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One Thing I Ask-African Reggae/Song of the Month @ CSN
UPDATE: This song was chosen for song of the month at Christian Songwriters Network. Thanks to everybody who helped us with recording, mixing issues. We have only being recording ourselves for little over a year and you on this forum have helped us every step of the way learning the technical side of recording. Thank you very much for helping us. This is the best forum. Hi everyone, here is our original reggae song which is our title cut from our cd we are working on. This was recorded 24bt/48hz, we were using 96hz but that was taking too much space so we cut back down to 44.1hz (but somehow this was recorded at 48hz!) This is our mix with no mastering which we will have done by someone else. Thanks for listening and we appreciate you all. IJenNeh One Thing I Ask http://soundclick.com/share?songid=6838520 http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=785296 Here are pictures of old and new members     IJenNeh needs a electric bass player: Portland, Oregon & Vancouver, Washington area
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RE: One Thing I Ask - Reggae
2008/08/26 08:15:14
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IJenNeh needs a electric bass player: Are you kidding? The vocal bass sounds really cool. A lovely mix on this, my only nit was the percussion got a bit tiresome for me all the way through I would have preferred a bit of light and shade to emphasise the structure a bit. Falling back to just the merest hint of a 'one drop' would really emphasise the finesse of the vox in places. I'd love to hear this mastered as the polish would bring out all the fine-grain that is already in this track. Excellent, I really enjoyed this.
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RE: One Thing I Ask - Reggae
2008/08/26 08:24:22
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I liked this tune, and it has a great vibe.
It sounds like it is mono. Any reason why you haven't done a stereo mix? The mono sound certainly gives it a retro sound, but a stereo mix would open it up a little more and allow each track to be heard a little more.
Still, that's a minor point because I think you have created a pretty cool tune.
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RE: One Thing I Ask - Reggae
2008/08/26 08:32:18
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Nice work guys! The mix is excellent but I think an electric bass would really lift the song - something very low and subby for everything else to sit on top of, there would be no need to omit the bass vocals though - with a low enough bass the two would work really well together. Cool stuff  Steve
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RE: One Thing I Ask - Reggae
2008/08/26 09:10:27
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Listening to your music is truly a joyful experience...
This is wonderful...
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RE: One Thing I Ask - Reggae
2008/08/26 09:28:19
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I always enjoy listening to Reggae vocal performances.... this was a good performance...
I agree, a light bass, shake up the percussion a bit, and spread the voices in a stereo field. Mastering will make this sound good.
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RE: One Thing I Ask - Reggae
2008/08/26 11:27:28
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As always, the vocals are what does it for me. Amazing! 
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RE: One Thing I Ask - Reggae
2008/08/26 14:07:57
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Yes, always joyful to hear your music. I'm hearing a hardness in the main / lead vocal, like there's a bit too much 1K or compression and not enough 200Hz ~ 400Hz; has it been eq'ed there? The bass vox is nice an warm (no issue with that). Beautiful. Fun.
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RE: One Thing I Ask - Reggae
2008/08/26 14:13:19
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A lovely mix on this, my only nit was the percussion got a bit tiresome for me all the way through I would have preferred a bit of light and shade to emphasise the structure a bit. Falling back to just the merest hint of a 'one drop' would really emphasise the finesse of the vox in places. Great idea! How would you go about this? We are beginners at mixing. It sounds like it is mono. Any reason why you haven't done a stereo mix? The mono sound certainly gives it a retro sound, but a stereo mix would open it up a little more and allow each track to be heard a little more.
I am not sure if it is mono or stereo, where would you check? I'll look around and try to figure this out. I agree, a light bass, shake up the percussion a bit, and spread the voices in a stereo field. How do you spread the vocals in a stereo field? Thanks for all the positive comments and listens, it is really fun on the Sonar forum. You guys are great. Karalie & IJenNeh
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RE: One Thing I Ask - Reggae
2008/08/26 14:21:53
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Hi Ed, I'm hearing a hardness in the main / lead vocal, like there's a bit too much 1K or compression and not enough 200Hz ~ 400Hz; has it been eq'ed there? Thanks for the technical info, I have sweeped off the low ends as far as eq, nothing else. How do you do it? Sorry for being such a newbie, but a person has to start somewhere. Thanks again for the listen.
