Early 20th-century pen and ink drawing by Louis Rhead. Snug, the joiner, in the play of Pyramus and Thisbe. And then there’s Ringo hamming it up as the Lion: he stands onstage with the other three, but he never quite seems to be at the center of the action, as when he fires the cannon alone-or when he sits behind them at his drum kit. Paul and John’s separation at the hands of the Wall almost seems to foreshadow their divisions in the years ahead George takes on the role of the quiet, thoughtful character who shines light on the others. The band members appear exceedingly well cast, even in ways that may not have been apparent at the time. The English actor Trevor Peacock, who would later go on to join the Royal Shakespeare Company, introduces the players: Paul and John play the star-crossed lovers Pyramus and Thisbe George plays Moon, while Ringo takes the part of the Lion. The whole thing has the feel of a Beatles concert stadium and an early modern playhouse all at once, its general raucousness and unruliness bringing those two venues into unexpected alignment. Shortly thereafter, the trumpeters are revealed to be John, Paul, and George, who enter onto the thrust stage to the delight of the screaming fans surrounding it. Ringo then appears in period dress, hoisting a flag bearing the name of the program and firing a cannon to great comedic effect. This time, though, the group’s appearance did not begin with a rock and roll song, but rather with the performance of something quite different: the “Pyramus and Thisbe” episode from A Midsummer Night’s Dream.Īs the broadcast begins, we see three silhouetted trumpeters, followed by an artist’s rendering of the Globe Theatre, setting the scene for an Elizabethan performance. The show was called Around the Beatles, and it followed hard on the heels of the Beatles’ legendary first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show less than three months earlier.
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Plus using autotune I could drastically alter some notes and had fun changing bits of the melody here and there.On April 28, 1964, the most famous band in the history of popular music taped a television special at Wembley Park Studios in London. I wanted to give the voice a radio-NASA-ish tone, without using the classic telephone EQ setting. I usually never use autotune, but I thought that it would be nice to use it shamelessly on this track. I autotuned the voice, that's true, and had it go through a Boss voice transformer VT-1 to alter the formant. EDIT: uploaded a click-free version after fishmonkey's comment. thought I'd post the new version as I have no clue anymore if it got better or worse. had a cup of coffee while listening to Mellow (pretty nice indeed). lowered the "vacuum cleaner" sound a wee little bit. fixed the shaker issue with EQ and added a touch of reverb (but not too much as it quickly gets too undefined).
removed some medium freqs here and there. lowered the level of the ducky sound and got rid of it in the second part for the sake of consensus. If you're still keen, you're welcome to have a listen to the new version: Ok, so I've reworked the mix using your comments as a guideline.
That is for now, maybe something useful in there. One last thing while I am listening to it, is that you could enhance the mood by adding subtle saturation/erosion to the synths to make them dirtier. Voice is super nice btw, I really like it! The only thing that stood out for me was the vacuum-cleaner kind of sound at the beginning when you say "in my spaceahip there's not much to laugh about." Imo it did not blend well.
The above-mentioned duck sound could be more quieter and less "electronic" (but that's more sound design than mixdown) Try to give it more dimension if you can. I think it would perfectly fit the mood and atmosphere of the song. Shakers are all right but I would add some reverb to give them more dimension.īut I'd say it's true for all the other elements : your mix could get even better with careful use of reverb and low-level delays. Overall it sounds well balanced on my duet/genelec8030. I think your song is ace and as said before, the mixdown issue are not big deal because it is very very enjoyable throughout.
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