PhonoBrainer Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 Self-explanatory? I'd love any mix comments. What is poking out or too buried? Help!!! Headphones recommended if you have them / please watch video @ 1440 p for max res if you can stream that / many thanks y'all! audio only, Soundcloud: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSband Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Trippy man. Can't comment on the mix , I'm listening on crummy phone ear buds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwnicholson78 Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 I have no words. That was cool as hell. Everything was perfect to my ears, and it had one hell of a groove. You, sir, are a master. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 I listened to *tin foil hat*. What a funny song! You have a gift for comedy. Question is, why a cat? (in the picture). There are no right or wrong answers...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted October 4, 2021 Author Share Posted October 4, 2021 3 hours ago, KurtS said: Trippy man. Can't comment on the mix , I'm listening on crummy phone ear buds. Thanks Kurt, I can't get much bass on my crappy ear buds either! Bon voyage. 2 hours ago, jwnicholson78 said: I have no words. That was cool as hell. Everything was perfect to my ears, and it had one hell of a groove. You, sir, are a master. awesome comment, made my day, thanks!! 1 hour ago, David Sprouse said: I listened to *tin foil hat*. What a funny song! You have a gift for comedy. Question is, why a cat? (in the picture). There are no right or wrong answers...... TFH is due for a vocal mixover, it's too crispy and overcompressed. But I'm so glad you found it amusing!!! Thanks. The cat was just the best attention-grabber I could find. Cool lookin' dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSW Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Tom....... your channel is blowing me away. Seriously .....you are unique in the universe! I'm not sure how to critique your stuff. It's very advanced and stands on it's own for originality. Sonically speaking I think maybe the song should be cradled in a little more low end. Maybe coming from the bass and kick.Nothing overwhelming but cradling as a larger presence. I'm listening on some ATH m50x. It's late and I'm in church mouse mode. Are you playing all that I hear? Regards Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaartian Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 (edited) It's early here in France. First thing I listened to this morning. You now have 50% more subscribers. I took you from 2 to 3! Those numbers deserve to have many zeros after them. Impressive! Edited October 4, 2021 by John Maar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garybrun Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 (edited) I haven't watched the video yet. Always listen first....Listening on my Focal Trio's Wasn't expecting phasor/flange on crash cymbals... made me smile. Nice choice of verb... really gave the distance of space feel. 3.57 Woodblock panning... very nice ? 4.46 Glass breaking... sounded like the guitar was throwing a paddy/pissed off! lol 5:58 Loved the Lead.. cuts through nicely. Very nice mixing with spacial awareness teasing me with reverb and delay. Mix even stands up well in mono on my avantones Very clever video... It is how I imagined it to be at the start without seeing it... pretty cool. In fact I turned this track up loud... sounds great. Well done Tom.. Only comment I would make for my taste would be a little click on the kick.. I cant fault this work mate. Thanks for the Aural Journey! Edited October 4, 2021 by garybrun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajan Blue Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Tom this is great love - love the track and the video Far out man!!! Really cool, really enjoyed this Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Who doesn’t love a good space odyssey/oddity? I’ll not comment on “Manthric” for fear of revealing my ignorance (is that what I just did? ?) I’d bring up the “hat” but I fear that deficiency is more about my much abused ears and not your track. Overall, high marks here, always a fan! t @Bajan Blueyou’re walk-in’ all over me man ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted October 4, 2021 Author Share Posted October 4, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, CSW said: Tom....... your channel is blowing me away. Seriously .....you are unique in the universe! I'm not sure how to critique your stuff. It's very advanced and stands on it's own for originality. Sonically speaking I think maybe the song should be cradled in a little more low end. Maybe coming from the bass and kick.Nothing overwhelming but cradling as a larger presence. I'm listening on some ATH m50x. It's late and I'm in church mouse mode. Are you playing all that I hear? Regards Craig Thanks for the awesome comment! I mixed and remixed, having issues always with "is the low end swamping everything???" Flipping back between decent monitors and headphones. Perhaps the low end was overtamed, I'll give it another test drive, thanks for the observation! The first funky guitar lead in the reggae groove is Orange Tree Rick 12 guitar jammed through IK's Amplitude 4 (free version) with the problematic Leslie speaker. The lead guitar at the end is a combo of OTS Dracus + Three Body Tech's Heavier 7. Plus effects! Drums are a lot of SD3, but frequently blended with some Ujam modules in spots. The snare has Audiothing Clap blended in. Yeah, a fair bit of trickery! And a fair bit of length, too! Sorry for the eight minutes, a bit too long of course. . . oh well! Edited October 4, 2021 by PhonoBrainer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted October 4, 2021 Author Share Posted October 4, 2021 5 hours ago, John Maar said: It's early here in France. First thing I listened to this morning. You now have 50% more subscribers. I took you from 2 to 3! Those numbers deserve to have many zeros after them. Impressive! Hello France!!! Thanks John for the nice comment, and the subscriber boost! ? much obliged! