If ya want, Lynn, send me a wav of this track to master. I think with a few small tweaks I might be able to let this shine a smidge more. 

Lynn, Well, I never thought anything I had to say really amounted to much in this forum, but you just proved me wrong. I do like the new mix much better and the reason why is because now I can clearly hear all of the instrumentation much better. You may want to bring the vocal down just a little tiny bit, as they are way up front, but that is only my opinion, as they seem over powering to the rest of the piece. This is a very nice song and very unique to your voice. I really enjoyed this remix, you did a nice job.

Peace and blessings, John

P.S. Sennheiser HD Pro280 or HD Pro 380 are my headsets of choice.

John, you inspired me to think beyond to norm, and I think that the song is better for it.  I  know the vocals are a touch loud until I listen in my car.  With some road noise in the background, the vocals rise above it.  I learned this trick by auditioning about 50 commercial CDs and discovering which elements disappear, and which elements are audible.  Nevertheless, it's something to consider.  Your choice of headphones are terrific, and I'll bear that in mind in future mixes.  Thanks for your input.

Lynn,

Sounding pretty good to me!  Nice song.

Nice  song and arrangement.. specifically I liked the vocal tracks ... sounds good with my headphones

Yesterday, on Cinco De Mayo, I received  a remastered version of this song from JamesYoYo for which I am very grateful.  I put both versions in post #1 for your perusal.  I have learned much from this project, and I want to thank all of you again.

Hard to go wrong with a Yoyo factory remix. I remember this tune, he really brought out your inner Steve Miller 

Is that a reverse reverb effect on the guitar? 

The differences are subtle... I do hear the difference... the 2.1 version with James mastering sounds better to me... I made several a/b comparison listens... There seems to be more depth in 2.1... Id love to hear James describe the differences...

Great work again Lynn... a terrific production, made a little more perfect by the Yoyo touch... well done guys...

First of all, Makke, I didn't mean to overlook you, but thank you for your kind words.

Robby, that is indeed a reverse reverb on the guitar that I did manually.  James surely helped to bring it out a bit more.

Frank, I would like to hear what James did exactly, but I think he scooped out some low mids for clarity and definition.  Perhaps he'll chime in.  It is a learning experience for sure.  Thanks for listening, yet again.

Lynn


Here is the third installment of my upcoming compilation CD.  I posted this song about a year ago, took your suggestions, remixed, and then tabled this song until recently.  Since I posted this last, I've added a pair of KRK Rokit 8s and a Focusrite VRM box to my mixing environment which I used extensively in this latest mix.  Hopefully, my mixes will translate better over different listening devices than before, but it's up to you all to tell me if this is so.  Your help is always invaluable to me.  I want to thank you all in advance for your time and trouble.

Remixed on 4/30      

Lucky Star 2.0 can be found here:http://www.soundclick.com/player/single_player.cfm?q=hi&songID=11914967

On 5/5, I received a remastered version of this song (Lucky Star V2.1) from JamesYoYo which can be found here: http://www.soundclick.com/player/single_player.cfm?songid=12308225&q=hi

I appreciate very much his interest and involvement in this project, and I leave both versions for your perusal.  Thanks again for all the help.

Huge thumbs up Lynn. Loved the first version, can hear the polish difference. I am in identity crisis mode, so, not been foruming much, saw this though and had to have a listen, as it was by far one of my favs. Personally trying to get into a work ethic mode in the studio now it's set back up.. was hard. New couple of mixes up but won't raid your thread :). Nice to hear your work again.
 
Cheers,
 
Tony