Sharp Practise
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5/14/2009 5:09:55 PM
Anthem and sad song
It’s full steam ahead on the next two songs now. Sound of Rock is a track that I want to make sound like a real anthem – I’m toying with a whistled intro (a little personal homage to the Scorpions there) and need to make four vocal parts sound like a full choir.
To do this I’ll be putting all four backing vocals through separate effects channels and panning not only each vocal but also each return through different parts of the stereo field, so that you are surrounded by harmony singing.
It’s also getting near the time when I start thinking about how to ensure the album sounds good overall. So, I’ll be revisiting the early mixes once the last ones are done, and playing the initial mixes on various types of systems, including the car stereo, the hi-fi and a portable CD player.
I’ve performed Come To Know at the local folk club a few times and the ladies there think it’s a sad song, so I’m trying to ensure that sadness is kept intact by not sweetening the track with too many uplifting backing vocals or thrusting guitar parts. Hopefully this will make a real contrast in moods after an anthemic track and keep interest alive in what is usually the graveyard shift of the next to last track.
I’ll see you on the home straight of the mixing stakes next time.
Cheers
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