whack
Max Output Level: -67 dBFS
- Total Posts : 1188
- Joined: 2007/10/27 04:15:03
- Location: Ireland
- Status: offline
"The Play" v2 (with visuals & yoyo mix)
Ok, so a few weeks back I posted a theatre themed acoustic song named "The Play", that I wrote with a friend of mine. Overall, it received positive reviews. Here is a version that has some visuals attached. Ok, so it aint high def or anything and I do prance around like a little drama queen but it gives the song something a little extra! In the video, there is footage of the local drama group doing "Oliver Twist" over their 3 night show a week or two back. Thanks to James Yoyo for giving it a little coat of audio goodness before we uploaded. The Play
Cian
post edited by whack - 2012/04/04 12:15:04
|
notnat
Max Output Level: -23 dBFS
- Total Posts : 5236
- Joined: 2007/09/25 22:21:43
- Location: Southeast
- Status: offline
Re:"The Play" v2 (with visuals & yoyo mix)
2012/04/04 14:15:32
(permalink)
Absolutely loved it... the song & lyrics are brilliant...
Great work Cian & James... very enjoyable...
|
Beagle
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 50621
- Joined: 2006/03/29 11:03:12
- Location: Fort Worth, TX
- Status: offline
Re:"The Play" v2 (with visuals & yoyo mix)
2012/04/04 16:03:35
(permalink)
guitar, piano, strings (keyboard probably) and... mandolin? dulcimer? what is that other instrument?
this is a good song! nice and simple. mixed well.
I would like to hear a little bass of some kind, tho, acoustic bass maybe? something on the low end would be nice, it's lacking there.
my only other crit is that your mouth is not 100% matching the vocals in the sound - that's a little distracting IMO. if you can't line them up, I'd change it so that you can't tell you're not singing in sync. otherwise it seems "amatuerish" to see it not sync'd exactly.
|
twisted6s
Max Output Level: -55 dBFS
- Total Posts : 2001
- Joined: 2007/08/21 21:10:33
- Location: New York
- Status: offline
Re:"The Play" v2 (with visuals & yoyo mix)
2012/04/04 16:32:08
(permalink)
Cian,..Cian my friend..the best thing I can say is that your work,..your voice..ALWAYS makes me work to elevate my thing. You are an artist in the truest sense. And this piece with the help of the genius of brother James is pure raw dynamite sir.
|
bapu
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 86000
- Joined: 2006/11/25 21:23:28
- Location: Thousand Oaks, CA
- Status: offline
Re:"The Play" v2 (with visuals & yoyo mix)
2012/04/04 17:31:15
(permalink)
The song is very nice Cian.
The mix sounds a bit harsh to me on my Sennheiser HD600s. Sorry, just need to say what I hear.
|
Garry Stubbs
Max Output Level: -49 dBFS
- Total Posts : 2619
- Joined: 2008/02/18 17:34:48
- Location: Castlethorpe, UK
- Status: offline
Re:"The Play" v2 (with visuals & yoyo mix)
2012/04/04 18:14:02
(permalink)
Cian, what a lovely song, and an original theme and storyline too. Totally enjoyed it, I will be playing this over and over again...
Garry
https://soundcloud.com/garry-kiosk Sonar Platinum 64-bit: Q6600 8Gb Win7 64-bit: KRK Monitors: ART MPA PRO VLA ii preamp: 3 x 500Gb internal SATA disks: Superior Drummer2: GPO4: Realstrat: Saxlab: Rapture: Dimension Pro: Ozone 4: Edirol SPS-660: PCR-500 MIDI controller: Korg PadKontrol: Fender / Gibson / Yamaha / Ibanez guitars:Guitar Rig 5: Dual 22" Monitors: Mapex Drums, Sabian AAX cymbals: Alesis DM5 Pro Kit: SE Electronics and Shure Mics: Mathmos Lava Lamp (40W)
|
Rimshot
Max Output Level: -29 dBFS
- Total Posts : 4625
- Joined: 2010/12/09 12:51:08
- Location: California
- Status: offline
Re:"The Play" v2 (with visuals & yoyo mix)
2012/04/04 21:15:19
(permalink)
Great job to all. Lovely song!
