Hi Walt,
 
what a nice and soothing atmosphere you created here!
I've got a bit of flew at the moment, feeling kind of feverish... this tune really fits. Listening the third time now...
Love the positive attitude!
Shine on,
Daniel

Nice move with the phased bass panning out and a round the back of my furry skull, good job the pair of you.

Walt,
My son walked in and I said "you have to listen to this...". He smiled and said "that's the kind of stuff I want to learn how to do!". Huge compliment from him. :) He's a great drummer with lots of musical influences (hey, I raised him right).
 
I need to get him into recording and producing...

@cwestmont: Thanks CW.  The vocals were masterfully sung by Elizabeth, and (I am guessing) masterfully recorded by Daryl.
 
@Wouter Schijns: I am not understanding what you're suggesting about the bass. :P  The bass track is straight down the middle, pan-wise.  Although I do add some stereo widening during mastering (over the whole mix).  Perhaps that's what you meant?  Glad you enjoyed it anyway though. :)
 
@daryl1968: Thanks mate!  I really appreciate your work on this!  I assume you were Elizabeth's engineer?
 
@emeraldsoul: Thanks Tom, glad you liked it. :)  As you know, I've been focusing more and more lately on multi-layered hide-and-seek rhythm tracks, so it's great to hear that it's working for more people than just myself. ;)  As for the vocal treatment, Elizabeth really sang a great part, so I was tempted to leave it mostly alone at first, but I eventually decided to go with the delay+reverb+telephone sound because it's so common in this genre of music (and I also really like that kind of sound too. :) ).
 
@ohgrant: Thanks Grant!
 
@bayoubill: Appreciate it Bill.  You sure know about pristine sound.  I just listened to your track "Windy and Warm" and that's some nice clean sound you've got there!
 
@Rikkie: Hey Rik, thanks for listening to this one... I know it's out of your usual comfort zone!  Glad you liked it. :)
 
@synkrotron: Thanks Andy!  I sure had fun making this song, and I appreciate Elizabeth's willingness to add her fine vocals.
 
@smallstonefan: Thanks James, glad you liked it!  Feel free to ask away if you (and/or your son) have any production questions.
 
@Noisy Neighbor: Thanks Daniel.  Always glad to share a little sunshine on an otherwise rainy day. :D  Hope you're feeling better now.
 
@Wookiee: Hey John, thanks, and glad you liked it. :)  Not sure what you mean about the phasing on the bass though, as there was none intentionally added... I hope it's not a problem in the mix.  Maybe you're hearing some of the swirling percussion, which does move around the stereoscape a bit.  Anyway, cheers!
 
 

Walt - you've created a very nice mood here - I thoroughly enjoyed this - well done.

Hi Walt, yes I'd give it a try to bypass the the widening of the bassfreqs.
Somehow it sounds stereo, is it a stereo basstrack maybe ?
Just thought the whole mix would come alive even more and mid and side would get more seperation, a nicer stereo image with a more mono bass portion.
There's certainly nothing wrong with the mix, it really sounds great and I could never do this myself.
Just hoping it some point it could help you, again compliments on this great music !
 

I Am pretty Shure that's Madonna. I have seen and heard her before.  It's OK if she wants to go incognito.
 
I very much like the vibe. I think the bass should be more centered but it sounds great! Enjoyed it thoroughly!!! 
I will come back to this song for a future listening 

A very impressive piece. The mix and arrangement are both stellar...and great vocals.

Awesome Walt! Nice that you got Elizabeth to lend her voice...I'm jealous, lol. Great mix job, with no complaints from me. Lots of ear candy going on in this one.
 
Regards,
Dan

@MarkusClinus: Thanks Mark, glad you enjoyed it!
 
@Wouter Schijns: I may try to move the stereo widening effect into a pre-mix bus (and leave out the bass part), rather than over the whole mix at mastering time.  But that'll have a significant effect on the mix, so it'll have to be for the next song, I think. :)  Thanks for the idea!
 
@bayoubill: Thanks Bill!  Yeah, Elizabeth does some great singing, but I can't say for sure if it's really Madonna incognito.  You'll have to run it by Daryl if you want to verify her identity. :P
 
@clintmartin: Thanks Clint, and glad you liked it!  I worked hard at the arrangement and effects, to make the song build smoothly, and hopefully offer some interesting transitions.
 
@dcumpian: Thank you Dan.  Speaking of ear candy, I just listened to your song from a few months ago, "After The Long Dark Winter".  Sounds like you might be using some incarnation of Evolve for Kontakt in there as well?  And maybe some Cuba for Latin percussion?  That Komplete Ultimate package has really impressed me, and I find myself using more and more layers of percussion in my recent tracks, because they sound so good to my ear.  Cheers!