a' Reggae Music - remixed

[Larry T.]

Hi All. Here's a comparison showing the difference two years can make (or maybe not lol). The first song is a remix called a' Reggae Music. The second is the original mix I did a little over two years ago. All done in CbB. Looking back at the way I did things two yeas ago is a real eye opener. The old mix has no buses. A bit of saturation on all the lead guitar parts. And the list goes on. Any comments or questions welcomed.

2024 remix: https://larryterrano.bandcamp.com/track/a-reggae-music

2022 original mix: *file removed*

 

 

DAW: Cakewalk by Bandlab

 pc: windows 10, i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40 GHz, 8GB ram, electric and acoustic guitars, DI bass, arturia minilab mkII, arturia analog lab 5 lite, SI Drums by CbB effects

reference speakers: M-Audio BX3

Edited June 21 by Larry T.

[Kevin Walsh]

Hey larry, nice job on the new mix! There's a real sense of spaciousness in the new mix and everything sits together more cohesively. Step by step right?

By the way, ambient reggae is a new genre to me. I like it.

[jack c.]

nice chords.well done.jack c

[Larry T.]

On 5/14/2024 at 7:20 PM, Kevin Walsh said:

Hey larry, nice job on the new mix! There's a real sense of spaciousness in the new mix and everything sits together more cohesively. Step by step right?

By the way, ambient reggae is a new genre to me. I like it.

Thanks Kevin. Yes, step by step is 100% the only way to do a decent mix. There are no shortcuts.

I can say that two years ago I didn't have the ability to hear music as a mixing engineer does. Then, it was all emotion based as most musicians approach music in that way. To mix a song requires experience and discipline, so, I've got only two years of that but looking forward to developing further. 

Thanks again for listening and the kind words????

[Larry T.]

On 5/15/2024 at 6:56 AM, jack c. said:

nice chords.well done.jack c

Thanks jack. Cheers????

[bjornpdx]

Hi Larry,  the newer version has a lot more presence to it, maybe because of better reverb use or something.  I'm not much of an audio engineer, but I can tell when something sounds better!  Good job.

-Bjorn

[Bajan Blue]

On 5/18/2024 at 11:33 PM, bjornpdx said:

Hi Larry,  the newer version has a lot more presence to it, maybe because of better reverb use or something.  I'm not much of an audio engineer, but I can tell when something sounds better!  Good job.

-Bjorn

Hi Larry - agree with Bjorn 100% Great job

well done

Nigel

 

[Wookiee]

Listening to te remix, very laid back reggae, mix works fine here. 

[John Maar]

What a difference two years makes! It's like the remix fits great and the original is a pair of pants a size too small. Excellent clarity and use of space.

[Lynn Wilson]

Nicely done, Larry.  Keep the progress going!

[Larry T.]

On 5/18/2024 at 2:33 PM, bjornpdx said:

Hi Larry,  the newer version has a lot more presence to it, maybe because of better reverb use or something.  I'm not much of an audio engineer, but I can tell when something sounds better!  Good job.

-Bjorn

Thanks Bjorn. I trained my listening to hear as a mixing engineer instead of a musician. I realized that I knew all the notes in the song but that all the notes weren't clearly presented for a listener to easily hear them.

On 5/20/2024 at 4:47 AM, Bajan Blue said:

Hi Larry - agree with Bjorn 100% Great job

well done

Nigel

 

Thanks Nigel.

On 5/20/2024 at 5:55 AM, Wookiee said:

Listening to te remix, very laid back reggae, mix works fine here. 

Thanks Wookiee.

On 5/20/2024 at 5:56 AM, John Maar said:

What a difference two years makes! It's like the remix fits great and the original is a pair of pants a size too small. Excellent clarity and use of space.

Thanks John. If anyone doubts the importance of a good mix this comparison shows how much improvement can be done.

On 5/20/2024 at 3:14 PM, Lynn Wilson said:

Nicely done, Larry.  Keep the progress going!

Thanks Lynn.