She's a Soldier - redone w/GuyGrooves

A few weeks back I posted a version of this song that had a lot of noise in it. Well our good friend GuyGrooves came to my rescue and cleaned up the original noisy audio file as well as doing some other magic on it for me using Izotope. I think he did a great job on the offending track, and really appreciate him helping me out especially considering this is a 14 year old audio recording brought back from the brink as it were.

Thank you Guy for all you help, you're tops in my book my friend.

I decided to make this my Pedal Steel Guitar debut on this redone song. and while I realize the Steel playing in this is not very good, I have only been playing around with the Steel for a little over a month. That's not an excuse, it's a reason for why the steel ain't that great, but as time and practice goes on, hopefully it'll get better. I just wanted to try to play it a little on this song, for remembrance sake.

Hope you enjoy the new version, and thanks for listening,

Ed

p.s. I asked Guy to give us a little synopsis of what he did to the track when he was working on it trying to clean it up and enhance the sound of it. Being the Gentleman Guy is, he honored my request and I am posting it here. The purpose of this is to try to help others learn from his experience working on this song with me and for me. So I and those that will learn from this thank you Guy for all you kindness and your help.

From GuyGrooves

I want to make sure everyone is aware that Ed did another transfer of those files and managed to capture a much cleaner version of the song before I ever touched it. It was an opportunity for me to work with some new software I have. Izotope RX, it is very cool, and can do some amazing restoration and repair work. I am still very new to the entire digital side of recording and consider myself an old analog dog.
This song was already very well mixed, and if anyone understands mastering, a good mix is key when it comes to the task at hand. My job was an easy one. The first thing I did was run it through Izotope RX and put a mild de-clipper on it to quiet down some hot spots in the vocals, and recover some headroom. Then to make sure I had no extra noise I ran it through the de-clicker in the same program.

This software in stand alone mode, works with 32 bit, so I had to put it into Bias peak pro to convert it back to 24 and then I put it into Logic Pro. From there I opened up Ozone 3 and started with the multiband dynamics with a soft knee and a high threshold with a low ratio. I then added multiband harmonics with low values and no delay with the tube setting on. Then the loudness maximizer with 0.0 threshold and -0.3 margin with 4.4 on the smoothing. I do this all by ear and

I am still learning what some of the different processors actually do, and what they are for. So no tech questions please ha ha ha.

I then added another program from PSP called "Vintage warmer 2" which I got because I really miss that warmth that analog recordings have. It is easy to use and works well, but to my ear it doesn't quite get it there. This combination of processors boosted the levels and pleased my ear, however the hot spots in the vocals re-appeared. Luckily Izotope RX works as a plugin as well. I just put the de-clipper in the channel strip of the mixed track and bumped up the output a touch on Ozone and the warmer without taking to much of the dynamic range out of the song, and I was basically done.

The only eq I added was with the warmer which has a 2 band eq in it. That should tell you how good this mix was when I got it. I love this song, and the passion with which my friend Ed sings it. I wanted it to keep from affecting the passion that grips you and keeps your toe tapping for the entire song. Thank you Ed, for this wonderful song and the opportunity to touch it up so to speak. I am truly honored you let me.
Guy

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S H E ' S A S O L D I E R
Dedicated to my dear wife Sharon Beth (Fintel) Wemmerus
Words, Music and Arrangement By Edward C. Wemmerus Sr.
Copyright © November 27, 1995 All Rights Reserved


V E R S E I
Well it's early in the mornin' when she rises from her bed
Sometimes fearful, sometimes lonely, sometimes scared of what's ahead
But she gets up every mornin', and prays away the dread
She's got the courage that can only come from God. Yeah Yeah
I said the courage that can only come from God

V E R S E II
On the job from early mornin', till the sun goes down at night
She's a worker in the vineyard, of the Son of God on high
Never letting go the vision of his power and his might
She's got the power that can only comes from God. Yeah Yeah
You know the power that can only come from God

C H O R U S
She's a soldier in the army of the Lord
Never doubting for a minute, the power of His call
Through the fire and temptation, he never lets her fall
She's a soldier in the army of the Lord.( Yeah, Yeah ) ------ last chorus only

Play one verse Instrumental, Then repeat the C H O R U S

tag lines: (Repeat twice)

A soldier in the army of the Lord. ---- One more time
A soldier in the army of the Lord.

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