Ron_Pko

2 hours ago, bats brew said:

excellent idea!

i have waves Renn de esser, and De esser, plus a de esser with studio one, but haven't tried sibilence.

you know, some plugs just work better than others by design, so yea, on sale, i might nab it.

 

the crash, i processed the pitch a bit lower, and lowered the volume a bit, and voila.

 i actually like the pitch of the cymbal now. it's a keeper.

 

i wont post another mix of this, til i release for album. 

appreciate the help along the way!

 

 

No problem! Glad to help : )

14 hours ago, bats brew said:

thanks for listening ron!

good ears you have..

i'm going to find those freq's, and kill them with extreme prejudice!!!

 

LOL

actually, maybe just a touch of a dynamic EQ on just the one frequency,

i think in the case of the cymbal (superior drummer rooms of hansa), i may just drop the pitch of the cymbals a smidge,

and see if that shifts that frequency to make it a bit richer.

if not, same deal with the vox, i'll deess it with either deesser or dynamic eq, which i'm using more of these days for problem solving.

 

Man if you still don't have it, I recommend getting a license for ''Waves Sibilance''.
One of the things that I most hated was going after those ''s'' sounds to correct them, it was a pain in the S indeed lol

After I got Waves Sibilance my nightmares with it ended. It handles practically 99% of the problem every time automatically without affecting

the voice itself and just attacking the evil S's. You just need to figure out the best settings for your voice, then save a preset and use it every time.

Listening again here, the S problem happens in many parts of the lyrics.
As for the crash... I am not sure if it is really the frequency or just a bit too loud.
I am sure you will find out though. Everything else sounds great! : )

 

As always a great taste for composing songs!
As for the mix, I like. Except two things that are bothering me with the higher frequencies.

One thing is the crash cymbal on the right side. I am listening with headphones, and it sounds a little bit harsh, pierces my ear every time it hits.
And another thing in some words there is a harsh ''S'' sound, like for example in the word ''nice'' around 0:32.
Also I am noticing some harsh ''S'' sounds from 2:04 to 2:09 specially on the word ''sky''

Beautiful mix and very important message, Nigel!
Well done!

On 12/15/2023 at 3:33 PM, Wookiee said:

Don't know the song, remember there has been time when I have been off saving another galaxy, mix works OK here.

It's one of Roxette's most known songs. We played it heavier though.
Here's the original
 

8 hours ago, Bajan Blue said:

Hi Ron

Great cover, some excellent musicianship, mix is spot on, really excellent

Cool

Nigel

 

Hey Nigel! Thanks my friend!

Wanna share our cover of the song ''Anastasia'' by Slash.

On 12/10/2023 at 3:21 PM, Bajan Blue said:

Hi Ron

Really excellent cover - well done and well done to Jeff as well!!

Enjoyed the listen, cool

Nigel

 

 

Thank you Nigel!

On 12/8/2023 at 5:10 AM, jwnicholson78 said:

This is my first forum colab, and  I was excited to be a part of it.  It turned out great!  Thanks for all the hard work on it, Ron.

Jeff

You did great Jeff! Thank you too!

On 12/9/2023 at 7:11 AM, John Vere said:

Looks like a lot of work went into that great job! 

It was so indeed!! Thanks for watching and commenting John!

Hello everyone!
This is our cover of Roxette's Fading Like A Flower. Special thanks to Jeff Nicholson who is also part of this community. He played piano and synths and also appears in the video.

If you like the video, please consider giving us a like on youtube and subscribing to help our channel grow. Thank you for watching!
 

4 hours ago, freddy j said:

Great sound!  Well done!

Thank you Freddy!

7 hours ago, bjornpdx said:

Not a metal fan, never heard this song before, but gotta say I really like it.
Good luck to you!
-Bjorn

Hey Bjorn, thanks for watching.

It`s a classic of thrash metal. From 1986

Here`s the original

Wow! excellent playing! I will write you a message by the way.

18 hours ago, Bajan Blue said:

Hi Ron

Great cover - excellent vocals, great playing and mix is excellent

Cool Stuff

Nigel

 

Thank you my friend! 

19 hours ago, KSband said:

Really well done cover!

13 hours ago, jwnicholson78 said:

Sounds great.  That was a lot of fun!

Thank you guys! much appreciated!

Great quality work as always Nigel!

Hello everyone!

This is our version of a Megadeth classic. Peace Sells!

We decided to make a version with two vocals! Thank you for watching! Constructive opinions always welcome!

On 5/12/2023 at 5:49 PM, jack c. said:

a fine job.jack c

On 5/14/2023 at 10:27 AM, Bajan Blue said:

Cool track and very well sung and played

Excellent stuff

Nigel

 

On 5/13/2023 at 1:13 AM, FreeEarCandy said:

Fine track! Alice Cooper was the first live concert I ever attended-"Welcome to my Nightmare". 

"Happiness is a warm gun"-John Lennon.

"Love is a loaded gun"-Alice Cooper.

Same page, but just a paragraph down.

 

Awesome work fellas! 

On 5/12/2023 at 11:22 PM, AndyB01 said:

I agree entirely - very well done

On 5/12/2023 at 11:53 PM, Jacques Boileau said:

Nice! Always loved that song. Job well done.

big thanks to all of you who watched and commented : )

On 5/17/2023 at 5:03 AM, jwnicholson78 said:

I love your stuff.  I never really payed much attention to much metal in the past, but listening to has started to make me reconsider the error of my ways.

Thank you so much for your comment and I`m so glad my covers are interesting for someone who doesn`t usually listen to metal. I think I`ve been choosing the right songs : )

Hello everybody! Wanna show my newest cover video. 

This is the result of a live recording session with friends! 

On 2/19/2023 at 8:27 PM, Grem said:

Never was a big fan of Helloween, but that rocked!! Great solo by the bassist! Drummer was really good too.

Your vocals were great. I like that type of singing and you were nailing it!!

An enjoyable watch.

thank you so much Grem! 

10 hours ago, Lord Tim said:

I'm going to file that bit of information away for later, we might actually be in need of some 3D work!

Sure, thanks. Write me in private, and I send my portfolio.

And I use Davinci Resolve to edit my videos. Also tried Hitfilm which does a bit better job with green screen and hair, but still difficult. 

But my specialty is 3d modeling and rendering. 

On 2/16/2023 at 3:11 AM, Bajan Blue said:

Hi Ron

Great vocals , good track and an excellent mix

cool stuff

Nigel

 

Thanks Nigel! Thank you for watching and commenting!