dkgross Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 thanks all! another one coming soon.... d_1 main.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkgross Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share Posted November 5, 2007 and one more..just for the funk of it. d_6funk.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erfmufn Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 They sound great Dave! Really funky and cool.. give us some details/advice on the recording / mixing ! The electric piano/organ gives a really nice texture to the piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkgross Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share Posted November 5, 2007 thanks still got lots to tweak on the mixes/mastering side of it, but we've been mixing all day, so we're calling it a night to give the ears a break. These are little :30's for background of a TV spot..so..not a LOT of melody...client just wants the groove. I did 6 demos..not sure which one they'll pick.. Basic tracks composed in Logic. Lots of RMX grooves, as well as individual sounds. I LOVE putting RMX in 'kit' mode, then playing parts in..It just has the best sounds... 1st tune is mostly Logic...Martin Normington here answered my call for some horn parts...I layered a bunch of EXS/Motu horns samples together, then added Martins live sax into the mix..bit crushed it some, and tweaked it. Guitar is by a Glenn Lorbecki (www.glennsound.com)...a truly amazing gtr guy, and one hell of an engineer/producer. Vocals are two session singers I use in Seattle. funk tune..more RMX, some Ultrabeat...clav/rhodes I played in Logic. Organ too. Glenn on Guitar.. Bass is a combo of things from Ben Parsons and Eric Cardenas (two more LPH.com members). They both had pretty cool takes on the part, so I just muxed them together a bit here and there :disclaimer: mixes aren't done...but...they're not being mixed in Logic. The main studio I work at is all ProTools, with every imaginable plugin..and my main dude, Rick Senechal, is doing the mix with me. He's been mixing my stuff for years, and I trust him completely. He ALWAYS brings something new to my stuff.. I'm a tad wierd (ok..a lot). I'm usually pretty fried by the time I'm done writing...I over-think stuff way too much, and sometimes I stop trusting my ears. I simply LOVE bringing other people into the mix. I'll send stuff to Rick that's about 70% set (levels, eq, etc...) so he gets a general feel for where I'm at.. after that..I turn it loose, and let whatever happens..happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erfmufn Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Yeh vocals and bass really great lines... and the horn stabs just sounds brilliant. And they were (mostly) from the EXS sampler? Standard Logic banks? Very impressed Dave (and friends). Where can I buy the album? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muses Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 I felt like I was sitting in a huge leather armchair, flying around through some downtown metropolis at night - oh yeah, and I had sunglasses on. Very evocative stuff, Dave! Very smooth and slightly dark. I really like the singers in the first track. Hope the clients dig it, too. Good luck with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Moth Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 ... and the horn stabs just sounds brilliant. And they were (mostly) from the EXS sampler? Standard Logic banks? That'll be the $15 15 year old mic with the iffy cable.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkgross Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share Posted November 5, 2007 yup. Stock EXS/GarageBand horns, one pass of 'horn stabs' from a Motif Rack, plus Cloggy's tracks. for me..it's all about LAYERING and eq'ing stuff out of each part to create a composite sound. The main thing Cloggy's parts added were PROPER horn intervals (damn keyboard players playing block chords...lolol), and the 'attack/key noise' of the real horn. THAT's what brought it to life, especially on the B7+9 chordal movement. The lady doing the 'ohhh' part is Karen Vanderweide Great, crisp session singer. The other lady, Korla..is a Seattle cornerstone from the jazz world: http://p6.hostingprod.com/@korlawygal.com/ thanks for the kind words! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Moth Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 So how'd it go? Were they happy? And which one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkgross Posted November 7, 2007 Author Share Posted November 7, 2007 haven't heard much yet...ad agencies love to take their time I picked up some plug-ins from DUY the last night..AMAZING stuff. l'm going to play with the MagicEQ Mastering one tonight and post some files before I go to bed...probably to a different share instead of here..but I'll post a link for ya'll. I hate that I'm never COMPLETELY happy with a mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkgross Posted November 8, 2007 Author Share Posted November 8, 2007 here's two 'mastered' ones with the DUY stuff. Might still be a tad too bright. dg.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkgross Posted November 17, 2007 Author Share Posted November 17, 2007 So how'd it go?Were they happy? And which one? so far..they really like the main version, but without all the vocals doing two more this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Moth Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Weird! The vocs are great! Really make the difference. Takes all sorts,I suppose... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkgross Posted November 17, 2007 Author Share Posted November 17, 2007 yeah..my guess is that they don't want it to get in the way of the voice-over...I'm guessing that once the video is shot and they come back to do the surround mix with us, we might be able to sneak some of the vox back in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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