Entourage Jesse Lewis
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Hey Fam!
I wanted to share the video I made for “Way To You.” My wife did the illustrations and we played it for our son the night before his 13th birthday! Thanks so much to all who encouraged me and helped get this on across the finish line. Much love! – JLew
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Sounds beautiful to me, Joe! LOVE the video too:)
Jesse
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🤣🤣🤣
ps – Paul – Thanks for lending your ears and all of your support on this one. Couldn’t have gotten it to where it is without your help. Many thanks.
JLew
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Thanks so much Joe! I really appreciate the positive feedback. I’m primarily a guitarist and rarely sing, so sharing this song was super vulnerable for me. But, I’m glad I did. I learned so much in the process. This forum is such a great place to grow as a producer/mixer/musician. Love this community!
LOVED the video you shared, too! And I can’t wait to hear the song you’re writing for your son when it’s ready:)
Best,
Jesse
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Thanks for all the help broski! It’s very much appreciated. ❤ -JLew
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alright cats! Here’s version 3: (i used the Avett track as my ref)
- more low end in mid/mono guitar for warmth/proximity
- a little less brightness in the sides guitar
- boosted the volume of the vocal
- more vocal low end (boosted around 100 w/ pultec)
- a little more de-essing in the vocal and slightly less high end in general
- a little smidge more of the plate reverb send for the vocal too
feeling more like a j-bear hug now? Or am I coming on too strong? haha
any help getting this across the finish line gratefully accepted:)
love,
JLew
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cats – I’ve read @dana ‘s comments thouroughly, loaded the avett bro song into my session as a ref, and watched Dana’s video several times… I’m ready to hug the living crap out of your ears. Stand by for version 3…
ps —
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This response helps me feel SO much more confident in understanding this concept. Many thanks to you and @-PT (as always) for the wisdom and generosity. Now I can finally sleep again!!!
but seriously man — this forum and community is so important to me, I thank you for creating this space.
JLew
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Thank you thank you thank you for the feedback! Dana – I had just actually rendered a mix (version 2) before reading your comments which addressed getting the vocal louder per @CMN and @dana , as well as also carving some space with some subtle izotope”unmasking” and also adding a bit of sound city room to the vocal plus a bit of UA’s plate (utilizing my poor mans reverb send sidechain) per @-PT .
Cats – Before I proceed with Dana’s other suggestions can you let me know if it feels like it’s in a better place re: vocal/guitar balance?
Here’s my Version 2:
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@dana One more question (haha) if you don’t mind….This one has really been keeping me up at night 😅 It’s about the amount you send to a return VS the level on the return channel itself… I made a video for the question which seemed easier. Curious to hear your thoughts (and anyone else’s) on this subject:
https://youtu.be/tprL_DAkPZ8youtu.be
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Yo Paul! As always – Thanks so much for your response. I’m sorry for the delay in getting back to you, I’ve been away without my computer for the last several days. Unfortunately, that MP3 that you posted here isn’t available for me to listen to for some reason, so I can’t hear what you did with that reverb and side chaining technique. If you’re able to upload it again, I’d love to hear it.
Either way, I totally understand what you are describing, and had even wondered if I should try to side chain my vocal to the guitar to have the guitar duck a bit when I’m singing, but then I figured maybe I should just keep it simple… but I’ll go back now and try that technique out if you think it could benefit from it. It’s definitely worth a shot.
I’m curious to hear that reverb you used also. That sounds really cool. I’m sure you’re already hip to this technique, but a “poor man’s” version of doing this would be to side-chain the reverb plug-in to the vocal so that every time you sing the reverb ducks and when you stop singing, that’s when it comes back in again. This works great with guitar leads also – where if you’re playing lots of notes, the reverb doesn’t muddy them up, but then when you leave space the reverb comes back in. Sounds like this plugin just does it all for you with just the one plugin!
Thanks again, Paul. And if you get a chance, I’d love to hear your rendering if you get a chance to upload it again. Thanks.
– JLew
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Hey @CMN and @dana !!! Sorry for the delay, I’ve been out of town w/out my computer so just checking back in now! Thanks for your supportive comments about the song, Singing a song in such an exposed and raw way is such a different (and highly self conscious) experience for me. It’s crazy! Believe it or not, I had already pushed the vocal level so much louder than I thought was appropriate haha! But I’m so thankful for you guys’ feedback – I will bump it up another db or so and re-share it and see what you think. @dana – incidentally the original mp3 i posted is no longer available. not sure what happened to it?
Thanks again buddies!
❤ – Jesse
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and was actually wanting to ask about pre-fader vs post fader too! You’re on fire @dana !!!
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This is all great! thanks for the question and all the thoughtful responses. I was going just going to ask about the send/return and you beat me to the punch. I’ve been messing around with UAD Sound City plugin for room sounds recently. pretty cool. I need to check out the ocean way too! Thanks all!
JLew
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Hey Paul!
Hahaha “The outdoor Bob Villa”!!! I love that! I just might change that to be my new handle here on MP haha
I shall work hard to get you on the whistling train, I’ve noticed your recent crusade against it, and I’m determined to win you over. 😂
But seriously – I always appreciate your support, your ears, and your next level writing!
The boat is waiting whenever your ready! I’m seeing a whistle duet on the water in your future…
Best,
Jesse