcher
2014/08/13 00:04:17
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the guitar playing is hot for sure ..  rough mix / demo ? some of the other parts like the drums , and bass need more meat to the sound .. the guitar playing is pretty powerful and I feel the backing instruments need to be on the same type of level tone wise there is a lot of potential here Kenny
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Re: Highway 93 Scorcher
2014/08/13 11:24:33
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Kenny... yes rough mix... and so true. Lots of gtr stuff going on, just have to work on the overall tone, level wise, to bring up to par with the gits, more bottom too. Very good points. Thx much for listening and helpful comments!
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Re: Highway 93 Scorcher (Remix)
2014/08/14 00:29:12
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Re: Highway 93 Scorcher (Remix)
2014/08/14 11:13:01
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Pluto, great guitar work & musicianship!! The mix is too contrasting (when chord changes/verse/chorus changes) and very obvious. I do hear the changes you've made (more bottom end, widening, and compression etc...), but it's almost like listening to two seperate mixes and doesn't have a flow (mix-wise). The song has really great potential and I think more subtle changes might help the whole mix.
Very good stuff though!!
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Re: Highway 93 Scorcher (Remix)
2014/08/14 17:24:27
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Scorching is right! Your guitar playing is red-hot. Overall, the mix sounds like a live recording done with two room mics. The drums are distant sounding and don't quite mesh with the rest of the band. The bass could also use a little treatment. With a little care, this could have an in-your-face intimacy that would knock the socks off your listeners. Playing this good calls for attention.
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Re: Highway 93 Scorcher (Remix)
2014/08/14 23:27:08
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Mesh & Lynn.... thx for the input, much appreciated... and thx for the good word! Quote: Overall, the mix sounds like a live recording done with two room mics. Funny it does sound like that probably cause I was messing with the width plugin to give both a center and width effect in certain parts of the song. Actually all the instruments were recorded/plugged in direct into my CW home studio. Each instrument was physically played one at a time, beginning with the rhythm guitars first (using a metronome to stay in beat), then drums, then bass, then lead guitars. Thanks again for taking the time to comment.
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Re: Highway 93 Scorcher (Remix)
2014/08/15 00:09:20
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Just posted another mix see opening post, thx.
post edited by pluto - 2014/08/15 10:29:03
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Re: Highway 93 Scorcher (Remix)
2014/08/15 13:34:57
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I'm listening though H-phones and the flow of the new mix is much, much better now.....Well Done!!
If I had to nitpick anything, I'd like to hear the bass to be a bit more clear (on the phones it seems slightly muddy.....it may very well be my H-phone though). Also, the drums could be slightly louder (possibly 1-2 dB louder (especially during the "chorus" parts)).
Pluto, you do have an excellent piece of music/playing here and I'd like to here more stuff from you. Great job!!!
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Re: Highway 93 Scorcher (Remix)
2014/08/17 02:38:31
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Thanks Mesh.... good points.... much appreciated.
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