thanks for the feedbag!
I used Fruity Loops to program the drums.. the midi out of my computer is hooked up to a Roland TD-8 drum sound module.. I attached a picture of it.. no extra effects, compression or e.q. at all on the drums.. even the drum reverb is straight from the Roland..
mixmkr - hey mix.. I agree with you, but I do think I can get a better guitar sound than I captured here.. a real amp would be the way to go.. A friend of mine wants to sell his
Mesa Boogie Tri-Axis with a 90 watt mesa power amp and 4x12 cabinet, but he wants a lot of money for it.. I didn't give the guitar sound much thought this time.. also, I'm in this habit lately of making the drums too loud to try and compensate for what the limiter and the mp3 conversion does.. the drums seem to get buried in the end so I over compensated I think.. I don't know how people get the guitar and the drums to both be loud and in your face.. I can only get one or the other to rule it seems.. As far as this L1 thing goes, I always start out saying I'm not going to push it so hard, but I get caught up in the volume war.. Another beating my music takes is after I recorded all the tracks and mix it, I burn a CD and then rip that wave into sonar and apply the L1.. The problem with that is I'm applying mastering effects to a 16 bit wave.. Once I straighten all that out, there should be a big increase in my fidelity and clarity.. yeah I agree with what you said.. Halen does rule! Fair Warning is one of my all time favorite albums.. thanks mix! good to see you still lurking around.. your on the money when you want to be..
Pedullist - thanks Ped! I'll be contacting you for some narrative soon..
Wireneck - thanks for checking out both versions! I'm glad someone thought the bass sounded good.. I played a keyboard patch on an Alesis Qs6.1.. (sometimes I'll use a Roland XV 20-20) I compressed the life out of it, cut some sub lows, and added a hint of distortion to it.. I tried to play it with the proper feel.. I picked up my real bass (that needs to be intonated,) and worked out what I would play on the keys.. I'm glad you caught this.. some people only know my stuff as lame synthy instrumentals.. thanks!
participant - hey Chad, this is basically the song 'fanfare.' all the basic riffs were translated from keys to guitar, and I played a bit with the arrangement.. check out both outros and you'll hear exactly what I mean.. check out mixmkr's reply for the drums.. it does support double bass (2 separate pedals.) yeah the beginning was supposed to sound like a child.. I guess it didn't come off like I planned, but at least it's weird.. thanks for the Primus comment.. Frizzle Fry is a classic album for me.. thanks Chad..
The Ghost of FM - thanks Ghost! even though your a new guy, I feel like you've been here as long as the rest of us.. your a great addition to the board sir! (studiovols too)
powderfinger - thanks powder! I spent some time on the drums..
M.Brane - thanks Brane! my fear of harsh sound seems to be keeping my mixes muddy.. the cure is worse than the illness..
Lt. Bob - thanks Lt.! your open mindedness never ceases to amaze me..
Dethska - check out mixmkr's reply for the drums.. yeah I guess I wanted the vocals to be mixed more like another instrument instead of the main thing.. "Twisted Metal!" great game.. thanks for the comments man!
Khompewtur - hey Khomp, d.p.a.s - diesel powered adrenaline shower.. those are the first words in the first heavy verse.. yeah the ending was just
free style solo fun.. I probably enjoyed playing the lead more than I liked listening to the results.. thanks mang!
Zikes - thanks a lot Zikes!
SLuiCe - check out mixmkr's reply for drum stuff.. I agree too, but I know I can do better than this.. I tried to find the right balance of guitar to drums.. too little made it sound techno.. too much made it sound harsh.. I had fun doing this one though.. thanks Tom!
I'm almost done with a Halloween song, but I guess I'll wait until this thread disappears.. Thanks for all the great comments! Have a good weekend..
the TD-8