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Flags Up! (drumline)

Post by johndalenow » Thu Jan 13, 2022 7:42 pm

I believe I'm ready to send this one off. Any final comments? (I deep-sixed the old "outdoor" reverb, plus a number of other changes as well)

https://soundcloud.com/john-dale-music/ ... al_sharing

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Dynasty Drumline - Samba De Rolls Variations

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Drumline Final Battle (0:00 - 0: 56)

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Re: Flags Up! (final remake, drumline)

Post by johndalenow » Fri Jan 14, 2022 5:20 pm

CTWF wrote:
Fri Jan 14, 2022 5:16 pm
johndalenow wrote:
Thu Jan 13, 2022 7:42 pm
I believe I'm ready to send this one off. Any final comments? (I deep-sixed the old "outdoor" reverb, plus a number of other changes as well)
Hey John

Maybe it is just me, but the mix sounds as if the whole track was under a blanket. Just a little weird.

If I had to venture a guess, it really sounds as if a lot of high frequencies are either outright cut (low-pass?) or get lost in multi-band compression.

Tom
Not sure what to attribute that to. I'll do some checking. Thanks!

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Re: Flags Up! (final remake, drumline)

Post by johndalenow » Sat Jan 15, 2022 11:55 am

CTWF wrote:
Sat Jan 15, 2022 2:07 am
johndalenow wrote:
Fri Jan 14, 2022 5:20 pm
Not sure what to attribute that to. I'll do some checking. Thanks!
Hey John

Two other producers, who I got listening and commented to me (but not on here), wrote that they think the drums sounded "dead", that it sounded like all instruments were "super stereo narrow", and that the track had "no shimmer".

Maybe that helps? It's strange, because given this is Spitfire stuff, it should sound good if played straight out of the box, with, say, a tiny bit of compression and a limiter.

Tom
See what you think of this version, Tom:

https://soundcloud.com/john-dale-music/ ... al_sharing

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Re: Flags Up! (final remake, drumline)

Post by johndalenow » Sat Jan 15, 2022 3:22 pm

CTWF wrote:
Sat Jan 15, 2022 3:18 pm
johndalenow wrote:
Sat Jan 15, 2022 11:55 am
See what you think of this version, Tom:

https://soundcloud.com/john-dale-music/ ... al_sharing
Hey John

I cannot compare it to the original anymore, but I would say that the drums should still come more forward and be brighter. More in your face.

Tom
Got it, thanks!

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Re: Flags Up! (final remake, drumline)

Post by johndalenow » Sat Jan 15, 2022 3:38 pm

johndalenow wrote:
Sat Jan 15, 2022 3:22 pm
CTWF wrote:
Sat Jan 15, 2022 3:18 pm
johndalenow wrote:
Sat Jan 15, 2022 11:55 am
See what you think of this version, Tom:

https://soundcloud.com/john-dale-music/ ... al_sharing
Hey John

I cannot compare it to the original anymore, but I would say that the drums should still come more forward and be brighter. More in your face.

Tom
Got it, thanks!
Here's the latest: https://soundcloud.com/john-dale-music/ ... al_sharing

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