Re: Hey Dave C, the Tard here...
 

Thank you guys for the listen and nice words.



~Bob

No Edge
 

Ouch. Crushing songwriter experience. Usually I can tell pretty quickly when something is derivative, and I usually abandon it. But somehow I managed to write an entire song before I realized I had pilfered (almost wholesale) an old U2 hit. The wasted time was bad enough, but even worse was comparing mine to theirs. A devastating reaffirmation of the enduring value of my day job. [bleep].

I'd post it if it weren't so humiliating. Instead, here's a new recording of an old song, reflecting my new adventures in nylon. Look, folks, this is a fairly boring song...but I'm practising two things: 1. arranging, and 2. getting a clean recording. Give a listen; give opinions when you awake.

A Room In The Attic

Roy, I really dig that modal minor on Gypsy Heart...also, the expertly articulated harmonics (2:24)...and the ambient sounds and the cool tag at the end. It's funny: clearly your tastes run towards the aggressive, but you are certainly inspired when you are gentle (like the beginning of Rattlesnake Ugly). Danka shen.

Sweetness..
 

Hey guys... I'm at it agian...

I recorded a harcore band over the weekend... stop by and let me know what you think...

You've got to check this band out... thier drummer is 15 and and plays 32nd notes on his bass drum at 150 bpms...

It's crazy...

here is the link...

http://www.myspace.com/corbanartist

Sweet Indeed
 

What I wouldnt give to have the energy of a 15 year old hardcore drummer. Sweet sounds.

This is my first posting of my music. Feedback is appreciated.

http://www.dblfstudios.com/MP3%20Fil...n%20Waitin.mp3

and

http://www.dblfstudios.com/MP3%20Fil...t%20Sample.mp3

Props to anyone who can tell me the name of the piece i sampled in the chorus. Everyone knows this song but no one i know knows the name.

Also, on my website www.dblfstudios.com is a link to my radio theater project, the Adventures of Randy Tarwater. I would be most appreciative for feedback on it as well. However, it is 6 15 minute long mp3's so I will not post it here.

Thanks~Doug

Re: Hey Dave C, the Tard here...
 

WOW Roy! What a mix. I love the separation. The mix is so clean!! This is what I am striving for. Can you give us some details on the tracks and what you used etc…

Re: Hey Dave C, the Tard here...
 

Great song! Like your pics of the studio on your website.

Twilight
 

My latest, no vox yet. This one is easy listening...

Twilight

Re: Twilight
 

Bob: Elefunky is indeed an interesting piece man... hehe nice work and as a guitarist the riffs in the center part make my head spin just thinking about them.. hehehe


Roy: nice work on the Gaining on me tune man! great to see talented folks doing collab work on a master piece like that.


DaveC: Nice work on number 5 man. I see you're headed hardcore on that one eh? Very cool to have diverse styles man. How's the GT project going?

Re: Twilight
 

SuperP

Number 5 is actually just a post-production/mastering project I worked on for my nephews. GT is still going although it's taking many different forms . Thanks for the comments and thanks for asking...

New Client...
 

Hey folks... I've got a new client and I'm working on a new single for them... I mainly work alone and I'm really needing a second set of ears for this one... if you get a chance, give this tune a listen and give me your 2 cents.

This song is from a Power Pop, rock n roll band... I think they will be doing very well in a couple years... they are also young kids... teenagers...

Here is the link:

http://66.199.224.135/uploads/5994_D...y_Norm_mp3.mp3

Re: Sweet Indeed
 

Doug,

I like Waiting, but my downstairs neighbors don't like the bass. Too bad. As for Jim Morrison meets The Knuckle Song...don't know what to say. A melancholy rendering of that annoying little number is probably long overdue.

Re: Hey Dave C, the Tard here...
 

Thanks, John....it was mastered using a UAD Multiband mastering Compressor by JT Treeby at JT Studios here in Memphis.

As far as my initial mix, here’s what’s in it…


Drums- programmed the drums in ReDrum/PT midi using my own best samples...

Bass-$200 Ibanez with low E tuned to a D through a tweaked Amplitube setting I named 'Wicked', because it is...hehe

Clean solo guitar stuff- Strat through GuitRig/tweaked clean setting with some verb and delay. My strat is my favorite clean sound guitar in most cases.

Hard guit solo- My custom guitar through GuitRig/tweaked overdrive setting.

String sounds(2), Sampletank II and Samplecell patches converted for use in Reason. I had also created a low cellos section for this which was cool by itself but cluttered up the overall mix, so it was out of there.

High choir, violin plucks-STII

Organs(2)- one is a Norman Cook organ with some slight delay, the other is a Korg percussive organ run slightly through a Screamer in Reason to give it an overdriven leslie sound. These 2 organs play off each other.

12 string- Samplecell patch converted for use in Reason.

