Another quickie - The Morning Dose
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Posted on Feb 23, 2006 12:16 pm
Tadpui
I am not a crook's head
Member Since: Mar 14, 2003
This "1 week" project ended up spannnig 2 weeks. But that was mostly arrangement, not recording, so I still consider it a quickie. A quickie would mean that I didn't strive for the perfect take...I just got it close enough and moved on.
I could name flaws on every track in this mix, but it was done with the intention of being a scratch track. The most notable is the out of tune bass...which I'm hoping to retrack tonight.
I've just been trying to play with all of the new toys in Cubase. I made use of reverbs, delay, some EQ experiments, some panning ideas, all in an attempt to get several guitar parts to cooperate in the mix. It still gets pretty muddy at the end tho. Still learning...
I've even still got another vocal line to sing over the refrain but it was getting too busy...it would have made it even muddier.
But enough excuses, here's the song!
www.passingafternoon.com/...ning%20Dose.mp3
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Feb 23, 2006 05:10 pm Tad, nice work man!
The acoustic guitar sounds cool and when the heavier electric comes in, it sounds just right on the button for ma money.
Nice lead part too...sounds a bit delayed which works cool.
In fact, the whole build up sounds good to my ears then it hits the bigger ending with all parts kicking on together...hard do describe as a genre but its cool my man!
Keep up the good work
P.S. bass must be low int he mix as Icant hear the outa tune stuff ;-) !!
Cheers
Coco.
TadpuiI am not a crook's headMember
Since: Mar 14, 2003
Feb 23, 2006 05:28 pm Hey thanks for the listen Coco!
I have a bit of trouble mixing the bass because in my headphones, the bass response is weak so I turn it up too much. Then when I finish mixing in my speakers, the subwoofer makes the bass too strong so I turn it down. I'm still trying to find that happy medium :)
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Feb 23, 2006 10:23 pm Learning your moniter system can be a long process.
I had to listen a bit on the quiet side tonight but will give it a better go tommorrow. For a scratch track, it sure sound good. I will have more comments tommorrow, but I definately liked it.
Kaos62Kaos is only a form of insanityMember
Since: Feb 03, 2005
Feb 24, 2006 08:07 am Nice one again. I thnk the bass is a little too strong for the song, predominantly at the start. Like the Gtrs nice distortion. nice panning on the accoustics.
Feb 24, 2006 08:28 am This is really lovely... I like your voice, the guitars are great. I think you have a nice mix on the guitars right now. Maybe gets a little muddy at the end but I kind-of like that wall-of-sound. Nice and moody piece.
TadpuiI am not a crook's headMember
Since: Mar 14, 2003
Feb 25, 2006 03:29 pm Hey thanks for the comments. I'm going to address the bass issues soon and see if I can't find somehting that fits better, plus hammer out all of the mistakes.
tonyd1970The fat one always watches us.Member
Since: Nov 08, 2002
Feb 28, 2006 07:09 pm Geez Tad, youre gifted. I mean really- this is much like the stuff ive dun lately in concept- but man you blow me away. this kind of sound i aspire to.
I guess its always better to play chess with someone better than you, thats what i do here.
I must say the best complimament you ever gave me was recording one of my tunes a while back. by the sea. ever finish?
great, id buy a whole album of that
btw- a buddie of mine sent me a Zack Wylde acoustic cd. Book of shadows. if you dont have it, get it.
olddogMember
Since: Jul 02, 2003
Mar 24, 2006 02:17 am This is a really cool track Tad! I really like that riff you have going thru the song, I'd never be able to play that all the way thru without a mistake. <G> The vocals seem to get drowned out in places especially close to the end but other than that the mix sounds pretty good to me. Nice tone on the guitars. Really enjoyed the listen!!
Dan
BavPolMember
Since: Sep 10, 2005
Mar 24, 2006 10:52 pm Very Cool!!!
I really like the song and the arrangement. The only thing I could say is that I would prefer that the ending fades out with those outro licks rather than the ending chord and the sustaining/feedbacked guitars.
Just my 2 cents.
mac74Show me to the beer....Member
Since: Mar 23, 2003
Mar 27, 2006 10:36 am Great, great title. The acoustic intro with the electric lead sounded spot on and that guitar line was killer. I might have been tempted to get back to that at some point. For me, the build up to the really busy end was a touch predictable but enjoyed the listen a few times...
Mac
