Thank you Eric and best wishes to Ottawa. I hope you survived the snow chaos?
Actually, we don't fit here. I'm aware. On the other hand, perhaps this contrast we offer here is good for LM. And there are also some other good musicians here who play "real" instruments and are very good at it. But I have also often said that I have great respect for every single person here who has the courage to not only realize their ideas, publish their songs and also face criticism! I know there is a lot of heart and soul in every song. No matter what music they make, no matter how they make music, no matter if there are big mistakes in the mix and master, no matter... no matter... Every single person here deserves recognition! Sometimes I feel sorry when I criticize. I know that every artist thrives on applause. Maybe sometimes I choose my words too harshly. This may also make me sound arrogant. But it is not like that. I just try to help in my own way. Always with nice but also honest words.
I just wanted to get rid of that. *smile
Eric, those sentences were general and not really for you. I just hope it gets read and maybe says something about my attitude here.
Best regards
Manuela

Hello Z, thank you for listening and the nice comment. Maybe that answers your question a little. I like dirty drum sounds *smile. Now seriously. I think if you played the song live, some frequencies would overlap slightly. I think that with a band you should be careful and not overdo it with filters. In my opinion, that would destroy the song character that we as musicians actually want to convey. In other words, clinically pure doesnt suit us. But I can understand that people who come from a different music genre have difficulties with our attitude. For the most part, we are all studio musicians who earn their money by making music for others and by subordinating ourselves musically. The customer sets the tone, so to speak. Thats why were happy to be able to do what we want from time to time. This resulted in this loose formation that you can hear here at LM. So with a lot of seriousness in the matter, but still just for fun!
Nice to have a new fan. I love my fans *smile
Best regards
Manuela

Thank you again for your valued feedback. Of course, we also listen to our songs on several different sound systems. This goes without saying and is what every productive musician should do. In my previous answer I also told you that not everything is 100%. But to what extent this bothers everyone is probably different. Nobody has ever talked about the muddy sound, whatever you mean by that. And no one has ever mentioned that my voice has too much bass. Maybe you have particularly good ears or are so spoiled and convinced by your mixing and mastering approach of your own sound (by the way, a completely different sound and a completely different style of music than we make) that you feel that way. But that doesn't matter. Every opinion is important to us. On the other hand, if we changed our songs because of every single opinion, then our songs would never be finished.
Thank you and kind regards again
Manuela

Hello and good morning. Thanks for listening and your suggestion. We had a long conversation about this very topic before we uploaded the song here. The opinion about lowering the bass and raising the vowels is absolutely opposite. Many people think it's good the way it is, others think it should be done the way you suggest. We don't yet know whether and how we will change it. Thank you for expressing your opinion on this. It is very important for us to receive constructive criticism. That is why we are here.
Kind regards and have a nice Sunday Manuela

Hello CC, which song do you mean?

Guten Morgen Thomas, es handelt sich hier bei diesem Song nicht um Loops sondern um echte Studioaufnahmen, also eingesungen und eingespielt. Wir produzieren leider keine Loops. Tut mir leid, dass wir mit unserem Song deinen Geschmack nicht getroffen haben.
Liebe Gruesse Manuela

Hello Aaron, Happy New Year to you too! I now understand your smile and take it as a compliment. *smile. Thanks for the kind words! But you know, calling a woman "wise" makes her feel very old *lol. So please be very careful with compliments like this *smile.
But seriously. I think it's great when people take what I write seriously. It's also supposed to be a help for all the people who participate in this community. Unfortunately, this is becoming more and more rare here. Kind regards, Manuela

mmh?? *smile

hello, thank you for your message. There is nothing to apologize for when it comes to language *Smile
Kind regards, Manuela

Hello CC, thank you for your praise! But what do you mean by cover for the Berlin subway? Kind regards, Manuela

Thanks for your kind words! Yes, I sing a little deeper here than in the last songs, but I do that more often. Luckily I have a voice to play with. And the effects *Smile do the rest. It's nice that my voice sounds hot *laughs.
Have a nice weekend, Merry Christmas and best wishes
Manuela

Hello, I agree with you. Working with two drummers is something special and unfortunately rarely happens. Its also the exception for us. But the two drummers provide an exceptional drive that is particularly good for this song.
Glad you like it and thank you for the kind words, best wishes, have a nice weekend and a peaceful, contemplative Christmas
Manuela

Hi, Danke! Glad we met your taste again with this song. I think the song is a result of solid work by really good musicians that my sister and I have been able to work with for a long time now. I'm also looking forward to further projects.
We will continue to work on your story as soon as Angelica returns from her vacation.
Kind regards, have a nice weekend and happy, peaceful holidays
Manuela

Hallo Joe, danke fuer das groe Lob! Ich freue mich wirklich sehr, dass dir der Song gefaellt. Ich bin auch froh, dass ich die Moeglichkeit habe ein Studio zu benutzen und mit so vielen guten Musikern zusammen arbeiten zu koennen. Das ist aber auch der Lohn harter Arbeit aus der Vergangenheit.
Ich wuensche dir und deinen Lieben ein schoenes Wochenende und gesegnete besinnliche Feiertage,
Manuela

Hallo Micky, danke fuer dein tolles Kompliment. Du hast recht, in letzter Zeit haben wir betreff Rhythmus und Geschwindigkeit etwas die Bremse angezogen *Smile. Alles hat eben seine Zeit. Aber fruehere Songs waren auch schon in der Art wie dieser.
Liebe Gruesse, schoenes Wochenende und ruhige Feiertage wuensche ich dir und deinen Lieben!
Manuela

Hello, and thank you for your time and kind words.
Kind regards, Manuela

Hi BaaBoo, if you knew how funky I can be. You'd be amazed. *laughs. Kind regards, Manuela

Hello and thank you for your kind words.
Kind regards, Manuela

Hello Wayne, now I'm very glad that you explained the ending again *laughs. I've already had a fright *Smile. Yes, beginning, breaks and end are really very important and have to be worked out well. What happened to your band then? Wouldnt it be great to work with a band again?
Thank you for your kind words, kind regards Manuela

Hello and good evening, you are right! The trumpet solo is very well played. It was played by a very experienced, internationally sought-after musician. It was an absolute stroke of luck for us that he worked on this song.
Kind regards, Manuela

Hello Paul, I'm very happy that you liked this song. We worked on it very intensively and for a long time. I realize that this is not a song for the majority of listeners, but rather a song for a few but specific listeners.
Thank you for your great praise.
Kind regards, Manuela