AKA CHARLIE - BananaLu

20th Sep 2025 06:59 - 1 year ago
Description : For the last months, I locked myself into isolation, to create my 1st album. Mixing is still hard and I'm a beginner. I try to catch a sound. I'm not there.

Input: Yamaha N8 Mixing desk > SSL 2 Interface both gain 50%
Compressor: Yamaha N8, Fabfilter C, RVOX, SSL E Channel
EQ: Fabfilter , Ozone Dynamic,
Limiter: Ozone , Fabfilter L2
Reverb: Abbey Road Chambers, Timless 2, Yamaha N8 On Board.
Guitar: DNAFX Git CORE AMP: Fender Reverb 65 Deluxe CAB: IR Celestion Gold
LUF 10

Comments (17)

If you have time take a listen and give BananaLu some feedback.

LINEARFADE
LINEARFADE 14th May 2026 15:59 - 6 months ago
I happened to come across your tracks by chance. Your sound is very good, well structured, and Id say youve already found your own style to a large extent. The vocals work really well with this urban late-night vibe, and I liked them a lot. Ill listen to the rest as well.
Overall, its a very strong production, both in terms of mix and mastering. Well donegreat work. I was genuinely impressed.

With appreciation,
Chris LINEAR FADE Band
BaoBou
BaoBou 18th Jan 2026 23:31 - 9 months ago
Hey buddy, I was wondering how you are! Hope all is good - this is a great track!
fanisatt
fanisatt 26th Sep 2025 19:15 - 1 year ago
I love it my friend !!! Great success I think !!! Lovely song - catchy music - great vocals - great mix also !!! Cheerssssssssssssssssssssssss !!
RitajustRita
RitajustRita 24th Sep 2025 01:10 - 1 year ago
Hi Banana, here you are again, finally.
Great track, and I love your voice.
This is a radio hit for me.
toeslap
toeslap 23rd Sep 2025 19:24 - 1 year ago
I really liked this. The four on the floor threw me off at first but it was well arranged that it became catchy pretty quick.
BananaLu
BananaLu replied 24th Sep 2025 - 1 year ago
Thank you toeslap, rhytm is really slow, everytime I listened to it I thank, how high must I been to play that slow. But its more like a mediation exercise and I'm happy that got your balanced with it. Love from a banana
Pnnywze
Pnnywze 22nd Sep 2025 21:08 - 1 year ago
Seriously glad to see u back and doing some things. Ive been wanting to work with you again. U should check out what ive got goin on lately, as well
BadNode
BadNode 22nd Sep 2025 15:46 - 1 year ago
Lu, this is a fantastic track. All those little ear candies you've added are sounding great and for a beginner your mix isn't too far off to my ears! Would love to read the lyrics to this :) also your vocals have such a raw emotion to them that I'm always chasing with my own stuff, very well done! Hope to hear more!
best,
-BN -._.-
BananaLu
BananaLu replied 22nd Sep 2025 - 1 year ago
thank you very much, im also a big fan of you :) sometimes i think about putting lyrics on here. But in my mind im not singer, i try to abstract my vocals make them washed up. my goal is to be sax horn, not a human. so, there are no words, just a feeling. everybody can intepret what they want. love from banana
Cyberflares
Cyberflares 22nd Sep 2025 14:11 - 1 year ago
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ValveDriver
ValveDriver 21st Sep 2025 19:23 - 1 year ago
"There's nothing else then forest and birds."
Living in the Pacific Northwest, I know exactly how that feels, and how inspirational it truly is. I don't know if you ever listened to my track Moss Mother pt.1, but that's what it's all about. So, I can totally relate to your situation, and I'm glad you found that!

"I'm not feeling alone anymore."

