So I got this new 'thing'...

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I haven't read any of the comments, so my apologies if I state the over-stated.

Guitars seem to bleed into one another... There's gotta be some way to get em' separated. Drums seem a bit over-compressed for the whole "indie" vibe you've got going on, although I really like the feel of the overall tune. Perhaps just raise the guitar level to get em' to pop more?
 
I love the snotty garage groove. The sound of the recording got to me in a really good way.

What's missing is a feature vocal punched out by a tatted punk babe during the times when the center feature guitar should be takin' five.

Real good recording. Needs some arranging and additional feature to keep from getting boring.
 
TripleM said:
It's a fair cop
You see through me like a window
Just tell me... I'll stop
And go fishing with minnows

OK you write the rest.
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But the fish are not biting
The cops are still fighting
The streets are ablaze
Can't see through the haze
 
PoeticIntensity said:
I haven't read any of the comments, so my apologies if I state the over-stated.

Guitars seem to bleed into one another... There's gotta be some way to get em' separated. Drums seem a bit over-compressed for the whole "indie" vibe you've got going on, although I really like the feel of the overall tune. Perhaps just raise the guitar level to get em' to pop more?
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Thanks Poetic. I haven't got used to these sounds yet and how to blend them. I used a room mic on the drums for the first time on this one and compressed the bejesus out of it. But I quite like the added excitement it brings. Well, it's all relative of course
 
jeffmaher said:
I love the snotty garage groove. The sound of the recording got to me in a really good way.

What's missing is a feature vocal punched out by a tatted punk babe during the times when the center feature guitar should be takin' five.

Real good recording. Needs some arranging and additional feature to keep from getting boring.
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Thanks Jeff. Yes it's definitely unfinished. More of a sound check for the Toneport. But yes, on balance with this, less would be more
 
Bulls Hit said:
I used a room mic on the drums for the first time on this one and compressed the bejesus out of it. But I quite like the added excitement it brings. Well, it's all relative of course
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Hey, I've listened to this a bunch of times but didn't reply as I couldn't come up with anything clever to say :(

Anyway, I like this a lot. The riffs and the drums sound great. The lead guitar part seemed a bit random at times, but it works in a chaotic kind of way.

It's funny that this is the first time you've used a room mic as the drums sound very much like your other drums to me (= great). I have thought about doing exactly that to my drums, but am in a garage, so will have to see if, with the bejesus comp'd out of it, it adds anything as it does here. May I ask what kind of room you're tracking the drums in? I've always been curious about how you get that sound. Thanks!
 
Fuck, I thought that was pretty awesome. I love the rambunctious opening drum pattern. For a split second there in the intro I thought to myself "this is like some old school Cramps" but then the guitars kicked in and it reminded me of old Husker Du or some old skate punk from the early 80's. Love it. Keep developing this into something.

Guitars sounded pretty fine to me.
 
Bulls Hit said:
I ripped the riff off Custard Pie. Jimmy won't be pleased
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I got that right away from the title and the guitar tone, (which I love BTW)

I dont think anyone will pick it up as a take off though, groove is very different.

Interested to hear when it is finished, good work.
 
Bulls Hit said:
Indeed, spot on.

No, my new toy is actually one of those Line 6 Toneport usb interface/cab & amp emulator thingies. I got it to use on my laptop when I go away, means I can take a guitar along too and do a bit of recording if the mood strikes. I'm really impressed with the drivers, there's no detectable latency at all.

I guess the fact that no-one picked the guitar sounds as being all DI & software means it sounds reasonably genuine. But if anyone uses one of these or similar and has any mixing tips, be great to hear them
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I enjoyed listening to you on the drums..can always count on your energetic BOOM sound. Love it.

I also liked the rhythm guitar.

As far as the lead guit goes, it sorta freaked me out as I actually have a recording of myself that sounds a lot like that!:eek::D

WhiteStrat said:
You don't WANT one. You NEED one. We all do. Our souls are crying out for chromatic harmonicas with bendy knobs. Trust me.
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I had one of those once..until someone stole it along with my Marine Band harp and Blues harp collection.:mad: All of those were replacable(at a higher cost of course), but the homemade harmonica belt they also stole which was made by a friend, was priceless.

BTW, I could never get that bendy knob thing down.:D
 
heatmiser said:
Hey, I've listened to this a bunch of times but didn't reply as I couldn't come up with anything clever to say :(

Anyway, I like this a lot. The riffs and the drums sound great. The lead guitar part seemed a bit random at times, but it works in a chaotic kind of way.

It's funny that this is the first time you've used a room mic as the drums sound very much like your other drums to me (= great). I have thought about doing exactly that to my drums, but am in a garage, so will have to see if, with the bejesus comp'd out of it, it adds anything as it does here. May I ask what kind of room you're tracking the drums in? I've always been curious about how you get that sound. Thanks!
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Thanks Heat. My room is pretty small, 12x7, but it's reasonably asymmetric as one of the side walls is higher than the other and the ceiling is curved. The room mic (SDC) helps mainly with kick sound as it provides much more boom than the kick mic which delivers a fairly toneless thud. But yeah the room definitely colours the sound of anything recorded in there, so this Toneport thing potentially gives more options
 
Greg_L said:
Fuck, I thought that was pretty awesome. I love the rambunctious opening drum pattern. For a split second there in the intro I thought to myself "this is like some old school Cramps" but then the guitars kicked in and it reminded me of old Husker Du or some old skate punk from the early 80's. Love it. Keep developing this into something.

Guitars sounded pretty fine to me.
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Thanks Greg. I think the rhythm tones are a bit easier to work with compared to the 'leads'.Think I'll try a blend of a real amp for the lead stuff, and software for the rhythm & bass
 
PDP said:
I got that right away from the title and the guitar tone, (which I love BTW)

I dont think anyone will pick it up as a take off though, groove is very different.

Interested to hear when it is finished, good work.
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Thanks man. I actually had considered it finished, but I might mess with it some more with some of the suggestions from here
 
true-eurt said:
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As far as the lead guit goes, it sorta freaked me out as I actually have a recording of myself that sounds a lot like that!:eek::D

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Yeah it's funny when that happens.

A couple of weeks ago I came across that collab we did with Dogman must have been 4, 5? years ago. I've got a terrible filing system so every now and then come across a forgotten oldie. I think my mixes have improved since then, but not so sure the songs have heh
 
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