Recent content by Smokepole

Hi guys, here's my scenario. I usually record alone, 1 track at time. Tomorrow I'm going to record about 4 songs for a bar demo with a group I've been messing around with. When I'm alone, I just use a drum machine. Tomorrow I'm going to enter the nightmare of trying to record a kit. I...

You guys made some excellent calls on this one! The panning was all screwed up like was mentioned. I fixed that then did a lot of changing things #1 I moved the hi- hat from the garage to center. I only had 3 choices once I got inside the drum machine so I couldn’t offset it just a little like...

I got so frustrated waiting for help from people that I went out and bought a keyboard Wednesday! This song has a lot of changes thanks to the suggestions. This is my first attempt with anything keyboard like so give me any advice at all. I just made up chords and stuff to match my guitar...

I had to bring my deck upstairs to record this to a CD for a keyboard player who will hopefully be adding some things to it next week. I figured it would be a good song to grow with all of your input seeing as it will be redone a couple of times and your hearing this one in it's embryo stage...

Does anyone have some favorite settings they would like to share? I tried micing around the 12th-14th fret, but actually like the tone better with the mic a few feet away. I'm not sure how to set the compressor. I've tried experimenting a little but am not thrilled with my results. I'm sure...

Does anyone have some favorite settings they would like to share? I tried micing around the 12th-14th fret, but actually like the tone better with the mic a few feet away. I'm not sure how to set the compressor. I've tried experimenting a little but am not thrilled with my results. I'm sure...

This may not be the proper forum but it seems like there are a lot of guys here who work alone. I'm working with a small drum machine and I've been doing my own bass tracks too. (I'm a guitarist) When you workout a tune, do you generally put down a drum track first and then try to play a bass...

I think that's the right term. I have a Shure Ksm27. I've since borrowed a Marshall tube mic from a friend. I think it's an MXLV77. I like the sound of the second one much better. I know it's subjective but I find it to be rounder and have more brightness as I'm recording my acoustic guitar...

I don't really write in this style? This just came out so tried not arguing with the muse. I was hoping a sax player would appear out of nowhere for the solo but it didn't happen. That's why the guitar solo is played the way it is. I've gotten really frustrated so I stopped here. I really...

For some reason I'm getting an error message. I'm pretty sure it's me, but this computer is brand new. Are you guys able to play stuff? It's been like this all day and it's 1:45 PM E.S.T now. Thanks. Joe

It has become the #1 played tune over at nowhere.com. I know it's not a big deal but I just want to share my excitement with poeple who might appreciate it. I'm floored that my first tune was rececived so well. I posted that link here about a week ago and was glad to receive 10 responses...

I read in a couple of places how so and so sent me a track or a solo or something. How do transfer tracks like this? I have struggled just to figure out how to do the little bit that I do on computers to post songs etc. How does everything stay synced? For instance, I have a tune that's...

Here's a tune that I hope you'll be laughing with me at, hopefully not at me. I named myself "ICHY KRAK" as an artist name just to remind me that I really want music to be strictly fun, the way it used to be for me. I describe this song as Lynyrd Skynyrd meets Alabama (at Chuck Berry's house)...

I haven't posted in a while. I was one of the bottom feeders that you all helped build a little hobby studio. I finally got a computer that will actually handle some of the stuff I did on my little 8-track. My old one couldn't even make an mp3. I just wanted to post my first song in case anyone...

After putting together a little hobby-type studio with help from the folks here, I finished 3 songs. I'll try posting this one because it's more rock oriented. The other 2 are easy listening and country. (I'm an old fart) Although I listened to it on every system I could, and in a bunch of...