Entourage Nathaniel Earl
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beautiful! And so hypnotic. I’ve listened to it 3 times already. The acoustic sounds so alive and dynamic, and the flugelhorn sounds so breath-filled, serene. Really love this.
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Wow @dana ! What an above and beyond response! You’re such a swell guy. Loved hearing that exchange between you and your kiddo too haha. Such great insight on the mix/production, and great advice on A/Bing! Yet another amazing Mix Protege addition to my production routine.
And thanks @JLEW and @detective for some great insight/feedback! Love this community. Stoked for the meetup next week
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this is awesome Dana! Love seeing the 1am upload timestamp….haha.
You are the man. SO informative. Love utilizing Trigger to expedite and blend samples. Implementing into my workflow pronto.
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🙏 Gonna hit that Mix Prep School!
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Wow thanks @Gage ! So appreciate your words! I’m humbled. Mixing the rest of the record this week!
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Thank you sir!
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Thank you Charissa! Really appreciate you taking the time to listen and give such encouraging feedback! Love that you went on a journey – that’s my main goal! Will definitely be listening for a bit more vocal level on the next few tracks.
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Thanks Dana! So glad you vibed with the clarinet haha – we decided for this ensemble we wanted a flute and clarinet for wind voices, and it was my first time writing for clarinet. Absolutely loved it! Loved it so much that I actually wrote a clarinet intro for the whole record haha.
Great insight too! Definitely played around a lot with vocal level….felt impossible to decide if we preferred the more out front sound, or one sitting in the mix a bit more. Appreciate the common note from everyone and will definitely see what a little bit more vocal forward mix could sound like on the next batch!
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Thank you David! I really appreciate you taking the time to listen! Nice to virtually meet you, and hope to see you more in the forums!
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Thank you so much Jesse! I’m so encouraged! I hear you on the vocal – we played around with that part, and due to the density of the arrangement there, it was hard to strike the perfect balance. Good observation, and it will definitely be something I look out for on the rest of the songs.
Thanks again man. Really appreciate you taking the time to listen and provide such great endorsement 🙂
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This SLAPS Stuart! Love where you took this piece. This should be proliferating the sync space
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Thank you! Working on this record with @shimmerisland was an absolute blast. Can’t wait to share more from it!
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Thank you so much Jesse! So humbled by your words! Definitely feeling the Mix Protege love right now, and it’s elating 🙂
Been loving the stuff you’ve been posting on IG too! So many beautiful textures/colors.
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nah — without the drawing, there’d be no music to shed over. We all have our areas of diligence. Yours needs no introduction!
Musescore has totally changed the game. And the latest update (Musescore 4) is easily some of the best freeware around. Pretty decent (free) downloadable sample library too!
I’ll bet there’d be a decent interest in a video/course/class about an idea like “mixing from a compositional perspective”, or “composition from a mix perspective”. Seems like a niche fire waiting to be stoked.
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Nice work! And great penmanship! I usually just go straight to Musescore these days as my transcript penmanship looks like a 4 year old using a living room wall.
Thought exercise this conversation has stimulated – learning the science of mixing has really enhanced my ability as a composer. I feel as if learning the foundations of a good, clear mix (final product) sort of acts like a mental mix buss for the composition process. I’m composing into my hopes and expectations for a final product, and the mix knowledge I’ve gained over the years has created a platform for how to achieve a higher quality, balanced end result. Much like knowing the foundations of theory help to achieve a clearer, more directly translation of thought to paper.
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