Voxvendor and Chris Tondreau doing the Band thing

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This is a take from last nights band practice..

Chris Tondreau on Guitar and Vocals

Me on Drums (Live Kit)

And our Bass player (Dave), not from BBS

(We don't have a band name yet)


Straight off the floor.... All we wanted to do was capture a listenable archive of last nights practice..........We weren't out to make a Mutt Lange production....

It will give you an tdea as to what were up to..

We are getting ready to gig... This song is from last night... our 3rd band practice.....


It's a Tondreau Original....



Enjoy!

"COOL LIKE YOU"

www.nowhereradio.com/artists/rockpop/voxvendor/singles
 
'topher's got some pipes, ain't he? Steve Perry would vomit with jealousy ;)

Sounds like you're all in the pocket, what ever that means... Friendly sounding toon... in ze key of D.

Thanks for sharing, man


-C
 
Sounds good for your 3rd rehearsal.

You definately need to get some backing vocals happening on that tune though.
 
BV's

We actually do but they were really whack, so I wimped out and muted them... hehe...

Were workin' on that....


Yeah Chris is an excellent singer....
 
right off the bat my leg is pumpin up and down....!!....cool vibe...makes me wanna get up....(but im EXTREMELY LAZY)....LOL...man record this on tracks so's we can hear the vocals better(more clarity)....please..?....GREAT guitar break...doesnt over do it at all...nice and easy love it...i can hear the backgrounds in my head even if yuo did mute em..lol...its so hard to get a good sound on live recording....but i like this alot..


TRACK IT !!!!!


jamal
 
Hey, you guys kick ass! Nice job on drums, sounds like you guys are gonna be a tight unit. Very cool song, too. Rock on!
 
Very nice for live. You're ready to gig after 3 practices, I'm not ready to gig after 3 years with my band :mad: :D

no name yet? Is the homerecers used already? I would think so :p

Vox, how are your drums miced? I really like the sound you got out of them for a live recording and that's something I always have trouble with. :)
 
Barometer said:
Very nice for live. You're ready to gig after 3 practices, I'm not ready to gig after 3 years with my band :mad: :D

no name yet? Is the homerecers used already? I would think so :p

Vox, how are your drums miced? I really like the sound you got out of them for a live recording and that's something I always have trouble with. :)
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Thanks Barometer.

I have an Audio Technica 4033 about 4 feet above the kit as an OH....

The snare is miked with an Audix D1.... and the bass drum is some Shitty Apex "Bass Drum Mic"...


Thats it.

No strategic placing or tuning.... We just wanted to get it down, and didn't care about the sound...



Recording live drums is a relatively newer thing for me.... Im finding that the more solid and consistant a drummer is, the easier the tracks go down...

I'm still a bit sloppy in my drumming..... I'm just lately getting to the point where i'm pretty confident..

I have only been "seriously" playing for about 6 months,

Did some on and off drumming since highschool, but Im slowly getting pretty consistant in my power.... In other words, generally i'm always hitting the drum in the same spot, and at the same level...

That helps the recording process alot

Joe
 
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ok so now i read the last post and rrealize you are playing drums...upon such realization would like clarify:...the fact that i didnt mention the drums is a good thing..sometimes drums need to be so "in the pocket"..as to become the glue .....and sometimes glue doesnt have to shine overwhelmingly to do its job!!....(plus i play drums and i ALWAYS overplay everything....ALWAYS...


but i stand by everything else i said before....:D


".the artist formerly known as broke"
 
jamal buchet said:
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ok so now i read the last post and rrealize you are playing drums...upon such realization would like clarify:...the fact that i didnt mention the drums is a good thing..sometimes drums need to be so "in the pocket"..as to become the glue .....and sometimes glue doesnt have to shine overwhelmingly to do its job!!....(plus i play drums and i ALWAYS overplay everything....ALWAYS...


but i stand by everything else i said before....:D


".the artist formerly known as broke"
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Can you calrify for a Dumb Canadian :D...

Are you saying It's good I didn't over play... Or, are you saying, It's good that I overplayed....

Maybe i'm just tired, but That whole post went over my head :D
 
..lol...you my fine stick twirling freind played JUUUUUSSTT right.

not quite enough.....(insert you here).......way too much.





jamal
 
good eh?? he he

hey man, since when do you have a real drum kit eh?? and if it's your's... what kind did ya get eh?? yeah man, ya'll are moving right along!!! thing's are starting to gel eh?? sound's like ya'll have found a solid bass player in dave eh? sound's real good man!!!! i want you to post a song from every band practice !!!he he.:D keep us updated man. and let me know when ya'll have a gig in atlanta, i want passes!!!!!!!!!:D

keep on keepin on!!!!

peace eh?

rick
 
VOXVENDOR said:
No strategic placing or tuning.... We just wanted to get it down, and didn't care about the sound...

