HevyD47Ca
New member
Hi everyone:
I haven't written the lyrics for this yet, but I'd like to get some ears on the mix so far.
Lets see if I am getting anywhere with drum sounds.
What about the bass??
The usual grilling if you please
Hi everyone:
I haven't written the lyrics for this yet, but I'd like to get some ears on the mix so far.
Lets see if I am getting anywhere with drum sounds.
What about the bass??
The usual grilling if you please
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terrible_buddhi
New member
sounds great...good guitar sound. The only area I would point out is the snare kind of way out back if you know what I mean, and somewhat boring...how about some crazy fills man 
MC Gitarz
New member
The Hevy Mon's Back!
Ohhhhhhh Yeaahhhhh!
Now you know I'm all over this stuff. Wankology at its finest. Oh yes - the drums - you asked about the drums. Rhythmically fine - almost a choo-choo beat. The snare's a bit dominant - actually more than a bit. It's hiding some of that fine Merle Travis rhythm and I'm sure it'll cover your vocal. The hi-hat sounds nice and that light crash sounds pretty good, too. The splash sounds artificial. The placement suits me just fine (as do the rest of the instruments in the mix.) OK - that's the drums - now on to the important stuff!! If it were me - I'd let the bass sustain just a little longer so it lingers on 'one' and pushes the beat. The lead part is freekin' lovely! Have you heard Brent Mason? Some artfully applied compression will make those lead tone midranges snap in you face. ( I don't know how or how much - but you're reallllllly close.) Excellent playing - it's like a lesson on country-blues riffing - you've covered most every possible combination. Very smoooth. Tones nice and full. Is this direct or mic'd amp? It's real country blues - every time I hear one of your tunes I want to run right up to the studio and grab the Strat! This one's gonna be niiiiiiice!! Great to have you playing again!!
~Milan
Ohhhhhhh Yeaahhhhh!
Now you know I'm all over this stuff. Wankology at its finest. Oh yes - the drums - you asked about the drums. Rhythmically fine - almost a choo-choo beat. The snare's a bit dominant - actually more than a bit. It's hiding some of that fine Merle Travis rhythm and I'm sure it'll cover your vocal. The hi-hat sounds nice and that light crash sounds pretty good, too. The splash sounds artificial. The placement suits me just fine (as do the rest of the instruments in the mix.) OK - that's the drums - now on to the important stuff!! If it were me - I'd let the bass sustain just a little longer so it lingers on 'one' and pushes the beat. The lead part is freekin' lovely! Have you heard Brent Mason? Some artfully applied compression will make those lead tone midranges snap in you face. ( I don't know how or how much - but you're reallllllly close.) Excellent playing - it's like a lesson on country-blues riffing - you've covered most every possible combination. Very smoooth. Tones nice and full. Is this direct or mic'd amp? It's real country blues - every time I hear one of your tunes I want to run right up to the studio and grab the Strat! This one's gonna be niiiiiiice!! Great to have you playing again!!
~Milan
Outlaws
New member
Nice. What did you use for the guitar?
HevyD47Ca
New member
MC's advice
Here is a quick update for comparison with tamed snare (hopefully). Sorry the files are so big.I am trying to get away from the crappy cymbal sound by posting 192 mp3's.
Here is a quick update for comparison with tamed snare
(hopefully). Sorry the files are so big.I am trying to get away from the crappy cymbal sound by posting 192 mp3's.
MC Gitarz
New member
Hey Dan - that's definitely tamed but now I think you'll have to wait until the vocals ar added to do any more tweaking. I get criticized for having my drums too low in the mix so I don't want to get carried away and say they're still too loud. The rhythm guitar might be a litle hot at times, too, but once again I think with the vocals added the whole sound will change - especially depending on how hot they are. The bass even sounds a little fuller now. The lines are fine.
The guitar playing is sweet - I'm gonna take this to the studio and try to learn some of them thar licks!!
~Milan
The guitar playing is sweet - I'm gonna take this to the studio and try to learn some of them thar licks!!
~Milan
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The Ghost of FM
Banned
Dan!
Wicked stuff! I loved your guitar chops on this one. Definitely some of your finest playing I have heard to date.
I can't wait to hear this with vocals on it!
I have only listened to the second mix and everything sounds very smooth and balanced on it so, I think I will reserve judgment till I hear it with the vox and then we will know better what instruments need to come up or down to support the lyrics.
Where's the Harp??
You gotta put some harmonica in this!
Very, very cool!
Cheers!
Wicked stuff! I loved your guitar chops on this one. Definitely some of your finest playing I have heard to date.
I can't wait to hear this with vocals on it!
