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Am I Blue Enough? Leon and Peter were nice enough to offer this up to Janice for her melody and vocal. Peter was nice enough to offer Bud 17 tracks of guitar solo and fill choices !! Bud was overwhelmed by the smorgasbord of goodies  So here’s what happened. Thanks for listening and comments are most welcome! Leon: Lyrics Peter: Chords, arrangement, lead guitar (solo and fills) Janice: Vocals and melody Bud: mixing/mastering Vocal: Rodes NT > Scarlett 212 > Logic Pro / Effects: Nectar 2 Solo Guitar: Peter / Effects: whatever the man does…works for us Bass: RT 1546 CountrySwing Sw 085 / Effects: Waves Bass Rider and Neutron 2 Rhythm Guitar: RT 565 Rhythm Blues Monday Sw 065 Rhythm piano: Super Midi Track 2845 BluesSlowSwingMike Sw 085 ( Logic Pro Grand Steinway) / Effects: Neutron 2 and EMT 140 Reverb sim Drums (full Kit): RD BluesRock128 / Effects: Neutron 2 Snare: Doubled from RD / Effects: Neutron 2 and EMT 140 Reverb sim Kick: Doubled from RD / Neutron 2 Mix: Logic Pro X Mastering: Ozone 8 Adv Thanks to Peter, Leon and PG Music By the way, have you been traduced enough? AM I BLUE ENOUGH © 2018 Leon/Peter/Janice AM I BLUE ENOUGH, HAVE I BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH ARE YOU SATISFIED DO YOU FEEL JUSTIFIED, ARE YOU THRILLED TO SEE WHAT’S BECOME OF ME AM I BLUE ENOUGH, HAVE I BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH AM I BLUE ENOUGH FOR YOU, AM I BLUE ENOUGH FOR YOU HAVE YOU FINISHED WHAT YOU SET OUT TO DO AM I BLUE ENOUGH FOR YOU AM I SAD ENOUGH, WAS I BAD ENOUGH DO YOU FEEL BETTER NOW YOU’VE REGAINED YOUR POWER, NOW YOU’RE BACK ON TOP IS THERE A CHANCE YOU’LL STOP AM I BLUE ENOUGH, HAVE I BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH AM I BLUE ENOUGH FOR YOU, AM I BLUE ENOUGH FOR YOU HAVE YOU FINISHED WHAT YOU SET OUT TO DO AM I BLUE ENOUGH FOR YOU HAVE I LOST ENOUGH, WAS THE COST ENOUGH AM I REDUCED ENOUGH BEEN TRADUCED ENOUGH, NOW YOU HAVE THE UPPER HAND WILL YOU TAKE PITY ON YOUR WOMAN AM I BLUE ENOUGH, HAVE I BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH AM I BLUE ENOUGH FOR YOU, AM I BLUE ENOUGH FOR YOU WILL YOU EVER FINISH WHAT YOU SET OUT TO DO AM I BLUE ENOUGH FOR YOU
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I listened to this one a few days ago. Listening again now that I have the notes as a reference Excellent song! Janice and Peter are both perfect as per usual! Bud, a quick question if you don't mind! I've used that BluesRock128 realdrum set many times. How did you double the kick and the snare?
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I listened to this one a few days ago. Listening again now that I have the notes as a reference Excellent song! Janice and Peter are both perfect as per usual! Bud, a quick question if you don't mind! I've used that BluesRock128 realdrum set many times. How did you double the kick and the snare? Thanks Dave. Glad it worked for you. I use two methods to double the snare and kick. The first and easiest is to triple the tracks and then isolate via eq the snare and kick on two of them. I tried this on my earlier mixes of this song but didn’t like the result. The second method (used on this mix) is far and away the best but is tedious until you get used to it. Hidden in the BIaB RD folders are audio tracks of each RD and at the end of the the audio file are the sounds for each component of the kit used for the specific RD. I then cut the snare and kick from the audio file and line them up in the DAW with the full kit snare and kick on separate tracks for individual processing. I’ve done this quite a number of times and for a 3-4 minute tune it takes about 30 minutes. I align the hit and then duplicate it several times and then copy and paste it to the end of the song. If the realdrums were perfect it could be done very quickly but in my experience about 30% of the hits are not dead on the beat and the double has to be ever so slightly aligned or you will hear the difference. Anyhow I think it’s worth the effort particularly for the snare. I sometimes double a cymbal crash for the outro. I recall floyd originally suggesting a similar method. Bud
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Very nice bluesy song, not only the words but the feel of the music and of course Janice's beautiful vocals on it. Great work!!!
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Hi, LPJB - team !:))
If you ask me if you are
blue enough, the answer
is - yes ! Love this tune
and Janice´s superb voice
on the splendid work of the
rest of the team !
Great music !
Cheers
Dani
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Very nice bluesy song, not only the words but the feel of the music and of course Janice's beautiful vocals on it. Great work!!! Thank you!! J&B
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J&B,P&L,
Everything sounds very comfortable here... loose in a tight way,like the band warming up for a gig.
I could listen to Peter`s alternate lead takes all day- bet it was tough to choose.
