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This is part of a project that I'm doing. It's actually going to be a whole bunch of different parts that I've messed with and when I finish recording all the parts I'm going to put it together to make one long song. This is the first part that I did but not the first part of the song. It's actually going to end up somewhere in the song, I just don't know for sure where. ;)

I'm a bit concerned about the guitar solo, but any and all comments appreciated.


 
Sounds pretty good man...dramatic. Great tone on the solo.......and nice playing. I think it's a good choice of notes for that part. Very melodic.

I like it.
 
Dogman said:
Sounds pretty good man...dramatic. Great tone on the solo.......and nice playing. I think it's a good choice of notes for that part. Very melodic.

I like it.
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Thanks Dog! You don't think the tone is too thin or too weak? There's something that bothers me about that part but I just can't put my finger on it.
 
7string said:
Thanks Dog! You don't think the tone is too thin or too weak? There's something that bothers me about that part but I just can't put my finger on it.
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Nope...I think it's pretty decent...you could try beefing it up, but that may clutter things a bit. Raise the volume a db or two, and see what you think. I personally like it as is....
 
This is good, I'm curious to hear it with the rest of the parts. Are you going to add vocals, or is this an instrumental?

Btw, the part at the beginning makes me think of NFL highlight videos! :)
 
Dogman said:
Nope...I think it's pretty decent...you could try beefing it up, but that may clutter things a bit. Raise the volume a db or two, and see what you think. I personally like it as is....
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I've raised it, lowered it, put some beef into it, took it back out, added ketchup, scraped it off and you're right, it does just clutter things up.

I did raise the bass guitar a bit and it seems to pump up the bottom end a bit more. I'll post a new version later this evening.

Thanks Dog!
 
mwthompson said:
This is good, I'm curious to hear it with the rest of the parts. Are you going to add vocals, or is this an instrumental?
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Thanks MW! I appreciate the comments! There are LOTS of instrumental segments, at least there WILL be. There are vocals in some segments but I haven't recorded those segments as of yet. ;) In fact, the only OTHER segment I have finished is the intro to the whole thing.

mwthompson said:
Btw, the part at the beginning makes me think of NFL highlight videos! :)
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hahaha... Spring training is only a few days away... :)
 
Hey Jeff,

This is good, man. Very dramatic, and the little timing change during those breaks is very cool. Just a hiccup, not too much to throw it off.

I don't know what you don't like about the guitar tone. It sounds far from thin to me. It's a warn tone with a nice sustain.

Looking forward to hearing this finished. Sounds good so far.
 
RAMI said:
Hey Jeff,

This is good, man. Very dramatic, and the little timing change during those breaks is very cool. Just a hiccup, not too much to throw it off.

I don't know what you don't like about the guitar tone. It sounds far from thin to me. It's a warn tone with a nice sustain.

Looking forward to hearing this finished. Sounds good so far.
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Hey, Rami! Thanks for the compliments, Duder! It's NOT you on drums though. ;)

Does the guitar sit well in the mix? Maybe that's what bothers me and not necessarily the tone. I can't pull it out, but there's SOMETHING about that part that bothers me.

There's a lot of those little timing changes to come... ;)
 
I'm no drummer, but the drum "roll" (?) on the keyboard section just feels off timing wise. I'd like another opinion though as no one yet has commented on it....

The writing is very cool, I like:
- the melody of the keyboard
- the marching feel of the piece
- the guitar solo and tone (it's nice and thick)
- cool prog rock

This will no doubt be part of an excellent piece once it's done.....
 
ido1957 said:
I'm no drummer, but the drum "roll" (?) on the keyboard section just feels off timing wise. I'd like another opinion though as no one yet has commented on it....

The writing is very cool, I like:
- the melody of the keyboard
- the marching feel of the piece
- the guitar solo and tone (it's nice and thick)
- cool prog rock

This will no doubt be part of an excellent piece once it's done.....
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Hey, Idol! Thanks for the comments! That's what I get for working with a drum machine. I tried like hell to teach it how to play but it just does whatever it wants. ;)
 
Ok, I put up the remix where I boosted the bass guitar a tad. Please let me know if it helps, hurts, hinders, whatever.

Thanks!

 
7string said:
Hey, Rami! Thanks for the compliments, Duder! It's NOT you on drums though. ;)

Does the guitar sit well in the mix? Maybe that's what bothers me and not necessarily the tone. I can't pull it out, but there's SOMETHING about that part that bothers me.

There's a lot of those little timing changes to come... ;)
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If you want some drums on this, let me know. I just finished a CD and I'm drained...I got nothing. I've been staring at my computer, playing Em and Am over and over for a few days. I thought I wrote a tune yesterday, but it turned out to be "Breathe" by Pink Floyd. :eek:

If not, the drums you have on this sound good as is.
 
RAMI said:
If you want some drums on this, let me know. I just finished a CD and I'm drained...I got nothing. I've been staring at my computer, playing Em and Am over and over for a few days. I thought I wrote a tune yesterday, but it turned out to be "Breathe" by Pink Floyd. :eek:

If not, the drums you have on this sound good as is.
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If you think I'm going to turn THAT down, your crazy! Get to work! ;)

Oh, uh... what do you need?

I'd love to work on your Jam but anytime I try to download from your site it works for about 5 seconds and then closes. :(
 
7string said:
If you think I'm going to turn THAT down, your crazy! Get to work! ;)

Oh, uh... what do you need?

I'd love to work on your Jam but anytime I try to download from your site it works for about 5 seconds and then closes. :(
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Cool! How did we used to do it? It seemed to always work well. My preference wold be a click track panned one side, and the music panned to the other. That way I can adjust them however I want.

Don't worry about my jam thing. There's nothing special going on there.

I just threw up a riff and a beat. Literally. Just puked 'em right out.:eek:
 
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