How I mixed my album - Cloudburst
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- An in depth look at the mixing process of the track 'Cloudburst' from my album 'Journeys'. Thank you to the incredible musicians who played on the track!
Strings - hilaryskewes.com/ (see below for personnel)
Guitar - Mike Georgiades www.guitaristc...
Drums - Ash Soan ashsoan.com/
Strings Engineer - Isabel Gracefield rak-management...
Mastering - Cicely Balston www.abbeyroad....
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Join me on my journey to release my first studio album. Is there a way to release an album in 2024 and make it financially viable? This is the sixth part to my journey - mixing. Each video I'll outline every step of the process from initial ideas all the way to manufacture and setting up your shop.
Thank you to the incredible musicians who played on my music and the talented engineers who helped me get it over the finish line:
Track listing:
1 - A Home From Home
2 - Ecstatic Skies
3 - Golden Hour
4 - Summer Heat
5 - Ballet Of The Snow
6 - Dreaming Of The Lights
7 - City Of Angels
8 - Into The Void
9 - Cloudburst
10 - Moonrise Dew
11 - Melancholy
12 - Nocturne
All tracks written, produced and mixed by Paul Thomson
Recorded at The Bull Pen and The Lane
Strings recorded by Isabel Gracefield at RAK Studio 1
Strings contracted by Hilary Skewes
Transcriptions by Ben Foskett
Mastered by Cicely Balston at AIR Mastering
Musicians
Tina Guo: Cello (5) Ash Soan: Drums (9) Mike Georgiades: Guitar (9) Anthony Weeden: Conductor (2,3,8,9,11) Jonathan Morton: Leader (2,3,8,9) Violin solo (11) Anna Blackmur, Magdalena Filipczak, Raja Halder, Magnus Johnston, Antonia Kesel, Eloisa-Fleur Thom: Violin (2,3,8,9,11) Laurie Anderson, Meghan Cassidy, Gary Pomeroy: Viola (2,3,8,9,11) Richard Harwood, Brian O'Kane, Jessie Ann Richardson: Cello (2,3,8,9,11) Leon Bosch, Lucy Shaw: Contrabass (2,3,8,9,11)
JOURNEYS sound pack - heres a fun sound pack of some of my favourite sounds that I created to use while making the record. (And a few extra!) Includes some great playable Logic Pro Sampler and Kontakt (full version) instruments of sounds including Balalaika, Psaltery Pads, Cello FX, DFAM basses, fx and drums samples, Nylon Guitar, Wine Glasses, Studio Drumkit, Flute Air FX, Clarinet texture pad, Electric guitar FX and pads, Ride Cymbal taps. over 600 MB of content across 62 patches. REQUIRES either LOGIC PRO in 'Sampler' format or FULL VERSION OF KONTAKT 5.8.1 or later. Does NOT work in free Kontakt PLAYER. Both formats included in download. Also sample content is WAV format so you can just drag audio into your sessions if you prefer.
CD DELIVERY INFORMATION - please read before ordering: we ship using ROYAL MAIL TRACKED only. Tracked shipping will provide you with a tracking number. If lost during shipping we will provide a replacement free of charge.
Sound Pack content:
Journeys - Balalaika.nki
Journeys - Breath fx sounds.nki
Journeys - Cello drone.nki
Journeys - Cello Drop fx.nki
Journeys - Clarinets pad.nki
Journeys - Cym Bell soft.nki
Journeys - Cym Edge Open soft.nki
Journeys - Cym Large soft.nki
Journeys - Cym Splash soft.nki
Journeys - DFAM Bass 1.nki
Journeys - DFAM Bass 2.nki
Journeys - DFAM Bass 3.nki
Journeys - DFAM Bass 4.nki
Journeys - DFAM Bass 5.nki
Journeys - DFAM Bass 6.nki
Journeys - DFAM Bass 7.nki
Journeys - DFAM Bass 8.nki
Journeys - DFAM Bass 9.nki
Journeys - DFAM Bass Drums.nki
Journeys - DFAM Chime 1.nki
Journeys - DFAM Chime 2.nki
Journeys - DFAM Chime 3.nki
Journeys - DFAM Chime 4.nki
Journeys - DFAM Chime 5.nki
Journeys - DFAM Doom.nki
Journeys - DFAM Drop.nki
Journeys - DFAM NoiseBlips.nki
Journeys - DFAM Snares.nki
Journeys - DFAM Toms.nki
Journeys - Gtr fx sounds.nki
Journeys - Gtrfx Blipsicle.nki
Journeys - Gtrfx Chug Monoish.nki
Journeys - Gtrfx GrillChug.nki
Journeys - Gtrfx Grind UpDown.nki
Journeys - Gtrfx Scarysoft.nki
Journeys - Gtrfx Sparkleforwards.nki
Journeys - Gtrfx Sparklereverse.nki
Journeys - Gtrfx Starrynight.nki
Journeys - Gtrfx Stereoizchug.nki
