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  1. Tom Hicks

    Back to the Real Book

    I think I may have too much compression on the melody guitar.I EQd the bottom -10 dB at 125 Hz and rolled off the highs 6 dB over 1200 Hz.The rhythm bed is midi except for rhythm guitar,so I'm really interested most in how the guitar seems to sit in the mix on your speakers. Misty
  2. Tom Hicks

    first time tenor sax recording

    Usually I am doing guitars,bass and midi stuff so this is new for me.I recorded a buddy with a tenor sax onto a rhythm bed I'd prepared.Just blues to check out the tones.I used 5 mics initially,SM57,another dynamic cardi shure (his gig mic),the RS drum mic 33-32-30,V67 and NT1.The V67 had the...
  3. Tom Hicks

    swing style

    Here's a try at the Van Morrison classic. Moondance
  4. Tom Hicks

    This Masquerade

    Here's my pop-funk version of the Leon Russell tune most famously covered by George Benson. This Masquerade
  5. Tom Hicks

    Windy and Warm

    This is done in the style of Doc and Merle Watson. Windy and Warm
  6. Tom Hicks

    Jobim Tune

    I'm told that Desafinado translates as slightly out of tune.Probably because of all the flat fives and flat nines it has.Composed in 1959 by Antonio Carlos Jobim,who is my favorite latin jazz guy.This is my take on the old standard. Desafinado
  7. Tom Hicks

    two for one special

    I bought a new pc,an Anthlon 1700+ with 512 meg ddr and a 40 gig 7200 HD.I've got win98se and n-Track Studio v3.0 Here's a couple of test tracks I made the past few days.Hardware was j-station,c-port and audiobuddy.Jackson bass,Les Paul,HR16 and Roland JV-35.First one is blues and the other one...
  8. Tom Hicks

    rs mic #33-3032 on guitar

    I bought a pair of the Radio Shack drum mics Harvey mentioned are on sale this month.While I haven't had a chance yet to try them out on their intended target,I have been recording other stuff to see what other uses might sound like. Here is a clip of one of the mics on my cedartop...
  9. Tom Hicks

    Shure Unidyne III?

    And the answer to that question is...proto-57. As in prototypical.Among my old Shure mics is A Unidyne III, model 545SD,brushed chrome barrel with on-off switch.Next,I have a black matte Unidyne III, model SM57,no switch.The next mic is the same black 57 with the words Unidyne III now finally...
  10. Tom Hicks

    jazz drum micing suggestions please

    Hey guys I have miced rock drums in my band ,usually stereo overheads plus kick and snare.Sometimes tom mics too.But I have a session later today with an experienced jazz drummer.My brother played him some of my stuff and he asked me to record a jam session and burn him a CD.I know a lot of...
  11. Tom Hicks

    new mix

    Here's a cover done in CEP and n-Track Studio.Thanks for any ideas or comments. mp3 streaming audio Tom
  12. Tom Hicks

    modern rock cover

    Recorded at band practice Sunday. mp3 streaming audio Tom
  13. Tom Hicks

    the VCR recording experiment

    I took 4 stereo VCRs to band practice with an 8 channel mixer and recorded multiple takes of 5 tunes.I posted both mp3 and streaming of the first tune's initial mix. The tapes have about 60 dB of dynamic range.I used ECM8000s on the drum OHs,a 57 on snare and V67 on kick.V76 doubled later on...
  14. Tom Hicks

    v67 tonite

    I couldn't help noticing the buzz lately for the Marshall MXL V67. I picked one up after work and did some test tracks.My Nashville proto cedar top acoustic was first... http://tom.artistcollaboration.com/v67guitar.mp3 Rosewood bass chromatic xylophone...
  15. Tom Hicks

    Djangos birthday

    tres manifique! http://tom.artistcollaboration.com/django.wma
  16. Tom Hicks

    another Tom tune

    This Allmanish jam was recorded yesterday by me and my brother David.I have been working on my drum programming in fruity,trying not to sound so canned.TIA for the comments.Les Paul into j-station (S/PDIF),Jackson bass and Roland keys direct into C-Port,n-Track on a PIII 600. Tom...
  17. Tom Hicks

    streaming 70s prog rock

    Hi guys My brother was in a band that won a statewide radio contest and played the first Texxas Jam (I was one of two soundmen).They also won a recording contract with Polydor/Polygram and tracked 12 sides at TRC Studios in Indianapolis, In.Producer was Joseph Shermetski (Joe Shermy,bass player...
  18. Tom Hicks

    more streaming x-mas music

    I took the pulse from Take 5 by Brubeck and put it in We Three Kings.8 tracks,mostly dry and all first takes.Just a little para EQ on the bass and some compression across the mix.This is .wma streaming format. Tom http://tom.artistcollaboration.com/3kn5.wma
  19. Tom Hicks

    X-mas tune streams

    Ok,here is "Greensleeves/What Child Is This" in .wma streaming format.Or if you have broadband listen to the mp3. Tom streaming http://home.att.net/~mhic/greens.wma mp3 http://tom.artistcollaboration.com/green.mp3
  20. Tom Hicks

    another tune

    This song features my little brother on all instruments in a straight ahead style. http://tom.artistcollaboration.com/sunrise.mp3
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