Rimshot
Rimshot Sonar Platinum 64 (Lifer), Studio One V3.5, Notion 6, Steinberg UR44, Zoom R24, Purrrfect Audio Pro Studio DAW (Case: Silent Mid Tower, Power Supply: 600w quiet, Haswell CPU: i7 4790k @ 4.4GHz (8 threads), RAM: 16GB DDR3/1600 , OS drive: 1TB HD, Audio drive: 1TB HD), Windows 10 x64 Anniversary, Equator D5 monitors, Faderport, FP8, Akai MPK261
|
haiser
Max Output Level: -90 dBFS
- Total Posts : 15
- Joined: 2012/03/28 23:29:20
- Status: offline
Re:"The Play" v2 (with visuals & yoyo mix)
2012/04/05 05:50:59
(permalink)
I'd change it so that you can't tell you're not singing in sync. otherwise it seems "amatuerish" to see it not sync'd exactly. 
|
chasmcg
Max Output Level: -78 dBFS
- Total Posts : 642
- Joined: 2011/06/09 13:02:27
- Location: Sulphur Springs, TX
- Status: offline
Re:"The Play" v2 (with visuals & yoyo mix)
2012/04/05 14:30:28
(permalink)
Sounds great. Great voice. I thought the vocal was a little loud, too dominant.
|
whack
Max Output Level: -67 dBFS
- Total Posts : 1188
- Joined: 2007/10/27 04:15:03
- Location: Ireland
- Status: offline
Re:"The Play" v2 (with visuals & yoyo mix)
2012/04/05 16:14:41
(permalink)
Thanks for all replies everybody.
Frank, thanks for comment and I like the word simple, since that is usually the best way to write songs.
Beagle, I agree the song does lack a little low end and yes the video matching isnt the best but it is what it is, the footage and scope for change was very miniumum.
Tony, brother thanks for dropping by. Im glad I am some competition to you, and likewise, at the end of the day for our own sake we all have to continuosly strive to raise the bar, and you just done that with your last track!Ill be back!!!
bapu, thanks you. No need to say sorry, the track is high end heavy maybe more so cos it lacks low end.
Garry and Rimshot, thanks guys.
haiser, you are right but the footage is amateur as is so Im not going to split hairs over it, the guy doing the vid has redone it a few times now.
chasemcg, fair enough, I think the vocal at the end of the day is the most prominent feature of this so Im ok with it being a little over the top, wether thats the theatre style or not so be it.
Cian
|
Lynn
Max Output Level: -14 dBFS
- Total Posts : 6117
- Joined: 2003/11/12 18:36:16
- Location: Kansas City, MO
- Status: offline
Re:"The Play" v2 (with visuals & yoyo mix)
2012/04/06 12:48:32
(permalink)
This is a very nice song. I thought the voice was a little dominant, but the lyrics are good so let them be heard. I, too, feel the lack of some low end, but the rest of the instruments came through well. Nice job.
|
paulo
Max Output Level: -13 dBFS
- Total Posts : 6218
- Joined: 2007/01/30 05:06:57
- Status: offline
Re:"The Play" v2 (with visuals & yoyo mix)
2012/04/08 08:05:21
(permalink)
Didn't hear v1 but all sounds good here. Poor syncing in the vid let's it down visually. If there are technical reasons why it can't be lined up better, I would have gone for a different kind of edit that makes it look deliberately so, rather than just not quite done properly if that makes sense.
|
Bob Oister
Max Output Level: -47.5 dBFS
- Total Posts : 2766
- Joined: 2008/01/10 00:34:27
- Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania USA
- Status: offline
Re:"The Play" v2 (with visuals & yoyo mix)
2012/04/09 02:44:36
(permalink)
Hi, Cian, I remember your first post of this gem, it really sounds fantastic and the video adds a another great dimension to an excellent musical production! Your stuff is always amazing quality and your talent consistantly shines through in the songwriting vocals, and musical performances. Top notch work, my friend!  Bob
|
jamesyoyo
Max Output Level: -40.5 dBFS
- Total Posts : 3460
- Joined: 2007/09/08 17:50:10
- Location: Factory Yoyo Prods Ltd.
