Postcards From Hawai'i

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Postcards From Hawai'i

Hi,
 
Here is my latest. Comments and feedback are appreciated! Enjoy!
 
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    The Band19
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    Re: Postcards From Hawai'i 2013/12/27 11:41:09 (permalink)
    Nice, I wouldn't call it country though. It felt more like a sound track. I could see a nice video flying over Hawaii when I listened :-) My son liked it too.

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    Re: Postcards From Hawai'i 2013/12/27 14:09:40 (permalink)
    Dan, this is a beautiful guitar instrumental.  I enjoyed the sparkling tone of the guitar and the clean mix.  BTW, I actually listened to it?

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    Re: Postcards From Hawai'i 2013/12/27 15:22:01 (permalink)
    Hi Dan. I was only able to listen on my phone, so I can't speak as far as the mix goes. Although, it sounded very good on my phone! I thought the music was very uplifting. I enjoyed the slidey Hawaiian kinda solo guitar I was hearing. And the drums sounded good to me also. The snare had a nice crack to it. Nice job!
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    Re: Postcards From Hawai'i 2013/12/27 17:21:37 (permalink)
    Outstanding production... love the sound of this... Great arrangement & mix too...
    Great work Dan...
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    Re: Postcards From Hawai'i 2013/12/27 18:31:20 (permalink)
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    Nice, I wouldn't call it country though. It felt more like a sound track. I could see a nice video flying over Hawaii when I listened :-) My son liked it too.




    Well, it ain't rock, so I picked "country-rock", lol. Thanks for the comments Robby! Glad your kid liked it too!
     
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    Re: Postcards From Hawai'i 2013/12/27 18:33:24 (permalink)
    Lynn
    Dan, this is a beautiful guitar instrumental.  I enjoyed the sparkling tone of the guitar and the clean mix.  BTW, I actually listened to it?




    Ha ha...thanks Lynn for the kind words!
     
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    Hi Dan. I was only able to listen on my phone, so I can't speak as far as the mix goes. Although, it sounded very good on my phone! I thought the music was very uplifting. I enjoyed the slidey Hawaiian kinda solo guitar I was hearing. And the drums sounded good to me also. The snare had a nice crack to it. Nice job!



    Thanks for listening Leadfoot! I appreciate the comments!
     
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    Re: Postcards From Hawai'i 2013/12/27 18:45:53 (permalink)
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    Outstanding production... love the sound of this... Great arrangement & mix too...
    Great work Dan...




    Thank you Frank!
     
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    Re: Postcards From Hawai'i 2013/12/28 09:47:49 (permalink)
    Very nicely done Dan. Nice clear production and everything fits together nicely and sounds good to my ears. I like how the guitar fits like glue to this piece. Hope you had a blessed Christmas.
     
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    Re: Postcards From Hawai'i 2013/12/28 14:36:34 (permalink)
    Beautiful production Dan!  Lovely and rich in texture.  It pumps a little with the overall compression.  I love the sounds and ambience.  
     
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    Re: Postcards From Hawai'i 2013/12/28 16:09:40 (permalink)
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    Very nicely done Dan. Nice clear production and everything fits together nicely and sounds good to my ears. I like how the guitar fits like glue to this piece. Hope you had a blessed Christmas.
     
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    Thanks John! I spent way too much time getting that guitar tone to where it felt right, but it was worth it.
     
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    Beautiful production Dan!  Lovely and rich in texture.  It pumps a little with the overall compression.  I love the sounds and ambience.  
     
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    Too much compression? I did have 4db on the master, but it didn't sound like too much at the time...
     
    Thanks for the feedback and kind words!
     
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    Re: Postcards From Hawai'i 2013/12/28 19:17:55 (permalink)
    Dan, 
    I heard the compression on the drums more than the overall.  Sorry, I should have clarified.  No biggy.  The mix is really nice regardless. 
     
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    Re: Postcards From Hawai'i 2013/12/28 21:17:21 (permalink)
    The melodies in this are really good mate, the intro guitar picking is beautiful.
     
    I did think that the pads/string synths were too up front ALL the time (certainly at the first half of the song), they should at times be sent right back and let that piano come out in parts IMO.
     
    The melodic arrangement is really impressive and the soundscape created is true to the theme I reckon.
     
    Ill be checking out your posts again.
     
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    Re: Postcards From Hawai'i 2013/12/29 00:01:31 (permalink)
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    Dan, 
    I heard the compression on the drums more than the overall.  Sorry, I should have clarified.  No biggy.  The mix is really nice regardless. 
     
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    No problem, I did compress the snot out of the toms to get them so big, lol.
     
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    Re: Postcards From Hawai'i 2013/12/29 00:03:39 (permalink)
     
     
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    The melodies in this are really good mate, the intro guitar picking is beautiful.
     
    I did think that the pads/string synths were too up front ALL the time (certainly at the first half of the song), they should at times be sent right back and let that piano come out in parts IMO.
     
    The melodic arrangement is really impressive and the soundscape created is true to the theme I reckon.
     
    Ill be checking out your posts again.
     
