Musicians Collaboration Studio
Virtual Music Studio => Finished Works => Topic started by: Tricia41 on September 19, 2013, 06:28:57 AM
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Thanks Mark- rightontheMark- for jumping on this and getting things done!
Guitars and Mixing-Mark Shrider
Bass- Andy Gupta
Drums- Steve Smith
Vocals- Tricia Dovidio
Backup vocals- Mark, Andy, Tricia
The Mountains Call my Name
Patricia Dovidio (c)2013
Ab5
Monday
ab5
to Friday
B Gb
they got me working so hard
B Gb
doing my job
Ab5
Barely
Ab5
making making ends meet
B Gb
slave to Uncle Sam
B Gb
who takes half what I got
prechorus:
Dbm Gb
but we were all born free men
Dbm Gb
I'll set my mind on the weekend
Chorus:
B Gb
Gimme a house on the lake
B Db
a boat on the water
B Gb
I'll need my fishing gear
B Db
my son and my daughter
E E Gb
where big brother isn't listening, hey
E B Ab5
and Uncle Sam doesn't whisper to my brain
Gb E E E Db Ab5
only the mountains......... call my name!
verse2:
Ab5
adulthood
Ab5
doesn't feel good
B Gb
seems the more that we learn
B Gb
the less we can trust
Ab5
we love family
Ab5
God and country
B Gb
but we get tired, outnumbered
B Gb5
enough is enough
prechorus:
Dbm Gb
we were all born free men
Dbm Gb
I'll set my mind on the weekend
chorus:
B Gb
Gimme a house on the lake
B Db
a boat on the water
B Gb
I'll need my fishing gear
B Db
my son and my daughter
Chorus:
B Gb
Gimme a house on the lake
B Db
a boat on the water
B Gb
I'll need my fishing gear
B Db
my son and my daughter
E E Gb
where big brother isn't listening, hey
E B Ab5
and Uncle Sam doesn't whisper to my brain
Gb E E E Db Ab5
only the mountains......... call my name!
bridge:
Dbm A E
get me away to a little peace of mind
Dbm A E
get me away, need a big space to unwind
Gb E
one on one with my Creator,
Dbm
feels alright
Gb E
the outnumbered become greater
A
by His might
E Gb
we fight the Good fight
chorus:
Gimme a house on the lake
a boat on the water
I'll need my fishing gear
my son and my daughter
where big brother isn't listening, hey
and Uncle Sam doesn't whisper to my brain
and only the mountains....
only the mountains
call my name!
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Hi gang,
It was fun being part of thie collaboration. Well done all!!
Andy
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Sounding good, Tricia. :) I especially like the chorus melody.
(And the theme is one of my own favourites. ;)
Excellent work all round, folks. :)
Donna
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this truly was a pleasure.
i love everything about this song from the music to the melody to the lyrical content.
everyone did a fantastic job on their part.
and i greatly appreciate all the tweaks & critiques that helped me dial this mix in.
you all helped me take a step forward in honing my mixing skills --- thank you.
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Thanks so much, Donna and Mark!
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I enjoyed playing to this song to. I only wish I could have had a go at Backing vox! though probably for the best with my voice :D
The story I really liked and related to the melody the guitars are what inspired me and the out come is fantatstic. really like this one.
ipoded
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I couldn't help myself.
here's an alternate mix.
what's different...
backed off the hi hat on all but the bridge (automation)
completely redid the eq on the snare.
gave the kick & bass a slight boost.
gave the overhead a slight boost for second half of bridge to bring in more of the ride cymbal (automation).
sounds a little fuller; especially the snare.
thanks...
Mark
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Thanks for drumming Steve! You guys all did great work:)
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Steve, maybe you can add some backing vox to my other song "Prison of my Dreams" in studio A. I need a few male voices speaking some lines kinda angry on that. ;)
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Well done Mark!! This mix is way better and I really like the snare sound now, does Steve's efforts justice.
Mix sounds warm and big and tight!
Tric, could you post this mix up in the first post as well, it definitely deserves to be up there.
Great work all of you, guitars, drums and an absolutely super vocal from Tricia (right amount of rock, anguish and hurt)!!
Andy
I couldn't help myself.
here's an alternate mix.
what's different...
backed off the hi hat on all but the bridge (automation)
completely redid the eq on the snare.
gave the kick & bass a slight boost.
gave the overhead a slight boost for second half of bridge to bring in more of the ride cymbal (automation).
sounds a little fuller; especially the snare.
thanks...
Mark
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Yes, I agree with Andy! I put it up in the first post :) Thanks all! 8)
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I couldn't help myself.
here's an alternate mix.
what's different...
backed off the hi hat on all but the bridge (automation)
completely redid the eq on the snare.
gave the kick & bass a slight boost.
gave the overhead a slight boost for second half of bridge to bring in more of the ride cymbal (automation).
sounds a little fuller; especially the snare.
thanks...
