in-the-box house remix

ttauri · 1st April 2004, 04:26 PM

This is a bit of my first in-the-box mix. As I'm heading into another remix and thinking about how to improve my isht, would welcome any comments to help focus on my shortcomings (I know there's too much Reason involved in this particular effort, for one thing).

Artist: Bah Samba
Song: And It's Beautiful (Cielo Remix)
Vibe: fairly mellow, smooth house music

Peece,
T. Tauri

Curve Dominant · 1st April 2004, 07:12 PM

Yo, T, this is dope!

That bassline is ill.

I think the vocals could be more upfront though. Some compression could help you with that. Personally I find the BF LA2A sounds great on female vocalists. Get her dynamics contained somewhat, then turn her up, cuz she sounds good and the lyrics are cool.

Other than that, the mix sounds mad pro. Gonna keep this one on my desktop.

There's a DJ in Philly named Lorne who's style is kinda similiar to yours, he's part of the From Philly With Love outfit with Cozmic Cat and Jon Gill.

ttauri · 1st April 2004, 10:59 PM

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Originally posted by Curve Dominant
Yo, T, this is dope!

That bassline is ill.

Thanks, Eric. Much appreciated!

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I think the vocals could be more upfront though. Some compression could help you with that. Personally I find the BF LA2A sounds great on female vocalists. Get her dynamics contained somewhat, then turn her up, cuz she sounds good and the lyrics are cool.

Yeah, I definitely hear that. At the time, I just had the Logic default plugs, and I dunno why, but I've had problems getting the Logic compressor to work for me. I was either oversquashing it, or as it came out, not squashing it enough.

The vocalist's name BTW is Alice Russell (outta the UK), who in addition to Bah Samba has done some really spanking tracks for a guy who records as Quantic (way better stuff than this mix). Those Quantic tracks just LIVE in my crates, so pretty gassed that I've been able to try and do something with tracks she's sung on.

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There's a DJ in Philly named Lorne who's style is kinda similiar to yours, he's part of the From Philly With Love outfit with Cozmic Cat and Jon Gill.

Hmmm, not sure if I'm familiar with them or not. Cozmic Cat rings a bell. I'll look for their stuff.

Peece,
T. Tauri

Mike Jasper · 2nd April 2004, 07:58 AM

You've really created a mood hear. Is that a synth bass? Doesn't matter to me, just curious. Sounds great. Is it mostly synth? Reason?

Good job.

Jasper

ttauri · 2nd April 2004, 07:12 PM

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Originally posted by Mike Jasper
Is that a synth bass?

I pieced it together from bits (mostly single notes) of the band's original (live) bass.

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Is it mostly synth? Reason?

Mostly it's stock sounds for the NNXT sampler in Reason (rhodes, piano, guitar, vibes, kicks, clap, hats). The congas, a drum loop (the high-passed bit that plays from the beginning), and the acoustic guitar strums come from the band's tracks.

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Good job.

Thanks.

Peece,
T. Tauri

jazzius II · 11th April 2004, 09:07 PM

Real nice music but it definately has that PC (computer) sound. Mixing it analogue would help. I'd also swap out the kick for another. Still, nice work.

Lee Tyler · 11th April 2004, 11:10 PM

Absolutely agree about the vocals being more up front, and then when they are up there in the mix, they may benefit from some added air. Can't tell. Bass needs more definition and volume. Musically, I would like to see some more expressive and section-defining percussion work, although this genre does not really demand this per se. Sounds real nice! ---Lee Mcgee

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Curve Dominant Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: PHITOWN Posts: 1,924	Yo, T, this is dope! That bassline is ill. I think the vocals could be more upfront though. Some compression could help you with that. Personally I find the BF LA2A sounds great on female vocalists. Get her dynamics contained somewhat, then turn her up, cuz she sounds good and the lyrics are cool. Other than that, the mix sounds mad pro. Gonna keep this one on my desktop. There's a DJ in Philly named Lorne who's style is kinda similiar to yours, he's part of the From Philly With Love outfit with Cozmic Cat and Jon Gill. __________________ http://www.curvedominant.com http://www.myspace.com/studiocurvedominant

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2nd April 2004, 07:58 AM	#4
Mike Jasper Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,313	You've really created a mood hear. Is that a synth bass? Doesn't matter to me, just curious. Sounds great. Is it mostly synth? Reason? Good job. Jasper

11th April 2004, 09:07 PM	#6
jazzius II Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,005	Real nice music but it definately has that PC (computer) sound. Mixing it analogue would help. I'd also swap out the kick for another. Still, nice work.

11th April 2004, 11:10 PM	#7
Lee Tyler Gear nut Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: S.W. Florida/Orig. N.Y.C Posts: 93	Absolutely agree about the vocals being more up front, and then when they are up there in the mix, they may benefit from some added air. Can't tell. Bass needs more definition and volume. Musically, I would like to see some more expressive and section-defining percussion work, although this genre does not really demand this per se. Sounds real nice! ---Lee Mcgee