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A lot of it is chemistry. It's like a relationship between two people. Sometimes they just click, and sometimes they don't. Look at Glen Frey of the Eagles. My personal opinion is that his solo work is horrible. I mean, seriously, Smuggler's Blues? That song, to me, is a joke. I can...

The way I look at it is if you make a song, and you have complete satisfaction with it and actually enjoy listening to it, then you have achieved success. What other people think, and whether it will make any money is next, but it's not the most important thing. Songs are about expressing...

You might hate your voice, but I don't. Voice is something that is hard to get used to when you hear yourself sing. You have a much better voice than Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Bon Scott, and the like, but there's something all of those guys have (and you do too): songwriting ability and style...

The vocals sound clear to me. What I meant by double up was to literally record it again and mix the two. Sing the song again. Listen to Eminem. He does that on almost every song. There are two of him rapping. It works for some. Snoop, on the other hand, is dry and relaxed. I've yet to...

What's your setup? If you're using a drum machine, get some loops instead from Platinum Loops or Beta Monkey. Their drums FILL the board. Sounds good. Your song needs BASS. Double your vocals. Slim Shady does. Remember, only bass and vocals should be centered. Guitars and such should pan...

Sounds cool. My opinion (and it's not worth much, so don't sweat it), is to crank up the bass a little more. On the lyrics I think you should change "Yes I do" to something else, because it's the last three words in the chorus, and if you come up with something that rhymes with it, and is...

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What do professional studios cost per hour these days? Also, can someone recommend a good studio in Atlanta? I'm specifically interested in recording acoustic guitar and vocals with light percussion and light electic bass, very similar to a Jack Johnson sound, but the songs are not Jack...

That setup wasn't Flea's. It's Geddy Lee's. Nevertheless, you don't have to hack your bass to get a signal into different channels. Split it right after it leaves the bass, and pump it through two channels. I always do this when recording. I activate two channels to record, each with a...

Check this out. It works great. Run your bass through two channels and have a different tone on each: "Bass guitar amplification Lee's amps in the early days were arena-ready Sunn and/or Ampeg models. By the late seventies, his backline had evolved into a unique configuration of Ashly preamps...

I don't enjoy using a pick. I enjoy the sound it produced when recording, but you can get a similar sound with the right tweaks. Like I said, using a tube amp (or tube preamp) helps to get that top end AND bottom end through. But I like playing with my fingers because it feels good, and I...

It's also easier to find a spot in a band when you're a bass player, especially if you have a good amp setup. And without all the goofy pedals, your job setting up is easier. Just roll your cabinet (s) in, set the head up, plug in, and blast off. The less equipment you have, by the way, the...

I run my bass through a tube pre-amp, and then direct. Then I just use tone to define the sound, depending on what I'm playing. For me, learning to play bass was a LONG road that could have been made alot easier. I started when I was 15 by picking up a bass at the local music shop. I loved...

I think the real reason record companies might want the artists to starve is to get good work out of them. ;) Obviously I'm kidding a bit, but it's sort of true in a way. Once they get big they usually aren't that good anymore. Just my 2 cents (worth about 1.8 cents in Canada).

I'm not sales rep, just a home recording chap, but I've noticed over the years (from my point of view) that Yamaha makes guitars and basses that should be a LOT more expensive. I've had Fenders (American), Carvins, and more, but my Yamaha not only stays in tune exceptionally well, but sounds...

Yeah, I wonder about the offensive part. It's not meant to be, but I can see how it would easily be seen as sarcastic. The truth is that it is more abstract than anything else. "We Love Chinese Ladies" is just kind of what came into my mind as I wrote the chorus and lyrics. Maybe it is...

For me the creative process changed dramatically. Here's what I used to do: Strum or pick the guitar (acoustic or electric) and come up with a catch riff or chord progression. Then I'd record it and try to add things to it. It always dead-ended. Nothing good. Now I approach it from the...

Well, I was an absolute musical genius. I had huge hits in my head and simply needed a way to record them. Long story short: Through years of playing and recording (on the ultra-cheap), I've learned that I'm not a musical genius at all. In fact, I quite suck at making music. I'm better than...

If that song were recorded properly it would be really good. Kind of like the Indigo Girls. Very nice and inspiring.

I've posted some songs for feedback in the MP3 Clinic, but that seems to be more of a mixing techniques forum, and I don't have NEAR the equipment or technical talent as those guys. They rule. I just want feedback on the songs themselves, not the technical quality of them. So, is this the...