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Does anyone still have the raw multitrack files that Kevin Reeves once released for his album "It's About Time"? I stupidly didn't hold onto them, then they disappeared. It's not clear to me if he meant to take them down because he didn't like how they were being used, or if that was just a casualty of him taking down his old website and moving on. This is mostly for my #blind followers, particularly musicians and audio production folks.
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I'd like to make another attempt at mixing the song "It's About Time". The original mix watered down the strings compared to what I recall hearing in the raw track, particularly in the final chorus. Of course, it's hard to balance everything in that song, particularly with the distorted guitars; I might try just getting rid of those on that song, because I think those were overdone, in the 2000s generally, not just on that album.
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OK, here's my remix of Kevin Reeve's song "It's About Time", using those multitrack files I managed to find earlier: mwcampbell.us/audio/kevin-reev… And the original for reference: youtube.com/watch?v=UHMuCw3kgL…

I don't claim any particular skill at mixing. I didn't do the echoes or any other effects except for compression on the vocals. I did turn down the guitars to make room for everything else that's going on. And I like the raw sound of the drums.


It's About Time

Provided to YouTube by CDBabyIt's About Time · Kevin ReevesIt's About Time℗ 2006 Reevesman EntertainmentReleased on: 2006-01-01Auto-generated by YouTube.
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Updated the mix (same URL as before). I somewhat increased the volume on the distorted guitars, Whirly (electric piano), and one of the toms. I tweaked the vocal compression (the choir is no longer compressed). And most importantly, the mix as a whole never distorts now. And I seem to have gotten it such that the average volume level basically matches what ReplayGain says it should be.

And now I'm done pretending to be a mix engineer. Tomorrow I'll go back to work that I know how to do.

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