Mandolin stuff- real mandolin samples I recorded a few years ago, with which I create custom 'stuff' to import into other sessions like 'Gypsy'. These can be very effective.



gypsy heart


I'll be listening to the new songs here hopefully tonight...thanks for the comments.


-Roy

Re: Hey Dave C, the Tard here...
 

All,
Have been working with a younger band. Good ideas, bad planning, but trying to work through it. Here is a mix without vocals. Still trying to tailor those some. Not sure what to do on that one. This has some intonation issues, but mainly the way that they play SUPER LIGHT strings and their bends. Told them, but they liked it. I am happy with the sounds. Kinda tough to work with and I had to go and tweek some of the slower bass parts and replay it. NEVER CHANGE STRINGS THE DAY OF RECORDING!!!!!

Setup was this: GRID MODE AND CLICK DEFINITELY! Made it easy to loop parts, and cut to all hell later.

Kick - D6 - X73i - Apogee
Subkick - Yamaha Subkick - 1272 - Apogee
Snare Top - SM57 - X73i - Apogee - NEW PORK LITE SNARE TOO! MONEY!
Snare Bottom - SM57 - 1272 - Apogee
hat - Oktava 012 - Trident S20 - DIGI
Ride -Oktava 012 - Trident S20 - DIGI
Overhead Ride - APEX 435 - API - Distressor - Apogee (new way)
Overhead Hat - APEX 435 - API - Distressor - Apogee
Tom 1 - 421 - API - Apogee
Floor - 421 - API - Apogee

GUITARS - Fender Prosonic head and Boogie Single Rec - blended
Bogner Cab with a 421 and SM57 taped together on the lower speaker.
57 - X73i - Apogee
421 - 1272 - Apogee

Bass - Hamer - 1272 - 1176 - Apogee

Vocals will show up eventually. I had fun cutting this. I added the ambient key in the beginning and the end. Also added the power chord part in the beginning (GRID MODE RULES!) and the first chop cut is gone now, but not in this mix. added some to the 4:20 cut to make it extend a full measure instead of the initial 4 times. Really dig it minus a few things here and there. Oh well, what can ya do but press on..

BODY BAGS - NO VOX

Oh ya,
Ran this mix back out to the API and shot it through the MIX BUSS. Really like what it does forthe overall punch.

Enjoy

Doc

Re: Hey Dave C, the Tard here...
 

Hey Doc, I like this feel "Body Bags". I feel some emotion there. If you don't mind I would like to write vocal melody line and send it to you? I wrote a vocal melody to one of Roy Howell's pieces called Moonbean Seduction. Maybe he would share it with you.

Its just for the creativeness of it all.

Nick

Re: Hey Dave C, the Tard here...
 

This is fantastic stuff... good job and good tune nice ending.

Re: Hey Dave C, the Tard here...
 

If you want to write a melody send it... Once you hear the initial vocal take you may change your mind... haha! I was able to talk him into retaking the vocals and trying to at least push it and make the key. He agreed so that is a start. Just holding back, and honestly it is out of his range. He tries, but needs to figure it out. Going to try again this weekend and see what we get, otherwise I am done. Aotutine would not fix it either.

Body Bags - Vox - ROUGH!

Vocals - RODE NTK - 1272 - Apogee

Email a link to the ideas and I will check it out.

The ambient stuff at the beginning I did. Actually played the guitar power chords and added 8 measures to build it some. Think it flowed better somewhat. Then I added the key part and used Atmosphere for that. The feedback at the end blended nice with the keys I think.

Thank, I just hope the vocals can get better. VERY RAW here.

I shot this mix back out and through the X73i's to warm it up some. Really liked it and left a lot of dynamics instead of the typical BRICK wave form.

Later...

Doc

Re: Doc
 

Doc,

I put a little remaster together. Once you'll have the vocals I'll give it a try. Hope you're not offended.

Body Bags

Re: Doc
 

Dave,
No offense taken, just curious really. Re-mastering a 320kps MP3? Seems like a waste of time, but have fun. I put a new much tamer mix up that has vocals (if you call it that) above. He is going to retrack the vocals this weekend and belt out some stuff.

Anyways, no worries man, have fun. Know this that I already ran the stuff through. This new mix goes out to the X73i's from the stereo 48/24 bounce, back into the Apogee. That also had a Lin Mb on it, rolled off 50 through the 73i's. yada yada


From the 48/24 session I bounced that to 44/24. Then added the L2 and the PowR and turned the Dither off on the L2 and used the PowR to dither.

No if I can get a good vocal take this may be a decent song...

Doc

Re: Doc
 

No I know man not the greatest start-out quality to begin with. Just having fun wasting my time

A little heavier side of things....
 

