I would also mention - no way you're going to do a good job programming congas etc without having played them at least a little. There's real...
@Smeghead >ditch the percussion Nah, tbh the programmed drums sound terrible on their own - decent blended in though. And the live percussion...
Thanks, a lot of good feedback there. I should mention - I don't consider this Latin music. Just a (somewhat offbeat) rock/pop tune that...
Appreciate it (and still tweaking atound the edges)! Wish flats didn't take so long to break in; I'd redo bass with a pair of medium Fenders....
Fwiw I ended up at 'don't try to make your Recorded bass something it's not' (ie cutting) and embraced it's natural , dark sound more. [MEDIA]
@clone Interesting ideas re sample, will def keep it in mind. Though I'm not sure I have an issue with the repetitive nature of the loop; the live...
@clone Congas are a sample/loop (except for the one you'll hear come in on the instrumental break 0:28), so nothing I can do there. Agree I can...
@Radio less bass is a given, though I'm wondering if that's going to take me back to my original issue of bass clarity/punch. Wondering what you...
@vuldegger missed that, just did now. Wondering what you did there ... some quick mastering of sorts it seems like. Thank you for taking the time...
@Radio yeah I have to agree with you. Went from being masked by percussion to too loud. But I consider it an integral.part of the arrangement.
I'm think I got myself lost in the weeds a while back on this one. I love the sampled percussion; the programmed kit by comparison sounds robotic...
@Somnambulist All good points. For reference, there's the track I sampled. Ethiojazz! [MEDIA]
You are correct - forgot I had really ducked down the kick on this mix trying to clear space for bass. Will repost...
Hi - I've got a mix with very dense acoustic afro latin percussion as well as programmed (acoustic) drums. Bass is Fender P with heavy...
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