Bob Oister
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"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock) Hi, Guys,
Here's a new one that I threw together over the past weekend. If you have three and a half minutes, please give it a listen and let me know what you think. As always, any and all helpful comments, suggestions, constructive criticism, input and ideas are welcome, and also greatly appreciated!
Crank It Up Loud!!! 
"Don't Think Twice"
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Many thanks in advance for your opinions, suggestions and comments!
Bob
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Re:"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
2012/01/25 06:47:44
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KEWL! killer tone Bob. loved the drums, bass is sitting nicely IMO. love the vocal processings and the interaction between the different types.
really good stuff Bob! Rock on!
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Re:"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
2012/01/25 06:57:27
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Wow, Bob!
What Beagle said.
How do you get such a powerful kick sound without sending the level meters to the moon? Do the drum samples come pre-processed with compression, etc.?
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Re:"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
2012/01/25 10:07:18
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what can I say? it's there, it's in your face, it's big, fat, and sexy... your tunes, performances, mixes, productions are always top shelf... another one well done Bob...
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Re:"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
2012/01/25 13:10:54
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Bob,
Good job. Sounds like something Ted Nugent would do if he were up and coming today.....very original though. Liked it...
Regards
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Re:"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
2012/01/25 13:18:03
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Great riff and energy. Drop the hats a db at least, more like 3, to be honest.
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Re:"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
2012/01/25 13:18:36
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This has all the elements of a radio ready hard rock song.
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Re:"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
2012/01/25 14:31:54
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Oh yeah Bob, this is fantastic..love that bass line when it comes in at 0:27, that's pure Deep Purple. Nasty riff and the drums are great on this one. Cool 'talky' bits too, nicely done. Top track Bob 
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Re:"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
2012/01/25 14:37:04
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Bob, Another Gem from the Oister. No nits here (on my Senheiser HD-600 cans).
post edited by bapu - 2012/01/28 12:00:17
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Re:"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
2012/01/25 17:40:21
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+1 real gem Bob, great job bro.
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Re:"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
2012/01/25 18:15:21
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Sounds great, Bob. Top notch on everything.
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Re:"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
2012/01/25 19:15:58
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Hi Bob Wow...been away for almost 8 months and everyone's game has just rocketed up. and this is no exception. Great tune, great guitar tone, great vocals. On my reference monitors; I'd like to hear a more beefy treatment to the drums. Well done Bob!
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Re:"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
2012/01/26 11:30:12
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Bob,
I always enjoy the bone crushing tone you conjure up.
I liked the song as well.
Now for the buts, I feel that you could move this to the explosive category if the timing in places were tighter.
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Bob Oister
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Re:"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
2012/01/26 18:30:22
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Beagle:
Hi, Reece,
Thank you very much, kind sir! I always look forward to and greatly appreciate your input and observations.
By the way, dynamite job on your new blues number with Grant and Rich, really good, fun stuff, my friend!
Have a great night, Bob ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scottytunes:
Hey, Scotty,
Thank you, brother, I really appreciate you taking a listen and your kind words!
As for the kick drum, I use Steven Slate Drums which has a bit of pre processing on them, although I don't think there's really much processing on the kick drum out of the box. Then with the etire mix playing, I use the Sonitus EQ to sweep the kick drum track to find both the fundamental "oomph" and upper "clack" frequencies of the kick, and then give them each a slight boost on the Sonitus.
The frequencies and boost amount are always slightly different for each song, depending on what the other backing instruments sound like together in the mix. I then do some complimentary EQ on the bass guitar tracks by pulling down the same frequencies on the Sonitus for the bass track. Then I run all the drums through my drums bus, with the Voxengo Analog Flux Tape-Op for some tape saturation. Then through the PX-64 Percussion Strip, and do some tweaking to the PX-64 compressor and EQ modules, and then finally blend in just a light touch of the PX-64 saturation.
Hope this answers your question clearly enough , and thanks again for all your input, advice and support over the past couple of years, Scott. I greatly appreciate your friendship, have a good one! Bob -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Re:"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
2012/01/26 19:23:38
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phenomenal Bob. No crits here. Just great all around.
As far as ideas go. I think you could build on the chorus towards the end.
Where you're going now "don't think twice" all within a beat (1/2 time).
add to it with like a choir of voices way back "don't think twice" on the 1, 2, 3.
hope that makes sense.
just a thought. not at all necessary.
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Bob Oister
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Re:"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
2012/01/27 04:27:42
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notnat:
Hey, Frank,
Thanks so much for giving this a listen and for your very encouraging words! I truly appreciate your input, especially because of the outstanding quality of your musicianship and production skills, your opinion always means a great deal to me.
Thanks again, Frank, have a great weekend, buddy! Bob -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
markno999:
Hi, Mark,
Thanks for checking in on this one for me, and for your kind words!
