Following Vega's suggestion a long time ago, I decided to put a premix of the whole album public for you to listen to. It is not a mix as such, but more a template or canvas where I work. I will leave for a work trip within two weeks, and I will return to this project probably in June. Some falsetto vocals are still missing, but otherwise everything should be in place.
So, this is not a mix. All songs are on one big editing board and share the same roughly adjusted effects. Therefore, in the last song the quiet vocals are almost inaudible, delays are not synced to anything, there is no reverb anywhere but a dull hall that is applied to everything, and so on.
Yes, I dropped one song completely off. Therefore there is no drum solo anymore in the album :(. On the other half, the album is now much smoother to listen to, and lasts suitably a tad over 40 minutes.
EDIT: To save space, I needed to delete the file from DropBox, but I put a new link in the next post.
Saturday 17 February 2018
Thursday 8 February 2018
Main vocals done!
I have recorded 95% of the normal lead and backing vocals and 0% of the falsetto vocals for the album! I went to a doctor who changed the medication for the reflux disease, and my throat problems started slowly disappear. Voice is not yet perfect, but I have to remember that it has not been perfect in the past, either. I'm pretty happy with the results. Finnish sounds surprisingly good to my ear, and I was able to pull some stunts again with my high head voice.
Next, I'll let my voice recover for a week or so, and start doing the falsetto parts for the album. I think it won't be too hard, as I am very experienced in singing with falsetto and know my limits there well, and I'm not trying to do something that King Diamond himself would not dare to try. I think falsetto won't be in a big role in this album, just some spicing here and there.
I feel very relieved.
I have to leave the mixing of the album for next summer as we are planning to travel in March-May and I do not have proper equipment to mix with. But everything should be ready by then and I can start mixing with fresh ears and ready material.
Next, I'll let my voice recover for a week or so, and start doing the falsetto parts for the album. I think it won't be too hard, as I am very experienced in singing with falsetto and know my limits there well, and I'm not trying to do something that King Diamond himself would not dare to try. I think falsetto won't be in a big role in this album, just some spicing here and there.
I feel very relieved.
I have to leave the mixing of the album for next summer as we are planning to travel in March-May and I do not have proper equipment to mix with. But everything should be ready by then and I can start mixing with fresh ears and ready material.
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