mark skinner Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 (edited) Hello , here's a new instrumental I'm finishing up. I rarely play mandolin or cello but enjoy playing both . Thought I'd do a no pressure instrumental in between vocal songs. Yairi acoustic , "A'"style mandolin and cello used. Kick was built from finger tapping a 15" speaker and percussion (some of it reversed) from tapping and slapping a guitar body. TTS brush kit and additional percussion used. I finally got to use the "whoo" in TTS in a couple of spots. All suggestions for improvement are welcomed . Thanks .. mark https://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=14708495 Edited January 6 by mark skinner 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSband Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Very cool, I like the percussion you came up! The Cello sounds nice in there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noynekker Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 6 hours ago, mark skinner said: Hello , here's a new instrumental I'm finishing up. I rarely play mandolin or cello but enjoy playing both . Thought I'd do a no pressure instrumental in between vocal songs. Yairi acoustic , "A'"style mandolin and cello used. Kick was built from finger tapping a 15" speaker and percussion (some of it reversed) from tapping and slapping a guitar body. TTS brush kit and additional percussion used. I finally got to use the "whoo" in TTS in a couple of spots. All suggestions for improvement are welcomed . Thanks .. mark https://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=14708495 Well crafted Mark, and very creative . . . like you made your own au naturale finger drum kit ? Sounds just perfect blended with acoustic instruments. The feel of this is bang on all the way through . . . high fidelity, soothes my ears after a long rough day in my studio. Bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmarlowe Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 You wove a really nice acoustical tapestry. Sounds great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark skinner Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 (edited) @KSband Thanks , I like tapping the guitar body while playing , but in this case a different guitar body sounded better than the one I was playing. I ended up seperating them. Worked ok but a little repetative. Thats when I added a few spots with the reversed reverb. Still learning the cello. The only time I play it is when I'm recording. @noynekker Bruce , appreciate it. I accidentally bumped the cone on a big open speaker cabinet one time and thought it would make a nice kick. Always wanted to try it but kept forgetting about it. I don't think it was cutting thru very well in the 1st mix , so I just adjusted the EQ and side chained it with the bass. A little better now. @bmarlowe Thanks for the listen and compliment. I like "weaving". I can't seem to get anything done on a solo guitar. I made some adjustments to the kick , bass , buss reverb and widened the mix a little. The link now reflects the changes. (mix 2) Open for suggestions .. get as picky as you want. Thanks .. mark Edited January 7 by mark skinner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack c. Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 great all around job!!!jack c 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesha Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Interesting how you made the percussion. Im with you liking an instrumental in between vocal songs ! I enjoyed this and would describe it as smooth. Now and then when some string parts came in, they were not smooth and to me kinda stood out in the rest of the smoothness. If I was working on this I would probably lower them a tiny bit in volume and eq some of the very highs off. It does offer contrast which is valuable, just commenting with my reaction. Otherwise, smooth and relaxing and easy listening! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajan Blue Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Hi Mark Really like this - great playing all round and yes that percussion really works! Very cool and very enjoyable Nigel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garybrun Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Hi Mark. Loved the panning choices... Very 3D on my system. Percussion is brill. We all paint different pictures... On my system it seems a little toppy. I would like to hear some more lower mid. Could be smoothed out a little? Just my taste.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Much enjoyed Mark, working on all fronts here. 👍's t 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjornpdx Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Very enjoyable tune and performance Mark. I really really like that cello which fits in so well. Kind of surprised it isn't heard more in music outside of orchestral pieces. Had no idea there was a "whoo" in TTS. -Bjorn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridget Murphy Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 On 1/6/2024 at 7:51 AM, mark skinner said: Hello , here's a new instrumental I'm finishing up. I rarely play mandolin or cello but enjoy playing both . Thought I'd do a no pressure instrumental in between vocal songs. Yairi acoustic , "A'"style mandolin and cello used. Kick was built from finger tapping a 15" speaker and percussion (some of it reversed) from tapping and slapping a guitar body. TTS brush kit and additional percussion used. I finally got to use the "whoo" in TTS in a couple of spots. All suggestions for improvement are welcomed . Thanks .. mark https://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=14708495 I like the combination of stringed and percussion instruments on this one. May I suggest however a slight drum beat to accentuate the high tone of the strings and maracas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark skinner Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 @jack c. , Thanks Jack. There were a lot of changes to get it to this point . @treesha , Thanks for the suggestions. I went in and rolled some highs off and did some automation on the cellos to smooth out some of the spots. It Really needed it. May address it again .Sometimes I'm a little too conservitive with EQ. @Bajan Blue , Appreciate the comment. I'll probably try that percussion again sometime using a different guitar. @garybrun , The 3d comment is probably the best I could recieve. ☺️ I've been striving for it for quite a while but never seemed to get there. When I started deleting tracks , it started opening up. Lesson learned.. @DeeringAmps , Thanks Tom , I always value your opinion and appreciate you weighing in. @bjornpdx , Thank You. I think the cello is an Extremely versitile and underused instrument. I once heard a metal band that used 2 of them with FX. Yeah the "whoo" is in the TTS brush kit. I've hit it by accident quite a few times. @Bridget Murphy , Thanks for the listen and suggestions. There's some drumwork in there , perhaps not enough. I'll listen closer and look at it when I go back in . Thanks for the listens and replys .. mark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmarlowe Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Reminds me of some tracks on Acoustic Alchemy's Reference Point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Wilson Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Great tune, Mark! I love the performance, the chord progression, and the terrific engineering that went into this. You make this sound so smooth that it seems deceptively easy, but I know it's not. Keep raising that bar! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookiee Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 I like this Mark, definitely not Mono friendly but what sado would want to miss the sweetness of this mix. The Stereo spread of the instruments works really well. Nice cello work too the percussion work is slick too.. Love it more please 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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