A Present For Lindy

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Hey all,

A few weeks back I recorded this song with a new artist by the name of "The Scarecrow". He wrote this song as a Christmas present for his current girlfriend.

Anyway, I think he's an amazing singer, plus he looks like Enrique Eglesias, so he's probably got a decent chance of making it. Oh, and the song's awesome, too.

Equipment used: a Rode NT1 into an ART Tube MP for the vox. An EV257 for the bass drum, a Shure SM57 on the snare, the Rode and an Oktava MC012 for the o-heads (matched to a pair of Neumann KM184's with the Antares Mic Modeler). All guitars were recorded direct with the Digitech RP2000, and the bass was run direct through the ART Tube MP. Everything was run into a Delta 66 at 44.1/24 and then into Cakewalk Pro Audio 9.03. Effects used: Waves NPP2, DSP-FX StudioVerb, and some other random stuff.

The song is called "Lindy" and can be found at http://mp3.com/37point5

Let me know what you guys think about the production and the song itself. He's about ready to give this to an A&R guy, so any advice you could give me to improve the recording would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance,
Ryan
 
Oh Yeah

I'm no engeineer by no means so I'll let the real ones coment on the mix(but it did sound damn good!) The vocalist sounds "up to date" uh real damn good. I liked the guitars tone, rhythm sounds just right the lead tone I like "a lot" I really do..I was just wanting to hear a little delay or something on it to..hell I dont know:D It really is a great song though. If I were an A&r type of guy I would sure give you guys a real good listen..I enjoyed it...David
 
Thanks for your response, David. I'm glad you liked the song. Regarding the lead tone, I have to tell you that I struggled with about 4 different leads & 4 different tones for the two leads, and I'm still not thrilled with what I ended up with. I figured that it deserved a decent lead, like you'd find in a (ugh) Celine Dion song or something. So, that's basically what I tried to make the lead sound like.

A note for everyone, though: the RP2000 kicks ass! If you're thinking about getting an amp modeler (that can also be used very effectively live), then this should be near the top of your list. I'm particularly happy with the stereo SPDIF out, which makes the 'verbs sound incredible. Of course, Digitech also makes 2 less expensive (and less feature-laden) ones that should sound just as good. So, just to repeat: no amps or mics were used in the recording of this song!

Ryan
 
I liked the tune and the vocals worked, but I think that the accompaniment needs to come down a little in the mix to let the vocal shine through. Arrangement-wise it needs a few more spots where the whole song gets quieter to emphasize the rockin' parts. As to that lead guitar tone: I think you should keep looking for something else. Not sure what.
Textures that you haven't heard anywhere else are what makes a tune stand out from the crowd. Despite the 24 bit recording (maybe beacuse of it) I heard clicks that are reminiscent of what I run into with my POD when the noise gate kicks in too harshly.
 
Drstawl, thanks for the reply. I'm still not sure if the problem with the lead guitar is the tone or the notes being played. Oh well.... It's gonna keep bugging me until I get it right, so I guess I better keep working on it until I find something that's original and that fits with the song.

Did you hear the clicks in the lead guitar tone, or in the song in general? 'Cause there is a shaker and a tambourine in the background that I forgot to mention that kinda gets buried in the mp3 mix (but is perfectly audible in the .wav mix). Maybe those were the clicks you heard. Let me know, 'cause I'm concerned that you might be hearing some sort of clipping I'm not catching somehow.

Thanks again,
Ryan
 
Naw- it was at the very end and the levels were low overall at that point. I'm sure it wasn't clipping. It was a very characteristic noise that I immediately recognized. Apply a software noise gate with a very long release.
Problem solved.
 
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