Re:Cover Challenge
Sunday, November 07 2010 @ 06:20 PM CST

Just got the word from (((-- the artist --))) who graciously (and bravely) gave me the green light to go for it.

The rules say we can't identify the tune or the artist, and I agree - it adds to the surprise. But the rules didn't say anything about sneaking peeks at the song art.......



I blanked out the original artist's name and song title, which will be restored when I post the tune in January. Let's have some fun!

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Sunday, November 07 2010 @ 06:26 PM CST

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Re:Cover Challenge
Sunday, November 07 2010 @ 09:13 PM CST

Just to make it even more interesting (maybe just for me) - the song I'm going to cover hasn't been posted yet.
I'll wait to make my selection/request till the week before Christmas - from songs posted after December 1st.

Why?

Why not?

Re:Cover Challenge
Monday, November 08 2010 @ 12:03 AM CST

I've been away for a while, busy with other things, but I'M IN. Sounds fun!

Re:Cover Challenge
Tuesday, November 09 2010 @ 09:46 AM CST

I've got my basic idea in but need some help with mastering. I can't get my levels right, and everything sounds muddy. Anyone care to help? YOu'll get credit, and a free sneak preview

Re:Cover Challenge
Tuesday, November 09 2010 @ 10:37 AM CST

Quote by: TheDanseLeviathan I've got my basic idea in but need some help with mastering. I can't get my levels right, and everything sounds muddy. Anyone care to help? YOu'll get credit, and a free sneak preview

Your best bet is to mute all the tracks and add one track at a time. Start with the bass and trim the frequency spectrum down to a narrow band with the tone you like. Make sure it sounds tight and isnt hogging a huge frequency range. Then the drums (especially the kick). Guitar, make sure it isnt too bassy, a common issue. Then sculpt your vocals, I like to pull down the low mids and below on vocals, it really cleans them up in the mix.

It takes a lot of the guesswork out when you add one track at a time when mixing.

Re:Cover Challenge
Tuesday, November 09 2010 @ 10:51 AM CST

Good idea. I'll give that a try, thanks.

Re:Cover Challenge
Tuesday, November 09 2010 @ 11:57 AM CST

I've got mine "in the can" now. *wink*

Patiently waiting now until the official post date. *twiddle*

Cheers,
Jim

Re:Cover Challenge
Tuesday, November 09 2010 @ 02:22 PM CST

Yeah me too. Just finished up now. I don't wanna wait!

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Tuesday, November 09 2010 @ 04:08 PM CST

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