That pleases me to no end, brother. When I found this place, I felt like the "Bee girl" at the end of the Blind Melon's "No Rain" video. Everyone was so accepting and supportive. Most of what I know I learned here, from some of the old timers back in the day. I think I can safely speak for a lot of people here when I say that you're a valued member of this little community, and we're glad that you're here.
So, here's to many more, brother.
Take care.
AnthonyAttard
AnthonyAttard 21st Sep 2025 07:17 - 1 year ago
You have done an excellent work on this track. I mostly listen to its rock attitude and it brought to my mind well established artists of this genre. I want to be clear, you deliver your own sound and expression and all I mean is you definitely have pro material here.
Best regards, Anthony
BananaLu
BananaLu replied 22nd Sep 2025 - 1 year ago
Hey Anthony, thank you much for your kind word, it means a lot. Im always impressed with your sonic work specially your synth work. Im curios about that Vangelis thing, hes the master. i look at your profil pic, you coming very close to him. so in my own little looperman world you are Vangelis, I was happy to listend to your Ode to him. love from a banana
Scruffshroom
Scruffshroom 21st Sep 2025 03:13 - 1 year ago
For being a beginner with mixing, you really have a talent for it. Great song and awesome job with the vocals!
StratOli
StratOli 20th Sep 2025 17:44 - 1 year ago
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ValveDriver
ValveDriver 20th Sep 2025 17:05 - 1 year ago
Hey Lu. Welcome back, man. I'm glad to see you've been busy working on more music. I've always liked your work.
This is a good one. I really like the way you've used the synths throughout the whole thing, but their so cleverly placed that you almost don't notice them. But if they weren't there, you would definitely miss them. They're like a sonic ribbon that weaves in and out, tying everything together.
As far as the mix goes, it sounds good to me. Everything is clear, all the levels seem to be balanced, you have good panning and stereo separation, every instrument sits exactly where it should, and your vocals come through clearly. For a beginner, man, it sounds great! I think you're closer to "there" than you give yourself credit for.
When you release your album, please let me know immediately, and point me in the right direction as to where to find it. I'll be first in line to get it.
Take care, mister.
Aaron
BananaLu
BananaLu replied 21st Sep 2025 - 1 year ago
Thank you Aaron, you took your time and analyzed this mix. I'm really at this point where I get crazy, self doubts. I got that synth energy from nature, I moved to a little farm in the country side. There's nothing else then forest and birds. I jamed the whole summer with them. That's is my new creativ limit for stnth work. To be like in bird high up the trees. I will definitely post a link here for this album, without this community I wouldn't be the musician I am. I'm not feeling alone anymore.
DanMed
DanMed 20th Sep 2025 15:02 - 1 year ago
This is really nice. Vocal has nice color.
I like it!
Cheers!
BananaLu
BananaLu replied 21st Sep 2025 - 1 year ago
Thank you for listing DanMed, have a great Sunday. Love from a banana
dimestop
dimestop 20th Sep 2025 12:27 - 1 year ago
Lu its amazing to here you again, i nearly gave up and only returned myself a month ago, hope your good tho, this is great, so you, instantly recognisable, the guitar work is fantastic, we both have mixed up souls at times and you grabbed a piece of our hearts with your unique delivery style and talent, a nice surprise to see your avatar up my first press today was instant, love to a Banana
BananaLu
BananaLu replied 21st Sep 2025 - 1 year ago
Those self doubts haunting all the time. It's great that you always come back to music and we can listen to your soul. There's something special here in looperman, I can watch all them music friends grow in their style and so many blessed souls. Its part of your warmth that you give to this community. St. Peppers lonely heart club.
Kayos2
Kayos2 20th Sep 2025 09:52 - 1 year ago
Reminds me of Message in a Bottle by The Police - this is a real mash up of Rock and New Wave and absolutely delightful
BananaLu
BananaLu replied 20th Sep 2025 - 1 year ago
I really rip of Andy Summers stuff, his guitar parts are always over the rainbow with fx but solid guitar tone and picking. Coupland decided to be a human precious metronom and loves his hi hat and cymbal stuff. Sting is not very friendly but that raspy whiskey tone is excellent.
Zootman
Zootman 20th Sep 2025 08:06 - 1 year ago
Hey man how you doing? Mighty fine I'd say if this is anything to go by. Loving your vibe on this. Guitars and bass sound great, vocals fantastic, unique as usual. Everything sounds wicked to me, nice sound and not overproduced. Look forward to hearing more. Cheers Chris
BananaLu
BananaLu replied 20th Sep 2025 - 1 year ago
Thank you zootman, I'm feeling good. I changed a lot of my production style and focused just on eq and compression. It was one of your comments in the past. I got overboard with my meters. I learned a lot from you just listinging to your production. All that cinematic 3d synth stuff I copied. Hope you don't mind. I'm just your Stan.

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