I have only listened to the second mix and everything sounds very smooth and balanced on it so, I think I will reserve judgment till I hear it with the vox and then we will know better what instruments need to come up or down to support the lyrics.
Where's the Harp??
You gotta put some harmonica in this!Very, very cool!
Cheers!
dtb
Well-known member
very nice Dan, great guitar licks. waiting for vocals to this one.
Dan
Dan
jimistone
long standing member
That is some fine guitar work. I love that style of guitar pickin'.
Really good recording too. I can't wait to hear the lyrics on this one.
The only suggestion that i would make is that your chord changes are in all the correct places.....on most country blues the chord change come a measure or 2 behind where it should be (according to other genres of music)
Alot of those old country blues cats like Son Thomas and Fred Mcdowell would chages there vocals as if the music switched chords in the proper place, but the actual; chord change came a measure later.
It wasn't that those guys didn't know when to change chords...its part of the art form. There are still a few old school cats that play around Clarksdale that I listen to sometimes.....they are old and when they die it will be a lost art form.
great work! Im looking foward to the finished song.
Really good recording too. I can't wait to hear the lyrics on this one.
The only suggestion that i would make is that your chord changes are in all the correct places.....on most country blues the chord change come a measure or 2 behind where it should be (according to other genres of music)
Alot of those old country blues cats like Son Thomas and Fred Mcdowell would chages there vocals as if the music switched chords in the proper place, but the actual; chord change came a measure later.
It wasn't that those guys didn't know when to change chords...its part of the art form. There are still a few old school cats that play around Clarksdale that I listen to sometimes.....they are old and when they die it will be a lost art form.
great work! Im looking foward to the finished song.
Pedullist
Stop it, I can't breathe
I'm into wanking too.
Gotta check this out.
Gotta check this out.
Pedullist
Stop it, I can't breathe
Yeah, I hear what you're meaning with the drums but I think you might want to go for a more grace note/roll kinda thing. Not each note the same velocity.
Mix seems ok. I like the fat bluesy bass sound. It's funny, with some styles a little mud is fine. Great performance too.
Mix seems ok. I like the fat bluesy bass sound. It's funny, with some styles a little mud is fine. Great performance too.
skids
New member
Heavy,
Nice sounds you have here. Sounds like a good start. Sounds ready for Johnny Cash (if he were still here
) to sing on top especially in the beginning. Snare sounded maybe a little loud up until the change at 1:09 (nice!).
I agree with Ped about changing the velocity and/or even the pitch a hair if you could on the snare "roll". A drummer would be using two sticks hitting two separate parts of the snare producing slightly different sounds. I don't program drums but something to think about. Otherwise I liked the drums sounds you got.
Bass may be a little undefined but I would wait until the vocals are laid down to see how things are sitting. I actually would do that regarding the snare volume as well.
Nice work. Guitar work was nice. I did not get bored even without vocals!
Nice sounds you have here. Sounds like a good start. Sounds ready for Johnny Cash (if he were still here
) to sing on top especially in the beginning. Snare sounded maybe a little loud up until the change at 1:09 (nice!). I agree with Ped about changing the velocity and/or even the pitch a hair if you could on the snare "roll". A drummer would be using two sticks hitting two separate parts of the snare producing slightly different sounds. I don't program drums but something to think about. Otherwise I liked the drums sounds you got.
Bass may be a little undefined but I would wait until the vocals are laid down to see how things are sitting. I actually would do that regarding the snare volume as well.
Nice work. Guitar work was nice. I did not get bored even without vocals!
S
sloop
Active member
Pick'n and grin'n
Sounds pretty good. Kind of Chet Atkins meets Merle Travis. The snare is not right- too much. The pickin' is very good. Nice playing over all. Good tune, now get some lyrics in there.
Sounds pretty good. Kind of Chet Atkins meets Merle Travis. The snare is not right- too much. The pickin' is very good. Nice playing over all. Good tune, now get some lyrics in there.
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TripleM
Well-known member
Cool start. I loved the feel. Nice guitar sounds and nice playing. Liked that lead guit.
The lead break might be a little long. But maybe it just seemed long because there were no words.
The drums are pretty mechanical. The snare is a little busy.
I think the bass is fine. It's not the centerpiece of the song, but then it shouldn't be. Let those twangy guitars shine. The bass is fine where it is.
<edit> something weird at 3:55 and 4:02. Like somebody threw a drumstick and hit a mic.
The lead break might be a little long. But maybe it just seemed long because there were no words.
The drums are pretty mechanical. The snare is a little busy.