Yeah, "The Nuge" was definitely one of my early influences. I still remember one of my early cover bands doing doing most of the stuff of his first three albums, when Derek St. Holmes was still the lead singer on most of the songs. We did, "Hey Baby", "Where You Been All My Life", "Dog Eat Dog", "Stormtroopin", "Stranglehold", Cat Scratch Fever" and probably six others. I must have seen Ted live in concert at least a dozen times over the years, and he always put on a monster show and is still a great player!
By the way, nice work on your recent VH cover with Robby, good stuff, Mark! Thanks again, and have a great weekend! Bob ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Re:"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
2012/01/27 06:12:55
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Hi there Bob That's some monster riffage going on there my friend! Mix sounds great, and I love that bass line. Love it brother Bob
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Re:"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
2012/01/27 12:11:46
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Great rockin tunage Bob!
The vocal part where it's more talk/rap, could come up a bit. 2 or 3db?
The break at 2:06 and again at the end. Is that by design? It just sounds off to me.
Another great bit of work!
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Re:"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
2012/01/27 17:50:27
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hey Bob i love the opening riff and chorus on this one. not wholly convinced by segue at 2'04 but it's a brief thing before we get the middle 8 and outro (repeat of the 2'04 figure). sounds very good, i'd like a ballad from you now though!
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Re:"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
2012/01/27 18:49:14
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Hi Bob, I love that total bad ass sound your getting from that low tuned rhythm guitar the song itself sounds pretty fantastic overall .... nice one man Kenny
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Re:"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
2012/01/27 18:57:17
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Hi Bob,
Thank you for your in-depth explanation. Again, your sound kicks butt!
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Bob Oister
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Re:"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
2012/01/28 06:26:14
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jamesyoyo:
Hey, James,
Thanks for the listen, kind comments and good suggestion! I'll try dropping the hats a dB or two over the weekend. It's kind of weird, on the wav file they sound perfect, but on the mp3 they do sound a little louder, I'll bet that the mp3 encoding is squeezing them a bit.
Thanks again for checking in on this for me, I really appreciate your input. Have a great weekend!
Bob
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Lynn:
Hi, Lynn,
Thank you very much for giving this a listen, and also for your very encouraging comments! I'm truly grateful for your input and observations.
Have a great weekend, Lynn!
Bob
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Re:"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
2012/01/28 17:12:14
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Very nice! Love the FX you used on the vox to separate them, and the guit, well what can I say except SWEEEEEET!
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Re:"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
2012/01/28 18:15:34
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Great stuff, Bob! I didn't have to think twice about loving this one! Great overtones pushed to the point of being controlled. I really liked that swift little guitar lick in there.
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Re:"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
2012/01/28 20:58:39
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You are one powerful son of buck! You sure have that driving tone down. Killer punch. Your sound keeps getting better and so do your vocals. Love the guitar drenched orchestrations. Cool stuff Bob.
Daryl
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Re:"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
2012/01/29 09:43:53
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Hi Bob,
Another killer tune from you! Love the way you've used fx to separate the vocal parts.
With or without fx your vocals always sound great and this tune is no exception.
Great drum sound you're getting here. Nice guitar riff at 2:06.
Very cool stuff, Bob.
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Re:"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
2012/01/29 10:48:11
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I liked the mix overall - nice vocal fx , but a few nits to my ears ......
I thought the intro was a bit long, the talking style vox could come up a little , hi-hats down a little and that guitar part around 2:04 and at the end doesn't really work for me.
As I'm sure you know I'm not any kind of expert, especially in this genre, but just how it sounded to me.
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Re:"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
2012/01/29 19:52:09
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Absoflippinlutely excellent sound Bob. Cool song, excellent playing, excellent vocals, and the mix sounds right to me. It is a continuation of your top shelf professional sound.
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Re:"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
2012/01/29 21:25:30
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I'm listening on the laptop, so "with a grain of salt..."
The snare seems a little too much? I hesitate to say ANYTHING about the mix listening on "Dude..." A Dell.
It seemed like it took a while to get to the vox? (the intro felt a little long)
I really like the lead there after 2:00, then the change in modulation and style, and then the change again. That was pretty cool. And the speaking part w/the telephone effect, really cool :-)
Good job Bob.
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Re:"Don't Think Twice" (Power Rock)
2012/01/30 07:42:34
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Bob,
Another solid tune bro. The intro was a little longer than conventional, but what the hell right? I like the vocals, hats seem a little hot to me. I like the guitar bridge at 2:07 and at the end "I" would make them a little longer and at the one on the end wait 4 counts just guitar& then go hyper on the drums along with it.... think like the end of the RHCP version of higher ground. Just a thought.
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