touristSeason - new mix

It is really wild how you can do so many different styles and do them all so well. You may be one of the only other people I know with as much talent as me.

Arrrribaaaaaa! Great Latin vibe. No nit mix. Great production all around. Bravo!

Hi guys,

rockinrobby:

You may be one of the only other people I know with as much talent as me.

(sigh...) if only Thanks very much, man!

morenoise: Hi Rik, thank you! Cold and snowy? Better you than me, my friend...I'm way too wimpy, with or without a hat

Alegria: Hi JC. It's alway a pleasure to hear from you. I appreciate the listen and comment. Thanks.

twisted6s:

whatever I'm drinkin' this song makes me wanna put an umbrella in it

haha, thanks Tony

Thanks again and have a safe and happy New Year!

  Big smile here.  That's wonderful playing all around!  :-)

Gary, this is an awesome arrangement... I love the guitar tone and the playing is outstanding as usual...
My only advice would be to experiment with "track volume envelopes" and "clip gain envelopes"... it can make the horns more believable...
Happy new year...

I'm no fan of Latin Jazz, and I really enjoyed this... alot.  The guitar playing was amazing, utterly amazing.  The mix was great, except that I thought the guitar fell back in the mix just a bit towards the end.  Minor crit for a great production to be sure, and frankly, it might just be me because if I could play like that I'd have that guitar turned WAY up

This is some amazing playing Gary. The whole song flows nicely and stays interesting. The guitar is fantastic but there is so much attention here to the whole song. This is excellent.

Mark

Not only is it authentic to the genre...MAa it's just plain KILLER !!! (meant as a compliment) I only heard in a few places that the horns sounded sampled.. It's really a good piece of work !! If you wrote this arrangement ...Kudos my friend !! This will definitely put a spring in anyone's step

Supa tight as always, Gary. What a guitar player you are.

The only tiny nit I might say is that to capture the timeless feel, a little more width and reverb on the beats.

Nicely done - mix is very well done - excellent clarity and balance. I agree with the comments re the horns - bit of reverb, bit of "swell" to them and you've nailed it. I wanna go on holiday now !

Great work!  Looks like you spent lots of fun hours with this piece. 

Hi Gary, the new mix sounds great! What a fun piece and the guitar playing is superb.Hats off to you, Sir.

Happy New Year, Rik

   I've got 6 different monitor systems that I have to compare mixes with. 2 are
studio powered systems and the others are just consumer. I don't do comparisons
as often as I once did, I think mainly because I've gotten used to how my "main"
monitors tell me things. I seem to be more of an "ear guy", meaning that I'll go to a
"visual" to "check out" something rather than use a visual to "rely" on.

   The same sort of applies to using different play back systems as well. I try to keep
it simple in terms of references. With that said (I did) check this out on different systems
and do some "visual" and it was very impressive in all regards. The song/mix was great
before but now it "really shines".

  The bass is much more "lush". It has it's clarity and is very "there" yet also smooth in
the mix. The verb on horns really added a lot. The guitar work is more clearly noticeable
in it's great tone and dexterity, probably because the mix is cleaner now.

  If the song forum had "stickies" for great mixes, productions, performances etc I'd
like to see this in it. This is really "impressive" work.

as soon as it started I was a looking for my umbrella drink!!!!!

super tight..
super cool gtr playing
nice arrangement
great dreams!!!! 

I guess the only thing I'm going to say is that althought I seem to be collecting more NI instruments (cause I think they sound good for the most part) I have to say I did not believe these horns....sorry .. cause I am surprised cause I really do think NI stuff is very good....

the other thing is you are a absolute superior player.....I'd give three fingers just to be able to play like your other's......but there was too many different styles in there.....when you were doing your single sting arpeggieos.....man that was killer....just killer....but when you were trying to get all that harmony stuff in there it seemed to me like you were trying to push it were it did not need to be pushed.....

Just my two cents......but really over all.......man that was good ..... I had to listen a second time!!!! and maybe even a third...but I wouldn't tell!!!!!!

Clifford

vechung: Hi and thank you.

Looks like you spent lots of fun hours with this piece.

Yea, it's always fun...although sometimes I consider it more like therapy

Scottytunes: Hi, Scotty. Thanks very much, man. I don't know how you find the time
to listen to other people's stuff, with all the recording you do, but I'm always
glad to hear from you.

morenoise: Hey Rik, thanks for your input on the reverb (or lack thereof) and for checking it out again. Stay warm!

timidi: Tim, thanks for listening and commenting. I listened to your commercial demo...
not only is the music and production totally pro but your speaking voice sounds
as good as your singing voice. I was ready to buy those garlic pills. Very impressive!

jimmyman: Jimmy, thanks so much for the kind words...and for your suggestion
about the bass EQ.  I know this is easy to say now but the bass tone WAS bothering
me...I tried boosting some of the lower frequencies ( even though everything I read
says to reduce rather than boost ) but that wasn't really working. You've got great
ears, my friend, and I really appreciate your help. Thanks again.

chrispydave: Hi, Dave. Thanks for stopping by and checking it ( and skinGame ) out.
I'm glad you liked the tunes and I appreciate your taking the time to leave a comment.
Also, I really liked 'Stay Where You Are'...cool song.

Truckermusic: Hi, Cliff. Sorry the horns aren't doin' it for you I wouldn't be to
hard on NI though. I suspect much of the problem lies in my lack of horn dynamic/articulation
knowledge. Anyway, for $29 I wasn't really expecting miracles and, overall, they're
a step up from the Gen Midi patches I've been playing around with. I appreciate the listen and comments and I'm glad you liked some aspects of the tune, though. Thanks.

No How: Hi, Rick. Great to hear from you. Thank you for listening and commenting.
I'm glad you liked the tune...I noticed you've posted a new song so I'm goin' over to
check it out, right now!

As always, I know everyone's busy and there's a bazillion songs out there so...thanks again
for your time and your ears!