Give Up Or Try Again Feat Patricia Edwards - OtherIdeasProduction

Yep,you got me,Storm ;) I´m a drummer first and a drummer at heart so of course rhythm is VERY important to me.

That solo is actually a first and only take.Just before recording i played around with those 4-5 first notes that ends in the 5th interval.Then i hit record and what you hear is the first and only take.The synth that doubles the guitar in the solo,every note of it was put in there by hand...argh,lol.

And that mix didnt come easy either.I think it took me 3 or 4 days of just listening and balancing sounds out ,little by little. And that 3-4 days was after ive already done a basic mix. I went microscopic with this song,you could say,lol.

By the way,i dont even have any fancy speakers or anything.Its all about your ears! Dont ever believe otherwise :) All you need is time,no distractions and REALLY just listening every little thing.

GOD bless you,Storm and thanks for the good feedback :)

Wow,sir...you obviously got something out of this song,heh. Yes sir,i kept it tight as can be so the listener would focus on the vocals and lyrics more. Its all about respecting those sweet vocals ;)

I am really honored to read your comment sir cos looking at your list of fav.music and albums..pheeew.....you sir,you know your stuff :)

" The Drums Bass and Guitar drive this baby with nobody straying (TIGHT)" That nails it right there! You got it ,sir!

All sounds are supporting the vocals and when the guitar solo comes,then the whole band supports the guitar with all they got but TIGHT! When it comes to music...if it aint tight,it aint right,LOL

Lol,yes where is the fav button and also a "quote" button would be nice in here.Oh well,minor details only ;)

GOD bless you for the comment,sir and thank you :)

Thank you so very much for your enthusiastic comment,Richie :) You know what,...always when i listen to MIM4E´S vocals,a song just comes out of nowhere.Somehow her vocal style just lights me right up.

Yep,the drums are punchy indeed.Nice observation there ;) For me it´s a goal to make everything equal in a mix.Of course sometimes you have to choose what is the loudest but if you work very hard,you can make all equal. I hate it when one instrument eclipses everything else.

But of course,for MIM4E´s vocals,i am ready to push others back a bit :D

Heheh,that solo was meant to be a LOT stranger,i was about to make a real bizarre solo that would be out of time even in places,lol. Sometimes i rrrreally like to push it,hahah.But in the end i made the solo a little easier.Now the solo hints at that weirdness in few places.

Thank you for the great comment,Richie. GOD bless you :)

Heheh,yes sir,i am biased towards the guitar too so i can understand ^^ Thank you for the kind words,Allen :)

When i mixed this one,i was visualizing the drums,keyboards,bass,guitar and the vocals,all playing it live in a big room. That helped me thru the mixing for sure.But of course,i go by these ears that ive been given so thank GOD for that :)

The bass comes from this simple sample player.Those are real bass samples of some older Fender bass,Fender Presicion i think. But of course,pretty much every note is what i would´ve played with a real bass.

Nice to read comments from a real music lovers like yourself,sir :) GOD bless ya :)

Wow! Now that is some serious compliment! Thank you Romi :)
That guitar riff that you mentioned was just a melody that forced itself into the song,lol.

Originally,when i heard that riff in my head,it was played by something like Hammond organs. But when i played it with the guitar,i knew that that riff could be a theme on its own in the song ;)

Sometimes things just WORK,you know? And with Muzic´z GREAT vocals,miracles happen.

Thank you for the kinds words.GOD bless you :)