Journeys - Gtrfx Synthmetachug.nki
Journeys - Gtrpad Mysterion.nki
Journeys - Gtrpad Pothead.nki
Journeys - Gtrpad Prescient.nki
Journeys - Gtrpad Thoughtful.nki
Journeys - Huge Match strike.nki
Journeys - Kit BD and Toms.nki
Journeys - Kit BD.nki
Journeys - Kit Cyms.nki
Journeys - Kit Dub Breaks source.nki
Journeys - Kit HH.nki
Journeys - Metal Gate tone.nki
Journeys - Nylon guitar.nki
Journeys - Pen Desk taps.nki
Journeys - Perc Breath n Spit.nki
Journeys - Perc knock n slams.nki
Journeys - Piano Low Staccato mp.nki
Journeys - Psaltery Cluster hits.nki
Journeys - Psaltery Cluster MW.nki
Journeys - Psaltery pad.nki
Journeys - Roller Perc clack.nki
Journeys - Wine Glass 1.nki
Journeys - Wine Glass 2.nki
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Thank you for sharing Paul, very inspiring and lovely track!
Thank you for the kind words!
Thank you for sharing your mixing process with us. Very informative!
Thanks Daniel!
Amazing composition! And thank you for very helpful knowledge! 😊🎵🎶
Thank you!
I love the minimal editing approach and the "light-ish" plugin approach. Thanks for walking through mix for this song.
Thanks David!
Loved this video. Great tune too!
Thank you!!
NICE, sounds great Paul!!!! I'm learning a lot from this video
Thank you - very kind!
Lovely track Paul. I'm also happy to see you using the Cimbalom. It's so fun to use and gives a unique texture to tracks, when used right. I'm interested knowing, if we will we see another video, of how you make all tracks sound equally loud in the mastering process, so the album sound doesn't sound off.
Really great song! Thank you for sharing your process.
Thank you!! Very kind!
@@PaulThomsonMusic You're welcome!
Such a lovely track!
Thank you!
Pet Shop Boys vibe. Love it 👌
Thanks James!
Thanks so much for getting to this. Been waiting :-) I find it curious that you still have some midi at the mixing stage rather than committing to audio. In any case brilliantly done. Thank you.
Thanks! Yes - just didn't seem necessary to bounce it down - I probably would have in protools in the old days though!
@@PaulThomsonMusic Ahh. Even with today's faster more capable computers I still bounce midi down to future proof my music/projects.
Great video, Paul. I'd for one like to see more. Good song. Mixing is a really preference thing. I've always had a little trouble preferring 'warm hug' drums. I have this issue on a number of John Mayer tracks too. But it's how the sound hits me initially. I usually grow to like the drum sound more over time. In this track the only thing I have issue with is the snare sound. It's a little too flabby and dry for me. I wonder what a little tighter sound with some pop to it would sound like. Perhaps even give it more of a wash sound in the sections that get a wash ambiance. But that's all preference and really, it's a great track! Thanks for the video!!
Thanks! Interesting thoughts - I'll definitely do one of the tracks that has quite harder hitting rhythm - where the drums lead. Watch out for that one!
Thanks for sharing Paul, I know it's not easy to do this with your songs. They are like ours, baby's.
Has anyone ever told you that you look like
Benny Hill? I am always waiting for a joke. Anyway, great job again. 😊
lol!! Not Benny Hill - but Zach Galifianakis, Paul Gascoigne, Brian Blessed (!), the list goes on..
Each instrument is beautifully designed, written and performed. The whole thing is too vanilla, lacking personality and character. It’s not boring but it’s not memorable either. I think this happens with a lot of well educated composers. Studio musicians can play everything but loose the imperfections and raw enjoyment.
It’s like mixing too many delicious ingredients in one pot.
Anyway, I did enjoy this episode and my opinion is just from an amateur listener perspective.
Glad you enjoyed the vid and I'm probably not as well educated as you think lol.. I studied aero engineering so I'm mostly self taught when it comes to composing!
Sigur Ros vibe on it...
The GOATs!! thank you for the compliment!