I was going to say nice simple repetition on a theme for the lyrics until you sang "traduced"... scurrying off to the dictionary for that one!
I`m always struck by how little processing there seems to be on Janice`s vocal tracks & since that`s not the fashion now, wonder if you learnt what works from the simpler bluegrass band days and still aim for that sound with all the vocal bells available now on the DAW.
Robert
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Hi, LPJB - team !:))
If you ask me if you are
blue enough, the answer
is - yes ! Love this tune
and Janice´s superb voice
on the splendid work of the
rest of the team !
Great music !
Cheers
Dani Thanks Dani! Glad you thought it was blue enough (: J&B
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Thanks for the info on doubling the kick and snare, Bud!
And now you mention it I do recall someone else talking about doing it like that before, might have been Floyd. And I remember thinking, "man, I've got to try that on my next song", but being old I promptly forgot all about it :P
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Wow! Now this was blue! I would say that was blue you two but there was three, so I guess I'll sound sounds blue to me you three.
Is it blue enough?
That is one of those great eternal questions. Most of them cannot be repeated here on this here forum on a Sunday.
However, when you hear a woman sing THIS blue, it almost always makes you want you to hear her get more blue, as it is with most good things, so I guess I would have to say, honey, it is BLUE but not blue ENOUGH in the sense that you have me wanting MORE blue, and then some more, and then some more after that.
And ain't that what it's all about???
I better stop now.
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What a tune! This is a great piece of music right here. It has a strong mood, and wonderful groove, and the vocal delivery is on point. Within about 5 seconds it had my foot tapping. Honestly, there isn't a thing I'd change on this one. Great work, and thanks so much for sharing
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I listened to this one a few days ago. Listening again now that I have the notes as a reference Excellent song! Janice and Peter are both perfect as per usual! Bud, a quick question if you don't mind! I've used that BluesRock128 realdrum set many times. How did you double the kick and the snare? Dave Thanks for those comments. It was a most enjoyable project. Peter
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Great effort by everyone involved!! I always notice how well the vocal is captured in your recordings (Another great one by Janice). Bud, you made great choices picking the wonderfully played parts by Peter! Nice bluesy vibe going on here! Thanks, Torrey
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Great work and performance as usual.
Super blues vocal and great guitar playing.
Sergio
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Very nice bluesy song, not only the words but the feel of the music and of course Janice's beautiful vocals on it. Great work!!! Thanks Nobody sings them like Janice. Peter
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J&B,P&L,
Everything sounds very comfortable here... loose in a tight way,like the band warming up for a gig.
I could listen to Peter`s alternate lead takes all day- bet it was tough to choose.
I was going to say nice simple repetition on a theme for the lyrics until you sang "traduced"... scurrying off to the dictionary for that one!
I`m always struck by how little processing there seems to be on Janice`s vocal tracks & since that`s not the fashion now, wonder if you learnt what works from the simpler bluegrass band days and still aim for that sound with all the vocal bells available now on the DAW.
Robert Loose in a tight way is a very accurate description of the sound that we seek. It’s gratifying that you feel we achieved it. Yeah, traduced sent us to the dictionary also. I kept thinking of transducer Your comments about the vocal processing are spot on. Yes, the processing is very similar to our analog recording in the bluegrass day. I use virtually the same eq, compression and reverb settings. And very little of them. I do add a little tape saturation, again, to simulate the analog days. Sometimes if the song is more rock oriented I add a little delay. And that’s it, we don’t own melodyne or any of the more aggressive processors. Thanks for mentioning that! Bud
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Wow! Now this was blue! I would say that was blue you two but there was three, so I guess I'll sound sounds blue to me you three.
Is it blue enough?
That is one of those great eternal questions. Most of them cannot be repeated here on this here forum on a Sunday.
However, when you hear a woman sing THIS blue, it almost always makes you want you to hear her get more blue, as it is with most good things, so I guess I would have to say, honey, it is BLUE but not blue ENOUGH in the sense that you have me wanting MORE blue, and then some more, and then some more after that.
And ain't that what it's all about???
I better stop now.
We’re gonna stop our spinning heads long enough to say “Thank you!”
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Well I have no idea what "traduced" is but I know this is a great sounding track! Close my eyes and I'm right there in the room with Janice and her band. I was ready to leave a tip. (Just kidding.  ) Seriously great job y'all!
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Leon, Peter, Janice & Bud,
A stellar piece! Great write and melody. Janice again breathes life into a song like no one else... Another great, great performance.
Bud, the production on this one is really exceptional. The separation and placement of each musical component is perfect - the lines are so crisp and clean with a "live" feel... You really outdid yourself.
Great job all!
Bob
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Leon, Peter, Janice, & Bud.
Not sure the band name is gonna work. But, MAN! everything else does!
Gorgeous vocal. A surprise to no one. Janice is in her element here.
Beautiful guitar work. Smooth, tasty. Fit perfectly.
A really nice Blues write.
An impeccable mix. One so good, you forget to think about it as the music just takes you away.
Y'all are making terrific music.
Leon & PB&J? Nah. LPJB. No.
Traduced. Maybe.
fj
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