Mark
This is fantastic...... Wav file pls 8)
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Steve, maybe you can add some backing vox to my other song "Prison of my Dreams" in studio A. I need a few male voices speaking some lines kinda angry on that. ;)
Thats sounds like a good idea. But don't get your expectations high >:D
send me a some ideas of what you would like :)
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here you go Steve...wav file
https://www.copy.com/s/8fYbM0y8rdzs/The%20Mountains%20Call%20My%20Name%20%28alt-mix%29.wav
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Thanks ;D
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Nice rocker guys, it's great.
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Hey Tricia you sound great! Nice rock song, great performance, kudos to you all!
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Thanks so much !
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Great collaboration you all!! 8)
Mix sound really good in my phones. I can hear everything pretty clearly.
Tricia, your vocals sound great!
Frank
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Thanks Frank. I played this one last week at an acoustic open mic in an ice cream shop. Haha people could relate to these lyrics I think. ;)
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I can't leave well enough alone :D
i keep coming back to this tune because i keep hearing a little voice saying tweak this & tweak that...come on...you can do it...
so here's my latest attempt.
my personal issue with the last mix was it still sounded a bit muddy to me.
so this is brighter & I think features the lead vocals a little more/better.
let me know what y'all think.
here's what i did & why...
eq on lead vox & a little volume boost (trying to get them to cut through a little more without having them just sit on top or way out front without losing the warmth)
eq on rhythm guitars (just to make them less mid-rangey)
eq on bass and a little volume cut and added just a tad of distortion (to get it to cut through a little more & not be so boomy)
eq on kick drum and a little volume cut (to give it thump but not be so boomy)
eq and volume cut on overhead & room mics on drums (trying to tame the crashes without losing the ambiance and fullness).
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Hi Mark,
I will listen to the new mix and get back soonest!
Andy
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It sounds pretty cool Mark. I can only listen on my iPhone speaker at the moment.
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HI Mark,
Listened to the new mix, and there's a lot of improvement specially in the guitars and the vocals.
However, I think a few tweaks on the bottom end maybe required? Listening on smalll/average speakers the bottom end sounds a bit light, with the snare a bit splashy and the bass low.
A bit more work there and this should be pretty solid I would think.
Cheers
Andy
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HI Mark,
Listened to the new mix, and there's a lot of improvement specially in the guitars and the vocals.
However, I think a few tweaks on the bottom end maybe required? Listening on smalll/average speakers the bottom end sounds a bit light, with the snare a bit splashy and the bass low.
A bit more work there and this should be pretty solid I would think.
Cheers
Andy
yeah. i did some more listening last night and realized i cut too much bottom end out and took away the warmth it had.
instead of tweaking I'm thinking i shoukd start from scratch.
i guess my big issue is that this is a great song and my mix is just okay.
clearly I've made some improvements with my mixing but i want my mix to be as great as the song.
that might be a tall order but I'm gonna keep plugging away.
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finally. a mix i like & hopefully does this great song justice.
i started over instead of tweaking it to death.
with critiques through each step from AndyG i think we nailed it.
this is my final mix --- & i mean it this time :D
thanks again for letting me be a part & sorry for taking so long to get the mix right.
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Sounds great Mark! I'll place it in the first post when I get to my PC. Thanks for all the effort!
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Another good interpretation ;D But I think I prefer the first version, the one I got a wav file of.
It reminds me of Janes Addiction which is by far not a bad thing 8)
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Nice lyrics Tricia 8) Some good performances too, Steve is always good value on drums
This one sounds like something is a little off. I think it's the guitars...they sound a bit out of time, I suspect someone's played to a bed track that doesn't quite line up.
I quite like mix 1 & 3 so I'm glad you ditched the 2nd one as it seemed like a backward step from the first.
CD
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Thanks for the comments Mark!
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Nice lyrics Tricia 8) Some good performances too, Steve is always good value on drums
This one sounds like something is a little off. I think it's the guitars...they sound a bit out of time, I suspect someone's played to a bed track that doesn't quite line up.
I quite like mix 1 & 3 so I'm glad you ditched the 2nd one as it seemed like a backward step from the first.
CD
thanks Mark for the critique..especially on the mix.
i think I've come a long way...but still have a ways to go.
as for the guitar timing...i don't hear it overall. although, there are a couple spots where i felt like i was dragging a bit but all the accents sound like they're on to me.
thanks again...
Mark
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well i got some new toys & decided to revisit some old tunes.
essentially i've been trying to do complete mixes using only ezmix plugins.
this is almost all ezmix.
everything is ezmix except some pitch correction on mine & Andy's backing vox & amplitube for the harmony leads.
The Mountains Call My Name - rotmEZmix (https://www.copy.com/s/t%3ATJOrn0UozDJUtawF%3Bp%3A%252FThe%2520Mountains%2520Call%2520My%2520Name%2520(rotm-ez).mp3)
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Sounds great!
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The original mix on the first page, sounds fuller to my ears Mark... Anyways, both sound good.
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I like, it but I think the vocals should be a bit more upfront, a lot going on in there.