Recording live drums is a relatively newer thing for me.... Im finding that the more solid and consistant a drummer is, the easier the tracks go down...

I'm still a bit sloppy in my drumming..... I'm just lately getting to the point where i'm pretty confident..

I have only been "seriously" playing for about 6 months,

Did some on and off drumming since highschool, but Im slowly getting pretty consistant in my power.... In other words, generally i'm always hitting the drum in the same spot, and at the same level...

Joe
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Thanks for the info Joe. I've been playing on and off since high school too and only kind of seriously for the past 3 years. I'm really getting into it now and know what you're saying about consistency. I'm quite sloppy myself and I think it shows especially when we record live. And my mics are all shitty Apexmics. I hope I can even get close to the sound you got. Performing doesn't give me the same difficulties, I guess cause of being in the live moment. Again, great drums, even more so that I know your setup. I think you're doing fine :D
 
Re: good eh?? he he

fenderlikingood said:
hey man, since when do you have a real drum kit eh?? and if it's your's... what kind did ya get eh?? yeah man, ya'll are moving right along!!! thing's are starting to gel eh?? sound's like ya'll have found a solid bass player in dave eh? sound's real good man!!!! i want you to post a song from every band practice !!!he he.:D keep us updated man. and let me know when ya'll have a gig in atlanta, i want passes!!!!!!!!!:D

keep on keepin on!!!!

peace eh?

rick
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Yeah, I have Tama Rockstars with the Starcast mounting system... Just bought them... I still have my Electros...

I was going through a mesh head every night and at $20 a piece thats not good..... I like the electros for recording midi and stuff like that and for practicing, but when I have to bang 'em to keep up with these other loud mofo's, I pull out the live drums....

Im using a Yama Maple Custom Absolute Snare..... My pride and Joy..

Thanks, and Dave is wild, in Bass playing and personality!.. He's Craaaaazy.....:D

Only known him for 3 weeks and love him to death!

Joe
 
Barometer said:


And my mics are all shitty Apexmics. I hope I can even get close to the sound you got.
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Alot of the stuff is in the mix... You eq it right in the mix, you can make most mikes rock! Even the shitty apex ones :D

Joe
 
blushing shyly....

Thanks a lot guys for the complements so far!! We're having a lot of fun, and Joe and Dave are really fun to work with - and very professional. :D

We're really happy with how things are going, and how we're starting to get pretty tight.

I agree about the backing vocals... I have an original demo of the song from a while back, so they're planned out. It's just a matter of working them into the performance.

Joe works hard to make sure that we have a good sound in the room, and this goes a long way towards getting these recordings to help us assess what we're good at (and what we're not,...) and towards feeling good about the way we sound during the practices. It's hard to find people who are willing to take the time to work on details.

Chris
 
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Chris Tondreau said:
Thanks a lot guys for the complements so far!! We're having a lot of fun, and Joe and Dave are really fun to work with - and very professional. :D


Chris
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Note to self: The act is working... Keep it up... Try not to let the true me come out. :D
 
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Chris Tondreau said:

I agree about the backing vocals... I have an original demo of the song from a while back, so they're planned out. It's just a matter of working them into the performance.

Chris
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I hear ya. The cover band I was in a few years back was a 5 piece and everybody sang well enough to sing lead. It was still be a real bitch to get everybody to pitch good together. The bass player in my last band could sing lead OK but had trouble pitching on back-ups. He would frequently end up on the same note as me.
 
Well, for a practive grab, it's well done! it's a bit overdriven overall, but it sure is hell to ride faders and drum at the same time isn't it? :D

Onward to the important part, the performance:

You sound a LOT better than the old "3 practices" excuse... ;)

Very solid vocals, sorta Steve Perry, sorta Survivor. Good, solid pocket. the left hand is juuuust barely to the front side of the beat, consistently. This is not a bad thing, but it does give the groove a certain "upright", "white rock guys" kind of sound. From where the bassist and guitarist play their eights, if the drummes would lay back just a teeny hair on the backbeats, try to edge them to right on the beat or 1/128th after, just add a little loose, funky lope to the groove, this would settle into a MIGHTY, devastating pocket. Listen to Red Hot Chili Peppers and Dave Matthews drummers for the sort of thing I mean. It just feels a little edgy and rushed, but it's more than acceptable as is.

But then, it is only the 3rd practice, and I'm beeing WAY esoteric, sorry.. :)

I was doing the chair boogie, in case you wondered if I liked the piece.. :D

Cheers!
Phil "Llarion: The Jazzinator" Traynor
www.llarion.com
- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons; for you are crunchy and go well with ketchup.
 
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