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I like it. Much like the fizz in a cold, refreshing Dr. Pepper, I found it quite satisfying.
I love Dr. Pepper.
I like it. Much like the fizz in a cold, refreshing Dr. Pepper, I found it quite satisfying.
Is the guitar our of tune with the bass? When I'm this tired, I tend to have trouble with the pitch of a bass. I can hear it up to a semi-tone off when it's not. Is that happening to me now, or is the bass really out of tune with the guitar?
OK good. Yeah, sorry about that drum track. It's how I work, but I'll turn it down next time I post something. I'll try to record a real drum track as soon as possible.I'm pretty sure they're in tune. It's a little hard to tell with the drum in the way on the bass track, but I would have to believe that they are within the acceptable range to qualify as "in tune".
OK good. Yeah, sorry about that drum track. It's how I work, but I'll turn it down next time I post something. I'll try to record a real drum track as soon as possible.
Hey, I've always wanted to do this but never got around to it. I think Steenamaroo did something similar recently.
I'm going to post a song as I write and record it, from the scratch tracks on. Just thought it might be cool to document the progression of how I record my tunes usually. It will actually be a new experience for me because I never save anything, in the sense that the latest version of any song I have is the only version I have. I burn bridges when I cross them. So, I've never been able to go back and listen to the early tracks of any tune I've finished.
I don't expect people to follow this all the way through. It's more for my own fun and whoever wants to come along, that's cool. I'll bump this thread whenever I add something to the song.
OK, so here's the first track to the tune. I always start with the bass (or a guitar scratch track) playing to a drum machine. I actually do my drums last or second to last, before the vocals, but often drums are the last thing I do. Strange but true.
For now, this tune is called "1a" (keeps the folder at the top of the list).
I'll name tracks according to the last thing I added.
So far today, I've done a bass track and the rythm guitar tracks.
NOTE: The guitars are going through a sim right now. I'm going to re-amp the guitars at a later time. So, I just dialed up quick distorted pre-sets to record for now. The guitars will have a little more variety and lot more thought put into their sound when I re-amp.
EDIT: As long as I can still edit the first post in this thread, I'm going to just put the MP3's here in order, while I can.
Here are the tracks as I upload them.:
I understand what you're saying. But I can post the raw tracks after. This is about documenting how I put a song together, even though it's not always exactly the same way. I will replace that drum machine as soon as I have permission from the doctor to play drums again. Right now, I can't do anything that will move my head around.I finally got to importing your tracks and taking a listen.
It's cool to see your working methods, especially since they're so different to mine and, I guess, Greg's.
I know you're main aim is tracking the progress of writing and compiling a song, but it might be cool to drop the drumbeat from additional tracks.
Maybe that's just me, but I had all the files going in a DAW and would have enjoyed hearing the guitars as separate raw tracks.
For the longest time, I only used VST's period. Then, I bought an amp, and always waited until I could make noise before I tracked. Then, I had the idea to use VST's to put rough tracks down, and then replace them with real tracks. Now, I use the VST's, but make sure that I record the raw, un-affected guitar track, which I then re-amp.About the vst guitars and reamping later..I know reamping is fairly new to you, but did you always use a vst to get a rough idea down then just spend the time track it properly.