Daniel | Davis
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Hello all, I'm starting to track a bunch of new music I'm writing. I just finished what I think anyway is a comfortable performance of the bassline.
A little background information first:
-Apple Macbook: 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 1GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
-Running Logic Express 8 with Firepod
-Bass is a Squier Vintage Modified 70's Jazz
-Amp is a small 1x12 Marshall Tube Combo amp for guitar, but I'm playing at a reasonable state to not damage the amp
-SM57 slightly at rim of cone
-Room is a very large square with carpet and all surfaces are wood-family's house that I'm currently residing out until I move into my new place this summer.
-Amp is miced and on far side of room with two comforters over to in an attempt isolate any creaky noises (this is an old place!)
-Drums are DFH
-No EQ or post production whatsoever yet, I figure I'll just track down each instrument until I get a good performance on each and then I'll touch up at mixdown.
-Other instruments are not yet recorded. If you're curious to what the big picture for this will be, please feel free to check out the sequenced MIDI file of the entire here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/k3vzyq . This may help you to grasp what I'm aiming for. I'm really attempting to take my time with this stuff and self-produce a bunch of songs like this, I have about an EP's worth of copyrighted material like this (that I play with my band in PA) that I'd like to turn into a listenable form of real audio!
http://tindeck.com/listen/pnbm
So basically, how does it sound? Am I headed in the right direction by this mentality or am I missing something key?
edit: I just realized that I think I used the wrong cymbal for a bunch of parts. I have a slightly open hi-hat wherever I wanted a fully open one. Argh.
A little background information first:
-Apple Macbook: 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 1GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
-Running Logic Express 8 with Firepod
-Bass is a Squier Vintage Modified 70's Jazz
-Amp is a small 1x12 Marshall Tube Combo amp for guitar, but I'm playing at a reasonable state to not damage the amp
-SM57 slightly at rim of cone
-Room is a very large square with carpet and all surfaces are wood-family's house that I'm currently residing out until I move into my new place this summer.
-Amp is miced and on far side of room with two comforters over to in an attempt isolate any creaky noises (this is an old place!)
-Drums are DFH
-No EQ or post production whatsoever yet, I figure I'll just track down each instrument until I get a good performance on each and then I'll touch up at mixdown.
-Other instruments are not yet recorded. If you're curious to what the big picture for this will be, please feel free to check out the sequenced MIDI file of the entire here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/k3vzyq . This may help you to grasp what I'm aiming for. I'm really attempting to take my time with this stuff and self-produce a bunch of songs like this, I have about an EP's worth of copyrighted material like this (that I play with my band in PA) that I'd like to turn into a listenable form of real audio!
http://tindeck.com/listen/pnbm
So basically, how does it sound? Am I headed in the right direction by this mentality or am I missing something key?
edit: I just realized that I think I used the wrong cymbal for a bunch of parts. I have a slightly open hi-hat wherever I wanted a fully open one. Argh.
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