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    Thanks for the feedback. I have been thinking the the piano did get pushed too far back as well. I'm actually not completely happy about where the piano is spatially either. I'll have to play with the mix and see where else it might fit.
     
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    Re: Postcards From Hawai'i 2013/12/29 06:29:18 (permalink)
    Lovely work my friend!

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    Re: Postcards From Hawai'i 2013/12/29 10:33:51 (permalink)
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    I spent way too much time getting that guitar tone to where it felt right, but it was worth it.
     
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    It definitely was Dan, that's a gorgeous sound. Really like this track, very uplifting and lush sounding. Bass lines are good too, melodic and tasteful. I'd say you've spent quite some time arranging the parts in this tune and it's really paid off.

     
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    Lovely work my friend!




    Thanks Tony!
     
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    I spent way too much time getting that guitar tone to where it felt right, but it was worth it.
     
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    It definitely was Dan, that's a gorgeous sound. Really like this track, very uplifting and lush sounding. Bass lines are good too, melodic and tasteful. I'd say you've spent quite some time arranging the parts in this tune and it's really paid off.




    Thank you James. I've learned a lot from guys like you on these here forums. Of course, that means I only have time to do 4 or 5 songs a year, but I like the results much better than when I started years ago.
     
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    Re: Postcards From Hawai'i 2013/12/29 18:55:30 (permalink)
    This is a wonderful and very well played insrumental. I listened in my studio without monitor correction on but it still sounded very clear and clean. All the parts came out well I thought. The guitar kind of makes it IMO. Very nice indeed.

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    This is a wonderful and very well played insrumental. I listened in my studio without monitor correction on but it still sounded very clear and clean. All the parts came out well I thought. The guitar kind of makes it IMO. Very nice indeed.




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    Re: Postcards From Hawai'i 2013/12/30 03:47:56 (permalink)
    Just had a listen... Cool tune! Obviously not a lot I can say from a technical standpoint (other than that it sounds great to my neophyte ears) but really great lush/full sound. Great playing, arrangement, and a really cool vibe... definitely reminds me of the lushness of Hawaii in general. I assume you live there? I used to live off Nuuanu and worked just across from Aloha Tower. Ahhh the good 'ol days....
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    Just had a listen... Cool tune! Obviously not a lot I can say from a technical standpoint (other than that it sounds great to my neophyte ears) but really great lush/full sound. Great playing, arrangement, and a really cool vibe... definitely reminds me of the lushness of Hawaii in general. I assume you live there? I used to live off Nuuanu and worked just across from Aloha Tower. Ahhh the good 'ol days....




    No, I live in Virginia, but my wife spent a summer there and told me a lot about it. Plus, the Internet, Lol. I will go there one day though...
     
    Thanks for the kind words!
     
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    Re: Postcards From Hawai'i 2013/12/30 11:28:56 (permalink)
    What a Beautiful lush composition and production. 
    I can't imagine how long this must have taken to complete..
    well done Dan.

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    Re: Postcards From Hawai'i 2013/12/30 13:30:17 (permalink)
    Dan,
     
    Beautiful song, production and execution.   It is all quite amazing.    Very well mixed too.   Maybe a hair over-compressed for my taste but it certainly doesn't distract from the overall performance.
     
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    Re: Postcards From Hawai'i 2013/12/30 14:59:53 (permalink)
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    What a Beautiful lush composition and production. 
    I can't imagine how long this must have taken to complete..
    well done Dan.




    Thanks Tim! Too long...
     
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    Re: Postcards From Hawai'i 2013/12/30 15:05:12 (permalink)
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    Dan,
     
    Beautiful song, production and execution.   It is all quite amazing.    Very well mixed too.   Maybe a hair over-compressed for my taste but it certainly doesn't distract from the overall performance.
     
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    It was my first full production using the Waves SSL on every track and the compression is so smooth that I may have pushed it farther than I thought on some tracks. I had only experimented with it before this. Definitely need to keep this in mind for the future. Usually, I use PC or "The Glue". Thanks for the feedback!
     
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    Re: Postcards From Hawai'i 2013/12/30 18:27:19 (permalink)
    Dan,
     
    Understood, I am a big fan of the Waves SSL stuff.   Your result is very, very good.  I wouldn't change anything about the top end of your mix.   The drums and bass are really the most affected by the compression to my ears.
     
    Please feel free to use or ignore the following information regarding Waves SSL.   Having experimented quite a bit with different scenarios, I have found the best result when utilizing the Waves SSL Channel on every track is to go a bit lighter on the track compression and feed the tracks into an Instrument Bus running the SSL Bus Compressor and a Tape Emulator of your choice (I use the Waves Kramer Tape or J37).  The Bus compressor seems to give more weight to the combined tracks than the individual track compression, and, locks the parts together nicely.  The SSL Bus Compressor with the Tape gives the bass and drums a nice low end punch and the Rhythm guitar a bit more substance too.   Typically I would have a Drum, Bass, Rhythm Guitar and Lead guitar Bus, Piano/Organ, strings, etc..   all with the SSL Bus Compressor inserted.
     
    PS, Listened to this tune about 6 times this afternoon, superb....
     
    Regards    
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