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Nice job Doc ! Good stuff, really good stuff !

Take Care,
Gene

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Thanks Gene, it is coming along somewhat at least. Getting another new client in a few weeks. Trying to get this one done.

How ya been?

- Doc

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Doin' ok. going through last years concerts and experimenting, trying to improve my technique. I have a wide variety jazz, band, chamber and choral. Trying to get ready for next year when the school season starts.

Actually just finished re-working a choral concert from 2004 that I wanted to specifically come back to because of the amount of room noise that it had. I took about 2 weeks to really work on it, and I am personally pleased with the new version. A major Thanks to Chris Cavell for taking the time to just talk about technique to this old man

Stars

Take Care,
Gene

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Chris...
Nice job on engineering what you have to work with there in this song...definitely better now...jstunner's bass added a bunch...
The production itself is still missing some things in the instrumentation in places (I say this knowing you're only engineering this, and the client is 'producing' himself.).....Even when the elec. guitar comes in(which is nice), it could use something else, IMO... a B3 would add some great color to it. When the elec. guitar drops out again, the 'missing' elements are even more apparent.
To me, it's too busy overall...acoustic guit, vocals, drums, and the tempo even rushes in places.
Of course, if you and I were producing it, it would be a masterpiece, right?... ...great job on engineering, as usual.

-Roy

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Man, I will say it was a challenge to play on the track, for all the reasons you had mentioned Roy, but thanks for the compliment on the bass line. I actually like the song, it's kind of catchy.
Your right it is missing a certain element... MORE COWBELL!!!!

Chris, you did a great job of putting this together!

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Fred,

Nice concept there in July. I used to also have a 62 Rocket. She was a feedback beast, hell to keep in anything remotely resembling tuned, and a right biatch to try and play well. It had just such a cool mellow tone though...

I traded it to a buddy about 6 years ago (right after I refinished it all black) for his tele...haven't seen it since.

Given that I've got first hand experience with such an axe...I'd say you've done a marvelous job.

Cheers,
Chris

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Doc: took that track home and listened to it on proper monitors last night and it is sounding great man, but I agree with Roy that it needs a little something more. There are points where it is perfect, but others that sound busy as he described. I really dig the part where it comes in with the sped up rim shots on the percussion though and drops back into the main part. IMO I would suggest taking it down to half time after that and building back up into it from there which would sound kinda interesting. It is the clients track though, but just thought I'd add that man. good work on the engineering and what not though man! peace


Jstunner: btw.. excellent bass line to groove with the track man!

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Thanks Chris. That was the first thing I tried with the Rocket. I'm going to put heavier strings on and see what I get. Yes, It's a pain to keep in tune, but really nice pick ups. Usually I play my 76 Strat or 69 Les Paul, or acustic. But the Rocket is fun to mess around with.

Thanks much for all your help.

Mike

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Hi Michael...how've you been?...

Sounds like you had fun doing 'July'...I enjoyed listening, and would love to see/play that '62 Rocket sometime. Thanks for the listen.

-Roy

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Doc,

Took this tune a listen, i think overall its pretty rockin'. The whole mix, in my opinion, is just a tiny tiny bit to compressed(and thats coming from me, Opto 10:1 on the vocals guy )
it may be just the drums, as the vocals sound really strong throughout the whole mix.

Good job on it! Sounds good

Ev