michaelhanson

Mix sounds great. Playing is very good. Like the others, I like the laid back groove of the original. On the Get Back documentary, it was very interesting to see Lennon kind of slap out the intro on his Casino. It was an ah ha moment on own he got that intro sound.

Sounds great Lynn. Up to your usual standards!

🤪 Thank you! I was speaking the comments into the iPhone and didn’t catch that.

Thank you for listening and commenting!

McCartney is the reason that I picked up the Bass. His talent never ceases to amaze me. All of the isolated tracks I’ve listened to between Mac and Richard prove how well the bass/ drum interplay was between the two.

It's been a while. Hope you have all been well. Reece (Beagle), Sean and myself are finally back to doing a little recording. Here is a new song by Scandalous Grace. Let us know what you think of this mix. All comments are welcome. https://soundcloud.com/michaeljhanson/savior?si=19d3d1350d144c0883bf03d4b3f14429&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

I’ll worry about the Bass, while you attempt to play guitar. 😀

I know I’m feeling younger.

I’ve got all of the Abbey Road Waves plug ins. I’m also a huge Beatles fan. For some reason, the puzzle is not on my wish list. Did have to pick up a few Abbey Road T Shirts while visiting a couple years ago. .. and of course do the zigzag cross walk in Beatle form.

Yep, I’ve got hearing issues as well. I have a dip in the mids. I hear low frequencies well and fairly well on high frequencies. At least the audiologist said good for my age. The dip in the mids is enough that hearing aids truly help me. I don’t hear women’s voices well and people who speak softly. I always thought mine was caused be a lot of shooting in my teens and twenties. My brother recently said he noticed that when I was in my teens that I didn’t hear certain things he heard. Might have been infections then.

Interesting. Anyone tried the NAD+ ?

I don’t know if I’m a big deal as a Bass Player, but I’m definitely a big dude as a Bass Player. At 6’-4” and 230 lbs.

Looks like the cones on what used to be my favorite EV speakers. Stupidly, I tossed them when I should have had them re-coned.

Do you still have the Rick, Ed?

Your contributions always matter to 3 particular lads in the song’s forums. Plus you are the great I Am of Alembic BAzz.

Post count matters not.

A new version of this song has been uploaded to Sound Cloud. I tamed the overdrive on the guitar on the left, per the suggestions above. I think it fits and sounds much better now. Let me know your thoughts before we call this one done.

Thanks for the listen Bert! Really glad that you liked the song.

A new version of this song has been updated in Sound Cloud, based on many of the suggestions you have all made. All additional comments are welcome, this process helps greatly to fine tune the recording and production process.

Hi Tom - Thank you for listening and commenting. I believe you listened to the original post last night. I uploaded a new version shortly after your comments. Interesting comment on the piano and drums. I wish I had more control over the piano, but it was recorded live on a real piano. I was having trouble getting it to be more present on the recorded track as more of a Lead instrument. Adding more reverb would have only pushed it back in the mix more. I like the tone of the drums, so I didn't really want to mess with them. Is what it is, I guess, unless we retrack the piano. The song does really kick into a nice groove at the Solo section of the song and seems to carry on to the end. In my view, its all performance. Its like the band hit a nice pocket and stayed in it from there on out. I like the arrangement as is, however.

Gary - I much appreciate you sharing your thoughts on this mix. The left guitar seems to have gotten much notice. I am not sure why exactly. It's my ES-335 through a familiar amp setting for me, on many of our tunes. I will try changing it up a bit and see if that helps. I didn't really mix this song for a long period of time, but the song has been in the works for several months, waiting on my band members to finish tracking their respective tracks. I will take the Beatlish as a compliment! 🙂

Wookie - Thanks for your comments brother. Yes, this intro is really different for us. It is definitely an odd mixture between overdriven guitar tone and clean piano. I found it oddly interesting. I will mess around a little with re-amping my left channel electric guitar tone, maybe a different amp or less overdrive will help bring them together in a more pleasing way.

Mark - Thank you for listening and commenting. Starting with the drums, bass and lead vocal, then bringing everything else up to the correct level around them, is pretty much how I have mixed for the last 25 years. I'm sure with some relatively minor tweaks, this mix will be up to the level of our typical songs.

Nigel - Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this song. I will play around some more with the guitar track on the left. It was the original instrument track that was the basis for the song. Seems like in different ways, it is bothering everyone in one way or another. Maybe slightly lower in volume will solve that problem. Maybe try a few different things.

David- Thank you for listening and commenting brother. The Beatles were a huge influence on me in my early life, so they tend to find their way into most of my music. I had many influences of course, but they were a foundation. I liked the piano track that Reece came up with as well. I found it quite interesting playing against the electric guitars. It reminded me of "rain" in the way that he played the part at the beginning and then reentering at the end.