Novelty to pass the time

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Doug H

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My collab partners been MIA for a couple of days so I had some time for another installment in my never ending quest to track and mix a three piece band.

It's basically a riff or two that I've had lying around for a while that suddenly had a song wrap itself around them. It's pretty trite (I think I'm using the word right) but might be good for a laugh.

Sure Looks Good
 
Neat tune. As always, I'd turn the vox up, but at the very least eq them in conjunction with the guitars so the two aren't occupying so much of the same space (probably around the 4k neighborhood). That's a cool deep bass sound. Sounds like a kind of demo sketch of a song - be cool to hear it fleshed out. I like your voice a bunch - I might use some compression to level it out but I like the dry feel. Of course I'm developing an allergy to reverb.

Nice.

Chris
 
Doug,
I liked it! Just throw some keys in there to fill the open spaces and tidy it up a bit and I think ya got it! Course then it won't be a three piece band. Good job.


bd

Hey, maybe post the lyrics! I did like it!
 
fat assed guitar. I like that. The vocals could be up more and a little more crisp. THe bass was cool, maybe a little more fat on it to support the guitar some more. I think if you turned the tempo up about 4 clicks you`d have really rockin piece there dude. nice 3 piece..
 
still love that guitar sound! man i would kill for a drum room right now. this would be fun to play along with.
 
I liked the guitar part. A lot. I thought it had just a bit too much midrange to it. The bass sound was very cool - had a growling tone that I really liked. The drum sound was huge - good job there.

Some kind of vocal quirk at 1:43 - little click or something. Little guitar mistake at 2:44.

Not sure why, but it just seems the vocals aren't sitting nicely. I can hear them fine, but something about them is not right and I can't put my finger on it. Differences in reverb between them and the instruments perhaps? Not sure. Pitchy in a spot or two...

Trip...
 
This has real potential, it has a Rolling Stones type feel to it...thumbs up
 
good song.. tasty sounding guitar.. the vocals need compression to even out the levels.. too low in some spots too loud in others.. this would be an easy song to lay harmonies to.. nice playing.. the drums are kinda sleepy but I guess they work.. good song..
 
Hey Doug,
KICK ASS tune man. This deserves all of the time necessary to bring it out. I read the replies and totally agree re: the guit and bass. ....very cool tones. That big bass totally holds its own in a 3-piece. Nice gritty guit. tone too. I can totally imagine some guitar layering in this to fill it out some. Re: the vocs, I like the delivery..... very cool!! Im not sure its compression that they need as much as just a good fader-riding. The dynamics dont stick out too much to me in my headphones...... ...i dunno

cool one man!!
 
B.SABBATH said:
the vocals need compression to even out the levels.. too low in some spots too loud in others..
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Guernica said:
Im not sure its compression that they need as much as just a good fader-riding.
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:D
 
sorry dude.. nothing to get..

Whenever I try to be funny, it almost never works out.. :(
 
Wow, better response than I had counted on :) Soory it took me so long to reply, We've been working around the clock the last two days.

groucho
Ya, it's a rough sketch all right. I wanted it to come a bit more together, but was kind of set on posting something. I've yet to venture into the surgical eq arena. I may give it a try with this one, I'll probably start with your suggestion. Thanks

bdbdbuck
Since there aren't too many...
"She's hardly got any clothes on, and she's looking at me like I'm a loaded gun
And I didn't see this coming. Looks like I'm the dark horse in the running.
This could be a catastrophie, and it's movng to fast for me, (oh) but she sure looks good.
Well I think I'm out of my league cause I'm starting to suffer from "cool" fatigue just trying to keep the conversation moving along and not say anything wrong.
This could be a catastrophie, and it's movng to fast for me, (oh) but she sure looks good."

Thanks, glad you liked it. :)

Toki987
Thanks for checking it out :).

erichenryus
Nothing says "aye" like making someone want to pick up their instrument. Thanks alot dude!

TripleM
I think it is the difference in verb. The vocals I think could use more low pass on them. Cool you liked the drum sound, I used more verb than normal, with a healthier room size than I've done before. Thanks.

"Some kind of vocal quirk at 1:43" - got it. I noticed a couple of these listening closer. Just pushing a little too hard on the faders I think.

lynx
Cool, thanks alot!

B.SABBATH
Thanks! Ya the drums, I can never get a second pass in on the programming until I've called the tune v1.
Ya I can hear what everyone is saying with the vocals. Tthe track is arguably just sitting at "loud enough" in the first place, so any drop and it dips into "strain to hear" zone..

Guernica
Thanks for the kind words! Ya, the bass samples can be cool. They're pretty chunky. The pitch on them seems to crawl around a bit. It took me a while to figure out to just tune my guitar to a 440 pitch and play. I"m looking forward to some using some Fender Precision samples whenever I manage to get off my ass and order them.
 
This has got potential, Nice playing, redo the vox track, maybe double during the chorus. Vary those drums some.
Thats what Id like to hear:D





Peace
Bill
 
Doug H said:
My collab partners been MIA for a couple of days so I had some time for another installment in my never ending quest to track and mix a three piece band.

It's basically a riff or two that I've had lying around for a while that suddenly had a song wrap itself around them. It's pretty trite (I think I'm using the word right) but might be good for a laugh.

Sure Looks Good
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up the tempo. get someone else to sing. guitar playing isn't bad... a notch past amateur.
 
wfaraoni
Thanks for checking it out. I'm anxious to invernt some drum changes.

a_super_critic
I'm going to respond to this at face value

"get someone else to sing"
lol, I have to admit reading that kind of twisted my gut for a bit.

Anyhow, thanks for the thumb and giving it a listen.
 
drums are good and thick...
pretty good guitar sound as well.."looks like im the darkhorse in the runnin"....excellent..
it almost sounds to me like the guitar might be a litle too hot..or loud..
vocals sit pretty good ..you have a cool timbre to your voice..

now to me it seems like this needs a break in it ...a nother guitar part...that drum machine doesnt help...it gets monotonous..the lead guitar is cool and all...and i guess if all your doing is mixing it better with newly aquired skills...ITS PERFECT!:D


the opening guitar line is real catchy btw...nice work

jamal
 
Gotta agree with the "Rolling Stones" vibe...it really does have that Keith Richards vibe to it.

Very simple yet effective. The vocals sound (on my end) like they may need to be balanced a little more between the chorus and verses. During the chorus it kind of comes out real strong wheras in the verse it seems kind of soft.

Otherwise, a pretty good tune. Definitely worth working on.

:)
 
Ya'....needs to be a little faster.
I also agree with boydrj about the chorus and verses not being the same volume.
I don't agree with the 'get another singer' comment. Those vocals could be made to sit better and it would cover the minor issues with it........and when you work on this some more, you'll also work on the vocals right? So although they can be improved (like almost any vocals) they sound usable to me with just a bit of effort.
 
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