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andrushkiwt

andrushkiwt

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Older song redone with things I've learned from HR folk over the years. About the gear:

vox - sm7b, SSL EQ, CLA-76, LA2A
vox FX - switching in and out a set of distorted vocals, free distortion plugin and EQ
guitars - Gibson 2001 studio gothic, hybrit (lepou plugins) head into Amplitube recto 2x2 cab, CLA-76, LA2A
bass - Fender pbass, GNX3000 Ampeg head into Ashland cab, SSL-EQ, tubedriver free plugin, CLA-76, LA2A
drums - superior drummer 3 NY Avatar set, CLA-76, LA2A, plus a second track of compressed drums mixed into the main drum signal, 20:1 CLA-76

abbey road plate reverb

main - SSL-EQ, SSL G compressor, J37 tape delay plugin, waves limiter


 
Nicely done. It kept nagging me, kept reminding me of another song, then I nailed it down : The Cure - Lovesong

Your verses and bass part just seemed to ring that bell to me.

Did you ever find a sweet spot in your home for recording vocals and acoustics?
 
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spantini said:
Nicely done. It kept nagging me, kept reminding me of another song, then I nailed it down : The Cure - Lovesong

Your verses and bass part just seemed to ring that bell to me.

Did you ever find a sweet spot in your home for recording vocals and acoustics?
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I'm sure there's a better spot than what I'm using, I'm just too lazy to move around :) I like having the mic behind my chair so I can just pivot and sing into it and be within reach of my computer and DAW.
 
RFR said:
Great job and welcome back! You’ve been gone a while.
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Thanks RFR. Haven't written or done much in a long while, you're right. This is even an older song, maybe 8 yrs old. The only stuff I've been compelled to write in the last year is 60s/70s style rock, using lots of 7ths and suspended chords etc. I had maybe 10 songs I was working on but it's sat there unfinished for several months.
 
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Good arrangement, good playing, good sound. I'm glad you didn't make this one all about the guitars - I really liked the bass. What a ton of work making sure a tune sounds this good, yes?
 
dobro said:
Good arrangement, good playing, good sound. I'm glad you didn't make this one all about the guitars - I really liked the bass. What a ton of work making sure a tune sounds this good, yes?
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Thanks Dobro. Sure, it's a lot of work. But I'm getting most of it dialed in as I record nowadays. The longest part is always writing the drum tracks and hand-adjusting everything to give it a live feel. I have a blank song template saved with my usual plugins, reverb etc... I just apply EQ and compression later on.

Thanks for the compliments and kind words
 
andrushkiwt said:
Thanks RFR. Haven't written or done much in a long while, you're right. This is even an older song, maybe 8 yrs old. The only stuff I've been compelled to write in the last year is 60s/70s style rock, using lots of 7ths and suspended chords etc. I had maybe 10 songs I was working on but it's sat there unfinished for several months.
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Well, get back to work. :D
Love to hear some of your 60s/70s stuff
 
I just gave this a good listen. Man, I love the sound and the song. This is the type of thing that I listened to years ago. I'd have bought the album based on that song alone.
 
TalismanRich said:
I just gave this a good listen. Man, I love the sound and the song. This is the type of thing that I listened to years ago. I'd have bought the album based on that song alone.
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Awesome, thanks man. Glad the sound is good, taken me years to get it. Tons of help from ppl here, including RFR who posted earlier up top. I do hope it doesn't sound too dated... I'm a 90s kid so lots of alternative rock influence.
 
Ive had this on a playlist
spantini said:
Nicely done. It kept nagging me, kept reminding me of another song, then I nailed it down : The Cure - Lovesong

Your verses and bass part just seemed to ring that bell to me.

Did you ever find a sweet spot in your home for recording vocals and acoustics?
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There is a similar groove to Lovesong, but to me this is far better. the Dynamics, Energy , & Emotion really drive this to another level.
Great Ear to Catch that!
 
spantini said:
@andrushkiwt's material has a lot of energy and dynamics.
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that's almost surely the nirvana influence ;) loud/soft, changing gears, noisy feedback sometimes... on that note, I found this pretty cool plugin for simulating feedback. It's called BC Acufiend. I might have paid a small amount for it, I think, but it does a pretty decent job. Tons of settings to mess with, changing the octave of the feedback, threshold, pitch, etc... Anytime you hear feedback from me, it's coming from that. Maybe I should make a post about it in another thread, more ppl might like it and find use for it.
 
andrushkiwt said:
that's almost surely the nirvana influence ;) loud/soft, changing gears, noisy feedback sometimes... on that note, I found this pretty cool plugin for simulating feedback. It's called BC Acufiend. I might have paid a small amount for it, I think, but it does a pretty decent job. Tons of settings to mess with, changing the octave of the feedback, threshold, pitch, etc... Anytime you hear feedback from me, it's coming from that. Maybe I should make a post about it in another thread, more ppl might like it and find use for it.
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I didn't get into Nirvana much, just what I heard on the radio. I do like them, though. I went for Weezer's pop sounds.
 
Perfectly mixed - and man did you hit the sweet spot w/ production ear candy. This is simply top shelf performances at the top of one's production game.

... a thoroughly enjoyable listen on multiple levels.
 
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