FattMusiek
New member
I like the thickness of the guitars, what amp are you using? Drums sound a bit thin. Vocals are pretty rockin, a bit reverby though. Not sure if thats what you were going for.
groucho
Member
I'm gonna disagree with my esteemed collegue mr. harris and say that our greatest problem as home recorders is.... DRUMS!
This tune is a good example of that (as are half of my tunes). Because I could quibble with little things like the levels of the fills being too low (as was mentioned), or that the kick and the bass are fighting for space a bit, or that I'm not wild about the "casio tremolo"
- but the real thing holding this back from being as good as it should be (cause the tune is great, and the performance is great) is....
those darn fake drums.
I know I know, they're all we've got. But I think you could still do better than these. They just don't have any punch - no dynamic variation, they're kinda thin, etc.
As far as multiband compression goes, the mastering guide on www.izotope.com is a great place to start - even if you don't use ozone.
I just had a lot of coffee.
Did I mention this is a very cool tune? It really is. Real good singing too.
Chris
This tune is a good example of that (as are half of my tunes). Because I could quibble with little things like the levels of the fills being too low (as was mentioned), or that the kick and the bass are fighting for space a bit, or that I'm not wild about the "casio tremolo"
- but the real thing holding this back from being as good as it should be (cause the tune is great, and the performance is great) is....those darn fake drums.
I know I know, they're all we've got. But I think you could still do better than these. They just don't have any punch - no dynamic variation, they're kinda thin, etc.
As far as multiband compression goes, the mastering guide on www.izotope.com is a great place to start - even if you don't use ozone.
I just had a lot of coffee.
Did I mention this is a very cool tune? It really is. Real good singing too.
Chris
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ashulman
New member
Groucho - Thanks for liking the tune. I agree with you on the drums. I'm glad to hear you say they can be improved because that lays down the gauntlet for me to give it a shot. It is SO frustrating when you are a drummer, and you can play the part, to be constrained by the limits of a drum machine. I have no patience for extensive programming. I'll see what I can do.
Recently in a music store I saw a set of electronic drums which seemed like I nice step above programming because you could actually play and get dynamics but not have to worry about waking the neighbors. They were a fortune though. Maybe a drum pad? I don't know. I might just have to bug my pal to set up his drums in his parents basement and go "on location".
Fattmusiek - I hate to say this but that is a tele run through the amp modeler in my recorder. I don't mind the amp modules though. Not nearly as bad as the drum issue.
Recently in a music store I saw a set of electronic drums which seemed like I nice step above programming because you could actually play and get dynamics but not have to worry about waking the neighbors. They were a fortune though. Maybe a drum pad? I don't know. I might just have to bug my pal to set up his drums in his parents basement and go "on location".
Fattmusiek - I hate to say this but that is a tele run through the amp modeler in my recorder. I don't mind the amp modules though. Not nearly as bad as the drum issue.
Guernica
Active member
Hey A,
Nice live sounding guits man. ...vocs too. I like the intentional guitar "messiness" in between the syncopated parts. ...really adds to the live feel of this. Not sure if im crazy about the keyboard part (?) during the chorus..... maybe just a different sound. Cool tune man....... this was a fun listen fer sure!!!!
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Nice live sounding guits man. ...vocs too. I like the intentional guitar "messiness" in between the syncopated parts. ...really adds to the live feel of this. Not sure if im crazy about the keyboard part (?) during the chorus..... maybe just a different sound. Cool tune man....... this was a fun listen fer sure!!!!
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