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Re: Merry Christmas Darling
2013/12/10 01:07:39
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Re: Merry Christmas Darling
2013/12/10 12:52:01
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Yes, very nice song and well done. Enjoyed.
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daryl1968
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Re: Merry Christmas Darling
2013/12/11 07:44:43
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Jan - thanks honey
John - thanks again
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Re: Merry Christmas Darling
2013/12/11 12:08:29
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Your good lady and senior management can sing. Thanks for sharing 
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Re: Merry Christmas Darling
2013/12/11 12:42:42
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As usual great vocals. Moody build-up with a daring sleigh bell, not so often used in ballads, but I like it! Not familiar with the original but this was a beautiful piece.
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Re: Merry Christmas Darling
2013/12/11 18:11:01
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Daryl, this is great! Whew she has an awesome voice! Just curious man....did you take a lot away from the piano? It sounds a bit small to me...sort of one-dimensional...but it does fit the mix really well with all the stuff you have going on. It just seemed a bit small or stripped so to speak. But man, this is a solid mix that you should be proud of...well played/performed and of course, the Mrs. is awesome. :)
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daryl1968
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Re: Merry Christmas Darling
2013/12/12 11:06:22
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Thanks Wookie - you've absolutely got that right. Merry Christmas sir
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Re: Merry Christmas Darling
2013/12/12 11:36:16
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Lovely... I really enjoyed listening... I agree with Danny about the piano sound, and again, the vocal sounds over compressed to me... still, I love the song, and your performances... This is quite good actually... Merry Christmas Mr. & Mrs. D wherever you are...
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Re: Merry Christmas Darling
2013/12/12 12:52:49
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Very pleasant Mr & Missus G. Got a late night, lying-on-the-sofa-glass-of-wine-balanced-on-the-chest kinda mood.
Which was nice.
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daryl1968
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Re: Merry Christmas Darling
2013/12/12 15:01:11
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Leizer - thanks for the kind words - I like to live dangerously with my sleigh bells :)
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daryl1968
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Re: Merry Christmas Darling
2013/12/13 12:22:48
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Thanks Danny - the piano is Alicia's Keys in Kontakt (which I love) with a ton of high pass filter.
Maybe I did squeeze a bit hard but I was trying to make room for the sleigh bells. Love me some sleigh bells :)
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Re: Merry Christmas Darling
2013/12/13 13:12:21
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Nice. Great performances. Solid mix. Any crits are subjective so take with a grain of salt.
After noticing what a nice voice she has, I thought she sounded really full in the lower tones of her voice. At the same time I noticed the piano sounding a little small. Sounds like you took the piano and high-passed it (for the sake of the bass), carved some low-mids (for her vocal), and low passed it too (I dunno... for the bells?).
It all works well here in context. I might try shelving off a little low from her vocal a couple db & give it back to the piano, and personally I'd ease up on the low pass filter a bit as well. I love the high-fi sound of a piano, the bells are a nice accent but not mission critical part of the mix imho.
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daryl1968
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Re: Merry Christmas Darling
2013/12/13 15:44:51
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Thanks Frank - I'm glad you enjoyed it
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Re: Merry Christmas Darling
2013/12/13 16:26:36
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I have not listened yet. I will this week end.
Lurves youse guyz anyways.
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Re: Merry Christmas Darling
2013/12/13 16:29:48
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I just wanted to bump this song to the TOP.
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Re: Merry Christmas Darling
2013/12/13 16:38:30
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Daryl,
Very well done instrumentation and mix, and, the current Mrs. Daryl has a lovely voice. Sounds great, you have to put out a Christmas CD.
Regards
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Re: Merry Christmas Darling
2013/12/13 19:11:47
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Nice one. She does have a good voice. The next Mrs. Daryl1968 will probably be tone deaf, so you might want to keep this one!
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daryl1968
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Re: Merry Christmas Darling
2013/12/14 11:27:35
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Thanks James. Reading your comments, I feel like I got a glimpse of life at Griffiths Towers ....
....which was nice
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Re: Merry Christmas Darling
2013/12/14 11:37:52
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Noice Juan Dazzy.
+1 on the pianeer comments.
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daryl1968
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Re: Merry Christmas Darling
2013/12/15 16:58:28
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Thanks Chuck - I really appreciate the listen - I agree on the piano - I'll have a look at it.
Baps - love you mate - I will thank you properly when I get to your comment - you know the rules....
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daryl1968
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Re: Merry Christmas Darling
2013/12/16 09:48:08
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Lol Clint - thanks very much. I told the current Mrs D and she concurred :)
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Re: Merry Christmas Darling
2013/12/17 08:49:09
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Thanks Bapu
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Re: Merry Christmas Darling
2013/12/20 19:04:12
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Daryl and Mrs. D, I'm a fan!
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Re: Merry Christmas Darling
2013/12/20 20:24:59
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Love her voice. The piano was spot on - this is a really well done tune - enjoyed it.
Merry Christmas.
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daryl1968
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Re: Merry Christmas Darling
2013/12/22 09:12:06
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Lynn - thanks mate. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
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Re: Merry Christmas Darling
2013/12/23 06:49:02
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Very lovely vocal! I like the way you built it up as the song progressed. The piano could have been louder, but that's a mere opinion.
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Re: Merry Christmas Darling
2013/12/23 12:18:31
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Re: Merry Christmas Darling
2013/12/23 15:31:17
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again nice sound Mary x mass:)
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daryl1968
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Re: Merry Christmas Darling
2013/12/23 22:14:28
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Thanks a lot Mark. I will pass your compliments on to the better half.
Merry Christmas
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