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Hi,

My first post here. I've been using Studio One for about four years now - a convert from Logic.

I've just finished this track. It features many 3rd party plugins (Addictive Drums, Orange Tree Samples Dracus and Passion Flute, Acoustic Samples B5, Scarbee J Bass, Zero-G Ethera, to name a few).

Let me know what you think.

Paul

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http://wheelermedia.net/node/204

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by alexjason on Wed Aug 16, 2017 2:18 pm
Remarkable work. Extremely complex but enjoyable.

Loved the heavy-duty organ stuff. Rocking jazz. Really great playing.

Liked the vocal chorus sounds. And the horns all over.

Great, great drums throughout the piece.

How long did it take to put this together?

-- Alex Jason
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by pwheeler on Wed Aug 16, 2017 4:22 pm
Hi Alex,

Thanks for the kind words. Glad you liked it.

It took about six weeks to do, off and on around my day job and gigging.

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StudioOne v5 latest release - custom built PC, Win10, i7 9700k, Gigabyte Z390 UD, 16GB RAM, a few SSDs, Zoom UAC-2, Mackie HR824 monitors + loads of plugins.
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by Bbd on Sun Aug 20, 2017 7:25 am
Wonderful job on this production!
I personally love the flavor and style. Great playing all around.
It is long and I skipped at bit on the second half and will go back to it when I have more time.
Everything sounds good. I think the bass could come up a bit compared to the kick. I listened on my ATH M50's.

Bbd

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by pwheeler on Tue Aug 22, 2017 2:32 am
Thanks - glad you like it.

Bringing up the bass is a comment i often get with my mixes... I'm a bit paranoid about making the mix muddy, so i probably play it too safe. Maybe i should roll off some bottom end on my monitors. Do you think it needs to come up a lot?

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StudioOne v5 latest release - custom built PC, Win10, i7 9700k, Gigabyte Z390 UD, 16GB RAM, a few SSDs, Zoom UAC-2, Mackie HR824 monitors + loads of plugins.
Selmer Reference 54 tenor sax, Selmer SA80 Series III soprano sax, Akai EWI 4000s and a Korg SV1
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by Bbd on Tue Aug 22, 2017 7:05 am
I said the bass could come up a bit which is not a lot! Try your high pass around 30hz and use +2db @ 70hz and +1 @ 1k for starters. Parallel compression techniques might help some too.
As I mention many times here, listed to your mix really soft and see if you can hear all the instruments. Bass is the hardest to nail down. You might just need a little more volume on it!
Compare to other commercial recordings on your system to learn better what your speakers and headphones are telling you.

Bbd

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by lixisoft on Wed Aug 23, 2017 2:55 am
Loved it, a lot of stuff happening and a refreshing ear opener that keeps the listener engaged :+1

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by oliver p. on Thu Aug 24, 2017 1:12 am
A marvelous tune, enjoyed listening very much. Great organ playing and overall sound, well balanced mix.

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by zzskhg on Tue Sep 05, 2017 1:30 am
Really nice! The bass sounded fine to me, the high register lick cuts through, and the buff'd distorted guitar covers up the low end in those sections. I might be tempted to bump it up a db or so during the "angelic bridge" section - I love the bass harmonics part there!

My first impression was that the drums seemed to fight with the mix a bit. Maybe a tighter snare? On my headphones I got a marching snare impression, maybe experiment with some of the smaller/tighter AD snares? Id be tempted to experinent with some drum verb as well - the wet leads might stand out more if the drums aren't so dry. All just guesses - this is pretty awesome as-is!

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by zzskhg on Tue Sep 05, 2017 1:40 am
Also have to ask - are you playing, or are these loops?

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by pwheeler on Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:53 pm
The drums are midi loops from various sources with a few manual tweaks here and there, playing Addictive Drums 2.

Everything else is me playing.

http://wheelermedia.net/

StudioOne v5 latest release - custom built PC, Win10, i7 9700k, Gigabyte Z390 UD, 16GB RAM, a few SSDs, Zoom UAC-2, Mackie HR824 monitors + loads of plugins.
Selmer Reference 54 tenor sax, Selmer SA80 Series III soprano sax, Akai EWI 4000s and a Korg SV1
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by jpsbuk on Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:58 pm
Definite film score feel to this (for me at least). Really nice 'quality' to the sound!

I'm going to do my usual thing and agree with Bbd .. maybe a slight upward tweak on the bass. (And no .. Bbd doesn't pay me to agree with him if anyone is starting to suspect that! :roll: )

Thanks for sharing.

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by zzskhg on Tue Sep 05, 2017 9:45 pm
pwheeler wroteThe drums are midi loops from various sources with a few manual tweaks here and there, playing Addictive Drums 2.

Everything else is me playing.


Very impressive!! :+1

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