Lt Bob--no modeling, sorry. Actually, I tried last night with
my Johnson J-Station, but the sound I wanted just wasn't there. So, for this tune, here's the guitar chain. 70 telecaster, Barden pickups>MXR Dynacomp>Ibanez Tube Screamer w/808 mod> Allen Old Flame, miced with a 58 (
my Beta 57 was at a gig!) into a Mackie 1202 pre to the computer. I was trying for a sound that complimented the great sax, General. (You are gonna have to change your handle, you know!)
Curious minds want to know, Lt.--what mic and pre did you use for your sax?
Oh, the vocal chain, for Acidrock. For this tune, I used Bbbb...BBbb (cough, cough) Behringer (there, I said it)
VX 2000 preamp with an ART Levelar patched into it. The mic was a Marshall V93. No EQ. Effects were reverb and tap delay mixed way under the vocal. I put a gate on it to kill the sound of my computer fan in the quiet gaps! I used the levelar because I wanted an even sounding vocal track. My vocal was quiet in some parts and pinning the meters in others, so I sought some solution. It solved the problem for me.
Thanks to everybody for all the wonderful comments so far. They are greatly appreciated.
Oh, regarding collaboration. We were able to do this on totally different platforms for two reasons. First, we can burn CDs. Second, I put a short beep two seconds before the bed track, which Lt. Bob copied and included in the tracks he sent back to me. Since I have a computer DAW, I just imported his tracks and lined up that beep with the original. That way his sax parts were in sync with my original tracks. The cool thing about this is that it doesn't matter if you have a Mac or a PC. As long as you can burn CD's and import audio tracks, all these computer platforms can work together. Its food for thought.
Next to last, I was so pleased because Lt. Bob, thanks to his taste and musical skill, was able to make something out of this song that I couldn't have done alone. I think about all the talented people here who play a big variety of instruments and I think, "this could be a great thing for a lot of people. Imagine sending your track to a great drummer, bass player or whatever you can't really do and doing what you can do really well for somebody else in return." Theres alot to learn and a lot to share, in theory.
OK. Last--my tip of the hat to The Real Waldo and Nowhere Radio for allowing this music a place to live--and to Homerecording.com for making this and so many other exchanges possible. These people need huge kudos and an outpouring of thanks for what they allow us to do. Thank you all.
Wow!
