alibish
Hotrod Cadet
Kelly5150 - thank you, glad you liked it!
powderfinger - thanks for listening. The drums are the BlueJay soundfonts from www.sonicimplants.com, and the "programming" is mainly SlicyDrummer and FillinDrummer from www.musiclab.com, with a wee bit of manual tweaking by me. There's a little reverb on the snare and the cymbals, and I beefed up the "thud" in the kick drum with EQ.
MISTERQCUE - thanks for the kind words. I agree that the chorus vocals need something - I'll try out delay, and also double-tracking.
skids - don't worry, I was being light-hearted!
And I really do have a lot to learn about guitar sounds. I know what you mean about the phrasing - I'll see if I can improve it with some re-tracking. Although you know what it's like - you listen to a track a few times, and then you get used to it as it is, warts and all. Then if you "fix" it, it doesn't sound right.
dobro - great to hear from you as always. You're the third person to notice that the chorus vocal needs something - maybe a simple level boost is it.
Acoustics being "in front of" the vocal - I think you made the same comment about one of my previous songs. And you're right, I've done it again! I shy away from putting too much reverb on the acoustics, because I like the sound and I don't want to drown it. And dulling some of the highs, which is sometimes another way to move things "back" in the mix, spoils the nice sparkly sound of the strummed acoustics. I wonder if the extreme panning is part of the problem? I'll try moving things in a wee touch. There probably is a way to get it right, but I haven't found it yet.
Metallic effect on the solo guitars - well, the only effect there is compression. The main solo line is doubled and panned apart, and there's a harmony line in the middle. I compressed them as a group, rather than each track individually, which gave an effect I liked.
The basic guitar tone is a little abrasive, but I quite like it that way. But I know what you mean, and someone else noticed the "metallic" tone too; I think it might be because I'm running the amp at very low volume, so I'm missing the warmth that can come when you really crank it up. Maybe a wee bit of chorus would warm up the sound slightly?
Thanks for listening.
Guernica - always a pleasure to hear from you, and I love that you like the song. I'm not sure what you're hearing at 3:10. It might be the D#sus4, though, which is the second chord in the four-chord sequence that the whole song uses. There's an F## and a G# in that (i.e. a semitone apart) that is (intentional) dissonance. If it's something else you're hearing, let me know. It could well be a bum-note.
Pedullist - thank you.
renagade - thank you for the kind words. I know what you mean about the "metallic" sound; I think dobro is hearing the same thing. I'll try some chorus to warm it up. I'll try bringing the vocal up a touch to see if that improves the clarity. Thanks for taking the time to help!
Cheers to everyone for listening - I really appreciate it.
AB
powderfinger - thanks for listening. The drums are the BlueJay soundfonts from www.sonicimplants.com, and the "programming" is mainly SlicyDrummer and FillinDrummer from www.musiclab.com, with a wee bit of manual tweaking by me. There's a little reverb on the snare and the cymbals, and I beefed up the "thud" in the kick drum with EQ.
MISTERQCUE - thanks for the kind words. I agree that the chorus vocals need something - I'll try out delay, and also double-tracking.
skids - don't worry, I was being light-hearted!
And I really do have a lot to learn about guitar sounds. I know what you mean about the phrasing - I'll see if I can improve it with some re-tracking. Although you know what it's like - you listen to a track a few times, and then you get used to it as it is, warts and all. Then if you "fix" it, it doesn't sound right.dobro - great to hear from you as always. You're the third person to notice that the chorus vocal needs something - maybe a simple level boost is it.
Acoustics being "in front of" the vocal - I think you made the same comment about one of my previous songs. And you're right, I've done it again! I shy away from putting too much reverb on the acoustics, because I like the sound and I don't want to drown it. And dulling some of the highs, which is sometimes another way to move things "back" in the mix, spoils the nice sparkly sound of the strummed acoustics. I wonder if the extreme panning is part of the problem? I'll try moving things in a wee touch. There probably is a way to get it right, but I haven't found it yet.
Metallic effect on the solo guitars - well, the only effect there is compression. The main solo line is doubled and panned apart, and there's a harmony line in the middle. I compressed them as a group, rather than each track individually, which gave an effect I liked.
The basic guitar tone is a little abrasive, but I quite like it that way. But I know what you mean, and someone else noticed the "metallic" tone too; I think it might be because I'm running the amp at very low volume, so I'm missing the warmth that can come when you really crank it up. Maybe a wee bit of chorus would warm up the sound slightly?
Thanks for listening.
Guernica - always a pleasure to hear from you, and I love that you like the song. I'm not sure what you're hearing at 3:10. It might be the D#sus4, though, which is the second chord in the four-chord sequence that the whole song uses. There's an F## and a G# in that (i.e. a semitone apart) that is (intentional) dissonance. If it's something else you're hearing, let me know. It could well be a bum-note.
Pedullist - thank you.
renagade - thank you for the kind words. I know what you mean about the "metallic" sound; I think dobro is hearing the same thing. I'll try some chorus to warm it up. I'll try bringing the vocal up a touch to see if that improves the clarity. Thanks for taking the time to help!
Cheers to everyone for listening - I really appreciate it.
AB
Did you record the vocal right after you wrote the lyrics??