Mix # 2 Up! 5-6-16
 
Major thanks for all your input and suggestions, truly appreciated, you guys rock!
 
For this mix I re-tweaked the bass guitar EQ to try to wring out some more definition.  Then I tried to thicken up the chorus vocals a bit without raising the volume too much, by recording two doubles one of the lead vocal and one an octave lower, then threw a distortion plugin on them for a touch of grit and EQ change, panned them dead center between the wide panned chorus harmony vocals, and then brought them up just barely audible below the main vocal.  I'm hoping that did the trick.  Sorry, Mesh, old buddy, I tried singing a higher range, 2 part vocal harmony pad, and it sounded okay, but I couldn't get it to fit in with the other elements in that busy chorus section.
 
I also took our buddy Bapu's dynamite catch on the bone dry guitar drone riff, and routed it with a send to my guitar reverb bus, and then lowered the track volume on it about 2 1/2 dBs to make up for the added gain from the reverb.
 
Sincere thanks to everyone who took time to listen and provided input and observations, and please let me know if you have any other ideas or suggestions!
 
Have a great weekend!
Bob
 

Hi Bob,
 
Nice one!!! Catchy chorus and big fat guitars.
 
Well done!!!
 
Cheers,
 
Peter.

Killer! 

Hi Bob, I have to tell you man that I listened to this song quite a few times this morning......not necessarily for any critiques, but rather coz it just rocked my socks off!!
 No worries about the suggestions not working out.....this is a solid song with a clean/clear mix, and I love that in your face heavy guitar/vocals!! You really should send this to your local radio station . Very catchy tune my friend and the remix was done very well.....song is still lingering in my head.   
 

Still sounds good to me.

it's like a heavier version of 'thunderstruck'
rockin',
nice heavy mix.
any mix comments are nit pickin',
but i'd love to hear the vocals bone dry.
 

Yeah, real heavy mix there Bob
 
Excellent work here dood... Can't add anything of worth and all sounds good to me Good song and great playing

eph221:
 
 
Hey,  thanks so much for stopping by to give this a listen and comment, greatly appreciated!
 
Yep, you're absolutely right, our good old buddy Bapsi has it going on, that was a great pick up on his part!
 
Have a good one,
Bob
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String Jammer:
 
 
Hey, Scotty,
 
How are you, buddy? It's FANTASTIC to see you back around on the forum!
 
Major thanks for checking this one out for me, and for your input and kind words, also, for your 2nd listen and reassuring comments on the remix down below!  I know I can always trust your great ears because you've helped me out so many times here on the forum, and your stuff is always pro quality all the way!
 
I'm always grateful for your good input, friendship and support here on the forum, and it truly means a lot to me!
 
Have a great night, Scotty, much appreciated!
Bob
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Freddy J:
 
Hey, Freddy,
 
How are you, buddy?  It's really great to hear from you, hope you're doing well!
 
Thank you very much for taking time to give this a listen for me, and for your good observations and input, and encouraging comments!
 
I really appreciate you checking this out, Freddy, and I'm really looking forward to listening to some of your great blues/rockabilly fusion songs again here on the forum!
 
Have a fantastic night, buddy!
Bob
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emeraldsoul:
 
Hey, Tom,
 
How's it going, brother?  Hope you're having a Rockin' week!
 
Major thanks for lending your excellent ears to this one for me, and for your good input, suggestions and words of encouragement!  Love the good old Scorpions, saw them 8 or 9 times back in the 70's and 80's, and did a ton of their songs in my cover bands over the years!
 
I actually played the drums on my Yamaha pads for this one (quite slowly and sloppily, LOL), but I actually meant for that skipped beat at 2:08, trying to insert a pause, but maybe too long?  I touched up the drum timing and used groove quantize to randomize velocities a bit on Mix #2, hopefully it's a little better now.
 
Also, as per your suggestion, as mentioned in my remix comments above, I tried to thicken up the chorus vocals a little bit for the new mix to get them back in front of the good old Marshall stacks.
 
Sincere thanks, Tom, I always look forward to and truly appreciate your always good input and observations on my stuff, the comments and suggestions from you and our fellow forum members always have a great impact on improving my mixes!
 
Have a good one, buddy!
Bob
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Wookiee:
 
Hey, Wookster,
 
It's really great to hear from you, my friend, hope you're doing fantastic!
 
Thank you very much for lending your well-tuned furry ears to this for me, I always look forward to and greatly appreciate your input on my stuff, and I'm very thankful for your friendship and support!
 
Sincere best wishes, John!
Bob
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PJH:
 
Hi, Peter,
 
Major thanks for stopping by to give this a listen for me, and also for your observations and very kind words of encouragement!
 
Greatly appreciated, my friend, especially due to the amazing quality of your work in your posts here on the forum.  Your latest video of the radio station interview for your upcoming album was truly fantastic, sincere best wishes for your new release!
 
Best Wishes,
Bob
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String Jammer:
 
Hey, Scotty,
 
Thanks so much for coming back for a second helping on Mix #2, your opinion always mean a lot to me, truly appreciated, buddy!
 
Have a great night,
Bob
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Mesh:
 
Hey, Mesh,
 
How's it going, buddy?  Hope you're having a great week!
 
Thanks so much for coming back again to check out the remix and your continued input and support!
 
Your excellent suggestion about thickening up the chorus vocals seems to have worked out really well for me on this, even though I went about it in a weird way, and the second idea about the higher range vocal pad was also a great idea, but after singing the harmony parts, it was just a little to much to squeeze into the already dense mix during the thicker chorus.  But, it was still a great idea, and I'm glad I took the time to try even if it didn't work out for this particular song.
 
Thanks again, Mesh, greatly appreciate your good ears on my stuff!
 
Have a great night!
Bob
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I can't find anything wrong with this Bob. This one is smokin'.