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RE: One Thing I Ask - Reggae
2008/08/26 14:28:40
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A lovely mix on this, my only nit was the percussion got a bit tiresome for me all the way through I would have preferred a bit of light and shade to emphasise the structure a bit. Falling back to just the merest hint of a 'one drop' would really emphasise the finesse of the vox in places.
Great idea! How would you go about this? We are beginners at mixing.
Thanks for all the positive comments and listens, it is really fun on the Sonar forum. You guys are great. Karalie & IJenNeh
The mix is great, I was just meaning that I felt that the percussion track could maybe do with some structuring rather than having the same intensity all the way through....but hey, when I start making music as good as this maybe I'll be more qualified to say so...  Just my two pennies worth from my first listen. It's a great track by any standards.
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RE: One Thing I Ask - Reggae
2008/08/26 14:31:45
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I have sweeped off the low ends as far as eq, Yes, this must be it. What do you mean "sweeped off the low end" -- do mean you have high pass filter or a low shelf cut, probably set at 100Hz to 200Hz? If it's a LPF move that back to 70Hz or so; if it's a low shelf cut, reduce the amount of cut to just 1 dB or so.
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RE: One Thing I Ask - Reggae
2008/08/26 17:43:56
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Wonderful vox - that was fun to listen to. Great groove going on with the percussion.
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RE: One Thing I Ask - Reggae
2008/08/26 20:34:50
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Hey, nice little song there and a nice groove to it. As for the mix you could do some panning and get great results, but be sure to save everything as a stereo file. Usually some presets save it as a stereo file automatically unless you are specifically workin in mono. You will have a left and a right (top and bottom) in your file if it is in stereo. Mono will only show up as a single line music file. If your tracks are mono you could pan the vocals right and the nstrumentation left, or there are many ways to pan the stereo file as well. You just need to play around with the different tracks and save several different versions of them and then when you mix them together you should be able to clearly hear the differences. You'll get it, just keep trying different approaches until you find something you really, really like. I enjoyed this though as is, but you can do much more with it. Keep working on it and repost when you come up with a little different version in stereo. John 
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RE: One Thing I Ask - Reggae
2008/08/26 21:58:36
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Outstanding. Wonderful song. I love listening to your songs.
It is stereo. Do not fear. I am not sure I would call this reggae though. More carib/african.
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RE: One Thing I Ask - Reggae
2008/08/26 22:36:32
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IJenNeh, fantastic music. Very well done. You guys are so talented. Really entertaining, ear candy. Thanks for sharing.
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RE: One Thing I Ask - Reggae
2008/08/27 02:04:35
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It sounds like it is mono. Any reason why you haven't done a stereo mix? The mono sound certainly gives it a retro sound, but a stereo mix would open it up a little more and allow each track to be heard a little more.
Keep working on it and repost when you come up with a little different version in stereo Hey guys, I went back and checked on my song and all the audio tracks were recorded and saved in stereo, maybe just the way I mixed this makes it appear mono or something. Yes, this must be it. What do you mean "sweeped off the low end" -- do mean you have high pass filter or a low shelf cut, probably set at 100Hz to 200Hz? I use a low shelf cut on all the tracks (set at around 16Hz), not really noticable if you listen to each track individually but a big impact on the whole song. I am not sure I would call this reggae though. More carib/african. Yes African! - Have you heard of the late Lucky Dube?, South african reggae. IJenNeh, fantastic music. Very well done. You guys are so talented. Really entertaining, ear candy. Thanks for sharing. Thanks Tom for your encouragement for us and everyone. Thanks to anyone who listens to this or any music on sonar forum. Sonar Forum ROCKS.
