Your stuff?

**juanexpo** · February 17th, 2004, 05:04 PM

Rudy, I have listen to your sample again. It sound really. About the reverb: It?s ok but it gets more present because there are no instruments in the mix.
Another thing can improve the sound it the panoramic. I hear all your elements in the center. You can add some more space if you set, for example: BD and Snare in the center( or a little R or L), TOM 1: light LEFT,TOM 2: center and TOM 3: light RIght. The same with your cymbals. This is if you do the mix from the point of view of the drummer. If you mix from the point of the "audience" it?s the opposite.
Hey, I am not an expert...it?s just a comment.
Again, I like your sound pretty much.
Bye

**peter c** · February 17th, 2004, 05:54 PM

Here's the latest arrangement, by Conexion Latina
(Europe), which I am purposefully approaching,
with a MUCH LIGHTER attack, convinced that it
(power) might be taking away from my ear for
the lines and I think there's merit there:

www.thediametrixletter.com/flotandoenelaire4.mp3
www.thediametrixletter.com/flotandoenelaire5.mp3

I'm drastically lower coming out of the solo-
sections - something unusual for me, as well
as the rest tune, really concentrating on the
horn lines etc.

[img]cool.gif[/img]

[ February 19, 2004 03:23 PM: Message edited by: peter c ]

**Lee Collins** · February 17th, 2004, 05:57 PM

Juanexpo,
I just realised something. My recordings are in stereo, with everything panned left centre and right, same way as you said, but my line in to my pc is making everything mono. I don't know why I didn't notice this before you mentioned the panning. Not only that, but, I made some 2 bar drum samples today, and recorded them as wavs and sent them to a friend who wants to use them. But they're in mono, and I've erased the originals from my minidisc! [img]graemlins/cry_smile.gif[/img]

**Lee Collins** · February 18th, 2004, 01:08 AM

I discovered the reason for the mono, and now I've got stereo. Yay!
Here's some recordings I did today. Stuff 6 and stuff 7 are the same, but stuff 6 has just got reverb from the mixer, no added effects. Stuff 6 is a bunch of things I played around with, and in a couple of places I edited together to get rid of the really crappy bits, and the rest were play, then stop, then play ,etc with the minidsc running [img]tongue.gif[/img]

http://freespace.virgin.net/roman.five/stuff4.mp3

http://freespace.virgin.net/roman.five/stuff6.mp3

http://freespace.virgin.net/roman.five/stuff7.mp3

Also, Some 2 and 4 bar breaks I did for someone;

http://freespace.virgin.net/roman.five/beats.mp3

[ February 18, 2004 11:53 AM: Message edited by: Rudy_Ment ]

**FlamTriplet** · February 18th, 2004, 05:13 AM

Originally posted by peter c:
FlamTriplet,

Tell me about your seat height,
if you don't mind. I picture you
sitting a little up, with a down-
ward slope on your thighs.

Thanks, again.

[img]cool.gif[/img]

[ February 11, 2004 06:08
PM: Message edited by: peter c ]

Ok, lemme run over to my kit and check it out, hold on......

Ok, since the video, I dropped my seat height a bit. I just checked, and now my legs have a around a 5-10 degree angle down.

Four years ago, I injured my right knee and had inflamed cartiledge in the kneecap. And I realized that sitting low can stress the knees, so I set my seat pretty high. Also, I noticed, if you have an out of control heel-toe motion---the heel impact can wreak havoc on the knees as well.

Since my knee is in good shape, I felt safe to move back down. It makes me play more funky in the fuson thing. But I make sure there is a slight slope down on the knees.

And tonight at band practice, I played heel down 90%. I used my heels as leverage on the long boards, they pulled the beaters back and gave me more power, and my legs and ankles worked together in the stability on the heel area of the footboard. And the pedals just played themselves----it felt good, I had more control than heel up, and it was much easier to play. Go figure. Things can change day to day.

[img]wink.gif[/img] www.modulusmusic.net [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[ February 18, 2004 01:15 AM: Message edited by: FlamTriplet ]

**Derek DeFields** · February 18th, 2004, 05:25 PM

You shouldn't regret posting it. We all have a lot to learn. You put your stuff out there and it sounds like you'll improve as a result. What more could you want? [img]wink.gif[/img]

**Lee Collins** · February 18th, 2004, 05:29 PM

Well it's great to get positive feedback such as yours and dazzlers, only it hurts like fuck when you think somethings quite good or cool, and you get shattered when you realise its nowhere near good. It makes me wanna give up.

**Derek DeFields** · February 18th, 2004, 05:49 PM

I hear you and my ego has been as bruised as much as anyone's.

Still, I really think this is the place to find things about your playing you don't like. Better here than on an audition or gig. This is a pretty kind crowd anyway in my experience and while criticism can hurt, I've never seen anyone here slam anyone on HOD for their playing.

Dazz is giving good feedback but it sounds to me like what's bothering you most is that now YOU hear problems that you didn't notice before. That's a little something I like to call learning and it's nothing but a good sign about you and your playing for the future.

Try not to get frustrated. (believe me, I get more frustrated with my own playing that you can possible imagine. just ask my wife. [img]tongue.gif[/img] )

**Lee Collins** · February 18th, 2004, 06:03 PM

Thanks derek, and my sincerest apologies for sounding negative. You are right, I have too much ego, and I have no right to have ego until my playing is at a better standard.
Yes, I'm learning all the time, and I know the crowd here at HOD is awesome. I never took dazzlers comments the wrong way, he's a good guy.
I know that stuff6 was a bunch of chops,( and a few that were very badly executed) and there were pauses in between. What I don't quite get is this. Solos basically are a bunch of chops aren't they? I've been listening to a few solos recently, and they have much the same thing, where there's not much structure, just things happening randomly, a sort of freeform solo. Then there's the steve gadd type solo which is very structured and rhytmic. Aren't they both valid?

Also, stuff4. There's structure to that, no? I know it's not executed anywhere near as well as it should be, but since I'm all ears to learn, what is your brutally honest opinion of that recording?

**peter c** · February 18th, 2004, 06:04 PM

Rudy, Rudy...

Listen to monster Derek and Dazz.

Almost everyone on this board is
here to contribute. When they re-
spond with ANYTHING, it's great.

It tells you something from their
perspective. That's what you want,
right? You don't want me to sit
here and tell you things that are
not true. I know you don't.

Dazz was right about the little
snips. So was I. I like their
sound but that was all I was say-
ing, given there was not a whole
lot to go off of.

If you really want to get them
going, play a tune and with some
kind of groove. I'm sure you'll
kill it and maybe then, you'll
hear more from us.

Be positive! The guys are here
for each other.

[img]cool.gif[/img]

[ February 18, 2004 04:21 PM: Message edited by: peter c ]

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