mark skinner Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 (edited) Hello , here's a new real lean instrumental. 7 tracks total for this first mix. All I can say about this one is it Really put my editing skills to the test. All crits comments and suggestions are welcomed. Washburn and Yairi acoustics , G&L asat electric , Ibanez bass , MT Power drums , a severely mangled borrowed fiddle track. Cakewalk and FabFilter plugins. Thanks .. https://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=14782280 Edited May 17 by mark skinner mild remix 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Good tune. Love the “pop” on that MT snare. I suspect you’ll be “working” on this so I’ll hold the “like” for the final mix. Great start! t 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 If this was something I had done it would be the final mix, and I would quit playing because I could never do anything better than this again. This sounds fantastic. As always the playing is wonderful. I can't wait to hear the final. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajan Blue Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Hi Mark This sounds fantastic, really cool. As tom said, the "pop" on the snare is perfect. Great stuff Nigel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark skinner Posted May 15 Author Share Posted May 15 Thanks , @DeeringAmps , @Bajan Blue. I've been on the fence about the volume of the snare . I've been thinking it's a little hot. If I don't lose the pop and crack I may drop it a db or so. @Kevin Walsh , Thanks for the nice comment ! I suspect the final won't be much different. Thinking about doing some Ooohs and Aahs in one section ?? I finally found the sound I've been searching for on the G&L. I saved it as a track template , so I can use it again in the future. Thanks .. mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack c. Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 mark cool name.what is the vst plugin fiddle.nice job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark skinner Posted May 15 Author Share Posted May 15 Thanks Jack. It's actually a real fiddle. Gary Brun sent me a mixing tutorial recently. It had the individual Wav files of all the instruments used in the tutorial. I "borrowed" the fiddle track and built this song around it. The timing was drifting around and there was a Lot of drum bleed on the track from the real drummer. I got the bleed out , then chopped the track up , retimed and repitched it to fit the song. I believe it would have been easier to just learn how to play a fiddle. ? ms 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bush Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Oh yeah loved this that fiddle was fantastic , the whole track had so much depth beautiful acoustic guitars bloody fantastic I had to listen to it three times and still wanted more , great stuff cheers P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makke Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Nice inistrumental music with the pleasant mood. Good sounds ... clear discriminating mix ... great job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSband Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Sounds fantastic, fiddle is great, guitar playing is great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmusic Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Enjoyed the groove & playing on this. Mix sounding nice in my cans as well. The snare does pop but a bit dry, I could also hear more of acoustic patch to match the style. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PavlovsCat Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 That was cool and that fiddle riff was very catchy. Good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark skinner Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 @Paul Bush, Thanks for the comment and the multiple plays. I've heard it too many times .. @Makke , I appreciate it. With so few tracks it was easy get close. Minor changes took a while to get it dialed in. @KSband , Thank You .. I'm happy with it as it sits.. @hsmusic , Appreciate the listen and comment. Next time I'll seperate the drums to get more control over them.. @PavlovsCat , Thank you for weighing in. Always nice. I'm calling this one done . Thanks to everyone for the listen .. mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 ? ‘s ? t 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Wilson Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 On 5/14/2024 at 9:27 PM, Kevin Walsh said: If this was something I had done it would be the final mix, and I would quit playing because I could never do anything better than this again. This sounds fantastic. As always the playing is wonderful. I can't wait to hear the final. I second that! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwnicholson78 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 This is fantastic. Every track sounds perfect. I really loved the interlude that starts at around 2:00. Incredible playing, writing and mixing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noynekker Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 Mark . . . most audio forensic of you to take a tutorial fiddle sound, and make a masterpiece from it ! Yup, sounds like that's what you did . . . just an excellent inspiring listen, hearing your audio magic evolve into this track. (Now, don't mess with it anymore) ? (I know you might) Bruce 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Screed Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 Yes, very nice. The mix tutorial certainly worked as the results are evident. High quality in my opinion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supa Reels Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 Such talent .. love the rhythm and contra flow with the guitars with the violins , your time spacing is so professional.. drums are very moreish ( If that a word I can use ) This bit of work is top drawer stuff ... as is all your stuff .. On my third listen ... godda go now so I can listen to India again !! Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 Sounds really good to me. Those acoustic guitar licks are fantastic. I don't think anything needs to be changed. Maybe I'd do some very minor adjustments to the kick drum taking some of the top end off, but that is really nit-picking and may just be my personal taste. The lead guitar (I think it's acoustic but not sure) is playing now (the slow part at the 3/4s mark of the song.) and it is fantastic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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