With age comes certain things that no longer work as they should, in my case EARS. Frequencies disappear which means you have to guess.
This is where I ask for help.
50 years ago next month I wrote a song, with a colleague no longer with us. In this lockdown era I thought about recording it again with a little more modern feel. Master tapes long gone so had to start from scratch.
Does this backing track need more highs, air, less/more low etc. Any advice gratefully received.
https://soundcloud.com/rp-davis/any_minute_in_your_life
Thank you.
oh for anyone interested the original is here https://soundcloud.com/rp-davis/any-minute-of-your-life
Age and Ears
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Re: Age and Ears
Very cool. Super nostalgic.
As for your update, it's plenty clear, but for my taste a bit too sharp and thin. I assume those are synth drums and percussion. They could stand some more middle and less treble. Especially the cymbals. Otherwise a solid track.
As for your update, it's plenty clear, but for my taste a bit too sharp and thin. I assume those are synth drums and percussion. They could stand some more middle and less treble. Especially the cymbals. Otherwise a solid track.
Re: Age and Ears
Thank you very much for your advice, just the sort of thing I needed to be told. Normally run things by a session musician pal in Australia, (much younger) but he's in hospital for 7 weeks on cancer treatment then I thought this is the place to ask.
Yes they are synth drums so difficult when the highs have gone from the ears and I could blame it on standing too close to loud rigs for almost 60 years but it's simply old age.
Yes they are synth drums so difficult when the highs have gone from the ears and I could blame it on standing too close to loud rigs for almost 60 years but it's simply old age.
Re: Age and Ears
Glad to help. Just a tip, try to do an A/B comparison with a modern track. It will help you get closer to what you're hearing, trusting that the pro track is correct. Sort of like a hearing ear dog.