There's a difference between "Playing like John" and doing a song justice.BushmasterM4 said:No one can play like John. Dude the tune is fine. I do covers and play all the instruments myself and the drums always are not like the original or the guitars. I just have fun doing it.
RAMI said:People up their tunes up for critique, not just for pats on the back. We're entitled to our opinions and I wish people would always be brutally honest with me too.
I can see that happening. In fact, I just did.TravisinFlorida said:I tried being brutally honest in here for a while but I got the feeling that I was coming off like a dick, although I didn't intend to be. It's hard to tell how someone is going to react to honest criticism and all the automatic back patting confuses things even more. Then there are issues with levels of musicianship, music styles, recording styles, and knowing whether a track is a scratch track or a mix that a lot of effort went into. It's touchy stuff. It would help if everyone in the clinic would provide more details on why they are posting a track for review. A 'read this before posting' sticky might help.
RAMI said:Just for the record, I wasn't referring to you when I made that statement. I was speaking generally.
You're very demanding. Most people are happy if the drummer shows up ON time.TravisinFlorida said:If the guy is in time I'm usually content.
That's how I SHOULD have put it in the first place.Simman said:It all starts with Bonham and his rock solid drumming. His drums sound like thunder and had a huge amount of "room" ambience in the recordings.
Go here and give a listen to Bonham’s drum racks. The guy was just amazingly talented! http://www.saladrecords.com/bonhamfiles.htm
While you might not be able to nail the drum parts exactly (don’t sweat that too much because not many people can ) you can work to get something closer and when you do, work on creating a bigger drum sound.
Neither. You LEARN THE SONG. Unless you want to do a totally different version of it. In which case, you probably still learn the song.myhatbroke said:I'm trying to get into drums so I didn't notice anything. Is there tabs for drums? Or do you just wing it?
myhatbroke said:I'm trying to get into drums so I didn't notice anything. Is there tabs for drums? Or do you just wing it?
Yeah, we got a little side-tracked there....Mix-wise, it's not bad, especially considering that you mentioned you weren't working with the best equipment.michigan~ said:anyway, can we have some more tips on the actual recording/mixing aspect? that's what i'm concerned about
RAMI said:Neither. You LEARN THE SONG. Unless you want to do a totally different version of it. In which case, you probably still learn the song.
I wouldn't kill you for that.TelePaul said:Rami don't kill me but the day I worked out some basic 4/4 beats on my kit has served me very well.