RE: Requesting feedback on "Because"
2005/03/01 00:08:03
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First, it should be noted that a digiridoo played properly, and with the right song and instrumentation, can provide an awesome foundation. In every other situation, it drives me absolutely bonkers. (My apologies to the digiridoo players.)
The issue with the song in my opinion is not too much space, it's too much empty space. The digi "drone" would fill a low-to-low-mid space that would tie the wide panned sitar and guitar (both mid-to-high spectrum) together. The drone would accentuate the twang of the sitar, and yet provide a foundation that everything could sit on. Now, a really good digiridoo player is best, but with a random flanger, the right pad, and a spash of reverb you can emulate the digi sound pretty convincingly (except to a digi player). The point is that it doesn't have to be loud, it just has to be the jello in the sonic spectrum in the mid-to-low range, panned center - like a bass - and back just far enough to make people think "what exactly was that?".
-Kevin
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