
Carl, As requested, the dbsong file is available for viewing here [URL EDITED TO ACTUALLY WORK- SORRY] http://webpages.charter.net/mcarlyle/comealive.dbsong Your comment about the drums sounding "real" is the best compliment I could possibly get. My entire approach to programming centers on natural sounding drumming that feels human. On Mar 14, 2005, at 7:04 AM, Carl Edlund Anderson wrote:
On 13-Mar-2005 20:45, Mike Carlyle wrote:
http://webpages.charter.net/mcarlyle/sounds/comealive-01.mp3
This came at just the right time: I was moving things onto the iPod anyway, and was able to give it a good listen while walking to work, since the bike is on the blink :)
My singer didn't show up so I gave it a go myself. I don't know if I'll be doing much more of this kind of singing. I'm going through the "I hate my voice" thing.
I don't think you've got much reason to hate your voice there! Would that I had so little excuse. The singing sounds good to me :) Doing my best to be picky, there's something that makes you sounds a little "distant", maybe in the effects or EQ? Eh, still sounds pretty polished!
The drums are all Doggiebox using nskit v.7. I really like the polish and natural feel of this kit. I need to tone the toms down a little bit, but one thing at a time. This is an example of "pushing the tempo" during the chorus to make the thing feel a little more human.
If I didn't know it, I would never guess it was a drum machine. Sounds like you've made really effective use of the velocities and such; I particularly like the snare fill thing just after the guitar break! Fab :) It sounds really natural. There were some bits with the ride that sounded very keen as well. Would you be willing to make the dbsong available? I'd love to see how the track was done :)
(I also like the little one-or-two note guitar groove that intros the main solo, but that's naught to do with the drums :)
I had posted this before, but at the time it had no vocals and was fairly bare bones. This is an all new version using my new gear (MXL 990 mic, M-Audio monitors, Tascam US-122 interface, Fender Pro Junior... the list goes on.
How's the Tascam USB interface workin' for you? I've been thinking I could use a proper audio interface for my iBook, but had been thinking of going Firewire, maybe the MAudio Firewire Solo or something relatively cheap and cheerful ....
Cheers, Carl
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