Thanks mcj, yeah I agree with your points and noticed them all b4 I uploaded- but I didn’t fix em because I was sort of over it as soon as I sung the vocals - don’t really like to dwell on it if ya know what I mean - I think ya understand as a surfer . Quite hot and peakinkong in sections but that was what it felt like sucking a sea urchin thx dude

well, if I didn’t think you were such a good singer, it wouldn’t matter so take it as a compliment. :)

Thanks, glad I’m still here to thank you :-)

Thank you Per for uploading such a great bt, and Ed for the guitar shredding :-) glad you liked it I was a bit worried that I’d left my additions too cheap and nasty. Like ya new avatar- what’s happening below the frame?

Not much happening below the frame, I’m afraid. She’s my regular hair and beard person. As a bonus, though, she gave me the number to a nurse that had the Swine flu vaccine in stock but that’s another story.

Listening again. I think the mix could benefit from a little volume increase on Anchor’s voice but that’s just me.

I have a real problem mixing anchors voice when there’s lots of mid range. I’ve tried compressing him but I squash his panama hat lol. I’ve also tried panning him but I like him so much I can’t do it lol. Seriously though his serious spoken tone is right on the freq of the toms in my remix. - love to know how you split him away in yours

With Anchor, I usually first compress (medium, not too hard) and then decrese the lower range and sometimes the mid a little bit too. It varies from pella to pella and what the b/t is like rangewise.

hey Anchor, first, let me join the “anchor vocal fan club” bandwagon and say I always love mixing your stuff. It’s cool that you are willing to modify/adapt your recording technique (and accept constructive criticism) but you are correct in keeping your pellas “raw”, as in uneffected with reverb or modulation (and that includes autotune).

the best thing anyone recording vocals can do is take the time to get a good recording of them. Doing this will insure many remixes, not doing this will result in few with less than optimal results. If all vocalists took the time to make sure they got good signal capture (by adjusting the gain on the input to about 90% of peak, or where it redlines) and used a pop screen to reduce their plosives, there would be lots of happy camper producers all over it.

i also think that in many cases, recording gear can be a limiting factor (cheap mics vs. good ones, using preamps, etc) which is all the more reason for anyone to perfect their recording technique to achieve the best possible result.

Thanks Anchor, your production values are always spot on, and your delivery always evokes and tranfers emotion to the listener (so well it’s scary). I too am a member of the AM fan club. Keep doing exactly what you have been doing :-)
cheers my friend

Thanks S :-) good luck with the show x

Thanks Ms Cig. Without a little drama life would be rather boring x

You can walk on water Sub. I’ve seen your countrymen here in Oz on the beach sporting the long socks and chunky Jesus sandles. I’m sure they’d float if a wave washed through the beer garden at the local pub. Thank Ed for me for some terrific shreading on that guitar :-)