- Status: offline
Re:"The Play" v2 (with visuals & yoyo mix)
2012/04/09 09:13:03
(permalink)
Great song, Cian.
Thanks for the kind words everyone. The song did not have alot of bottom arrangement-wise, so I stayed true to what was recorded.
I will say that the YouTube transfer did make a bright mix even a bit harsh, per Ed.
|
whack
Max Output Level: -67 dBFS
- Total Posts : 1188
- Joined: 2007/10/27 04:15:03
- Location: Ireland
- Status: offline
Re:"The Play" v2 (with visuals & yoyo mix)
2012/04/09 11:52:33
(permalink)
Lynn, Bob, Paulo and James, thanks for stopping by and giving your comments guys. In fairness, the arrangement was centered at the higher end of the spectrum so was not easy to conjure some low end from nowhere. Fun to create, however onto the next piece!
Cian
|
Philip
Max Output Level: -34.5 dBFS
- Total Posts : 4062
- Joined: 2007/03/21 13:09:13
- Status: offline
Re:"The Play" v2 (with visuals & yoyo mix)
2012/04/14 01:57:54
(permalink)
Great job Cian and James, in this artsy vocal dominant mix! This doesn't require much low end, IMHO, due to the timid portrayal it invokes. Its the spooky ballad of stagefright ... all of us ponder. IMHO, it goes further ... invoking artsy depressions ... like R.E.M.s doleful shame in "Losing My Religion" ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if-UzXIQ5vw) ... which many troubled souls eventually can identify with. You've certainly captured that neurotic portrait of performing oneself before all ... and placing yourself in the midst of it ... both as a sympathetic observer and, ultimately, as the fearful performer. Also this reminds me how many of us ... sooner or later ... crush-out the tender fear of performing ... to captivate our listeners at any cost.
|
whack
Max Output Level: -67 dBFS
- Total Posts : 1188
- Joined: 2007/10/27 04:15:03
- Location: Ireland
- Status: offline
Re:"The Play" v2 (with visuals & yoyo mix)
2012/04/14 07:58:04
(permalink)
Philip, thanks for stopping boy, always look forward to your posts. The initial theme and lyrics came from my friend, whom I'm guessing, sub consciously suffers a little from this very thing and what sparked the thought, I on the other hand don't mind at all, infact the bigger the crowd the better!
Cian
|
twisted6s
Max Output Level: -55 dBFS
- Total Posts : 2001
- Joined: 2007/08/21 21:10:33
- Location: New York
- Status: offline
Re:"The Play" v2 (with visuals & yoyo mix)
2012/04/19 20:53:03
(permalink)
when I think of how MY vocals and melodies are progressing in a song I'm gonna post on this forum (and I swear to this) I ask myself "would Cian dig this approach to my phrasing or melody decision?" This joint, like your others, continue to inspire me brother
|
foxwolfen
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 8256
- Joined: 2008/03/29 23:41:47
- Status: offline
Re:"The Play" v2 (with visuals & yoyo mix)
2012/04/20 00:40:30
(permalink)
I think this is the first song I have heard by you (I may be wrong). I am very impressed. Great song writing, great performance, and the recording and mix is great.
Cheers
Shad
A scientist knows more & more about less & less till he knows everything about nothing, while a philosopher knows less & less about more & more till he knows nothing about everything. Composers Forum
|
Scottytunes
Max Output Level: -18.5 dBFS
- Total Posts : 5695
- Joined: 2009/01/09 23:48:53
- Location: Vermont
- Status: offline
Re:"The Play" v2 (with visuals & yoyo mix)
2012/04/20 07:13:01
(permalink)
Tres bien!
|
whack
Max Output Level: -67 dBFS
- Total Posts : 1188
- Joined: 2007/10/27 04:15:03
- Location: Ireland
- Status: offline
Re:"The Play" v2 (with visuals & yoyo mix)
2012/04/21 13:44:17
(permalink)
Thanks Tony, Foxwolfen and scotty for your super nice comments guys, means a lot.
(Foxwolfen, love the title at the bottom, one of my fav quotes!)
Cian
|