We finally have a full line up and needed a couple songs for pimpin' on myspace.
Not really happy with the drums but for a couple days recording everything it will work.

www.myspace.com/risetofight



Roy...
One of these songs didnt have vocals way back when and you wanted to hear some vocs. Im sure it's not your thing but here ya go :-)

Re: Hey Dave C, the Tard here...
 

Tard, sorry I thought I answered you sounds good, good tune. If you want I can try to harmonize it...

Re: Mac Mixes!!!!!!!!
 

Check this out

Classical Wealth Sutton Place

Re: Hey Dave C, the Tard here...
 

I listened to the vocal and its melody. I felt something else when I first heard. I will have to listen to it over and over to covert what I felt to the melody of the feeling I felt. It will take me a few days to put it down. Only able to work on it at night. I can listen to it in my office but cant record there..hahaha.
When I get it on tape I will list it for you. It has a damn nice feel.
Nick

Re: A little heavier side of things....
 

madcow-

Mark...the link isn't working...I do want to hear it.

-Roy

Re: No Edge
 

Jack Rabbit...'A Room in the Attic'...very nice, very creative as usual, and very enjoyable to listen to as usual. Nice job recording your nylon stringed guitar too. (I was just playing mine yesterday too... ).

Really nice song...

-Roy

Re: Hey Dave C, the Tard here...
 

theoneandonlyone-

Nick...I lost my copy of that in a crash quite a while back...email it to me if you can. (I really liked what you did on it).


-Roy

Re: New Client...
 

Shawn Ames-

Shawn...guitars sound great...vocal sounds great too. I would like to hear more kick and bass(low end in general)...I think it would help immensely...but you're doing a great job, IMO. Good song! Thanks for the listen.

-Roy

Re: A little heavier side of things....
 

My bad... we had to change our name. Corrected link above..

http://www.myspace.com/risetofight

Re: Hey Dave C, the Tard here...
 

Roy is right.
thanks .Darius peace.

Re: A little heavier side of things....
 

Ruogh rock. I love that attitude.

Drums are boxy, otherwise it sounds professional.

Re: A little heavier side of things....
 

Thanks Finne!

Re: A little heavier side of things....
 

Mark/madcow...good job...well played and tight....I do agree with Finne on the drums sounding boxy(and the snare is too high pitched for this, i think).....other than that, sounds great. Thanks for the listen.

-Roy

Tell me what you think
 

This is just the instrumental of a songs these girls within my group have written the words to. So plz tell me what you think, I'm really trying to get really serious with PT and everything. So check it out. It's called highest praise

http://www.myspace.com/immanueljoshu...ndgodschildren

Re: Let\'s hear your latest stuff....right here
 

Just release outa the hospital from my near death surgery but im good now.

Peep it out......
www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?PID=751862&T=4809

StreetLife!

specs rode ntk>>> mackie 1202>>>> delta 44 @ 24bit 88.2khz >>protools

Ohhh this is hiphop so mind the language and this a rough draft.

Re: Tell me what you think
 

MusicalWonder-


MusicalWonder,
Really nice chords...sounds like an excellent bed for vocals, and I'de like to hear when it's done. The warm elec. 'piano' sound is really nice, though I would suggest not using it thoughout both the verses and chorues. A change to something else on say, the choruses, would make it feel more welcome when you bring it back in on the verses.

But....very nice job so far. Post back with vocals when you can.


-Roy

Re: Let\'s hear your latest stuff....right here
 

Hi there.

I'm not experienced with mixing songs but anyway, I try. I'm in a band called Marius from the Faroe Islands. We are in the making of a CD and I've been mixing the recordings we have so far for demo use.

I would realy like your second opinion on these mixes.

The drums, bass and guitars are recorded "for real" The vocals I recorded myself and the keyboards.

I would like to give my humble opinion on the other mixes on this thread, but my internet computer is at my work and it has som crappy speakers, so...

Well anyway... what do you think?

Heðin

Re: Let\'s hear your latest stuff....right here
 

ups... you might want to hear the songs...

http://www.myspace.com/mariusband

There you go

Re: A little heavier side of things....
 

Thanks Roy..

I also agree about the drums. We did everything in 2 evenings so unfortunatly we didnt spend alot of time on them. Next time though!!

On another note.....
I havent been here in awhile and there is alot of good stuff people are posting!!
Keep it coming folks!

-mark

Re-vamped somewhat
 

So we re-tracked the vocals and got better results for the most part. The mix sits to the left ever so slightly for some reason. Just a tad..... I think that it is due to sending it out to the 73i from 48/24 to 44/24 at the bounce. Warmed it up. I then shot it through the API from 44/24 to 44/16. Really like how it just adds something. Anyways, still a few tweeks to do. I may drop the vocals a db or two overall. Like the rest for what it is.

Enjoy.


Body Bags


Doc

Sharon\'s Demo