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RE: One Thing I Ask - Reggae
2008/09/01 00:12:43
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Thanks to everybody who has helped us. Thanks for the listens.
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RE: One Thing I Ask - Reggae
2008/09/01 00:34:19
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Great News. Its an excellent song.
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RE: One Thing I Ask - Reggae
2008/09/01 19:43:54
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Hi IJenNeh , this tune is very enjoyable to listen to, put me in a good mood I enjoy some of the tempo changes you have going on in a few places .... singing is great...percussion is also great ... I can also hear this w a rhythm section in my imagination keys....trap drums...bass...boom chic upbeat gtr accents as it is, the song sounds nice just the way it is .... I just like to daydream along w my musical listening experiences Kenny
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RE: One Thing I Ask - Reggae
2008/09/02 11:26:30
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IJenNeh - This is awesome, I love this! Ahh, the sweet uplifting of reggae. I like that the break down at 3:30. Great vocals and backup's.
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RE: One Thing I Ask - Reggae
2008/09/02 15:58:09
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Hi Kenny, How is everything going? this tune is very enjoyable to listen to, put me in a good mood
I enjoy some of the tempo changes you have going on in a few places ....
singing is great...percussion is also great ...
I can also hear this w a rhythm section in my imagination
keys....trap drums...bass...boom chic upbeat gtr accents
as it is, the song sounds nice just the way it is ....
I just like to daydream along w my musical listening experiences
Sure would be fun it you came around and help us on some of the instruments? We all moved to the west side of town, hey we practice on Tuesdays & Sundays. You can come and hang out with us and bring one of your friendly guitars! Thanks Jon for the encouragement.
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RE: One Thing I Ask-African Reggae/Song of the Month @ CSN
2008/09/02 16:28:16
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Wanted to listen but, your link is broken, takes me to the main soundclick page?
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RE: One Thing I Ask-African Reggae/Song of the Month @ CSN
2008/09/02 16:49:59
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RE: One Thing I Ask-African Reggae/Song of the Month @ CSN
2008/09/02 20:05:58
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Hi Robby added new link to our main page on soundclick. Hope this helps. Wanted to listen but, your link is broken, takes me to the main soundclick page?
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RE: One Thing I Ask-African Reggae/Song of the Month @ CSN
2008/09/02 20:20:46
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Yeah I got it, cool tune, I enjoyed it :-)
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RE: One Thing I Ask-African Reggae/Song of the Month @ CSN
2008/09/02 21:51:34
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I really like your songs and this was no disappointment. Great job!
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RE: One Thing I Ask-African Reggae/Song of the Month @ CSN
2008/09/03 14:59:47
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This is a real sweet song. vocals are amazing and the reggae is so bouyant. You've got a fine band of musicians here!
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RE: One Thing I Ask - Reggae
2008/09/03 18:35:02
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Hi Kenny, How is everything going?
this tune is very enjoyable to listen to, put me in a good mood
I enjoy some of the tempo changes you have going on in a few places ....
singing is great...percussion is also great ...
I can also hear this w a rhythm section in my imagination
keys....trap drums...bass...boom chic upbeat gtr accents
as it is, the song sounds nice just the way it is ....
I just like to daydream along w my musical listening experiences
Sure would be fun it you came around and help us on some of the instruments? We all moved to the west side of town, hey we practice on Tuesdays & Sundays. You can come and hang out with us and bring one of your friendly guitars!
Hi Karalie, everything...so far is going OK sure, now that I know my way around this town a little better , a visit to your studio to hang can happen a little easier for me .... my info is still the same...if yours is different ...update me w an e-mail... also ,when we set this up ...I'm gonna have to talk w you cause, I need your translating skills Kenny
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RE: One Thing I Ask - Reggae
2008/09/10 01:10:04
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Hi Kenny, I will pm you. It would be fun. Karalie
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