Remixing My Cut Of Watchtower - Again:

[Inspector #20]

I've really been getting into mixing and mastering here of late and i have found that getting a good sound - on a wide range of devices - isn't as simple as I had originally considered it to be...

When I found a mix that sounded great on one device, it was less than memorable on others. So, I am now coming up with a mix down that is a good average across the three most common devices - I-phone, i-pad and PC speakers.

Little nuances, like the octave-apart electric rhythms and the octave-apart trill in the verse sections are largely unheard in the current mixes, as is the acoustic guitar track.

 

[JohnnyGoo]

I dont see a link to listen to it.

 

[Inspector #20]

I dont see a link to listen to it.

Coming up....

 

[Inspector #20]

I like to call this version my "Producer's Cut" edition. This is my third mixdown and this has the best average across the tonal spectrum on a range of devices. Your critiques and comments are always welcome...

There have been some real issues with Soundlcoud altering the volume levels of the tracks, so i am not quite sure how this will turn out...

WATCHTOWER - BASS RE_TRACKED - 02/13/2019

 

[JohnnyGoo]

Link dont work Robert.

 

[WavMixer]

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[Inspector #20]

This one does...

WATCHTOWER - BASS RE_TRACKED - 02/13/2019

 

[JohnnyGoo]

Great Job Robert. Nothing wrong here im just used to hearing that acoustic guitar at the begining of the song . You using 5th chords at the opening of the song ? Maybe try using the regular ol cowboy style chords at the start. What is it Am,G,F ?Sounds good Robert ,you got your Jimi down

 

[Session 5]

I like to call this version my "Producer's Cut" edition. This is my third mixdown and this has the best average across the tonal spectrum on a range of devices. Your critiques and comments are always welcome...

There have been some real issues with Soundlcoud altering the volume levels of the tracks, so i am not quite sure how this will turn out...

WATCHTOWER - BASS RE_TRACKED - 02/13/2019

Says track was removed, didn't get to hear it Rob.

 

[Session 5]

Great job!!!!! Well done!! The track well put together.

 

[Inspector #20]

Great Job Robert. Nothing wrong here im just used to hearing that acoustic guitar at the begining of the song . You using 5th chords at the opening of the song ? Maybe try using the regular ol cowboy style chords at the start. What is it Am,G,F ?Sounds good Robert ,you got your Jimi down

Hey, Goo!!!!

I'm shooting for a real 'metal' feel on the opening, and there's a lot of work going on in here. There is an acoustic guitar track in the background that is brought forward behind the vocals, but it is pulled back during the heavy phrases. There are two 'clean' guitar rhythm tracks also.

In this version, I am in standard tuning and the intro phrase is played as A# - C - G#. While it's true that I am using root/5th chording on the intro, there are actually 6 separate guitar parts on the intro phrase. Two tracks feature a conventional root/5th chord structure in frets 1, 3 & 4. Tracks 3 & 4 feature a two-string 'diad' variant of the A# - C - G# played on the E/A and A/D barred at frets 6, 4 & 3 respectively, followed by another A# - C - G# variant played by barring the D/g at frets 7 & 10, then completing the G# phrase by barring the A/D at the 10th fret. This is what makes the intro sound so massive...

 

[Inspector #20]

Great job!!!!! Well done!! The track well put together.

Thanks, S5....

I am working on a new version with a less 'Jimi' style/phrased solo and more of my own hard-rock style....

 

[JohnnyGoo]

Gotcha. Well your a insperation to the rest of us to pick up that guitar and play

 

[Inspector #20]

Gotcha. Well your a insperation to the rest of us to pick up that guitar and play

I play with true guitar monsters that make me want to just stop playing sometimes!!!!!!!!

 

[Inspector #20]

Gotcha. Well your a insperation to the rest of us to pick up that guitar and play

Want a sneak-peak of the new solo concept?????

 

[Inspector #20]

Here's the new version...just about 41 seconds worth.

Watchtower Sound Sample - New Solo Concept

 

[JohnnyGoo]

Love it. I still hear that Jimi influence but i love that. Great playin Robert

 

[Inspector #20]

Love it. I still hear that Jimi influence but i love that. Great playin Robert

Thanks, Goo....I am trying to finish it up, but here's the things about this song...you may lay down 20 takes before ANY of them 'feel' right!!!!!!

 

[JohnnyGoo]

i hear ya.

 

[Inspector #20]

Here's an interesting email I got from Soundcloud:

SoundCloud

• Sent 1 day ago1 day ago
  SoundCloud
  Hi Robert H. Herndon,
  
  It looks like your track
  
  "80 Proof Redemption - All Along The Watchtower - Re-Mix 02/15/2019"
  
  might contain or be a copy of "All Along the Watchtower" by Jimi Hendrix, which is owned by owned by EMI Publishing/Dwarf Music in certain territories.
  
  As a result, your track has been removed from your profile for the time being.
  
  – Wait SoundCloud, I think I have the rights to this!
  
  If you think we've made a mistake, you can tell us about it by following the link below and filing a dispute. You can file a dispute if:
  
  • we've wrongly identified the track
  • we've correctly identified the track, but you have the rights to post this to SoundCloud - for example, because you are the copyright owner or have permission from the copyright owner(s).
  
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  Thank you,
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So, I guess when you nail a song really close to the original, they suspect it as sampling??? This happened to my friend - Fil Oliveri - with one of his recent AC/DC covers, but Fil's cover really sounds like AC/DC. My cover of Watchtower does not sound anything like Hendrix, other than it replicates his phrasing fairly well...