help my alt-country mix, what do you hear? - Page 3

geizo94 · 3rd September 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by Parsonage

Glad you liked it, Chris. I enjoyed working on it, and I really like the song. I wanted the mix to draw attention to the best elements of the song: the lyrics and your voice. Although I wish you had made it clearer that you were a guy - I was developing a crush for a while there!

PM me if you want a 24-bit version of the mix.

haha, sorry to mislead you. I do know that I have the singing voice of a 12 year-old boy... maybe when I turn thirty my voice will finally change haha.

Roadie: I really dig the drum sounds, what was your process?

Chris(topher)

geizo94 · 3rd September 2010

and Liquid Caravan, thanks for the kind words! I'm glad you like it!

once a roadie · 3rd September 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by geizo94

haha, sorry to mislead you. I do know that I have the singing voice of a 12 year-old boy... maybe when I turn thirty my voice will finally change haha.

Roadie: I really dig the drum sounds, what was your process?

Chris(topher)

Used 4 channels on console. Kick. Snare and everything else. Parallel compression 4:1 with a tk bc1. No verb. No plugs on drums.

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Parsonage · 3rd September 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by geizo94

I do know that I have the singing voice of a 12 year-old boy... maybe when I turn thirty my voice will finally change haha.

12 year old boy? Jeez - now I feel even creepier!

Tjhungwell · 18th October 2010

Wow! I really love this thread. @geizo64 the song is amazing and your voice is exceptional, especially considering you're a man. I mean that in an absolutely positive way. It's totally unique and I think it appeals to a whole lot of people. It does to me anyway! The lyrics and the song are really really good.

@geizo64 I actually loved the first mix and thought: don't change anything! I loved the big thump in the snare and the quirky reverb on the vocals. But @Parsonage you did a hell of a job mixing that! It really shows what a seasoned pro can do for a mix. It opened up completely and when the chorus starts: My god it actually gave me goosebumps the first time i heard it. Wow!! Can you clarify some things you done? You obviously did some fine EQ-ing the lowmids and picked some tasty reverbs. Could you share with us? (What reverbs / what did you roughly do with EQ / compression on the vocals and stuff?)

@geizo: please post here when you got a record for sale. I'll buy it immediately!

Nystromfredde · 18th October 2010

This is really a lovely tune! After listening to Geizo's two mixes, I think I prefer the second one. And, like someone mentioned, automate some of the original reverb at the end of the phrases.
I must listen to the other mixes as well!

chimpotle · 19th October 2010

Gorgeous song!

PeteGJ · 19th October 2010

Sure is. Love the voice, the words, the lot. A real song that connects. I'd be selling it pronto. Don't like the original mix but it works. Still, I think it could be more effectively mixed. Parsonage's mix gets my vote but not wild about the snare. I'd love to have a go at it if I could get it onto cubase - I'm not up to spped with all the file transfer stuff.

How do you guys put these little players up?

Tjhungwell · 20th October 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by chimpotle

Gorgeous song!

I actually agree partially about the snare (should be somewhere in between parsonage's mix and geizo's one), but both the mixes would more then do it for me. Parsonage's mix does do something extra on the vocoal / spacious / emotional front or something.

Tjhungwell · 20th October 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeteGJ

Sure is. Love the voice, the words, the lot. A real song that connects. I'd be selling it pronto. Don't like the original mix but it works. Still, I think it could be more effectively mixed. Parsonage's mix gets my vote but not wild about the snare. I'd love to have a go at it if I could get it onto cubase - I'm not up to spped with all the file transfer stuff.

How do you guys put these little players up?

I actually agree partially about the snare (should be somewhere in between parsonage's mix and geizo's one), but both the mixes would more then do it for me. Parsonage's mix does do something extra on the vocal / spacious / emotional front or something.

Teddy Ray · 20th October 2010

been listening to this over and over....

man, what a great track.

it reminds me of blind pilot..

quality.

id buy it in a heartbeat.

dhmaya · 20th October 2010

Just wanted to chime in with all my thumbs up.... really great song!

