After sleeping and reviewing the last posting of the subject tune and my drums on take2, it wasn't nearly as good as my 1st take1.
This is why I prefer to get really familiar with a song by listening to it a few times through then just sitting down and laying the drumming-take as I feel them.
Subsequent efforts always become less creative/spontaneous.
These are all just practice session recordings to sharpen my muscle memory/timing and my mental focus upon only what the music inspires - nothing else (like a meditation).
This is a different of the ^ mix where I have pushed my drums over to mostly the right channel and the reference audio to the left.
Now you can more clearly discern my drumming apart from the source audio.
Additionally you can pan (adjust balance) in order to mix my drums and the source audio to suit your preferences (on your device) as well as isolate the source audio or my drums - just turn down one channel or the other - give it a try.
Tonight's efforts using David Gray's creation called "Babylon" as an inspirational learning tool . . . (Same drill as last time on the mix/instrument panning - I'm in the right channel mostly)
I put a lot of work into this mix after debating deleting the take and doing it over again but the real issue with my drumming was that it just did not sonically fit into the reference track - so I experimented - a lot.
. . . Kenny Wayne Shepherd's work borrowed to learn how to mix drums to a high distortion reference track tonight.
This was a definite learning experience but I enjoyed the drumming effort and outcome of the mix on my equipment.
I'm in the right channel again but with a more defined and balanced mix - hope you enjoy . . .
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After sleeping and reviewing the last posting of the subject tune and my drums on take2, it wasn't nearly as good as my 1st take1.
This is why I prefer to get really familiar with a song by listening to it a few times through then just sitting down and laying the drumming-take as I feel them.
Subsequent efforts always become less creative/spontaneous.
These are all just practice session recordings to sharpen my muscle memory/timing and my mental focus upon only what the music inspires - nothing else (like a meditation).
Here is the original take1:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/i7rphpbohq5pix0zidy2l/CarolynJujuOrchestra-SD3-SJL-Drums-10-24-2024_Take1_Raw.flac?rlkey=2wm8qvxa7lud9y6qwspxt9dyc&dl=0
This is a different of the ^ mix where I have pushed my drums over to mostly the right channel and the reference audio to the left.
Now you can more clearly discern my drumming apart from the source audio.
Additionally you can pan (adjust balance) in order to mix my drums and the source audio to suit your preferences (on your device) as well as isolate the source audio or my drums - just turn down one channel or the other - give it a try.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/5ala1cpgyk56ntd4bwz5v/CarolynJujuOrchestra-SD3-SJL-Drums-10-25-2024_Take1_Split-Mix1.flac?rlkey=ndziq66douj84eqkps6d69zyp&dl=0
The tune is a Samba rhythm of Steely Dan's work performed by the Juju Orchestra and Carolyn Leon on vocals -->
Definitely a unique take on Do it Again, nice work on it👍🏻
Tonight's efforts using David Gray's creation called "Babylon" as an inspirational learning tool . . . (Same drill as last time on the mix/instrument panning - I'm in the right channel mostly)
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/loqo6m6dt6oci9fbmmegh/David-Gray-Babylon-SD3-SJL-Drums-11-17-2024_Take2_Raw.flac?rlkey=nmw29epdz6x92ekrh6s8181gr&dl=0
Quite dynamic . . .
Solid groove lesson offered by Tragically Hip with that cool hit called, "At the 100th Meridian" . . .
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/g1ccmn0bvqgr4z3tx6pnq/the-100th-Meridian-Trajically-Hip-SD3-SJL-Drums-11-20-2024_Take1_Raw.flac?rlkey=bjifykkvimt5d2nre9h3cn96c&dl=0
(I'm in the right [mostly] channel) . . .
I put a lot of work into this mix after debating deleting the take and doing it over again but the real issue with my drumming was that it just did not sonically fit into the reference track - so I experimented - a lot.
. . . Kenny Wayne Shepherd's work borrowed to learn how to mix drums to a high distortion reference track tonight.
This was a definite learning experience but I enjoyed the drumming effort and outcome of the mix on my equipment.
I'm in the right channel again but with a more defined and balanced mix - hope you enjoy . . .
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ialf97euqyeeevkl99nti/Blue-on-Black-Kenny-Wayne-Shepherd-SD3-SJL-Drums-11-27-2024_Take1_Mix1.flac?rlkey=liy7gbnej0qq0e4rk0y8xkrqe&dl=0