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unclechristo) wrote2008-02-24 02:21 am
unclechristo) wrote2008-02-24 02:21 am
mixing again - surely the end / photoshoot snaps
So I thought I ought to have a break from mixing so I did the town for an hour or so
- then went back as the mixes I;d heard sooo needed fixing - so I remixed 5 tracks to standardize the bass across the album - I also tweaked the lead vocals which I thought were too loud. Went for noodle bar dinner with G - then went back to finish mixing only to find...my decisions on the bass were good - my actions on the vocals - bad - too quiet now - so I remixed again for vocal level and also had blinding revalation about track order and swapped 2 tracks over.
Result - felt I'd really done some good work - gotta be very close now - or possibly it's done. Fingers crossed. Sooo looking forward to leaving songs behind for a while.
The photos from the Jazz Orient photo session came - well the low rez ones for me to choose from - some nice ones - especially with the big theremin. The band ones make us look possibly more eccentric than we really are - if that's possible - the drummer and sax/guitarist wearing Indian kurtas and Afghan hats possibly didn't help - Lindaji in her Indian dress and Baluji in his Orange suit and shades, me in beige corderoy jacket & scarf looking very Dr Who. We look like we're a touring theatrical company. I'd hoped for more cool portrait shots but photographer wanted more action shots methinks and things got out of hand - hence lots of me and saxman shooting down passing aircraft with soprano sax and low whistle.
Ah well - they'll do and it's nice to have a couple more new snaps for my publicity...
- then went back as the mixes I;d heard sooo needed fixing - so I remixed 5 tracks to standardize the bass across the album - I also tweaked the lead vocals which I thought were too loud. Went for noodle bar dinner with G - then went back to finish mixing only to find...my decisions on the bass were good - my actions on the vocals - bad - too quiet now - so I remixed again for vocal level and also had blinding revalation about track order and swapped 2 tracks over.
Result - felt I'd really done some good work - gotta be very close now - or possibly it's done. Fingers crossed. Sooo looking forward to leaving songs behind for a while.
The photos from the Jazz Orient photo session came - well the low rez ones for me to choose from - some nice ones - especially with the big theremin. The band ones make us look possibly more eccentric than we really are - if that's possible - the drummer and sax/guitarist wearing Indian kurtas and Afghan hats possibly didn't help - Lindaji in her Indian dress and Baluji in his Orange suit and shades, me in beige corderoy jacket & scarf looking very Dr Who. We look like we're a touring theatrical company. I'd hoped for more cool portrait shots but photographer wanted more action shots methinks and things got out of hand - hence lots of me and saxman shooting down passing aircraft with soprano sax and low whistle.
Ah well - they'll do and it's nice to have a couple more new snaps for my publicity...
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