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted October 4, 2021 Author Share Posted October 4, 2021 4 hours ago, garybrun said: I haven't watched the video yet. Always listen first....Listening on my Focal Trio's Wasn't expecting phasor/flange on crash cymbals... made me smile. Nice choice of verb... really gave the distance of space feel. 3.57 Woodblock panning... very nice ? 4.46 Glass breaking... sounded like the guitar was throwing a paddy/pissed off! lol 5:58 Loved the Lead.. cuts through nicely. Very nice mixing with spacial awareness teasing me with reverb and delay. Mix even stands up well in mono on my avantones Very clever video... It is how I imagined it to be at the start without seeing it... pretty cool. In fact I turned this track up loud... sounds great. Well done Tom.. Only comment I would make for my taste would be a little click on the kick.. I cant fault this work mate. Thanks for the Aural Journey! Gary my friend I know I can rely on your ears and comments, they push me to finish things properly. Truth is I'm never 100% mix-happy with clarity between bass and kick. Did you mean add a click on the kick, or take the kick click down? I'm too close to it to tell. +1 on the "check the mix lastly at big volume" because thats where you find the pokey icepick stuff. Many many thanks for the observations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted October 4, 2021 Author Share Posted October 4, 2021 56 minutes ago, DeeringAmps said: Who doesn’t love a good space odyssey/oddity? I’ll not comment on “Manthric” for fear of revealing my ignorance (is that what I just did? ?) I’d bring up the “hat” but I fear that deficiency is more about my much abused ears and not your track. Overall, high marks here, always a fan! t @Bajan Blueyou’re walk-in’ all over me man ? thanks so much, Tom! Like how a short, simple phrase, repeated over and over, loses all literal meaning, and with increased repetitions you find a zoned-out state of mental non-focus. Sometimes spelled "mantric" . . . like the classic "ohmmmmmmmm" becomes a mantra when repeated into unconsciousness. Or so ommm told. Now what about that hat again??? ? cheers mate, thanks for the comments! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted October 4, 2021 Author Share Posted October 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Bajan Blue said: Tom this is great love - love the track and the video Far out man!!! Really cool, really enjoyed this Nigel Thanks Bajan B, so glad it sat well with you! Appreciate the comment and the listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 (edited) 32 minutes ago, PhonoBrainer said: ommm I see what you did there ? the high hat, I hear it early on perfectly before the track gets going. Then as all the “voices” coalesce its “gone”. Again, I think it’s “me” ( ears & cans) not the mix. t Edited October 4, 2021 by DeeringAmps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garybrun Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 2 hours ago, PhonoBrainer said: Gary my friend I know I can rely on your ears and comments, they push me to finish things properly. Truth is I'm never 100% mix-happy with clarity between bass and kick. Did you mean add a click on the kick, or take the kick click down? I'm too close to it to tell. +1 on the "check the mix lastly at big volume" because thats where you find the pokey icepick stuff. Many many thanks for the observations! Add a little click to the kick.. it believe it will cut through with the added sound... just my thought. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjornpdx Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Tom, Epic trip! Thoroughly enjoyed the video. Wish I could comment more on the mix and other audio stuff but I thought it all blended together well and made one enjoyable show. Just excellent work my friend. -Bjorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookiee Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 As request watched at 1440 on the 21.9 monitor, listened on my Event 20/20's as the rest of the studio has not yet been turned on so far today. As you say Tom ever song is different and that was different do you think your prayer has been heard? Mix was effective here, I watched the video which is unusual as I normally find them a distraction from listening to the audio. Yes I did unfortunaly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry T. Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Extremely well done, enjoyed very much....echoes of mike oldfield, eno, tangerine dream....question if you have time, did you use Melodyne for the female opera voice?? ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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