'Hide and Seek', a new Questionnaires' song

questionnaire · Joined: 29 May 2003 Posts: 640

New song 'Hide and Seek' from the Questionnaires' next album 'The Quirk Ethic'.

Hope you like it.

HIDE AND SEEK hi-fi

HIDE AND SEEK lo-fi

It's a 'second-stage' mix, not rough but not finished, so comments welcome.

:merci

HKRockChick · No More Peas! Joined: 25 Nov 2003 Posts: 1513

Its quite nice. I like the keyboard and sax work.

I feel that the chorus vox could go high instead of low - lift the song a bit.

pretty cool though.

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LORD LENSAJUICE · Joined: 25 Apr 2004 Posts: 51

Hey this is great Steve ...... where do you's record ?

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bbchris · Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 12:11 am Post subject: Re: nice

Mmmm I'm a fan of the Questionnaires! And I like this one!! Playing hide and seek again. The backing vocals on the chorus is a bit weird - can't pinpoint exactly what it is. Guitar solo is very very neat! Overall it's catchy and after listening a few times, gets the bbchris seal of approval :yo

questionnaire · Joined: 29 May 2003 Posts: 640

.... thanks for the listens, much appreciated.

Debbie, point taken, but it's not a dramatic song, it's pretty cool and a bit sardonic, so we don't want high emotion in the chorus.

Paul, we record everything at my place on 16-track digital equipment. We've just been signed by a small independent label, and we're hoping that they will fund an upgrade to 32-track, this is the one we want .....

Chris, glad you enjoyed it. This is just a rough mix, so there's still a bit of work to do on everything. I've gone for a wide pan on the backing vocals, so they need to be pulled together and evened up with some careful EQ, reverb and limiting.

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LORD LENSAJUICE · Joined: 25 Apr 2004 Posts: 51

Hey Steve the quality is great.... Are the drums "real" or programed ?? .. sorry for my ignorance, its hard to tell these days!!!

I am going into the studio very soon....... doing loads of overtime to pay for it!! :lol

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questionnaire · Joined: 29 May 2003 Posts: 640

.... on this one are all programmed because it's a fairly simple drum part. For more complicated ones we use hybrid real/programmed drumming.

Which studio are you going into?

LORD LENSAJUICE · Joined: 25 Apr 2004 Posts: 51

Thanks Steve ..... I was thinking how the hell do you get a drum sound like that in ya house?????? :lol

Studio ...... well iam still twistin and thinking ...... first av I approached first.... but not sure, I have heard a CD done there and its fine..... I will be choosing between Cluny and ..... ahhh!!!! there is one on city road, can never remember the name.... got something to do with the lighthouse family??

Anyway..... I think your recording is great..... and congrats on the signing.... hope they go for gettin you the 32 track!!!

Hope to see ya at the FQF

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droolymutt · Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 7:10 pm Post subject: Re: the drums ....

Listening......

Nice track..........

Nice mix, too.. - I like the way the snare comes through - very punchy..

The piano and sax solos are nice, but too dry for my ears. I would put a bit more 'verb on them.............

Guitar solo is delicious... - as are the vocals that follow...

Hey - I love those female vox in the backup tracks....

VERY nicely written, and arranged....

Here... - you deserve a Cookie for that one....

questionnaire · Joined: 29 May 2003 Posts: 640

... the Cluny is good, Tony the engineer down there put the PRS/MCPS tunecodes on our new master a couple of days ago. They've got new Mackie/Protools gear, and Tony has a decent pair of ears.

questionnaire · Joined: 29 May 2003 Posts: 640

... glad you like it.

I agree, the piano and sax are a bit dry, I'll sort that out plus other problems on the final mix.

How's it going, anyway?