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Simple Mix - Piano and Vocal #766000 05/20/23 01:12 PM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 11,459 Wauconda DrDan OP Veteran
OP DrDan Veteran Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 11,459 Wauconda	Still some things to work out with the performance, but can anyone comment on the vocal / piano mix? Should be so simple, right? But that is far from the truth. Fly me to the Moon - Piano and Vocal Mix Dan, BIAB2024, SoundCloud Win11, i7(12thGen), 32GB, 1TB SSD(M.2 NVMe SSD), 2TB Libraries, 1 TB(WD-Black), 2TB SSD(M.2 NVMe SSD)Data, Motu Audio Express, Keystation 61, SL88 Studio, Reaper

Re: Simple Mix - Piano and Vocal DrDan #766015 05/20/23 03:38 PM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
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JohnJohnJohn Veteran J Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 3,590	That is a mighty fine cover of Fly Me To The Moon! First, huge points for even attempting something Frank did so beautifully. And second, well, you did a damn fine job of singing, playing and mixing! You can be proud of this one.

Re: Simple Mix - Piano and Vocal DrDan #766037 05/21/23 03:39 AM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 11,459 Wauconda DrDan OP Veteran
OP DrDan Veteran Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 11,459 Wauconda	Thank you John for the kind words. This was a bucket list song for me to cover. I have tried in the past to sing this, but with no success. It is generally up tempo and swings hard, but this more straight/slow version, with solo piano backing (which is avialable), seemed to call to me. Plus I have recently discovered a new (free) Reverb plugin (REmatrix) which, to my ear, works well with my voice. And I have a bit more experience now with Isotope's Nectar and Ozone and Neutron to feel like I can now hear what these tools are doing. Dan, BIAB2024, SoundCloud Win11, i7(12thGen), 32GB, 1TB SSD(M.2 NVMe SSD), 2TB Libraries, 1 TB(WD-Black), 2TB SSD(M.2 NVMe SSD)Data, Motu Audio Express, Keystation 61, SL88 Studio, Reaper

Re: Simple Mix - Piano and Vocal DrDan #766039 05/21/23 05:46 AM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
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Guitarhacker Veteran Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 9,405 Middlesex, NC	nicely done Sometimes simple is best. You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.com Add nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.

Re: Simple Mix - Piano and Vocal DrDan #766091 05/21/23 01:56 PM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 11,459 Wauconda DrDan OP Veteran
OP DrDan Veteran Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 11,459 Wauconda	Here are a few other things I could add to spice things up... Dan, BIAB2024, SoundCloud Win11, i7(12thGen), 32GB, 1TB SSD(M.2 NVMe SSD), 2TB Libraries, 1 TB(WD-Black), 2TB SSD(M.2 NVMe SSD)Data, Motu Audio Express, Keystation 61, SL88 Studio, Reaper

Re: Simple Mix - Piano and Vocal DrDan #766104 05/21/23 05:33 PM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 2,533 Cow Country, Florida Planobilly Veteran
Planobilly Veteran Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 2,533 Cow Country, Florida	Cool stuff Dan. Any mix ideas I would come up with would be pretty subjective. You could experiment with volume automation for the piano track to try to get a little more dynamics. Slight decrease when the vocal comes in. I would also experiment in the 1.5K to 4K range of the vocal to give the consonants maximum intelligibility. Billy New location, new environment, new music coming soon Seize the moo-ment If you feel like you’ve herd all these cow puns before, you probably have deja-moo

Re: Simple Mix - Piano and Vocal DrDan #766164 05/22/23 10:04 AM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
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OP DrDan Veteran Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 11,459 Wauconda	Yes, I like the idea of volume automation of the solo section. Done. Also a little more work in Melodyn to fix some pitch. Then I took some left-over vocal takes and made another full track. Panned the original vocal track hard left and put the new vocal track hard right. Essentially full unison singing with exception of a time I went for the high note on the orginal vocal and not a second time. Too much? Should I have stopped when I was ahead? Fly Me to the Moon - 052322 Dan, BIAB2024, SoundCloud Win11, i7(12thGen), 32GB, 1TB SSD(M.2 NVMe SSD), 2TB Libraries, 1 TB(WD-Black), 2TB SSD(M.2 NVMe SSD)Data, Motu Audio Express, Keystation 61, SL88 Studio, Reaper

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