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Reviews for "Rock Version - How Do I Make You See"

Rock Version - How Do I Make ...
by Ivan Chew
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Thu, Mar 4, 2010 @ 8:21 AM

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panu
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permalink   Thu, Mar 4, 2010 @ 12:47 PM
quirky & very cool & very easy to listen to.
 
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permalink   Ivan Chew Wed, Mar 10, 2010 @ 6:19 AM
Quote: panu moonquirky & very cool & very easy to listen to.thanks for the comment, panu. i wasn’t expecting quirky but if you liked it, then you can say whatever you want about it. thanks man!
SackJo22
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permalink   Thu, Mar 4, 2010 @ 9:25 PM
Terrific job Ivan! I love seeing your process and appreciate the many ways you work with the samples — exploring them with different treatments, angles and “musical conversations.”
 
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permalink   Ivan Chew Wed, Mar 10, 2010 @ 6:47 AM
Quote: SackJo22I love seeing your process and appreciate the many ways you work with the samplesNow that really nice to know. Thanks for the encouragement to try the “same stem, different treatment” approach.
urmymuse
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permalink   Sat, Mar 6, 2010 @ 4:21 AM
Nice bit of rock. I like the crunchy chords and the vocal treatment.
 
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permalink   Ivan Chew Mon, Mar 8, 2010 @ 8:39 AM
heh, I liked the crunchy chords too. That was me having fun wacking out a rhythm. It didn’t quite get the bite I wanted, but it’ll do.
wellman
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permalink   Wed, Mar 10, 2010 @ 5:43 AM
This is awesome!!! Very Very Very good work…My favorite mix of yours!
 
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permalink   Ivan Chew Wed, Mar 10, 2010 @ 6:53 AM
Quote: wellmanVery Very Very good work…My favorite mix of yours! Three “very” in the same sentence already gave me an ego boost. Plus, it’s you — wellman — who wrote that! WOW. Thank you!

ok, the reason why I sound like I’m gushing is because… I am gushing! When I first joined this community, one of the remixters I found for inspiration and awesomeness was wellman :)
 
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permalink   wellman Wed, Mar 10, 2010 @ 8:13 AM
Thanks for your words, but the star here is ur fantastic mix… This song is a piece of art…for real!
Scott Altham
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permalink   Sun, Mar 14, 2010 @ 6:42 AM
Ivan, this is really great. Super melodic soft rock is right up my street and you’ve constructed a very likable mix that demands both a good sing along and some air guitar. The best track I’ve reviewed this morning. Excellent .
 
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permalink   Ivan Chew Mon, Mar 15, 2010 @ 8:43 AM
Quote: scottaltham…a very likable mix that demands both a good sing along and some air guitar.Hi Scott!You’ve just confirmed my suspicion that this rock version is Karaoke friendly, LOL. Seriously though, thanks for the listen and the review.
copperhead
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permalink   Sun, Mar 14, 2010 @ 8:51 AM
This is fantastic Ivan.I went to listen to the pell on this and you just brought this to life. You brought out a felling I just didn’t get from listening to the vocal alone. Don’t get me wrong the vocal is fantastic on it’s own but you really did it justice!!!
 
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permalink   Ivan Chew Mon, Mar 15, 2010 @ 8:55 AM
I’ve been listening to your rock remixes so if you say this is fantastic, man… Thank You!
myvanillaworld
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permalink   Tue, Mar 16, 2010 @ 7:18 AM
Hey Ivan, this mix is so cool! Thanks for bringing this song to life, a second time. Love this version! :-)
 
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permalink   Ivan Chew Tue, Mar 16, 2010 @ 7:36 AM
I was wondering if you sang them in the same chord progression. It seemed like you did, ‘cos the chords just fit so well (if I shamelessly say so LOL).
DURDEN
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permalink   Tue, Apr 27, 2010 @ 5:58 PM
Good work. The arrrange is catchy as you said. A nice pop song, and the tweaks on the vocals are catchy too, hehe.

Tech aspects. I find the vocals a little loud. the vox track has a prominent midrange so its cutting thru the mix already, no need for that extra level.

Your guitar distortion riff is very mono to me, and the reverb is quite long too. Have you tried guitar doubling? Use two tracks playing exactly (most the time) the same and hard pan them left right, you can use different amp configs on each side, the sence of space will be better and this will let you space in the middle for the vocals.
 
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permalink   Ivan Chew Wed, Apr 28, 2010 @ 8:29 AM
Thanks for the detailed tech-tips! Really, really appreciate it.

Yes, I do employ guitar doubling, except I don’t know what it was called. And wasn’t consciously aware of what I was doing, i.e. creating space in the middle. Will try this technique out for future mixes, where appropriate. Reading your suggestions, I realised I’ve to learn how to record my guitar sound as a dry/ unprocessed signal while still using my audio interface (I’m using a Line6 KB37). Again, thanks!
 
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permalink   DURDEN Wed, Apr 28, 2010 @ 2:40 PM
I use Guitar Rig. My chain is, guitar > DI inbox (split signal) on goes to an amp for monitoring and the second goes clean to the pc.
When I dont use an Amp, I have to monitor from the software, so the chain is Guitar > DI box > Soundcard > Bus Clean (record) > bus Guitar Rig (monitor).

Your Sound interface (line 6) works like the DI box, just use two inputs, one clean muted to record and the second effected for monitoring. This way you can polish the original sound and will sound more natural, for example using reverbs or delays, you can’t cut a wet signal with reverb because youll notice the cut.
 
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permalink   Ivan Chew Thu, Apr 29, 2010 @ 6:48 AM
Quote: DURDENYour Sound interface (line 6) works like the DI box, just use two inputs, one clean muted to record and the second effected for monitoring.Heh, I’ve been too lazy to read the manual. Thanks to your prompting, I’m reading up more and trying to get more information on the line6 support site. To learn how to properly set up what you’ve just described. Thanks again!
 
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permalink   DURDEN Thu, Apr 29, 2010 @ 7:00 PM
It’s more a garage band issue. Check the mixer and routing.
 
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permalink   Ivan Chew Fri, Apr 30, 2010 @ 8:12 AM
Thankfully there were videos and useful community-contributed info at the Line6 site. I figured out how to set up the audio interface to record the dry signal. Have to thank you again for nudging me in that direction. Cheers!