I really like Parsonage's mix – it makes it much more direct and emotional. That comes down to taste but it fits mine to a tee. Sometimes I listen to a band like Wilco and wish Tweedy would get out of his own way a little & just sing the damn songs.

You have a really expressive voice & the lyrics are excellent.

Like everyone else one this thread: WOW!

Teddy Ray · 29th October 2010

best song ive ever heard on GS.

I know dozens of people who would be all over it. great, great stuff, man.

butterfly · 29th October 2010

.....................just listened to this song again, parsonage's mix which I thought really brought the lyrics out which are fantasticthumbsup

rectifier · 30th October 2010

Geizo - great song - congrats, found myself coming back to listen several times today.

rectifier · 7th November 2010

Oh and great job Parsonage with the mix, stellar work.

Love this song.

BarefootStudios · 8th November 2010

I'd reallllllly love to mix the song.. i feel like i could get it to sound radio-worthy.
I loveeeee the song by the way.. I can't stop playing it

BarefootStudios · 8th November 2010

HAHAH WHOOOPs
just realized you already posted the files

BarefootStudios · 13th November 2010

Here is my take on your incredible song

http://soundcloud.com/barefootstudios/cant-go-home-barefoot-studios-mix

Gary Ladd · 15th November 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by Parsonage

That's first time (and last) that I used Badonga. What a pain! See if this works:

My favorite mix thus far...

mprewett · 15th November 2010

Saw this thread again the other day. Decided I'd give it a mix since I weighed in back at the beginning.

No limiting, minimal compression, so turn it up!

Thanks for letting us tinker with such a beauty of a song, geizo94.

Let us know when you make an official release!

Gvisconti · 19th November 2010

Try this on for size.

Fantastic song!

greatgreatriver · 19th November 2010

Here's my take!

greatgreatriver · 20th November 2010

i can't get the player to work?

woodnote · 23rd November 2010

Thanks for letting us have a go at mixing this wonderful song! Here's my humble take. Please let us know when the album will be released!

Edit: No idea how the Karaoke version of "The Boxer" wound up as the tag. Stupid Wavelab!

greatgreatriver · 24th November 2010

Sounds good woodnote!

woodnote · 24th November 2010

Thanks, Great River. Btw, I tried manually downloading your file and it still didn't play, so maybe it's the file that's not working? I'd to hear your mix, try uploading it again!

greatgreatriver · 25th November 2010

Second try...

Hope it works!

audionickw · 1st December 2010

no no no!!! It was better before. This sounds so much more "conventional" I really loved the first kind of verb. maybe I'd add a tad of bottom snare mic and take back a tad of top mic, but DONT do it enough to really change the vibe.

You have a wonderful mix here and I'm wondering about how you got those drums

EDIT: this was meant as a reply to the first time you changed the vocal treatment

greatgreatriver · 1st December 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by audionickw

no no no!!! It was better before. This sounds so much more "conventional" I really loved the first kind of verb. maybe I'd add a tad of bottom snare mic and take back a tad of top mic, but DONT do it enough to really change the vibe.

You have a wonderful mix here and I'm wondering about how you got those drums

EDIT: this was meant as a reply to the first time you changed the vocal treatment

Use the quote button - it's easier for us to understand... Thx!

20th October 2010	#71
Teddy Ray Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Carolina is where they'll bury me. Posts: 7,098	been listening to this over and over.... man, what a great track. it reminds me of blind pilot.. quality. id buy it in a heartbeat. __________________ "I would shoot a man if he put me through autotune" - Charlie Louvin

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3rd September 2010	#62
geizo94 Gear nut Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: California Posts: 100 Thread Starter	and Liquid Caravan, thanks for the kind words! I'm glad you like it!

