Remix Versions Available

March 26, 2008 – 9:11 pm

So while doing a “car test” of two songs I posted I realized the mixes needed some attention. So, I took a stab at cleaning up a few things.

I cleaned up Airport Exit, by taking out some of the muddy lower-mid frequencies from the distorted guitars, which did a lot in clarifying the mix.

The other song that got some attention was Something Not New got a whole new mix, mostly cleaning up the bass line. The apparent loudness is also improved.

These are probably much closer to what will be on the record.

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  1. shortcircuit posted the following on March 27, 2008 at 12:21 am.

    I missed my chance to leave a comment on Airport Exit last time, and it’s already late tonight. But I loved the song, and listened to it several times at home and work this week.

    First, the new version is much nicer. My favorite instrument, though, is the sort of industrial clank that feels (to me) like it gives the song a pulse. But I’ve always loved that instrument, and the sense of machination and construction that it brings.

    This brings me to my second thought. Can the clank sample be clarified similar to how you clarified the distorted guitar? Too clear, though, and it’d probably just sound like a couple crescent wrenches banging against each other, rather than like some sort of industrial tool.

    The middle of the song sounds a bit monotonous to me. Even though the guitar notes are scrambled a bit to give variety, the instrument itself takes too much of a back seat to the drums for the variety to be felt.

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  2. blinder posted the following on March 27, 2008 at 9:05 am.

    @shortcircuit
    “The middle of the song sounds a bit monotonous to me. Even though the guitar notes are scrambled a bit to give variety, the instrument itself takes too much of a back seat to the drums for the variety to be felt.”

    Yes, actually that is by design, because that song isn’t quite finished yet! i’m working with a vocalist and in that space there will most likely be a few passages of lyrics sung there. so that middle part is still “up in the air.”

    i should have clarified that. my bad. but thanks for listening, the feedback is very much appreciated!

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