Thanks Patrick and Bill!
I have checked with Manoj (who wrote the song) and he has given permission
for it to be remixed as you like..
I have uploaded the stems here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6u0nwzpvym91w11/Malayu_malayu_by_Manoj_stems.tar
However, I noticed that the automation has been included on these tracks. I
can't work out a way in Mixbus/Ardour to export stems without this. If
anyone knows - please tell me!
Let me know if you want some other versions of the files, but hopefully
these will be adequate for your purposes..
If anyone else wants to do a mix on these, please feel free!
Looking forward to hearing the Dub version - impressed you have worked with
the Mad Professor!! I saw him play at Glastonbury one year on one of the
smaller stages - Lots of "interesting" smelling smoke from the punters.
Ground shaking bass.. Very good stuff! :)
James
On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 7:20 PM, Patrick Shirkey
<pshirkey@email-addr-hiddenwrote:
>
> On Fri, May 3, 2013 4:01 am, James Stone wrote:
> > Thanks everyone!
> >
> > This is my "improved" mix - based on comments here, and some more
> > tweaking!
> > Not sure my skills are up to all the suggestions that were made, but this
> > is to the best of my ability:
> >
> > https://soundcloud.com/jmstone/m/download/s-SIyAE
> >
> > By the way, I am not sure if my condenser mic is breaking - the vocals
> > sound a bit distorted despite being recorded at below clipping levels -
> > any
> > experts here care to comment?
> >
> > My friend is very happy with it, and is planning to submit it to a local
> > Nepali radio station in the UK - so we will see what comes of it.
> >
> > No plans to record an album or anything - the guitar/bass player is back
> > in
> > Nepal now..
> >
> > Incidentally, the two of them were relatively famous in the 90s in Nepal
> > with a song they recorded together, but apparently no recordings of it
> are
> > left (they were recorded onto cassette and distributed to radio stations,
> > but never released)..
> >
>
> To my ear the first mix sounded more authentic as a Nepalese love song but
> the second mix is definitely smoother and more radio friendly. I really
> like how you brought out the cleanness of the guitar in the second stanza.
>
> If you can release the stems I am interested in taking a shot at dubbing
> that mix out. I have been privileged to work with some of the best at that
> artform* so it's possible some of it has rubbed off by now. It will give
> me a reason to take the latest version of Ardour for a spin too ;-)
>
> I may even be able to get some input from one of the masters (but no
> promises).
>
> * http://djcj.org/events/index.php?id=6
> * http://djcj.org/events/index.php?id=10
>
>
>
> Patrick
>
> > James
> >
> > On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 5:48 PM, Set Hallstrom <sakrecoer@email-addr-hidden>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Very cosy music!
> >>
> >> I'd like to advise you to follow Q's advice, but make an exception on
> >> the snare+bassdrum and the bassguitar.
> >>
> >> I think the vocal level is good, but perhaps i would think different if
> >> i understood what he says (beautyfull language btw)
> >>
> >> Thanks for the music! Feel free to ad my email to any release anouncment
> >> list.
> >>
> >> *Set
> >>
> >> On 2013-05-01 23:36, Q wrote:
> >> > Probably a bit of everything -- might be as easy to do it on the
> >> master
> >> > bus.
> >> >
> >> > Q
> >> >
> >> > On 01/05/13 22:32, James Stone wrote:
> >> >> Thanks for listening, and thanks for the comments.. I will continue
> >> >> tweaking :)
> >> >>
> >> >> What were you thinking I could cut low-mids from?
> >> >>
> >> >> James
> >> >>
> >> >> On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 8:20 PM, Q <lists@email-addr-hidden
> >> >> <mailto:lists@email-addr-hidden>> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> On 01/05/13 09:27, James Stone wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> HI Everyone,
> >> >>
> >> >> Here is a song I recorded with a friend of mine who is a
> >> Nepalese
> >> >> singer, and one of his friends who played the guitar and bass
> >> >> on the
> >> >> track. It has taken me ages to get round to finishing it,
> >> >> because I was
> >> >> having real troubles coming up with some drums that fitted
> >> the
> >> >> song OK.
> >> >>
> >> >> This is the current version, mixed in Mixbus. I would
> >> >> appreciate any
> >> >> thoughts on the song, and also the mix.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> https://soundcloud.com/__jmstone/roughmix2/download/s-__qgo8P
> >> >> <https://soundcloud.com/jmstone/roughmix2/download/s-qgo8P>
> >> >>
> >> >> James
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Hi
> >> >>
> >> >> Just had a listen to this and it sounds pretty nice as it stands.
> >> >>
> >> >> You could probably clear out the low mids a little to improve
> >> >> clarity, but don't overdo it or you'll lose too much warmth.
> >> >>
> >> >> The vocal drops in and out a bit, especially early on (I think
> >> it's
> >> >> probably the lower register bits that are most affected). I guess
> >> >> it'd probably be better to automate the volume rather than
> >> compress,
> >> >> although some light compression mightn't go astray. The guitar
> >> has a
> >> >> tendency to overpower the vocal as well, but it might be okay
> >> once
> >> >> the vocal level is higher, but if not, maybe EQ the guitar a bit
> >> to
> >> >> reduce the clash.
> >> >>
> >> >> The main guitar solo (from 3.10) needs to be more upfront I'd
> >> say,
> >> >> lose a lot of the reverb and it'd be a lot better. Perhaps use
> >> some
> >> >> delay to make it big without pushing it into the background like
> >> the
> >> >> reverb's doing. It's a bit thin sounding as well and the level a
> >> bit
> >> >> inconsistent.
> >> >>
> >> >> It's a pleasant sounding piece, nice and mellow. Nice playing and
> >> >> the singer's got a good voice. However, with not being able to
> >> infer
> >> >> any emotional intensity from the vocals, it all sounds a bit
> >> flat,
> >> >> on the same level -- the piece could do with some contour to it,
> >> a
> >> >> sense of building and releasing in the music.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Q
> >> >>
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