One man music production.....Let's hear the MUSIC!

[chuckduffy]

Originally Posted by targa2

Not God Chuck....but I can see why you would think so. Mary in the bible is referred to as a "vessel". Thats why I used that line.

The song is political.

The song is about how the radical feminist movement has finally made men 2nd in our modern world.

Yah... the big gated verb . Tried other stuff but the big verb seems to really carry it as much as I tried to resist it. Any suggestions....maybe alternating the reverb on various hits ?

In my opinion - you aren't working on a top 40 pop song here, and so the sum of the parts should carry the song - I don't think the snare has to carry anything. My suggestion would be to let the snare just be a snare, a decent sounding normal snare :-)

I don't generally record message songs anymore, and I don't normally engage in conversations here outside of music - but I will say that I've had a decent go of things believing that men and women are equals. Nothing I have experienced in my life, including friendships with women who could be considered radical feminists had done anything to make me change my mind. I don't feel like number two :-)

[Unclenny]

Originally Posted by targa2

See if you can tell what this song is about.

Love lost, of course.

Originally Posted by targa2

The song is about how the radical feminist movement has finally made men 2nd in our modern world.

That would have been my second guess.

Seriously.....didn't quite make that leap, but I honestly did enjoy the listen. It's a big, bold song.

[targa2]

Thanks Unclenny.

" That was my second guess " Thats friggin funny man. Love it.

[Voodoochild777]

Originally Posted by targa2

Yes nice intro. Amp sim guitars?

Ps I see in you "reason for edit " u called yourself a "numpty". Are you from the British Isles ?

yes i am from the british isles. and sadly they are amp sim guitars. iv got a messa tripple rec and im strugglin to get my sound with just an sm57. im putting it down to not being able to get the volumes high enough. im using a thd hotplate which seems to not be doing the trick.

[targa2]

They are good sounds but u can still tell heavy metal amp sims I find. Same problem here too.

Have you tried "slippermans guide to recording heavy guitars " for some micing tips. Might be worth while.

I found that when ever I was trying out mic positions I never could tell if what I was hearing was good or bad. It was just a lot of variance and no point of reference to determine what I liked or didn't like.

[T.Johannsson]

here is my latest.. one man band.

Til Sunnu by Sunna Ólafs on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

[greatgreatriver]

Originally Posted by T.Johannsson

here is my latest.. one man band.

Til Sunnu by Sunna Ólafs on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

I like it a lot! Would be extremely nice if the music would go down softer when the vocals are present, it would introduce some impact and also vibe to the song, and it would fit the soft vocals.

Check out the feel on this one, it shows what I mean... You should play with the dynamics some more, that would really make your song come alive.

[T.Johannsson]

Thanks for the tips greatgreatriver.

I have never heard of Thomas Dybdahl before. Interesting musician. Ill have to check him out..

[greatgreatriver]

Originally Posted by T.Johannsson

Thanks for the tips greatgreatriver.

I have never heard of Thomas Dybdahl before. Interesting musician. Ill have to check him out..

No problem bro - enjoyed the music! Please let me know if you have more that I can listen to. I like your language a lot, reminds me of Norwegian and Swedish in a nice mid evil way!

[Unclenny]

Originally Posted by T.Johannsson

here is my latest.. one man band.

Til Sunnu by Sunna Ólafs on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

Very cool.

That Dress

[chuckduffy]

Hey UncleLenny and greatgreatgreat river - I had a buddy of mine do some drums for that tune the jars I posted a while back. No longer a one man production, but anyway... I asked him for some brushwork, and I think he did a pretty good job. I'm also quite a bit of the way through weening myself off the heavy drowning vocal verb by using a sham-wow on the tracks.

Hoping for some feedback on this one again - THANKS

The Jars with drums and drier vocal

[Unclenny]

Hey Chuck...

Drums sound great in this tune.....kudos to your drummer. I might be tempted to take them down just a smidge because your dried up voice is sounding so good that I'd like it to speak out above the drums a little more.

And also....you might consider cleaning some lows out from the bass line. Maybe just a little filtering. I really like this tune.

While you're here...check out Lenny's most recent one.

That Dress

[NathanKG]

Just recently put out my latest single. It's just instrumental post-rock type stuff if anyone is into it. halfsleep - Static Heart - YouTube

[P.A.O.]

Wow...this is a long thread. Cool to see so many are fighting it out independently out there and making echoes. Here's an old track of mine > http://soundcloud.com/peopleareobstacles-1/a-reason-to-hide-1

[chuckduffy]

Originally Posted by Unclenny

Hey Chuck...

Drums sound great in this tune.....kudos to your drummer. I might be tempted to take them down just a smidge because your dried up voice is sounding so good that I'd like it to speak out above the drums a little more.

