garybrun

Nice vocal.

Well done Barry. Very nice.

Hi Ross. Well done. I remember the original. 🙂 FUNKY!

Thanks for the comments and listening to the various amendments. What brought this together so well was Mark and I are not afraid of being honest with each other in a nice way! 🙂 First of all the song in itself is fantastic and recorded really well. The added cello part helped a lot and some edits on vocal compression. On the mastering theme this was quite a difficult challenge as there was so many ways this song could go. Percussion was the hardest part for me as there are a lot of similar frequencies which needed to be separated to keep the dynamics and width of the song. Also trying to keep some form of bottom end with out making it muddy and over crowded. I have learnt a lot. It helps that I also really like Marks style too. 🙂 Loved the challenge and looking forward to the next one.

Exactly my thoughts too!!

That's great news... thanks for taking the time to listen and comment.

It great song Mark. You should be proud of this one mate. Loved being involved in the project. Cant wait for the next one!!

Well done Steve. There is a nice innocence to your voice. (a little similar to Gilbert O'Sullivan)

There is not a lot of difference I don't think. I was a Sonarworks user but wasn't quite into the workflow. ARC System 4 gives me the things I need. I don't have to engage a plugin to listen to Spotify or other stuff nor forget to switch it off. Its always corrected. To be honest I nearly bought the Trinitov... but couldn't justify it as I'm hobby based and don't make a living out of this,. just love good sound and music. Thanks for the listen and comments mate.

Thanks Kevin for the listen and comments. Gary

Thanks for the listen and feed back. Appreciated. Gary

Thanks for the listen and comments. Yes the voice did break up.. and it wasn't put on either. The voice was just one take and I kept it. Thanks again. Gary

It certainly is dronie (not sure if that's a word) To be real honest I couldn't listen to it all the way through as all I could hear was the drone bit in my head inthe end.

Fantastic.

@KSband Thank you for the feedback... that's very helpful.

First one is my mix.. Second one is done by a professional mastering engineer. I hear more details on my new ARC system. I have level matched both tracks myself.. I was wondering what people hear. I havnt said it... but I prefer my own mix.. which surprised me. You can see by the tonal profile posted there is not much in it (except matching for CD loudness.. and going through some analogue mastering gear) But I come away as a happy bunny as my tonal profile is near to a top mastering engineer 🙂

Which one do you prefer?

@Ross Smithe Thanks so much for the listen and taking time to comment. Appreciated. Gary

Thanks for the listen and comment. I sent this off to a professional mastering engineer to see how much difference it would make and to get a tonal profile. You can see in the images posted above.. I'm not far of his. Which I am pleased to see 🙂 The around 3 minute mark is where I believe he is trying to give ebb and flow in his master. Well done Steve and thanks for pointing it out. I really appreciate all the comments and suggestions... this is how we get better at our craft. Thanks Gary P.s. For those who are just learning mixing etc. This is a great way to learn critical listening... you can go back over peoples comments and see if you get what they are saying. Love this site.

well done guys.> You should be proud of this one.

Thank you so much Martin. I also decided to do it for my grandparents who are no longer here. Just reminded me so much about them.. they loved Roger W.

@KSband

Very nice acoustic sounds and separation. Great vocal too Barry with good lyrics. Is the other instrument a clarinet? Well done.

Yes that's different. I use a Corsair AX16000 and could have done with that extension.

Nice wide mix We all paint different pictures.. I would bring the drum and bass up a little more.