Originally Posted By: floyd jane
LOVE the BAND!
Those drums are SO interesting.

There are a lot of songs where, once I actually pay attention to the drums, they're not doing what I expect them to do. I wasn't enamored with the drums, but I figured I'd give them a chance.

You might have noticed that there was a lot of processing on them to get them tonally where I wanted them to be.

The biggest issue - to me - was how it changed from a cajon to a more full kit. The crash cymbal is an example of that. Plus, the cajon was also lower. I think removing a number of crashes and cutting the low end helped balance the two parts out.

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Your singer sounds great! Harmonies are really nice, too.

Thanks! I was really on the fence about adding harmonies, and this is one of the first songs where I've almost put the harmony softer than the melody. wink

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A good write.

Thanks! I'm glad that it finally (mostly) came together in them.

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Cool melody. (at "blink of an eye" it "lost me" for a moment).

Was is the dissonance in the melody, or the change in the feel? I know that the "pre-chorus" isn't that strong, so when this part comes in, you're probably expecting a return to the verse, and not a second pre-chorus. frown

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I really like what you've done with the piano.

This is one of the few songs where I'm not using an electric piano. It's probably the second-most processed instrument here to help give it a bit more "grit" in the few places where it gets to punch in.

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I wanted the acoustic guitars to have a bit more high-end EQ to cut through the mix more.

Good idea! I mostly did volume changes on the guitars, but the fingerpicking (which is why I chose the style in the first place) is a bit understated and lacks the "sparkle" it should have.

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Always enjoy reading your writing notes...

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Thanks again for your support!

-- David Cuny
My virtual singer development blog

Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?