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Comment on Mr. Kwazi – Deluge by kwazi

kwazi — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:06:33 +0000

Thanks for the critique and the spot on the tape!

Comment on Yoda was right. by pierre

pierre — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:01:33 +0000

this is such an inspiring and motivating post. so much truth in it.
thank you for this one, and for the rest. always a pleasure reading you.

greetings from paris, france.

Comment on Yoda was right. by Sparqee

Sparqee — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:33:06 +0000

Thank you for that. I spent almost four hours playing guitar yesterday and came up with what felt like nothing, but really…. I improved my calluses.

Comment on Does your music sounds good on all systems? by Kim Lajoie

Kim Lajoie — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 03:11:18 +0000

Thanks for comment, Sparqee. It goes to show how difficult it can be to really hear the subtleties in our sounds. If our hearing adjusts and compensates so easily to vastly different speakers, how will we notice the subtle differences in our mixes? It takes very careful attention and a lot of experience!

-Kim.

Comment on Does your music sounds good on all systems? by Sparqee

Sparqee — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:09:36 +0000

I have three sets of speakers in my studio and it’s amazing how different they sound when I switch quickly between them. One set sounds very neutral while another is slightly hyped in the highs and lows and then the third set has an awful midrange and boomy low end. The funny thing is, if I sit down with fresh ears and listen to some familiar commercial recordings on this last set of speakers it doesn’t sound half bad. They only sound bad when directly compared with the other speakers. I’m still learning how to best use this set up but honestly my real acid test is how a mix sounds in my iPod headphones because I have more time logged listening to music through them. I wouldn’t mix with them but they do tell me when something is sticking out or not present enough in a mix.

Comment on Karl Lost – Got A Nerve by Kim Lajoie

Kim Lajoie — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:48:19 +0000

Also, I hard to turn this track down to bring it to the right level. That’s a first for me.

-Kim.

Comment on Omni-Psyence – Beam Me Up by Dave King

Dave King — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 02:12:02 +0000

Comment on Omni-Psyence – Beam Me Up by Kim Lajoie

Kim Lajoie — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 06:18:21 +0000

Cheers Dave. I think the album came together quite well. Thanks for the kind words.

Your track was pretty good. Don’t refrain from putting something in next time.

-Kim.

Comment on Sifemanor – A Winter’s Tale by Kim Lajoie

Kim Lajoie — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 06:16:18 +0000

Cheers Faheem. Looking forward to hearing how you approach it in future tracks.

-Kim.

Comment on Omni-Psyence – Beam Me Up by Dave King

Dave King — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:48:51 +0000

Although I was disappointed that my song was not selected to be included in the compilation, I enjoyed listening to the songs that were included. I downloaded the whole collection and listened in my car while commuting today.

One thing that really impressed me was the mastering.

Obviously, all of these songs came from different sources and I’m sure very different recording equipment and environments. Yet, the compilation as a whole sounds very cohesive and the sonic quality is consistent throughout.

On one song (I forget which, but it was somewhere in the middle) I had to nudge up the volume control in my car a bit to hear it well. But it was a fairly minor adjustment.

All in all, a very enjoyable listening experience.

Well done!