I think the bass is fine. It's not the centerpiece of the song, but then it shouldn't be. Let those twangy guitars shine. The bass is fine where it is.
<edit> something weird at 3:55 and 4:02. Like somebody threw a drumstick and hit a mic.
HevyD47Ca
New member
terrible_buddhi - Thanks for checkin in on this one
MC Gitarz - We really got a mutual admiration thing goin here. But seriously, what do you really think
Outlaws - You wouldn't believe what a piece of shit KIT strat I use
The Ghost of FM - The song's in e flat if you want to throw in a harp. There is a bridge that goes (A flat 16 F 8 B flat7 4 Break 4) I NEED something there
dtb - You and MC are changing my style
jimistone - I have tried over the years to get the real country blues feel, but I am too set in playing to a beat
Pedullist - I DID mix up the velocity on the snare but I should have done it over......24 bars instead of 8, too much repitition
skids - Glad I didn't bore ya. Considering what a simple song this is sloop - Chet was my hero when all the other kids were into Hendrix.
TripleM - I promise you no real drumsticks were harmed in the making of this song
Oh Yeah:
Here's the song with words.
I got my wife to sing this one cause I cannot sing right now for reasons that I won't bore the bbs with
MC Gitarz - We really got a mutual admiration thing goin here. But seriously, what do you really think
Outlaws - You wouldn't believe what a piece of shit KIT strat I use
The Ghost of FM - The song's in e flat if you want to throw in a harp. There is a bridge that goes (A flat 16 F 8 B flat7 4 Break 4) I NEED something there
dtb - You and MC are changing my style
jimistone - I have tried over the years to get the real country blues feel, but I am too set in playing to a beat
Pedullist - I DID mix up the velocity on the snare but I should have done it over......24 bars instead of 8, too much repitition
skids - Glad I didn't bore ya. Considering what a simple song this is
sloop - Chet was my hero when all the other kids were into Hendrix.TripleM - I promise you no real drumsticks were harmed in the making of this song
Oh Yeah:
Here's the song with words.
I got my wife to sing this one cause I cannot sing right now for reasons that I won't bore the bbs with
groucho
Member
Wow, Hevy - your recording skills are really coming along. This is by far the best-sounding mix I've heard from you yet. Nice and balanced-sounding. Really cool groove.
A suggestion on the drums: it's that little double-tap on the snare that sounds the most "mechanical". I'd lose that and just keep a straight 4/4. Not as interesting, true - but with fake drums I think it's better to go a little less interesting sometimes in the interest of not calling attention to the fakeness.
Can't wait to hear the lyrics.
Chris
A suggestion on the drums: it's that little double-tap on the snare that sounds the most "mechanical". I'd lose that and just keep a straight 4/4. Not as interesting, true - but with fake drums I think it's better to go a little less interesting sometimes in the interest of not calling attention to the fakeness.
Can't wait to hear the lyrics.
Chris
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The Ghost of FM
Banned
Dan,
I just checked out the song with the vocal added. I was kind of expecting to hear you singing on this too as that might fill out the tune a bit better by getting a duet thing going where you trade lines back and forth.
Her singing is good but it's lacking a bit of growl to it. Also it's probably a db too hot in the mix right now.
As for harp, I think Groucho would be the right man for the job there. I never claimed to be a harmonica player and until I stop smoking, I don't think I ever will be.
Cheers!
I just checked out the song with the vocal added. I was kind of expecting to hear you singing on this too as that might fill out the tune a bit better by getting a duet thing going where you trade lines back and forth.
Her singing is good but it's lacking a bit of growl to it. Also it's probably a db too hot in the mix right now.
As for harp, I think Groucho would be the right man for the job there. I never claimed to be a harmonica player and until I stop smoking, I don't think I ever will be.
Cheers!
groucho
Member
Well, I had a rare day off today and I needed to just holler and grunt for awhile, so I put on Hevy's tune and sang the first tune that popped into my head.
Thought you might get a kick outta this, Hevy, so:
Done in one take on one mike (stepped back a foot for the harp). Goofy fun. But that groove you laid down was JUST what I needed today, so thanks!
Chris
Thought you might get a kick outta this, Hevy, so:
Done in one take on one mike (stepped back a foot for the harp). Goofy fun. But that groove you laid down was JUST what I needed today, so thanks!
Chris
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The Ghost of FM
Banned
Nice work, Groucho!
Man! You and Dan are a natural together!
I was smiling from ear to ear on when the harp came in.
Cheers!
Man! You and Dan are a natural together!
I was smiling from ear to ear on when the harp came in.
Cheers!
HevyD47Ca
New member
Check your PM's groucho