And also....you might consider cleaning some lows out from the bass line. Maybe just a little filtering. I really like this tune.

While you're here...check out Lenny's most recent one.

That Dress

Hi Lenny - I don't know WTH happened on that bass line - must have been some distorting sub freq that I couldn't hear. I recorded it with my friends G&L and it has too much growl. I've been trying to compensate for that, but can't really get it. It needs to be round and bouncy - I think I will re-cut it with my pbass newly setup with flatwounds.

I listened to your song. As always I really liked the vocals and guitar. I gotta tell you though - at first I thought there were two completely different songs playing. I tried to get my head around it, but I can't.

[Unclenny]

Originally Posted by chuckduffy

at first I thought there were two completely different songs playing. I tried to get my head around it, but I can't.

Excellent!

Was looking for a rhythm that was a bit...left of center. It appears that I have found it.

I like that bass line.....too bad you can't find it's place with some filtering and other creative EQ.

[chuckduffy]

Originally Posted by Unclenny

Excellent!

Was looking for a rhythm that was a bit...left of center. It appears that I have found it.

I like that bass line.....too bad you can't find it's place with some filtering and other creative EQ.

Yeah - you found it. I was literally scouring your page looking for another embedded player :-)

As far as the bass - I don't plan on playing the part any differently, maybe better locked with the kick. I messed around with the eq for several hours before I realized that the basic tone just doesn't match the song. I love the playability of the G&L but the growl of those active pickups just aint my bag. I like big fat round tone :-)

[Unclenny]

Originally Posted by chuckduffy

I like big fat round tone :-)

Yeah.....me too.

[chuckduffy]

Originally Posted by Unclenny

Yeah.....me too.

AWESOME looking bass !

[Ves Paul]

Originally Posted by Unclenny

Yeah.....me too.

me three...
sits under the keys' left hand nicely
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XpysWjWI0...0/DSC01804.jpg

[T.Johannsson]

Originally Posted by Unclenny

Very cool.

That Dress

thanks Lenny. there is a lot of cool stuff going on here.
Hopefully I have some time in the next few days to listen to some..

Your latest is very cool!

[Unclenny]

Originally Posted by Ves Paul

me three...
sits under the keys' left hand nicely
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XpysWjWI0...0/DSC01804.jpg

Wow.......when was that one made?

Thanks T.

Hey T......was going to ask you for a rough translation......

[Ves Paul]

69. It was at GC. Got it for a great price, as it needed some work. WHOOMPF!

[alexvdbroek]

Originally Posted by P.A.O.

Wow...this is a long thread. Cool to see so many are fighting it out independently out there and making echoes. Here's an old track of mine > http://soundcloud.com/peopleareobstacles-1/a-reason-to-hide-1

Cool man.
A.

[PeteGJ]

Chuckduffy - Nice recording, esp the drums. Seems to me a hipass on the track would help with the bass. But don't take my word for it.

[Rotterdam]

http://soundcloud.com/10th-month/jodeci-feenin-10th-month-remix

[chuckduffy]

Originally Posted by PeteGJ

Chuckduffy - Nice recording, esp the drums. Seems to me a hipass on the track would help with the bass. But don't take my word for it.

Thanks man. I'm still playing with the bass. Tried to cut a new part, but lost the vibe and couldn't get anything substantially better. I'll mess with filters some more....

[greatgreatriver]

Originally Posted by chuckduffy

Hey UncleLenny and greatgreatgreat river - I had a buddy of mine do some drums for that tune the jars I posted a while back. No longer a one man production, but anyway... I asked him for some brushwork, and I think he did a pretty good job. I'm also quite a bit of the way through weening myself off the heavy drowning vocal verb by using a sham-wow on the tracks.

Hoping for some feedback on this one again - THANKS

The Jars with drums and drier vocal

Sorry bro I've been busy with work - i'll check your mix when I'm not on the iPhone
Sorry

[greatgreatriver]

Originally Posted by chuckduffy

Hey UncleLenny and greatgreatgreat river - I had a buddy of mine do some drums for that tune the jars I posted a while back. No longer a one man production, but anyway... I asked him for some brushwork, and I think he did a pretty good job. I'm also quite a bit of the way through weening myself off the heavy drowning vocal verb by using a sham-wow on the tracks.

Hoping for some feedback on this one again - THANKS

The Jars with drums and drier vocal

You guys nailed it! Love the brush work and the song is flowing... I'm listening on headphones and it sounds good.

Good work bro!

[rollsrock25]

I played all the instruments and mixed it in my little basement studio...it's just rock and roll. http://soundcloud.com/jesse-carter-2/jesse-carter-weather