18th October 2010	#65
Tjhungwell Gear interested Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Enschede Posts: 10	Wow! I really love this thread. @geizo64 the song is amazing and your voice is exceptional, especially considering you're a man. I mean that in an absolutely positive way. It's totally unique and I think it appeals to a whole lot of people. It does to me anyway! The lyrics and the song are really really good. @geizo64 I actually loved the first mix and thought: don't change anything! I loved the big thump in the snare and the quirky reverb on the vocals. But @Parsonage you did a hell of a job mixing that! It really shows what a seasoned pro can do for a mix. It opened up completely and when the chorus starts: My god it actually gave me goosebumps the first time i heard it. Wow!! Can you clarify some things you done? You obviously did some fine EQ-ing the lowmids and picked some tasty reverbs. Could you share with us? (What reverbs / what did you roughly do with EQ / compression on the vocals and stuff?) @geizo: please post here when you got a record for sale. I'll buy it immediately!

18th October 2010	#66
Nystromfredde Gear nut Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Halmstad, Sweden Posts: 99	This is really a lovely tune! After listening to Geizo's two mixes, I think I prefer the second one. And, like someone mentioned, automate some of the original reverb at the end of the phrases. I must listen to the other mixes as well!

19th October 2010	#67
chimpotle Gear Head Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: camarillo, ca Posts: 33	Gorgeous song!

19th October 2010	#68
PeteGJ Gear Head Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 33	Sure is. Love the voice, the words, the lot. A real song that connects. I'd be selling it pronto. Don't like the original mix but it works. Still, I think it could be more effectively mixed. Parsonage's mix gets my vote but not wild about the snare. I'd love to have a go at it if I could get it onto cubase - I'm not up to spped with all the file transfer stuff. How do you guys put these little players up?

20th October 2010	#72
dhmaya Gear Head Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 67	Just wanted to chime in with all my thumbs up.... really great song! I really like Parsonage's mix – it makes it much more direct and emotional. That comes down to taste but it fits mine to a tee. Sometimes I listen to a band like Wilco and wish Tweedy would get out of his own way a little & just sing the damn songs. You have a really expressive voice & the lyrics are excellent. Like everyone else one this thread: WOW!

29th October 2010	#73
Teddy Ray Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Carolina is where they'll bury me. Posts: 7,098	best song ive ever heard on GS. I know dozens of people who would be all over it. great, great stuff, man.

29th October 2010	#74
butterfly Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: uk Posts: 1,259	.....................just listened to this song again, parsonage's mix which I thought really brought the lyrics out which are fantasticthumbsup

30th October 2010	#75
rectifier Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Belgica Posts: 1,745	Geizo - great song - congrats, found myself coming back to listen several times today.

7th November 2010	#76
rectifier Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Belgica Posts: 1,745	Oh and great job Parsonage with the mix, stellar work. Love this song.

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BarefootStudios Gear maniac Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 208	I'd reallllllly love to mix the song.. i feel like i could get it to sound radio-worthy. I loveeeee the song by the way.. I can't stop playing it

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BarefootStudios Gear maniac Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 208	Here is my take on your incredible song http://soundcloud.com/barefootstudios/cant-go-home-barefoot-studios-mix

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greatgreatriver Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,217	Here's my take!

20th November 2010	#84
greatgreatriver Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,217	i can't get the player to work?

24th November 2010	#86
greatgreatriver Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,217	Sounds good woodnote!

24th November 2010	#87
woodnote Gear maniac Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: CT Posts: 155	Thanks, Great River. Btw, I tried manually downloading your file and it still didn't play, so maybe it's the file that's not working? I'd to hear your mix, try uploading it again!

25th November 2010	#88
greatgreatriver Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,217	Second try... Hope it works!

1st December 2010	#89
audionickw Gear maniac Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 261	no no no!!! It was better before. This sounds so much more "conventional" I really loved the first kind of verb. maybe I'd add a tad of bottom snare mic and take back a tad of top mic, but DONT do it enough to really change the vibe. You have a wonderful mix here and I'm wondering about how you got those drums EDIT: this was meant as a reply to the first time you changed the vocal treatment